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Liechtenstein is a prosperous economic area in the heart of Europe. The micro state is home to people from over 100 nationalities, and the country has one of the highest gross domestic products per capita worldwide. It has a diversified economy focusing on both product and service innovation. You will find headquarters from world leading international companies as well as a lively scene of start-up companies (see: www.liechtenstein.li).
The University of Liechtenstein is a state university according to Swiss standards. With over 50 years of tradition the institution has established excellent relations to industry. The IS department is home to more than 20 IS researchers including 6 professors and renowned international visiting staff. Members of the institute have published in international top journals including MISQ, JAIS, JIT, or JMIS (see: www.uni.li/is).
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Bachelor Programs
Master Programs
The Master of Science in Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein is unique programme with majors in Business Process Management and Data Science. With its strong focus on digital innovation, attractive tuition fees (950,- CHF per semester), rigorous scientific training, and excellent career opportunities, the programme attracts an international student body from around the world. Classes take place from Thursday to Saturday, giving students maximum flexibility. The University of Liechtenstein is a state university according to Swiss standards. With over 50 years of tradition the institution has established excellent relations to industry. The IS department is home to more than 20 IS researchers including 6 professors and renowned international visiting staff. Members of the institute have published in international top journals including MISQ, JAIS, JIT, or JMIS.
PhD Programs
Courses
Bachelor in Business Administration / Major in Information Management and IT
Master in Information Systems
The course focuses on judgment and decision making, with emphasis on how decisions deviate from rational and/or ethical standards, with applications in human-computer interaction.
Topics
- Introduction to decision making under certainty and risk
- Measuring and modeling individual risk preferences
- Heuristics in decision making
- Biases in decision making
- Emotions in decision making
- Designing decisions on websites
The course focuses on systems analysis and design, including methods and approaches for developing and implementing information systems in organizations.
Topics
- Introduction to object-oriented systems
- Project planning and initiation
- Requirements analysis (i.e., requirements gathering and structuring)
- Systems modeling (i.e., UML modeling languages)
- Systems implementation
People
Education:
2018 - 2022 (expected) University of Liechtenstein, PhD in Business Economics
2015 - 2017 University of Liechtenstein, Master's Degree in Information Systems-BPM
2013 - 2015 University of Tehran, Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering
2009 - 2013 Azad University of Tehran, Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering
Work Expeience:
2016 - Present Student Research Fellow at University of Liechtenstein
2014 - 2015 Management Consultant at Zeus Advanced Systems Consulting
2012 - 2015 Project and Quality Consultant at Parax
2011 - 2013 Teacher Assistant at Azad University of Tehran
2011 - 2011 Industrial Engineer Intern at IPACO Industrial Group
2010 - 2011 Technical Support Engineer at Iran Software & Hardware Co.
Managing Editor of Science2Practice (science2practice.org) and Secretary of the AIS Special Interest Group on Green Information Systems (SIGGreen). Passionate about topics that lie at the intersection of Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, and Psychology, such as leadership, designerly approaches to management, venture creation, and building useful digital platforms to tackle societal challenges (e.g., to mitigate technostress and to support sustainability goals).
Maria Fay is pursuing her PhD under supervision of Prof. Dr. Jan vom Brocke and Dr. Oliver Müller, investigating the relationship between advanced analytics and business value. Her research interests include IT business value and game-changing digital technologies such as big data analytics, Internet of Things, cloud technologies.
Coordinator for Marketing and Organisation
Institute of Information Systems
Education
2011: Bachelor of Arts in International Business Management at the Hochschule Furtwangen University, HFU Business School, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
2009 - 2010: Study exchange at the San Francisco State University, USA
2007 - 2011: Bachelor studies in International Business Management (in English) at the Hochschule Furtwangen University, HFU Business School, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
2006 - 2007: Studies of Law and English at the University of Innsbruck, Austria
2006: Stay abroad at the Takapuna Grammar School in Auckland, New Zealand
2006: High School diploma at the B.O.R.G Dornbirn-Schoren, Austria
Career
Since 2016: Coordinator for Marketing and Organisation at the Institute of Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz, Liechtenstein
2013 - 2016: PR-/Online-Manager at Bachmann electronic GmbH in Feldkirch, Austria
2011 - 2013: Marketing, Communication and Organisation at Cree GmbH in Bregenz/Dornbirn, Austria
2010 - 2011: Internship in Corporate Communications at Zumtobel Group in Dornbirn, Austria
Stefan Seidel is Associate Professor of Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein.
