Master Program Business Information Systems Engineering for European Integration and Transnational Network Economy (BIST)

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1 Master Program Information Systems Engineering for European Integration and Transnational Network Economy (BIST) Witold Abramowicz 1, Heinrich C. Mayr 2, Florian Matthes 3, Bernhard Thalheim 4 1 The Poznan University of Economics, Management Information Systems, al. Niepodleglosci 10, Poznan, Poland 2 Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, IWAS - Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik und Anwendungssysteme, 3 Lehrstuhl für Informatik 19 - sebis, Institut für Informatik der TU München, Boltzmannstrasse 3, Garching, Germany 4 Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Institute of Computer Science, Information Systems Engineering, Olshausenstr. 40, D Kiel, Germany 1 General Description of the Program Name of the program BIST Information Systems Engineering for European Integration and Transnational Network Economy Objectives of the BIST Program Graduates will have the following skills, knowledge, and values Deep knowledge in information systems Integration of information systems and business foundations Broad business and real world perspectives Communication, interpersonal, and team skills especially for work in international teams Analytical and critical thinking skills Specific skills leading to the carries of information systems managers at the international level Students backgrounds It is assumed that entering students have a common background obtained through an undergraduate or bachelor degree in the field of business informatics. The program may also attract experienced individuals including IS professionals seeking to upgrade skills and to understand management issues, people seeking career changes, graduates in a variety of fields such as business etc. Those students may join the program by accepting a number of requirements...????? Carrier paths The BIST program is designed to support traditional and emerging opportunities. Rather than being concentrated almost exclusively in large information systems groups in major and midsized corporations, job opportunities also exist in virtually all organizations. Career paths now include Consulting and systems integration International collaboration Information systems, computing, telecommunications, and networking infrastructure for European institutions Electronic commerce http// Witold@Abramowicz.pl Phone +48/61/ ; Fax +48/61/ , http// mayr@ifit.uni-klu.ac.at, Tel. +43 (0463) matthes@in.tum.de, http//wwwmatthes.in.tum.de FTP ftpmatthes.in.tum.de Phone +49 (89) , Fax 49 (89) http// thalheim/, thalheim@is.informatik.uni-kiel.de Phone (49)(431) Fax (49)(431)

2 2 E-government Management of international projects To exploit these expanding opportunities, students must know not only technology but also the business and environment in which they will work. Typical job objectives are advancement in current job, business analyst, CIO, consulting, electronic commerce specialist, e-government specialist, entrepreneur, first or middle IS management, integration designer, internal consultant, IT liaison, management consultant, manager of international projects, outsourcer/systems integrator, regional information officer (RIO), systems analyst/designer, and technical specialist. Description of the BIST program The BIST program consists of three tracks IS core consisting of 15 units (45 ECTS points) The IS core block defines the minimal knowledge required of all BIST students. The core differentiates the BIST program from both computer science programs and IS concentration within the MBA programs. Integration consisting of 3 units (9 ECTS points) The integration block addresses the needs of international organizations, institutions and corporations to integrate disparate internal systems and to communicate with external and international parties. Career tracks consisting of 12 units (36 ECTS points) The careers track blocks consists of elective courses organized around careers such as electronic commerce, manager of international projects, or management consulting. Additionally, each student prepares a Master Thesis (30 ECTS points) Prerequisites of the program The following blocks of courses are considered to be the kernel competencies required from students enrolling the BIST program IS Foundations with courses in Fundamentals of Information Systems, Information Technology Hardware and Software, Programming, Data and Object Structures Foundations based on courses on Financial Accounting, Marketing, Organizational Behavior Students with inadequate backgrounds in these areas are required to take additional courses and will, therefore, require additional units to complete their degrees. Planned extension of the program to PhD program After the program... 2 BIST Program 2.1 Integration of the Program into International Curricula The program is based on the IEEE curriculum for the Graduate Degree Programm in Information Systems (MSIS 2000). 2.2 Entry Conditions The student has a bachelor or equivalent degree within one of the following three programs Bachelor in Computer Science (CC2004 curriculum of the ACM, AIS, and IEEE-CS) and Minor in Science or Bachelor in Information Systems (IS2002 curriculum of the ACM, AIS, and AITP) or Bachelor in Science and Minor in Computer Science (In this case the student must complete a number in courses which are in the Bachelor Program for Computer Science and are not yet completed within the profile. Furthermore, an entry examination is required before starting the program. Depending on the results of the entry examination the student is obliged to complete other requirements.)

