Foundations of Information Systems

  • Type: Vorlesung (V)
  • Semester: WS 19/20
  • Time: 2019-10-16
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau


    2019-10-23
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2019-10-30
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2019-11-06
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2019-11-13
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2019-11-20
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2019-11-27
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2019-12-04
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2019-12-11
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2019-12-18
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2020-01-08
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2020-01-15
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2020-01-22
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2020-01-29
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau

    2020-02-05
    11:30 - 13:00 wöchentlich
    10.11 Hertz-Hörsaal
    10.11 Verwaltungsgebäude, Hauptbau


  • Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Alexander Mädche
    Prof. Dr. Christof Weinhardt
  • SWS: 2
  • Lv-No.: 2540450
Description

Information plays a central role in today's society. The resulting structures and processes cannot be explained intuitively with traditional approaches of economic theory. Formerly, information has only been implicitly treated as a production factor; its role as a competitive factor used to be neglected. In order to deal with the central role of information we developed the concept of the 'information lifecycle' that systematizes all phases from information generation to information distribution. The state of the art of economic theory is presented across this information lifecycle within the lectures.
The content of the lecture is deepened in accompanying lecture courses.

Bibliography
  • Shapiro, C., Varian, H., Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy. Harvard Business School Press 1999.
  • Stahlknecht, P., Hasenkamp, U., Einführung in die Wirtschaftsinformatik. Springer Verlag 7. Auflage, 1999.
  • Wirth, H., Electronic Business. Gabler Verlag 2001.
Content of teaching

Information plays a central role in today’s society. The resulting structures and processes cannot be explained intuitively with traditional approaches of economic theory. Formerly, information has only been implicitly treated as a production factor; its role as a competitive factor used to be neglected. In order to deal with the central role of information we developed the concept of the "information lifecycle" that systematizes all phases from information generation to information distribution. The single phases of that cycle,

  • extraction/generation,
  • storage,
  • transformation,
  • evaluation,
  • marketing
  • and usage of information

are analyzed from the business administration perspective and the microeconomic perspective. The state of the art of economic theory is presented across this information lifecycle within the lectures. The content of the lecture is deepened in accompanying lecture courses.

Entryrequirements

None.

Workload

The total workload for this course is approximately 150 hours. For further information see German version.

Aim

The students should be able to understand and analyze the central role of information as an economic good, a production factor, and a competitive factor in today’s societies. Students are supposed to be able to identify, evaluate, price, and market information goods with the help of the concepts and methods taught in the lecture. Furthermore, students learn basic aspects about information systems and information flows within and between organizations, as well as their design parameters.

Exam description

The assessment consists of a written exam (60 min) (according to §4(2), 1 of the examination regulation).