Online Course Guide of WHU –
Find all modules and courses of our degree programs.
Please use the filters below to select the term (spring or fall) as well as the respective program (BSc, MSc, MBA, Exchange, Doctoral) of your choice for an overview of all modules offered at WHU. The courses are listed under the modules. Please click on a module to see which courses are part of it. If you would like to find out more about a certain course, click on the name of the course to see detail information. The location of the lecture will be revealed after your course registration on myWHUstudies.
Spring term counts from January - August, fall term counts from September - December.
Important for Exchange Students: As the Full-Time and Part-Time MBA Programs utilize a modular course structure, the dates on which students begin and end the exchange are flexible. Please find here a chronological overview of the preliminary course offering for Fall and Spring.
Business Information Systems (BIS I)
The course gives an introduction into major aspects of Business Information Systems (BIS) and their role in the enterprise from a managerial point of view. In the first part of the course (BIS I), basic aspects and theories are introduced. In the second part (BIS II), advanced aspects of Information Management are presented and discussed.
(Please note that exchange students obtain a higher number of credits in the BSc-program at WHU than listed here. For further information please contact directly the International Relations Office.)
Course Content
Chapter 1 The Networked Business Environment
Chapter 2 An Introduction to Information Systems Research
Chapter 3 Information Systems: Strategy and Organization of Value Creation
Chapter 4 Ethical, Social and Political Questions
Part II Information and Communication Infrastructures
Chapter 5 IT Infrastructure Components and Development Trends
Chapter 6 Data Organization and Data Management
Chapter 7 Communication systems, Internet, World Wide Web and Web 2.0
Part III Information Processing Within and Across the Enterprise
Chapter 8 Application Systems
Class Dates
Date
Time
Learning Outcomes
Literature
& 2-User Ebook access.
Learning Methods
Case Studies
Exercises (Modeling)
Internet/Literature Search and Intensive Reflection (Seminar Paper)