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PWF: Office Automation

PWF: Office Automation

Module Coordinator/Lecturers
Study Programmes
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration
Project Description
The "Office Automation" module deals with fundamental issues of business information processing, in particular using the example of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The course uses a case-based approach.
The main learning content includes operational document management, basics of data management and web development, word processing, IT-supported project management and basics of programming (using Visual Basic for Applications as an example)
Learning Outcomes The students...
Professional Competence
  • name the most important approaches of information and document management, handling of projects and data management and know selected basics of programming
  • explain the functionality and interaction of different methods and applications in these areas
  • solve simple business problems of information processing with the help of these applications and methods
  • identify and evaluate the methods and approaches suitable for solving these tasks and determine the IT applications required for this
  • combine different methods and applications to - - - solve the tasks in a goal-oriented and correct manner
  • evaluate the usefulness of their solutions for different business situations.
Methodological Competence
  • illustrate - using the example of a fictitious medium-sized company - the methods and applications covered in the lecture
  • discuss the problems described in the case study against the background of the methods and applications covered in the lecture
  • apply various methods and applications to solve the case study tasks in a target-oriented and correct manner
  • identify potential for improvement for the case study company, that can be realized by using the applications and methods covered
  • develop a holistic application concept for the case study company in which the software products and methods covered are combined
  • evaluate different solution approaches for the case study company and select a suitable work concept based on various criteria.
Social Competence
  • listen to their fellow students and work attentively to their fellow students to develop a solution. listen carefully to their fellow students
  • work together in groups to solve the case study tasks, communicate as a team and help each other
  • assess themselves and their teamwork in terms of cooperation, communication and conflict resolution skills and take responsibility for the presentation
  • develop their social skills when solving the tasks in the exercise and adapt these skills to optimize joint teamwork
  • support their team members when presenting the results and justify their approach when working together on the exercises.
Personal Competence
  • tolerate the opinions of other students, even if they disagree with their own understanding, even if they contradict their own understanding
  • work independently and reliably on the content of the exercises
  • assess their learning progress and commitment in the exercises and in self-study
  • identify their strengths and weaknesses and adapt their commitment accordingly
  • support each other in exercises and help each other with questions
Technology Competence
  • WordPress
  • Visual Basic for Applications
  • Project Management Tools
  • AI-Tools
Requirements
Introduction to Business Administration and Basics in Information Systems: Information Management
Module number:
6210820
Semester:
WS 26/27
ECTS Credits:
3
Courses:
28 L / 21 h
Self-study:
69 h
Scheduled Semester:
3