PSPS: project

Projekt:
Virtual Global University

The Mission
Information technology is one of the key drivers for success in our global economy. But technology alone does not create business value - that comes from the synergy between IT and management. Business Informatics (BI) students learn how to use IT effectively to develop business solutions for today's global challenges.
VGU's School of Business Informatics is a unique institution built around a virtual community of students from all over the world. The school's mission is to provide first-class education in Business Informatics based on state-of-the-art multimedia, the Internet, and distance learning technologies.
The Master of Business Informatics (MBI) program is taught by leading experts in the field, all of whom are full professors at well-known European universities, and all of whom are committed to excellence in education.

Who Should Study Business Informatics
The School of Business Informatics (SBI) now offers worldwide a high tech based, innovative, business-oriented master's degree entitled the "International Master of Business Informatics". Applications are invited from anyone holding a first degree. Ideally, this will be a business degree, and candidates will also have some work experience.
Students are expected to collaborate and communicate with their lecturers and fellow students over the Internet, including taking part in discussion groups and virtual teams. The language of instruction is English.

Topics and Curriculum
The MBI program comprises relevant IT topics from applied computer science, including computer networks and the Internet, website engineering, database management, programming, and IS development. This is combined with management-oriented courses such as electronic commerce and e-business, management information systems, business process modelling, and enterprise resource planning.
In addition, a number of optional components based on individual preference will be studied (electives). These could include topics such as business intelligence, information security and IT-based management.
The total duration of the program is two years. This is divided into four semesters, with the last semester dedicated to producing a master's thesis (three-month) and gaining practical experience.

How Do You Study
As a student, you can attend courses from anywhere at any time over the Internet. Attending a course involves three things:

1. Studying the weekly course materials
2. Solving the associated exercises and problems
3. Interacting with lecturers and other students by means of electronic media, including video and sound (video and audio streaming), hypermedia (linked web pages), synchronized presentation material, and Web-supported textbooks with incorporated multimedia.

Manager:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Scholz-Reiter

Person to contact:
Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Michael Teucke

Duration:
01.01 2002 bis 31.12 2010