3 In all other cases the study program management committee is obliged to define requirements for the participation. Requirements are based on the kernel competencies in the areas of IS foundations and business foundations. Students may be requested to complete all courses within these kernel competencies within the first year of enrollment. Requirements are limited to 30 ECTS points Teaching Language All lectures will be given in English. 2.4 Course Schedule and Staffing The program is scheduled for 4 terms. 2.5 Curriculum Building Blocks Catalog of Courses Courses to be given within the program are grouped into the following main parts Data Engineering consisting of courses Advanced database design Advanced applications (OLAP, Warehousing) Content Retrieval and Mining Workflow engineering Database Technology and Programming Knowledge-Oriented Systems consisting of courses Knowledge Engineering, Artificial Intelligence Knowledge-Oriented Process Chains Dependable Systems and Error Management CRM... Knowledge Management etechnologies consisting of courses web services, e-government applications System engineering consisting of courses Software Engineering Project Management Strategic IT-Management CIO Group Work Project and Change Management Networking consisting of courses Strategic Unternehmensführung (?) Logistics Supply-Chain and Regional Policy Management of IT infrastructures Policy and Strategy Vorsicht folgender Text (basierend auf MSIS-Forderungen) ist noch nicht gegen diesen Plan gelegt!

4 4 Information Systems Core The information systems core consists of five courses Data management CAU, Klu, TUM Analysis, modeling, and design (Information Systems Engineering) CAU Data communications and networking TUM, Klu Project and change management CAU, Klu, Po IS policy and strategy Klu, Po This requirement normally consists of 45 ECTS points. Integration Core Systems integration and collaboration is a pervasive aspect of IS practice. Traditional programs neither included synthesis not integration in the curriculum. Integration can be viewed from four perspectives depending on the career track intended Integrating the enterprise This course is oriented toward what to build, not how to build it. It focusses on organizational and managerial issues at the level of the enterprise as a whole. Integrating international organizations, institutions, and corporations?????? Integrating IS function This course focuses on managing IS functions on a day-to-day basis. Its objectives are to design effective/efficient IS organizational processes, assess the impact of merging technologies, define human resource needs and management methods, IS governance alternatives, define the role of the CIO, and apply methods to measure and demonstrate the value of IS. Integrating IS technologies This course is concerned with how to develop an integrated or collaborating IS enterprise or government architecture including evaluate and select from architectural and platform choices, priorities, and policies, assessment of the impact of emerging technologies, evaluate the role of standards, and evaluate effect of vendor strategies. This requirement normally consists of 9 ECTS points. Career Tracks Representative career tracks within the BIST are Academia (path to PhD) Principles of IS Research Teaching Skills Statistical Research Methods Advanced Elective in Teaching Consulting Consulting in Consulting in IS Advanced Project and Change Management Elective in Consulting Area Data Management and Data Warehousing Data Warehousing Knowledge Management Database Adminstration Database Systems Planning Decision Making Decision Support and Executive Information Systems Data Warehousing Simulation and Modeling Human-Computer Interaction Electronic Commerce Internet, Intranets, and Extranets Electronic Commerce WWW and the Value Chain Consumer Relationship Marketing not supported not supported responsible partner PUE not supported supported at a later stage

