Introduction to Business Information Systems (EWI): Isabell Lippert (#IL1)

Brief Description

Students are taught the fundamentals of business information systems, an intersection between computer science and economics. They learn about information technology and the latest basic principles in the business environment, particularly in the subfields of information management, business intelligence, operational application systems, and systems development.

Keywords

• Undergraduate studies
• Business information systems

What makes this gem special?

The Introduction to Business Information Systems (EWI) course, held in the 2020/21 winter semester, was and still is special because of its use of various modern tools, the continuous and seamless coalescence of lectures, practicals and in-depth content, as well as the integration of four Chairs in one large course with approximately 300 students. Students who are unable to travel to campus or are caregivers for dependents were therefore able to follow the EMI course components.

All EMI components – lectures, practicals and the e-tutorial – were available online. The lectures were held live on Zoom on Mondays. They were also recorded, uploaded to the cloudstore and added to OPAL directly afterwards. A Research Associate managed the Zoom chat for the lectures and answered any questions that arose directly, thereby enabling the lecture to continue without interruption. The practical, which placed a special focus on interactivity, was presented by Research Associates from the Chairs involved in EMI via Zoom in two exercise groups on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Lecture content was repeated and consolidated with the students using practical ERP software such as miro, wooclap and weclapp. These tools also taught software application and methodological skills, which are indispensable today in both university and professional contexts. Student Assistants managed the Zoom chat for the practical, answering students’ questions as they came in. The e-tutorial consisted of online office hours via OPAL every Thursday, a moderated FAQ forum via OPAL, and a mini quiz with multiple choice questions for each chapter of the course textbook. The mini quizzes were created with Microsoft Forms and also embedded in OPAL. The quizzes were responsive and could be used via phone or desktop for more in-depth study.

Related links

• OPAL course (see archive)

Contact

Isabell Lippert

Organizational unit

Faculty of Business and Economics, Chair of Business Information Systems, esp. Business Engineering

Course size

Over 100 students

Voting ID

#IL1