Fakultät Wirtschaftsinformatik at the HS Furtwangen

HS Furtwangen

Robert Gerwig-Platz 1
78120 Furtwangen
Phone: +49 7723 920-1880

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Basic information

Total number of students	570 *
Number of master degree students	90
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	15.0 %
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's	10.0 %

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

6/12 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	87.1 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	94.7 % *

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	6/13 points
International orientation, master's	9/13 points
Outgoing students	2.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	10/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's	6/12 points
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	63.9 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	66.7 %
Share of professors with work experience	100.0 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	1.6
Support in studies	1.6
Courses offered	1.6
Study organisation	1.5
Exams	1.6
Job market preparation	1.6
Support during practical semester	1.5
Support for stays abroad	1.5
Rooms	1.7
Library	1.2
IT-infrastructure	1.6
Overall study situation	1.6

Degree courses with details

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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About the subject

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Mentor programme in which students are assigned a mentor from business who coaches and is the contact person during their studies; Excellence module, in which the five best students from the third and fourth semesters learn about scientific work with the aim of achieving a PhD degree and entrepreneurship with the aim of founding a company; "Expand your knowledge, extend your network" series of lectures to intensify the collaboration between teaching and practice during your studies.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Graduates with international experience are much in demand in a globalised world. This is why the Business Informatics department has a clear, international focus. One particularly attractive option involves taking an academic semester abroad. This is intended for the 6th semester, with recognition of subject credits having been simplified. The practical semester and the thesis can be completed abroad as well. In this case, the same rules apply to the practical and/or thesis semesters as back home. According to a survey among graduates, the experience gained during the semester abroad has been rated consistently as very positive.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Murdoch University Perth, Australien; Eastern Institute of Technology, Neuseeland; Southern Illinois University, USA; Southeastern Louisiana University, USA; German University of Cairo, Ägypten; Capital University of Economics and Business Bejing, China; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea; Hanoi FPT University, Vietnam; Linnéuniversitetet, Schweden; Edinburgh Napier University, Schottland.
Special features regarding the equipment
Current high quality laboratory equipment; notebook clinic for immediate help with technical problems; various laboratories to strengthen the link between theory and practice; SAP laboratory with university's own SAP systems (core, BI); usability laboratory; logistics laboratory; eShop design laboratory; client-server laboratory; database laboratory.
Special features regarding research and development
The faculty is an initiator of a cooperation programme with the University of Plymouth for the attainment of a PhD degree for academically interested and talented students. It supports students in the cooperative doctoral programme.
Support for founders
In the eBusiness programme, students develop e-business ideas already in the first semester and create business plans. These ideas can then be pursued and developed further in higher semesters in various lectures. In the ideal case, this may result in a start-up, e.g. in cooperation with the HFU business incubator.
Further information on research activities
http://www.hs-furtwangen.de/studierende/fakultaeten/wirtschaftsinformatik/forschung.html