Fundamentals of Information Systems (E)
level of course unit
First cycle, Bachelor
Learning outcomes of course unit
e students are able to:
• Understand the history and fundamentals of information systems, analyze and recognize the specifics of today’s companies.
• Classify them through a broad knowledge of different information systems.
• Understand the technical structure of an information system and be able to classify it on the basis of certain advantages and disadvantages.
• Classify and analyze ERP lifecycles.
• Specify a broad overview of requirements to perform the selection of an ERP system using tools and methods learned.
• Understand quality requirements and test an ERP system.
• Identify ERP enterprise architecture and terminology and transfer them to a company.
• Understand the complexity of an integrated ERP system and the most important interfaces.
prerequisites and co-requisites
not applicable
course contents
• ERP lifecycle management
• ERP enterprise resource planning
• SCM supply chain management
• CRM (customer relation management)
• Production planning and control
• Application integration, long-term archiving
• PDM (Product data management)
• PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
recommended or required reading
Sendler, Wawer (2007): CAD und PDM: Prozessoptimierung durch Integration, 2. Aufl., Carl
Hanser Verlag München
Frick (2007): Grundkurs SAP ERP: Geschäftsprozessorientierte Einführung Mit
Durchgehendem Fallbeispiel, Vieweg+Teubner Verlag Wiesbaden
Gronau (2010): Enterprise Resource Planning: Architektur, Funktionen und Ma-nagement von
ERP-Systemen, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag München
Kurbel (2010): Enterprise Resource Planning und Supply Chain Management in der Industrie,
Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag München
Scheer (1998): ARIS vom Geschäftsprozess zum Anwendungssystem, 3. Aufl., Springer
Verlag Berlin
assessment methods and criteria
final Exam
language of instruction
English
number of ECTS credits allocated
1.5
eLearning quota in percent
10
course-hours-per-week (chw)
1
planned learning activities and teaching methods
integrated Lecture
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
4
name of lecturer(s)
Dr. Richard Mayr
year of study
Second year of studies
recommended optional program components
not applicable
course unit code
vzINF3
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory
work placement(s)
not applicable