5 5 Extended Supply Chain Management Information Officer called in MSIS New Ways of Working responsible partner PUE Role of (Central/Regional)IO Telecommuting and Virtual Organizations Workflow and Collaborative Work Advanced Project Management Multimedia Internet, Intranets and Extranets International Knowledge Management called in MSIS Knowledge Management responsible partner Klu Knowledge Management and the Learning Organization Document Management Data Warehousing Data Mining and Knowledge Acquisition Management of IT Infrastructures possible responsible partner PUE Advanced Design Methodologies Integrated Systems Analysis and Design Advanced Project Management Systems Integration IS Consulting Technology Management responsible partner Klu Emerging Technologies and Technology Forecasting Globalization and Transregionalization Advanced Project Management Organizational Aspects of Technology Management (Transregional) IT Management called in MSIS Global IT Management responsible partner PUE Transborder EDI and Data Flows Virtual Organizations Knowledge Management Transregional Cultural Implications for IS (Transregional) Project Management called in MSIS Project Management responsible partner PUE Advanced Project Management Advanced Change Management Outsourcing Virtual Organization or Telecommuting This requirement normally consists of 36 ECTS points.

6 6 responsible party for course CAU Klu PUE TUM Track Advanced Project Management DMan DW, InfoOff, TechnolMan Data Warehousing DMan DW, IntKnowlMan Knowledge Management DMan DW, IntKnowlMan, TransregIT- Man Database Adminstration DMan DW Database Systems Planning DMan DW Internet, Intranets, and Extranets ecom, InfoOff Electronic Commerce ecom WWW and the Value Chain ecom Customer Relationship Management ecom Enhanced Supply Chain Management ecom Role of CIO InfoOff Telecommuting and Virtual Organizations InfoOff, TransregITMan, TransregProjMan Workflow and Collaborative Work InfoOff Multimedia InfoOff Document Management IntKnowlMan Data Mining and Knowledge Acquisition IntKnowlMan Advanced Design Methodologies ManITInfrastr Integrated Systems Analysis and Design ManITInfrastr Advanced Project Management ManITInfrastr Systems Integration ManITInfrastr IS Consulting ManITInfrastr Emerging Technologies and Technology Forecasting TechnolMan Globalization and Transregionalization TechnolMan Organizational Aspects of Technology Management TechnolMan Transborder EDI and Data Flows TransregITMan Transregional Cultural Implications for IS TransregITMan Advanced Change Management TransregProjMan Outsourcing TransregProjMan The detailed association of each course given at one of the partner institutions with the subjects in the career tracks is going to be based on the The importance 1 of career tracks is evaluated as follows Track Attraction EU rel CAU Klu PUE TUM Overall Data Management & Data Warehouses (16) e-commerce (9) 1(-2) (Regional) Information Officer (21) (4-) (International) Knowledge Management (21) 4 4(-5) Management IT Infrastructure (17) Technology Management (15) 4(-5) (Transregional) IT Management (19) 3(-4) (Transregional) Project Management (21) Career opportunities for the first round Information Officer with enhanced skills in one of the two Management of IT Infrastructures and Technology Management International Knowledge Management and Transregional Project and IT Management 1 Attractiveness evaluates the general attraction of tracks to students in general. Importance for EU relates to EU policy and strategy. Importance for local partners forecasts the attractiveness for local partnership collection.

