Information Systems

Interdisciplinary discipline of business administration, economics and computer science, which deals with the conception, development and application of information systems in business, administration, and in our private lives.

As an application-oriented subject, information systems has its own methods and tools and draws on the disciplines of economics and computer science. Other important auxiliary disciplines are mathematics and statistics. Thus, research and teaching content from the listed disciplines is taught during the degree programme.

The study programme provides an overview of the design possibilities using information technology (IT) and conveys an understanding of possible areas of application in the context of companies or in everyday life. The focus is on the design and development of information and application systems to support processes and activities within and between organisations and households.

The B.Sc. in Information Systems prepares students to solve the following and other questions:

• How can IT projects be carried out efficiently and successfully?
• How are requirements for software products defined correctly and completely?
• How is software implemented, tested and rolled out as economically and effectively as possible?
• How are companies/business processes supported with the help of information systems?
• What role do information systems play in the operations of companies?
• What structures and system approaches exist in the area of IT systems?
• How are processes and procedures correctly modelled within a company / IT system?
• How can decision-making processes be supported with the help of data and IT?