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Taxation
Bachelor

The study programme provides students with the knowledge required for a career in tax consultancy, auditing or in tax, finance and accounting in companies or non-profit organizations. The focus is on income and value added tax law, procedural and valuation law, accounting tax law, international tax law and company law in Germansy. In addition to the obligatory competence module in income tax law, students can choose a further competence module from the business management topics for specialization.

Start Winter semester
Admission CriteriaUnrestricted admission
Application period 15.04.2025 - 15.07.2025
Study format Full time, with in-depth practical experience
Study cost None (only semester fee)
Normal duration7 Semester
LanguageGerman
ECTS210

Business Informatics

Business Informatics is the science of the design, development and application of computerised information and communication systems and technologies in companies and administrations to support their business processes. The Business Information Systems competence module deals with the relevance of business software, in particular ERP systems, and the digital transformation in production and logistics, which the digitalisation megatrend is bringing about as far-reaching changes in industry.

Business Informatics I

The competence module Business Informatics I teaches the relevance of business software for companies, in particular ERP systems, basic concepts, standards of ERP systems, in particular the orientation towards business processes, the relevance of these systems for efficient automation and their transformative effects on the world of work. Using a selected software system, the functions, opportunities and risks as well as the relevance of control systems for the effective management of these systems are demonstrated.

Contents

  • - Basic functions of ERP systems using the example of SAP S/4HANA
  • - Mapping of the company structure (customising)
  • - Process case studies: Sales and Distribution (SD), Material Management (MM), Production Planning and Control (PP)
  • - Detailed analysis of selected activities (e.g. model-based forecasting, calculation of manufacturing costs, FI/CO integration)
  • - Effects on role models and decision-making processes
  • - Elements of the internal control system

Media

  • - SAP system (SAP S/4HANA with Fiori UI) and SAP online documentation
  • - Case study descriptions and slide sets
  • - SAP GBI Process video playlists

Business Informatics II

The second part of the Business Informatics competence module focuses on the digital transformation in production and logistics. Digitalisation is a megatrend that is bringing about far-reaching changes in society and industry. The digital transformation in the production environment is described as the fourth industrial revolution. Along the digital automation pyramid, modern systems of a networked value chain are dealt with and AI-supported applications in production and logistics are discussed. In addition, the requirements for digital working environments are presented and discussed. After completing the module, participants will be able to identify the challenges of digital transformation in the industrial environment, outline a modern digital system world, weigh up the opportunities and risks of AI-supported systems in production and logistics and assess the challenges of digital working environments.

Contents

  • - Introduction to the digital transformation in society and industry
  • - Fundamentals of digitalisation in production and logistics
  • - Modern digital systems in a networked value chain
  • - AI-supported applications in the industrial environment
  • - Implementation of the digital transformation in modern production systems
  • - Digital production planning for the factory of the future
  • - Digital change in the world of work

Responsible for the Competence module Business Informatics

Prof. Dr. Dieter Greipl
Prof. Dr. Philipp Michaeli

Prof. Dr. Thomas Zinser

Academic advisor