7 7 Due to this program the concentration on courses responsible party for course CAU Klu PUE TUM Track Advanced Project Management InfoOff, TechnolMan Data Warehousing IntKnowlMan Knowledge Management IntKnowlMan, TransregITMan Internet, Intranets, and Extranets InfoOff Role of CIO InfoOff Telecommuting and Virtual Organizations InfoOff, TransregITMan, TransregProjMan Workflow and Collaborative Work InfoOff Multimedia InfoOff Document Management IntKnowlMan Data Mining and Knowledge Acquisition IntKnowlMan Advanced Design Methodologies ManITInfrastr Integrated Systems Analysis and Design ManITInfrastr Advanced Project Management ManITInfrastr Systems Integration ManITInfrastr IS Consulting ManITInfrastr Emerging Technologies and Technology Forecasting TechnolMan Globalization and Transregionalization TechnolMan Organizational Aspects of Technology Management TechnolMan Transborder EDI and Data Flows TransregITMan Transregional Cultural Implications for IS TransregITMan Advanced Change Management TransregProjMan Outsourcing TransregProjMan are going to be scheduled in the following form Master Thesis The students are obliged to prepare a master thesis. Master theses... Forming virtual collaborations (based on existing infrastructure) Defense of master theses in a commonly organized summer school This requirement normally consists of 20 ECTS points. 2.6 Structure and Integration of the Master into Existing Programs The Master programm Information Systems Engineering is a collaborative program of the four involved universities and is implemented as shown in the following diagram Partially replacing courses in the Master programs at University Klagenfurt University of Economics Technical University Munich for those students who switch to the Master program Information Systems Engineering by becoming enrolled for two terms at the universities of collaborating partners and taking courses in two of the tracks and with the information systems core and the integration core. Enhancing the Master program Information Systems Engineering at Christian-Albrechts University Kiel. Students at CAU will enroll for two terms into courses at the partner universities in two of the tracks and with the information systems core.

8 8 Imported Courses BIST-Master BIST Master courses at CAU Master courses of the program Information Systems Engineering enhancing or replacing or becoming to be obligatory imported Master Informatics Master Informatics Master Informatics Bachelor Computer Science Minor Bachelor Informatics Bachelor Computer Science Minor Bachelor Informatics Bachelor Computer Science Minor Bachelor Informatics Bachelor Computer Science Minor Bachelor Informatics CAU University Klagenfurt PUE CAU 3 Contributions of the Partners 3.1 Courses Currently Given CAU courses are given within three different programs General courses aiming at providing necessary background within the BIST program are Research practices Seminar e-government applications The general dependence structure of the courses given at the chair Information Systems Engineering is displayed in the following picture. In detail the following lectures are given at a regular Database Systems I Database Technology and Programming Engineering of Information Systems 3 Theory of Information Systems Distributed Information Systems Internet Information Services Collaboration of Information Systems Intelligent Information Systems basis (DBS I) Database Systems I (Introduction into DB Technology) (Bachelor degrees) (4+2)(7 ECTS) (with practices) alternating given by H.-J. Klein and B. Thalheim (German) usually summer terms, annually (DBS II) Engineering of Information Systems (Master degrees) (2+2)(8 ECTS) (with optional practices) given by B. Thalheim (German or English) usually summer years, odd years covers the career track course Advanced Design Methodologies

9 (DBS III) Database Technology and Programming (Master degrees) (4+2)(8 ECTS) alternating given by H.-J. Klein and B. Thalheim (German or English) usually summer terms, even years covers the IS core course Data Management (DBS IV) Theory of Information Systems (2+2) or (4+2) (6 or 8 ECTS) alternating given by H.-J. Klein and B. Thalheim (German or English) usually winter terms, even years (DBS V) Distributed Information Systems (2+2) or (4+2) (6 or 8 ECTS) given by H.-J. Klein (English) usually winter terms, odd years covers the career track course Systems Integration (IntellIS) Intelligent Information Systems [Content Management Systems, Integrated Information Systems, Knowledge Base Systems] (2+2) or (4+2) (6 or 8 ECTS) given by B. Thalheim (German or English) usually summer terms, even years covers the career track courses Data Mining and Knowledge Acquisition and Integrated Systems and Design (CollabIS) Collaboration of Information Systems (2+2) or (4+2) (6 or 8 ECTS) given by B. Thalheim (German or English) usually summer terms, odd years Integration of information systems (Integration Core of the BIST program) with a concentration on Integration enterprise application Integrating IS functions Integrating IS technologies and changing applications Applications in Bioinformatics, Chemoinformatics, Crystallography, Information Systems or Engineering Sciences Embedded Integrated Information Systems Component Technology and Construction of Large Information Systems covers the Integration Core (InfoServices) Internet Information Services [Collaborative Information-Intensive Web Systems] (2+2) or (4+2) (6 or 8 ECTS) given by B. Thalheim (German or English) usually winter terms, odd years covers the career track course Electronic commerce (Seminar) Information SystemS with changing topics given by H.-J. Klein and B. Thalheim (German) each term (Seminar) of the Chair given by H.-J. Klein and B. Thalheim (German or English) each term Computer Science III (Software Engineering) (4+2) (8 ECTS) given by B. Thalheim (German) each winter term Service Courses for Engineers (taking Information Systems as minor) given by H.-J. Klein and B. Thalheim (German or English) each term Additionally, the chair Informatics and other groups at the Computer Science Institute of CAU support the program based on courses Foundations of Informatics I (Bachelor degree) (2+2) (6 ECTS) Foundations of Informatics II (Bachelor degree) (2+2) (6 ECTS) Programming Projects (Bachelor degree) (2+2) (5.5 ECTS) Theoretical Foundations of Informatics (4+2) (8 ECTS) 9

