inf6602 - Sustainable Information Systems (Course overview)

inf6602 - Sustainable Information Systems (Course overview)

Department of Computing Science 6 KP
Module components Semester courses Summer semester 2025 Examination
Lecture
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    • Prof. Dr. Philipp Staudt
    • Paulina Kowalska, M. Sc.

    Tuesday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 08/04/25)
    Thursday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly (from 10/04/25)

    This lecture treats methods and topics for research on sustainability in the field of Management Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik). This includes research on Green IT and Green Information Systems using methods such as surveys, experiments and qualitative approaches such as case studies. This lecture will give you the ability to do scientific work on sustainability problems in the IS domain for both research and practice.

Exercises
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    • Prof. Dr. Philipp Staudt
    • Paulina Kowalska, M. Sc.

    Tuesday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 08/04/25)
    Thursday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly (from 10/04/25)

    This lecture treats methods and topics for research on sustainability in the field of Management Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik). This includes research on Green IT and Green Information Systems using methods such as surveys, experiments and qualitative approaches such as case studies. This lecture will give you the ability to do scientific work on sustainability problems in the IS domain for both research and practice.

Notes on the module
Prerequisites

Programming experience is an advantage but not necessary

Prüfungszeiten

Two exams spread over the semester break

Module examination

Written or oral exam (depending on participant number)

Skills to be acquired in this module
  • Understanding of Green Information Systems concepts and related theories
  • Overview of sustainability topics in information systems research
  • Understanding of the basics of decision support systems and ability to develop decision support systems in an environmental context
  • Research methods in IS research in Green IS


Professional competences

The students

  • know about the role of information systems research insustainability questions
  • know how to use information systems to control sustainability in companies
  • have an overview of the use cases for decision support tools in sustainability questions

Methological competences
The students

  • are able to build decision support tools for sustainability purposes
  • know how to apply Design Science Research techniques
  • are able to build online experiments using otree
  • are able to generate research results based on case studies or surveys


Social competences

The students

  • improve their teamwork competencies in group exercises
  • improve their presentation skills through exercise

Self competences
The students

  • improve their time management through submission deadlines
  • lean about the role and importance of energy markets for society