User:Firingice/Management Information Systems Institute Vienna

The institute for Management Information Systems is ranked as one of the top research institutions for Information Systems in the German-speaking world. It is located in Vienna, Austria. It is part of the Department of Information Systems and Operations at the Vienna University of economics and business, the largest University focusing on business and economics in Europe.

History
The institute was originally founded by Prof. Hans Robert Hansen in 1978 who chaired it for over 30 years. Since its founding,it has been known for its strength in E-Marketing, later embracing E-Commerce and Services as its research and teaching emphases.

Academics
The Management Information systems curiculum combines state-of-the-art IT savyness with a profound economical foundation. This is reflected in the integration of concepts such as ‘Internet of Things’, ‘Ubiquitous Commerce’ and the ‘Web 2.0’ into its thematic spectrum but it is also providing hands-on experience gaining valuable insights is the consulting industry by working with top industry partner.

The diverse orientation means that not only traditional business computing systems are taught and researched at the Institute, but any kind of client system, including mobile and embedded systems (Radio Frequency Identification Sensor Networks, etc.). Research in these areas focuses on understanding IT users’ behavior and expectations in their diverse roles as consumers, citizens, community members or employees. Consequences for IT system design are then deducted based on this user understanding.

Bachelor
the Institute offers a diverse syllabus for students specializing in IT. At the bachelor level (SBWL), students are introduced to the basics of every-day computing, learn to use easy-to-handle programming tools for common management routines and hear about key marketing and market models in today‘s E-Commerce.

Master
At the master level, the Institute offers a specialization in ‘E-Marketing and Services’. Here, students learn about the whole spectrum of what drives B-2-C innovations’ success: IT product design is taught from a user-centric perspective and complemented with current theory in value sensitive, ethical system design. E-Marketing looks at how virtual worlds as well as smart retail environments drive product sales. Students are introduced to E-Market Models and Internet Economics that differ so greatly from physical markets. A further key mission of the Institute is to promote ethical design of information systems. Therefore, a course in ‘IS and Society’ is part of the teaching program, as is E-Democracy in the context of an E-Government lecture.

Witschaftsinformatik 1
Prof Hansen and Neumann from the institute published and regulary updated "Wirtschaftsinformatik 1", one of the most well-known German-language business informatics textbooks. It is used as a reference book and implemented in various curricula in the german-speaking academic field.

ITalks
IT Talks provides an excellent infrastructure to show and debate the the multiple dimensions on which IT changes our society. It invites experts and thought leaders that show and debate how different markets function today and how IT may or may not fundamentally change what we currently treasure and believe in.

Conf-IRM 2012
International Conference on Information Resources Management has taken place in Vienna. It provides a peer-reviewed forum for researchers from across the globe to share contemporary research on developments in the fields of information systems and information management. The MIS institute has superivised this event.

Firingice (talk) 21:26, 12 June 2012 (UTC)