Kursübersicht "Information Processing and Management (L A 01)"

Instructor:

Mr. Simon Braun

Course Objective

Information is a fundamental factor in today’s daily business. Processing information helps individuals/social groups/organizations to identif critical issues in business processes or potentials for improvement and to develop adequate approaches for new strategic orientations or operational actions. Hence, processing and managing information is particularly crucial for managers and decision makers. However, finding and implementing suitable methods and practices to process and manage information is nontrivial and often fails due to a lack of sophisticated concepts or not uncommon a misunderstanding of the notion of information.

The course provides students with the knowledge necessary to identify problems that come along with information processing and management. The students will be exposed to a variety of intellectual challenges involving distinctive approaches and concepts to problem solving.

Course Content:

The following topics will be covered to a greater or lesser extent:

Information Theory
Information Processing Theory
Organizational Information Processing Theory
Megatrends in the information age
Nature of information systems
Competitive advantage through information systems
Business intelligence with information systems

Teaching Method

Lecture, discussion, practices, case studies.

Some course materials will be made available upfront on mystudy. The students are encouraged to make themselves familiar with the materials in order to be prepared for in-class discussions.

Prerequisites:

Formal requirements: Enrolled students in the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences of the RheinAhrCampus for the M.A. Programme in Business Administration.

Content Requirements:Communicative English skills for active participation.

Examination method:

exam registration:
until end of first half of semester:
until end of second half of semester:
individual registration:	08.08.2016

Grading Policy:

Exam (0,85) – closed book and closed notes
Class Partizipation (0,15) – you are encouraged to actively participate in the lectures

Exam date: 15.08.2016

Course Materials:

The course is based on selected articles - all materials will be made available on mystudy.