Fakultät Elektrotechnik und Informatik at the HS Ravensburg-Weingarten

Wirtschaftsinformatik

HS Ravensburg-Weingarten

Doggenriedstraße
88250 Weingarten
Phone: +49 751 501-9921

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Basic information

Total number of students	210 *
Number of master degree students	30
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	15.0 %
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's	15.0 %

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

9/12 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	63.0 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	78.6 % *

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	4/13 points
International orientation, master's	4/13 points
Outgoing students	1.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	10/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's	4/12 points
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	52.1 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	10.8 %
Share of professors with work experience	70.0 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	1.7
Support in studies	1.7
Courses offered	1.6
Study organisation	1.6
Exams	1.8
Job market preparation	1.6
Support during practical semester	1.5
Support for stays abroad	1.7
Rooms	2.0
Library	1.6
IT-infrastructure	1.8
Overall study situation	1.6

Degree courses with details

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Further degree courses of the department

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
A highly motivated team prepares the students for digital change. Our degree in Business Informatics in Weingarten offers balanced proportions of classic Business Administration and Computer Science. With a focus on Business Informatics topics. At the same time, there is a particular focus on practical orientation. In addition to the practical semester, the final project work and the Bachelor thesis are usually created in cooperation with companies. Stays abroad are particularly supported. The university has almost 60 partner universities worldwide.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Stays abroad are particularly supported. The university has almost 60 partner universities worldwide. The department of Business Informatics has appointed an international representative for these matters, who advises and can answer questions on the entire process. The international office of the university offers multidisciplinary support as well as the language centre CLIC.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
SIIT in Bangkok, Thailand; SEU in Nanjing, China; Napier Univ. in Edinburgh,UK;Oulun Yliopisto in Oulu, Finnland; Marmara Univ. in Istanbul, Türkei. Mehrere Austauschhochschulen in Australien, Brasilien, Mexiko, Kanada, USA, Island, Irland, Indien, Israel.
Special features regarding the equipment
Up-to-date technical facilities are essential for business informatics. Thus outdated hardware and software is routinely replaced in the laboratories (at least once a semester). The IT infrastructure was completely renewed in summer 2019. The laboratories also make use of mobile end-devices (e.g. smartphones and tablets). We have an extensive infrastructure in the Internet of Things (Smart Home, IoT platforms, Arduino, Raspberry, other actuators and sensors).
Special features regarding research and development
Within the degree course, there are many academic publications on key areas of Business Informatics. The highly important practical orientation is built up through collaborations with industry and institutions. In addition, there are also research projects into current and innovative Business Informatics topics (e.g. BMBF). The Research Institute for Digital Change was founded in 2019. The institute is run by Prof. Dr. Höpken (from information systems). Most of the professors in business Informatics Participate in the institute.
Support for founders
The Faculty of Business Informatics has a special contact point for questions and assistance regarding business start-ups. A lecture on business start-ups is also offered. The start-up culture joint study and teaching project is located in our department. Cross-departmental: Student association kreakt!v is a management consultancy but also carries out pro bono projects with start-ups. The start-up laboratory is a building block for an active start-up culture at RWU as part of the GROW (go your own way) project.
Other special features
House of Makers and Engineers HOME (Makerspace - public workshop); Student initiatives: we4wi (own sub-group in the student council); Hunger and Hirn; Repair cafe; Umwelt-AG; Club FAIR (Family Work Individuality Law); First Responder; ROVER2MARS (construction of a Mars rover for international competitions); Student associations: kreakt!v (management consultancy); USTA; Formula Student Team Weingarten (construction of racing vehicles); Entrepreneurship Club (start-up help); Academic sailing club ASCBO (boat rental, regatta training) UNICEF university group; university sports / choir / cinema
Further information on research activities
http://rwu.de/idw
Information on access restrictions
https://www.rwu.de/sites/default/files/2019-06/zulassungssatzung_master_wirtschaftsinformatik_0.pdf