10 10 Software Development Project (Bachelor degree) (2+2) (4.5 ECTS) Security of Systems (Bachelor and Master degrees) Multimedia (Master degree (4+2) (8 ECTS) contribution to the career track course Multimedia Klagenfurt University provides a program with the following orientation Courses currently given by the Klagenfurt group are Fundamentals of Database Modelling, Fundamentals of Database Technology 2, Software Engineering, Fundamentals of e-, Application Engineering, Computational Linguistics, Information and System Security, Introduction to Computer Science for Engineers I and II, Enterprize Formation and Establishment, Case Studies of Enterprize Formation, Intelligent Information Systems in Production/Operation/Management, Knowledge Engineering Involved teachers Priv.Doz. Dr. G. Fliedl, Prof. Dr. G. Friedrich, Prof. Dr. P. Horster, Prof. Dr. H.-C. Mayr Munich Technical University provides a program with the following orientation Software Engineering, Enterprise Application Systems, Software Architectures, Multimedia Databases, Content Management, Informatics, Frameworks for Enterprise Applications, Database Systems, Database Systems Engineering, Web Information Systems, Project and Change Management, IT Policy and Stategy Involved teachers Prof. Dr. M. Bichler, Prof. Dr. H. Krcmer, Prof. Dr. F. Matthes Poznan University of Economics may contribute within the program by following courses Advanced Database Design, Analytical Systems for, Database Technology, Customer Relationship Management, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Hypertext and Hypermedia, Knowledge Management, Management Information Systems, Managing Computer and Network Infrastructure, Programming, Project Management, Development of Information Systems, Networking, Operation Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Information Retrieval and Filtering, 2 Courses to be considered in the bachelor program (Listed here for those students who did not complete the entry requirements).

11 11 Human Resource Management, Workflow Systems, Decision Support Systems. Involved teachers Prof. Dr. W. Abramowicz, PhD G. Batoszewicz, PhD D. Ceglarek. Please describe Europeistics Remark Courses on Introduction to Database Technology (Fundamentals of Information Systems; Database Programming; Database Technology) Basics of Computer Science (Information Technology; Hardware and Software; Programming; Data and Object Structures) Basics on Informatics (Basics of Financial Accounting; Organizational Behavior; Marketing) are assumed to be taken already by the students before they enroll into the program. These course belong to the Bachelor curriculum of the Information Systems degree. 3.2 Practical Implementation The program starts either at Kiel University or at Klagenfurt University, continuing with the next terms in partner institutions in Poznan then Munich or Munich then Poznan. In the last term the master thesis is developed within an international team in the program. CAU at Kiel Technical University Munich Klagenfurt University Poznan Univ. of Econ. First Semester Second Semester Third Semester Fourth Semester The Master Thesis is based on international projects for small student groups. The defense of all master theses will be organized during a summer school organized in one of the participating universities. Ist eine Baustelle, die erst nach Abschluß der Feinarbeit geschlossen werden kann!!! 3.3 Student Entry Conditions Students from CAU at Kiel will come from two study programs Bachelor program in Computer Science with application topics in business sciences Bachelor program in Sciences. Students not having any background in business sciences must add courses in business science to their master program. Students from Klagenfurt University... similar to Kiel? Students from Munich University... similar to Kiel? Students from Poznan University of Economics Eignungsfeststellungsverfahren The students must successfully complete the entry examination before enrolling the programs. Applications for the program consist of CV motivation grades of the Bachelor Processing of applications Aufnahmesenat der Partner Eignungsfeststellungsverfahren evaluation of the grades relative to the grading of the institution issuing the Bachelor degree

