Dear exchange students,

Please find attached information concerning courses that are available for our incoming students. In
the field of Business Information Systems, we currently have a range of courses on the 3rd and 4th year
level available in English, as listed below.

We would like to warmly recommend our Welcome Weeks to you. They will take place onsite from
05 September until 16 September 2022. The welcome event will take place online on Friday,
02 September 2022 at 10:00 am. The welcome weeks offer you the chance of a great start in an
international environment. You will meet fellow students, build lasting friendships and get a taste of
university life while earning credits and gaining important competencies.
Details will be provided on time.

If you wish to take part in the German Intensive Course (05 September until 16 September 2022),
registration is required. You will receive an e-mail by Ms. Karin Sziedat, [email protected]
from the language centre of Hochschule Hannover with information how to sign up.
Further information will be provided soon.

Please note: if you want to take part in the course “German as a foreign language A1” during the
semester, it is necessary either to have basic knowledge of the German language or to attend the
German Intensive Course beforehand.

In addition to that, all guest students are invited to join our multiple language classes at different levels
(such as German, French, Italian, Spanish, and - of course - English).

Please note: The majority of credit points should be gained through courses of the Department of
Business Information Systems. It is not possible to do ONLY language courses.

Preparatory and language modules available

Modules ECTS Credits Fall 2022 Spring 2023

Spring Welcome Weeks (SWW) 0 -- X

Welcome Weeks (WW) 0 X --

German Intensive Course (A1-C1) 3 X X
Additional German language courses 6 X X

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 Modules available in English
Department of Business Information Systems

ECTS Spring 2023

Modules Code Credits Fall 2022 to be announced

Fact-Oriented ER-Modelling (FO-ERM)

Block seminar and Workshop (HsH and HAN, NL)
Please note: It is compulsory to attend both parts, BIS-251-02 6 X --
seminar and workshop. It is NOT possible to take part
only in the workshop.

Interorganisational Business Computing BIS-259-02 6 -- X

Operations Research BIS-261-02 6 -- --

Software Quality BIS-267-02 6 X X

IT Entrepreneurship BIS-273-02 6 -- X

Corporate Performance Management BIS-274-02 6 X X

Database Paradigms MIN-331 6 -- --
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Applied Computer Science

Presentation Techniques (B2 CEFR) IBS-417-02 3 X X

Subject to modifications

X offered
-- not offered

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Indicative module contents and learning outcomes
Fact Oriented ER Modelling (FO-ERM), 6 ECTS
Content: Fact-oriented Modelling (FOM) is a data modelling approach that is more
business oriented than other more technically oriented ways of working. Fact-oriented
Modelling helps you close the gap between business and IT. Examples of FOM techniques are:
ORM (object-role modelling) and FOM.
In this course the benefits of fact-oriented modelling are combined with the widely used
diagramming technique of entity relationship modelling (ERM) when creating conceptual data
models for information systems.
Subjects:
- Advantages and disadvantages of classical ERM.
- Principles of fact-oriented modelling
- Working procedure fact-oriented ERM
- Collect concrete example documents from the business
- Verbalize the concrete facts on the example documents and group the facts into fact - types.
- Analyse the fact types
- Set up the conceptual data model from the analysed fact types.
Learning outcomes:
On successful completion of this course component the student will be able to:
- draw up an ER-model of the structure of information, based on an analysis of verbalizations of
this information, using Fact Oriented Entity Relationship Model (FO-ERM);
- derive an optimal Relational database schema from the above model;
- use the modelling tool Power Designer for making information models.
Code: BIS-251-02 “Submodule of Current Topics in Business Information Systems BIS-251”

Interorganisational Business Computing, 6 ECTS Credits

Content:
- Definition of basics terms
- Skills for IBC
- Types of application integration (information-, business process-, service and portal-oriented)
- Technology for application integration (middleware, integration server, adapter, ESB, SOA)
- Standards (EDI, XML, ebXML)
- Examples of interorganisational systems from different industry sectors (SCM, e-procurement)
- Specific aspects of project management in IBC projects
- Manufacturers and products
Learning outcomes: Students will know different ways of how to connect application systems
interorganisationally. They know the pros and cons of each solution. In practical work the students
will analyze and evaluate strategies, architectures, technologies and solutions of
interorganisational business computing. Thereafter the students will model and realize their own
concept.
Code: BIS-259-02

