Additional information

The lecture Information Management is part of the specialization "Information Systems" in the B.Sc. study course  „Business Administration". 

The area of information management includes the entirety of management tasks in matters of the computer assisted information and communication system used in a company. As a function of management, information management supports the efficient and effective processing of data. The course will present the main goals and challenges of information management. It will also examine appropriate methods of operational and strategic information management, as well as provide a close look on the computer-assisted information and communication system as a medium of design and structuring. During this, relevant methods of academic work in the context of Information Systems are illustrated and put into practice. In addition to these basic course contents, current topics will be discussed, e.g.:

• Electronic Business

• IT-Entrepreneurship and new business models

• Business analytics and Big Data

• Information and knowledge management in the Enterprise 2.0

• Holistic process orientation

The lecture is structured into class and exercise sessions. During class sessions, fundamental topics concerning Information Management are covered. Directly afterwards, knowledge on these topics is deepened during exercise sessions. Both events take place in the campus; they are supplemented with and supported by e-learning elements. 

The course "Information Management" regularly takes place during the summer semester.