12 12 4 Miscellaneous 4.1 Schedule for Implementation of the Program Letter of Intent The collaboration contract of each partner is based on a letter of intent signed by each of the partner universities. This letter of intent provides commitments made by the partner university for contributing to the program. Applications to ISAP and other Partnership Programs Development of Program Documents 4.2 New Partner Universities Joining Conditions Any university in Europe may join the program as a full partner provided that an appropriate level of courses can be guaranteed, all partners agree, and the offers of the new partners match with the program. Any university in Europe may join the program as an associate partner provided that Candidates University of Bolzano, Italy Kuwait University, Kuwait Indian Institute of Technology, Bangalore 4.3 Industrial Partners SAP IBM Sponsors Tschira-Stiftung International Summer Schools

13 13 Appendix 1. Description of the Courses Information Retrieval and Filtering offered by Poznan Knowledge Management Project Management

14 14 Appendix 2. Prerequisite Structure, Course Schedules and Staffing

15 15 Appendix 3. Resource Requirements Faculty Computing Physical Space Physical Space Financial Support

16 16 Appendix 4. Competencies of the Partners Excellency 3 Missing PUE Europeistics, European Project Management, etechnologies, Classical Computer Sciene Econometrics Klu Application Systems (knowledge-oriented, founded, applicationoriented), Theoretical Computer Science, ISE, Information Technology, Knowledge Techniques, Europeistics Regional Development CAU Theoretical Computer Science, ISE, Integration, Project Management, Europeistics Database Theory, Web Engineering, DB Programming, DB Technology, Transregional Management TUM General Competency of Partners Outstanding quality of programs offered Already long bilateral cooperation among the partners Christian-Albrechts University at Kiel Scandinavian partners with an intensive exchange Centers of excellency supporting the program Institute of World Economics Industrial concentration on e-government applications, banking support systems (B & M) Klagenfurt University Technical University Munich Poznan University of Economics Europeistics EU law, handling of European projects, cultural code, social international integration Integration in a large number of European projects

17 17 Appendix 5. Arguments for EU Applications Aims, Goals to be Achieved for Each Partner University Outstanding quality of programs offered Matching of programs and competencies will lead to higher level of education, to more flexible programs, to sharing of specialized courses Internationalization Vertiefung der Kompetenz jedes Partners General Outcome (Absolventenbild) Generalists for complex international projects, project management Social skills for international projects CIO school Alumnis of the program who are experienced in international projects Mobility of students (are able to adapt themselves to changing environments and different countries) Experienced in contributing to international teams European integration requires European workers and social skills to act as European Europeistics as common background EU projects will become more international and less nationally oriented, corporations become more European, applications too experienced E-government EU Goals to be Supported Sharing of specialized courses Standardization of courses Local development and consortium deployment will lead to higher efficiency of each partner university Controlled outsourcing of specialization Clustering of competencies, also to be used as an example of clusterings in future Europe, positive Verstrkung of special competencies Cluster of excellency Instead of primate of research that is typical for classical universities, concentration of teaching competencies Bilateral Erasmus Contracts of all partners

18 Alternative Completely Independent Shared Collaboration BIST No Author Given No Institute Given 1 Austrian Proposal 1.1 Kontrollierte Anrechnung von Studienzeiten, -leistungen und Prüfungsleistungen 1.2 Moderated Supervision During Studies Commonly Organized Master Thesis School 1.3 Commonly Agreed Certificate for the Diploma