Bachelor programmes

Language

English & German

Course overview

The last decades show a growing importance of Information Systems (IS) in the business world; the events of the recent past being no exception. Beyond the role IS play as digital backbones of more and more organizations, this development is also fueled by faster innovation cycles based on digital technologies. Nowadays, digital technologies have wide-ranging impacts on businesses.

To help you understand the global digital context and build the skills needed to respond effectively to new challenges companies are facing, the Information Systems course introduces you to the nature, role, and potential of IS in organizations. We will emphasize the interplay that emerges when technology is used by people to accomplish tasks in organizations. To help you manage and shape this interplay, the course trains you to become a moderator between business needs and technological capabilities.

Once you have successfully completed this course you have the knowledge and skills to:

• appreciate IS as an integral part of executing modern businesses

• understand how digitalization impacts and transforms businesses

• recognize relevant IS capabilities

• identify key information systems businesses need in the digital age

• understand and execute IS strategy, planning, and implementation

• apply relevant conceptual knowledge to real-life cases

• critically reflect on the models and methods introduced by this course

Course Code

03-BA-551 (03-WI-1)

Semester

Fall

ECTS

6