Infonomics

Information Technology is the study of the sound management of information. The information industry has emerged with the transformation of so-called industrial society to the information society through the use of information and communication technology. In the information economy combines aspects of the structure of science, these include information science, linguistics, mathematics, systems theory, and the economics ( Business, Economics ).

Various views

There are several different modes of apprehension of the concept of the information economy, which is also reflected in the training situation at German universities. Some examples are:

• Information Technology as a separate division, which is multidisciplinary Graduates of the program are content seen here as mediators that can switch between the different areas in which they have acquired basic knowledge to convey. Thus, a host of information about this form equally good knowledge of technical fundamentals, business administration, law, and information science.
• Information Technology as part of the field of computer science economy In this form, the information economy is regarded as a level of information management. Supply, demand and use of information here is the subject of the information economy, according to the framework model of Helmut Krcmar.
• Information Technology as an " updated " version of librarianship and documentation system In this form of training for Information, especially in the field of information science is trained, and, for example, a specialist in information retrieval and indexing.
• Information Technology as a subspecies of Business Here there will be a strong influence by the Business Administration, which sets the informational basis.

Training

Information Technology is taught as a course of study at a few German universities and other universities. More often one finds this term to professional and trade schools. Here are the contents of the training, according to the ambiguity of the concept of the information economy, very different to some extent.

• At the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Information & Management Engineering ) from three subareas of the diploma or Bachelor-/Master-Studiengang " information economy ": computer science, economics and law. These are taught 40 % to 40% to 20% relative. The course deals with the interactions of these areas and examines their relationships, which have become increasingly fluid as a result of the information society. Karlsruhe hosts information therefore find their application primarily in companies in the fields of computer science interfaces, business studies / economics and law.
• The University of Augsburg offers a Bachelor-/Master-Studiengang " computer science and information economy " as one of four specializations of computer science studies.
• The University of Applied Sciences Cologne puts the emphasis of the curriculum halfway on the economic handling of information, and each approximately a quarter on information science and information technology. Core of the program information economy is the planning of information flows from an economic point of view, the effective development of information content and the reuse of previously stored information resources (eg knowledge management ). Accordingly, the department of Information economy oriented to the professional field of information departments in private companies or public institutions. An important task of this department is to economic recovery, administration and marketing of information using technological tools. The student can be in the main study its priorities in the fields of economics (business administration, marketing, for instance ), information science (eg, information retrieval ) and information technology ( eg, new media, e-business) choose. The graduate is awarded the academic degree: Bachelor / Master of Science - Information Technology, or Bachelor / Master of Science in Information Management and Business Studies ( accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals ).

• The Media University in Stuttgart until 2007 also the degree program Information Technology offered, but renamed him from the year 2005 in Information Systems ( Bachelor of Science ) and now economic computer science (Bachelor of Science). Training objective was to interdisciplinary teaching of essential content of business administration, computer science and information management. The study concluded with the academic title Degree in Information Administration (FH ) or Degree in Information Administration ( FH).

• On the vocational colleges in North Rhine -Westphalia information economy, the trade from the merger of the office economy, originated data processing / computer science business / organization theory and word processing. The teaching approaches used there value a narrow practical relevance. Using different model company (RAND OHG, office design, etc. ) are combined, the former professional contents integrative and informed. The Didactics of this is still in the testing / development.

• Heilbronn University offers on campus Schwäbisch Hall Bachelor's study program " Management Accounting and Information Technology " at. The program combines in the sense of a comprehensive information management, the contents of the traditional corporate account with the most relevant areas of market research.