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Operations Research, 6 ECTS Credits
Content:
- Operations research and organisational decision-making processes
- Linear programming and simplex method
- Linear programming with special structure, e.g. transportation problem
- Sensitivity analysis
- Dynamic programming
- Combinatorial optimisation
- Branch-and-bound techniques
- Integer programming
- Network analysis, e.g. shortest path problem, maximum flow problem
- Network planning
- Introduction to game theory
Learning outcomes: The students are familiar with the principles of an OR-based planning. They
know the fields of applications of OR-based methods in an operational context and their
limitations. They are able to model specific operational problems in an OR-related manner and
can solve the problems with specific algorithms. They have such a deep understanding of OR-
based approaches that they are able to familiarise themselves with more difficult problems and
develop methods of resolution.
Code: BIS-261-02

Software Quality, 6 ECTS Credits

Content:
- Basic concepts of software quality
- Quality factors and software metrics
- Basics of software testing
- Testing in the software life cycle
- Static and dynamic testing
- Test management
- Test tools
- Test-driven development
Learning outcomes: The students can name and explain essential concepts of software quality and
its measurement. The students can name and explain essential concepts of software testing. They
can name and explain the various testing levels in the context of the software life cycle. They can
name and explain essential aspects of test-driven development.
Code: BIS-267-02

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IT Entrepreneurship, 6 ECTS Credits
Content
- Characteristics and basic conditions of the IT sector
- Trends and development of the market
- Different phases of managing an enterprise formation
- Generating and evaluating business ideas
- Market and competitor analysis
- Protection of business ideas
- Drawing up a business and finance plan
- Content of a business plan: marketing, sales, service, organization, legal form, financing
- First operating steps
Learning outcomes: The students will know the success and failure factors of enterprise formation
and the special aspects in the IT sector. They train the single steps of an enterprise formation by
generating and evaluating their own business ideas and drawing on their own real business plans.
Every student can evaluate his/her own suitability to become an entrepreneur.
Code: BIS-273-02

Corporate Performance Management, 6 ECTS Credits

Content
- Business management concepts
- Data origin of strategic controlling instruments
- Data origin of business intelligence (BI) and dashboard
- Development of strategies based on enterprise and business area
- Business simulation game
Learning outcomes: The students are able to apply and to assess key performance indicators in
terms of business management and controlling. They can make general business decisions
independently and understand the dependencies regarding individual indicators as well as their
values. They are familiar with the fundamental methods of data sourcing from business
intelligence (BI) and controlling processes. By dealing with complex case studies, use cases and
simulations in small groups they can solve business problems independently and holistically.
Code: BIS-274-02

Database Paradigms, 6 ECTS Credits

Content: Alternatives to relational databases. Data modelling, query languages, application
programming, internal concepts and implementation details for e.g. OO/OR, XML, graph,
document and key/value databases.
Learning outcomes: Please check the English Modules of the Dept. of Computer Science
Code: MIN-DBP (Master of Science [M.Sc.] in Applied Computer Science)

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Presentation Techniques (B2 CEFR), 3 ECTS Credits
Content: This course includes research into an academic topic in detail¸ preparing and
delivering short oral assignments; working in small groups for in-class tasks; learning
to structure a presentation effectively; giving constructive feedback to peers.
Learning outcomes: On completion of this module the student should be able to: self-
organize and structure an oral presentation in English; present confidently in front of a small
group; arrange information effectively in speech and on presentation slides; discuss and answer
questions on their topics and critique each other; effectively deal with anxiety before public
speaking occasions; use appropriate vocabulary, verb tenses and sentence structure when giving
a presentation.
Code: IBS-417-02

We hope that the information provided above helps you to select your courses. Questions are
welcome! Please let us know as soon as possible which courses you would like to attend.

We are looking forward to meeting you in Hannover.

Kind regards

Prof. Dr. Dagmar Mack

International Coordinator
Department of Business Information Systems

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Team International Programmes (TIP)

Kathrin Witte-Griese M.A.
Beate Yardim
Email: [email protected]
Website Information for exchange students
Phone: 0049 (0)511 9296 1544

Date: 2022-07-13

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