IS 401: Integrated Information Systems and Digital Business
Contents
The course examines how organizations create value through information technology in an era defined by artificial intelligence, data, and digitalization. Firms today compete not only through products and markets, but through their ability to evaluate, design, integrate, and strategically deploy information technology.
The course covers several topics foundational for business students, including business process modeling and management, integrated information systems, digital business models, and technology strategy.
Learning outcomes
After attending the class, students are able to analyze the strategic role of information technology, model business processes, assess the role of integrated information systems, evaluate digital business models, and understand how digital technologies transform firms and markets. The course combines conceptual rigor with practical relevance and prepares students to operate at the frontier of digital business.
Necessary prerequisites
semester 6 or higher
Recommended prerequisites
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| Forms of teaching and learning | Contact hours | Independent study time |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 SWS | 6 SWS |
| Exercise class | 2 SWS | 6 SWS |
| ECTS credits | 6 |
| Graded | yes |
| Workload | 180h |
| Language | English |
| Form of assessment | Written exam (90 min) |
| Restricted admission | no |
| Further information | – |
Examiner Performing lecturer |  | Prof. Dr. Jens Förderer Prof. Dr. Jens Förderer |
| Frequency of offering | Spring semester |
| Duration of module | 1 semester |
| Range of application | B.Sc. Bus. Adm. |
| Preliminary course work | – |
| Program-specific Competency Goals | CG 1, CG 2 |
| Literature | Selected articles for reading will be provided for each part of the course |
| Course outline |
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