inf612 - Re-engineering of business processes (Complete module description)

Module label	Re-engineering of business processes
Module code	inf612
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Computing Science
Applicability of the module	Bachelor's Programme Business Informatics (Bachelor) > Akzentsetzungsbereich Praktische Informatik und Angewandte Informatik Bachelor's Programme Computing Science (Bachelor) > Akzentsetzungsbereich - Wahlbereich Informatik
Responsible persons	Marx Gómez, Jorge (module responsibility) Bremer-Rapp, Barbara (module responsibility) Solsbach, Andreas (module responsibility) Lehrenden, Die im Modul (authorised to take exams)
Prerequisites	recommended previous knowledge: Topics taught in inf601 Business Informatics II There are no formal requirements for participation.
Skills to be acquired in this module	Professional Competence The students: are able to classify, explain and model business processes. are able to explain business process management and re-engineering of business processes as well as their differences. have practical knowledge in the field of business process modeling, partly based on scenarios from the topics industry 4.0, sustainability and data science Methological Competence The students: learn the pros and cons of different methods by applying them to model business processes. Social Competence The students: are supposed to work in teams and therefore have to identify working packages and have to take on responsibility for the jobs assigned to them. present and discuss their own results with the team and the other members of the course Self-competence The students: learn about their own limitations and learn to accept criticism in order to strengthen their own abilities.
Module contents	This course starts with an introduction to business process modeling with a focus on event-driven process chains and BPMN. Second, business process management will be discussed, focusing on discovering, modeling, documenting, implementing, managing and optimizing business processes. Third, business process reengineering will be elaborated, with a focus on driving forces such as industry 4.0, sustainability and data science. The course will implement different research oriented aspects, e.g. the students will elaborate a number of real world examples and present their results within the course.
Recommended reading	Gadatsch 2023: Grundkurs Geschäftsprozess-Management - Analyse, Modellierung, Optimierung und Controlling von Prozessen. 10. Auflage, Springer Vieweg Wiesbaden Koch, S. (2015). Einführung in das Management von Geschäftsprozessen: Six Sigma, Kaizen und TQM. Springer-Verlag. Feldbrügge, R., & Brecht-Hadraschek, B. (2008). Prozessmanagement leicht gemacht: Geschäftsprozesse analysieren und gestalten. Redline Wirtschaft.
Links	https://uol.de/vlba/
Language of instruction	German
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	irregular
Module capacity	30
Reference text	The course is not offered regularly. When it does take place, it is usually in the winter semester
Teaching/Learning method	V+Ü

Type of course	SWS	Frequency	Workload of compulsory attendance
Lecture	2	WiSe	28
Exercises	2	WiSe	28
Total module attendance time			56 h

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module	usually within two weeks after the end of the lecture period	Written examination or Oral examination or Portfolio specific type of examination will be announced in the first lecture