This book takes you on a journey into the world of business informatics. It has a modular structure and covers the key aspects of business informatics. Besides the thematic introductions, each chapter includes excursuses, review questions, and practical exercises, for which solutions are provided in a separate chapter.

This book takes you on a journey into the world of business informatics. It has a modular structure and covers the key aspects of business informatics. Besides the thematic introductions, each chapter includes excursuses, review questions, and practical exercises, for which solutions are provided in a separate chapter. The book concludes with two teaching cases on digital transformation. It is designed for students and lecturers at universities and technical colleges, but also as a resource for IT trainings.

Content

• Introduction to Business Informatics
• Computer Systems
• Computer Networks
• Business Applications
• Database Systems
• Management Support Systems and Business Intelligence
• Business Process Management
• Software Engineering
• Information Management
• Data Security and Data Protection 
• Teaching Cases on Digital Transformation: “Bitcoin and Blockchain in Action” and “RPA – Robot colleagues in the office”

Target group

• Students and lecturers in the fields of Business Informatics, Business Sciences, and Computer Sciences

The authors

Prof. Dr. Peter Weber: Professor of Computer Science / E-Business, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences.

Prof. Dr. Roland Gabriel: Professor Emeritus of Business Informatics, Ruhr University Bochum. 

Prof. Dr. Thomas Lux: Professor of Process Management in Health Care, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences.

Katharina Menke: Research associate at the Competence Center E-Commerce, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences.