1. Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik Magisterstudium Wirtschaftsinformatik (Master Program in Information Systems) Gerald Quirchmayr Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Informatik Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik Liebiggasse 4/3-4, 1010 Wien Tel. +43-1-4277-38431 Fax +43-1-4277-38449 Gerald.Quirchmay@univie.ac.at

2. Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik Lessons Learned in the First Year nPopularity of courses with students. oAbility to make “last minute“ adjustments is crucial. oStrain on human resources, i.e. the ability to teach a broader set of advanced courses. oReserve external resources in case courses overflow. oAvoid turning away good students. oGet rid of the poor ones as early as possible. nResearch oriented course content. oDon‘t bore advanced students with a traditional lecturing style apporach, get them to actively participate. nSupervision of thesis. oDon‘t overstrain your resources – good supervisors are hard to get and easy to lose.

3. Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik Another Look at the Program Structure Structural Sciences Business / Economics Information Systems Free Elective IT Core Elective

4. Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik How difficult is it to running? nResourcing. oStuctural Sciences. oBusiness / Economics. oInformation Systems I and II. oIT. oFree Elective. oCore Electives I to IV. oThesis. nAppropriate content. oAdvantage of having 18 senior staff in the IT area results in attractive offerings. nSubstantial numbers of students for courses. oSo far no problem. nProgram cohernece oLots of freedom can lead students getting lost.

5. Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik Strategic Issues nCompetition for resources with other programs. oVery succesful IS UG program. oIncreasingly succesful CS UG program. oPh.D. Programs. oIn the near future: CS PG programs. nLocal, national and international competition? oEffect is not yet known. nStreamlined UG and diverse PG offerings? oCertainly more fun to teach. oEconomic viability of high diversity still has to be tested. oSustainability of electives vs. sustainability of programs. oPG at the expense of UG programs.

6. Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik Portfolio Management Ph.D. Master Bachelor Is this still the right approach for a researech oriented university?

7. Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik Different Disciplines Information Systems Compute r Science Service Teaching

8. Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik Latest Success Stories nFrom an Institute to a Faculty of Computer Science. oStrucutral sciences. oCS. oIS. nCommon understanding,common goals. oDeep in our heart we are all computer scientists with some of us leaning more towards theory and foundations, others leaning more towards applications. oTeaching based on our own research leads to our own strong profile -> excellent electives. nGrowing international reputation of teaching in addition to a strong research tradition. nThe brand name can in the new environment be used aggrssively to play on the international scene. nYears of international networking in teaching (e.g. Socrates/Erasmus) is now paying off.

9. Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik Where to from here? nAim at a stable but not too quick growth to ensure that our staff can cope. nExclusiveness or quantity? nInternationalisation. oOfferings in English. oMaking use of the membership in exclusive clubs (UNICA Network, etc.). oDeveloping new alliances. nStreamlining of operations. oTechnology-based administrative processes with lots of self service modules for staff and students. oEfficently run base modules to free resources for delivering advanced content.

10. Institut für Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik The right setting nNew legislation. oBeing freed of bureaucratic chains. nEU enlargement. oBeing in the centre of Europe again. oHome market is one of the strongest economic areas in the world (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland, Northern Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia). oExisting strong alliances with top universities on all levels. uNational. uNeighbours. uEurope. uWorldwide. nStrong local alliance and joint delivery of programs. oUniversity of Vienna and TU Vienna.