Stefan's main research interest is in how information systems (IS) can contribute to better organizational practice and, ultimately, improved social welfare. To this end, most of his current research is in the areas of digital transformation & innovation and green IS. Moreover, he is concerned with how the scholarly IS discipline can, from a methodological and theoretical point of view, conduct impactful research, thereby focusing on relevant theory building, design science research, and the relationships between IS as a basic science and IS as a practice science.
Stefan's work has appeared in major journals, including MIS Quarterly, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, and Journal of Information Technology. Stefan is co-editor and co-author of the book "Green Business Process Management - Towards the Sustainable Enterprise." He is Associate Editor to Information Systems Journal, Chair of the AIS Special Interest Group on Green Information Systems (SIGGreen), and is Vice President for research of the Liechtenstein Chapter of the AIS.
Alexander teaches Operations Management in the Bachelor’s program of Business Administration and Supply Chain Management in the Master’s program of Information Systems. In addition, he teaches Research Methods at the Bachelor’s level and organizes a practice-oriented project seminar called Innovation Lab in the Master’s program, in which students collaboratively develop innovative solutions for real-life business and IT problems.
Sanja Tumbas is a PhD candidate and research assistant at the Hilti Chair of Business Process Management. She has been teaching bachelor and masters courses, including themese such as process innovation, e-commerce, and management information systems.
Her core research interests include digital innovation and digital entrepreneurship.
Jan is the Hilti Endowed Chair of Business Process Management and Director of the Institute of Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein.
His research has appeared amongst others in Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ), Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS), the EuropeanJournal of Information Systems (EJIS), Information Systems Journal (ISJ), Journal of Information Technology (JIT) and Communications of the ACM (CACM) as well as in practitioners’ outlets such as MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SRM) and Management Information Systems Ececutive (MISQe).
Jan has teaching experience from 24 universities in 13 countries, including many of the Financial Times Top 50 Business Schools such as the University of St.Gallenin Switzerland, the Vlerick Business School in Belgium, the University of Warwick in the UK, and the Smurfit School of Business in Ireland. He is also an active supporter of the AAU IS PhD program at the University of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).He served as AIS Vice President Education 2014-2017 and he has been awarded the AIS Award for Innovation in Teaching 2013 as well as the AIS Technology Challenge Award 2015.
Jan is an invited speaker, trusted advisor and trainer on IT and Management for many organizations around the world. For more details see http://janvombrocke.com.
Editors
Coordinator for Marketing and Organisation
Institute of Information Systems
Education
2011: Bachelor of Arts in International Business Management at the Hochschule Furtwangen University, HFU Business School, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
2009 - 2010: Study exchange at the San Francisco State University, USA
2007 - 2011: Bachelor studies in International Business Management (in English) at the Hochschule Furtwangen University, HFU Business School, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
2006 - 2007: Studies of Law and English at the University of Innsbruck, Austria
2006: Stay abroad at the Takapuna Grammar School in Auckland, New Zealand
2006: High School diploma at the B.O.R.G Dornbirn-Schoren, Austria
Career
Since 2016: Coordinator for Marketing and Organisation at the Institute of Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz, Liechtenstein
2013 - 2016: PR-/Online-Manager at Bachmann electronic GmbH in Feldkirch, Austria
2011 - 2013: Marketing, Communication and Organisation at Cree GmbH in Bregenz/Dornbirn, Austria
2010 - 2011: Internship in Corporate Communications at Zumtobel Group in Dornbirn, Austria
Jan is the Hilti Endowed Chair of Business Process Management and Director of the Institute of Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein.
His research has appeared amongst others in Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ), Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS), the EuropeanJournal of Information Systems (EJIS), Information Systems Journal (ISJ), Journal of Information Technology (JIT) and Communications of the ACM (CACM) as well as in practitioners’ outlets such as MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SRM) and Management Information Systems Ececutive (MISQe).
Jan has teaching experience from 24 universities in 13 countries, including many of the Financial Times Top 50 Business Schools such as the University of St.Gallenin Switzerland, the Vlerick Business School in Belgium, the University of Warwick in the UK, and the Smurfit School of Business in Ireland. He is also an active supporter of the AAU IS PhD program at the University of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).He served as AIS Vice President Education 2014-2017 and he has been awarded the AIS Award for Innovation in Teaching 2013 as well as the AIS Technology Challenge Award 2015.
Jan is an invited speaker, trusted advisor and trainer on IT and Management for many organizations around the world. For more details see http://janvombrocke.com.
Managing Editor of Science2Practice (science2practice.org) and Secretary of the AIS Special Interest Group on Green Information Systems (SIGGreen). Passionate about topics that lie at the intersection of Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, and Psychology, such as leadership, designerly approaches to management, venture creation, and building useful digital platforms to tackle societal challenges (e.g., to mitigate technostress and to support sustainability goals).