Fachbereich Wirtschaft und Informationstechnik

Westfälische HS/Bocholt

Münsterstraße 265
46397 Bocholt
Phone: +49 2871 2155-702

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Basic information

Total number of students	210
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	15.0 %

Cooperative Education

Students in cooperative education

Support during the study entry phase

Score for offers before studies - Score	4/8 points
Score for offers at start of studies	9/14 points
Score for offers in the first year of studies	2/11 points
Total score for support in the study entry phase

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	53.6 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	1/11 points
International orientation, master's

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	8/10 points
Contact with work environment, master's
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	80.0 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	80.0 %
Share of professors with work experience	35.0 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	no survey
Support in studies	no survey
Courses offered	no survey
Study organisation	no survey
Exams	no survey
Job market preparation	no survey
Support during practical semester	no survey
Support for stays abroad	no survey
Rooms	no survey
Library	no survey
IT-infrastructure	no survey
Overall study situation	no survey

Degree courses with details

Business Informatics (B.Sc.)

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
Business Informatics as an interdisciplinary programme; Joint courses/projects with students from the Economics and Computer Science programmes and special courses for Business Informatics students; Links with companies and institutes in the region; Campus weeks (summer school) for students and prospective students; range of e-learning courses.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Special support for incoming and outgoing students through a separate "International Office";
Common partner universities for exchange
CULS Prague, Czech Republic; Saimaa UoASc Lappeenranta, Finland; Centria UoASc in Kokkola, Finland; Polytechnic of Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia
Special features regarding the equipment
Use of standard business software (SAP, Datev) in teaching. Language lab, media lab, market-research lab.
Special features regarding research and development
Department's Institute of Empirical Economic and Social Research. Current research projects of the IWS Institute in cooperation with the Business Informatics unit are: “Independent living in old age”, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research; “Age-appropriate working conditions in the industrial park Bocholt”, sponsored by the Münster district government; Interdisciplinary projects in cooperation with the economists of the department.
Website with further information on research activities
https://www.w-hs.de/win/portrait-des-fachbereichs/
Support for founders
(Public) event FreshHeads (R) on issues of business start-ups. Successful start-ups originating at the university.
Characteristics of assistance to differently abled persons
Exam adaptations for students with particular needs.
Other special features
Before commencing studies, there are preparatory courses at the entry-level academy. The course is held in small groups with approx. 25 first semester students per group/year; Moodle information system.