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The value added of business information
systems is that it works in interdisciplinary
teams to research new ways to
transform rapidly changing information
and communication technologies into
business applications. These help private
and public sector enterprises to
optimize their business processes with
respect to costs, turnover, time to market
and quality. The focus is on people
as users, since innovative applications
ease their workload, enhance their
potential, and boost their productivity
and the quality of their work. Ever since
its establishment in 1990, Department
3 has been devoted to meeting these
challenges. And its efforts have paid
off. In recent CHE Rankings the Depart -
ment, with its seven professors and
four chairs, repeatedly placed near the
very top.
Research
Research activities at Department 3
center on the design, development and
application of information and communication
systems. Emphasis is also laid
on the analysis, evaluation and significance
of business information mechanisms
in a socioeconomic context. The
result is a predominantly solution-centered
approach towards developing
successful business applications. Most
of our research topics stem from our
network of partnerships with industry.
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In the ideal case, the results of our
research enable our partners to generate
innovative products and services.
This practical focus notwithstanding,
basic academic research is a strong
and indispensable element of the
Department’s work. Accordingly, our
activities are integrated in various project
networks, some publicly funded,
some public-private partnerships. Our
research is conducted in a variety of
contexts: special research areas,
German Research Foundation Priority
Programmes and research projects, the
Graduate School, interdisciplinary
cooperation projects, and European
research projects. Our private sector
partners include BMW, Benteler, Bertelsmann,
Continental Teves, Daimler,
Deutsche Bank, Hella, IBM, Lufthansa,
Miele, E.ON Ruhrgas, SAP, Siemens
and Volkswagen. We have a correspondingly
high volume of third-party
funding. Our research has produced a
large number of spin-offs. Department
3 is proud to have received a number
of awards and commendations, including
start-up business awards, research
prizes, innovation awards, and awards
for its Ph.D. and undergraduate students.
Degree programs and careers
BIS degree programs aim to educate
and qualify knowledgeable experts
Above: Research workshop of the
Department of Business Information
Systems, July 7, 2011 at Erwitte Castle
with a strong interdisciplinary approach
who are able to view modern IC technologies
from a business angle. This is
achieved by a curriculum that imparts
a thorough grounding in business information
systems, business administration
and economics, and computer science.
BIS programs at Bachelor and
Master level take a scientific approach,
yet also emphasize current e-business
developments and applications. In
other words, students gain a strong
theoretical and practical grounding
thanks to an efficiently structured
schedule that also involves project
work. They are familiarized with the
products and systems currently used in
industry, so towards the end of the programs
they have mastered both scientific
methodologies and their implementation
in practice. The programs
encourage students to work on their
own initiative, take responsibility for
their own work, be creative and develop
communication skills. Department 3
researchers and Ph.D. candidates are
expected to work on their own projects
independently. Once our Ph.D. candidates
graduate, they join the backbone
of the international network of knowledge
and cooperation that drives
Business Information Systems at the
University of Paderborn. Department
3 has produced a large number of spinoffs.
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