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Summary
Liechtenstein is a prosperous economic area in the heart of Europe. The microstate 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 3 full professors, 5 assistant professors, 1 senior lecturer, and renowned international visiting staff. Members of the institute have published in international top journals including MISQ, ISR, JAIS, JIT, and JMIS (see: www.uni.li/is).
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Bachelor Programs
The specialization Information Management and Information Technology (IMIT) is one of three focus areas within the bachelor program "Business Administration". It enables students to develop expertise on innovative topics in Information Systems. As part of this specialization, students acquire competences with respect to (1) improvements of business processes (2) innovative technologies and their market potentials (3) business models in e-commerce (4) forms of support that can be provided to companies by means of information technology, and (5) solutions that can add value to information systems. Students who complete this major are qualified for professional careers in various fields and industries. Examples are project manager or head of department in industrial or service companies as well as in the banking sector and in public administration, and in IT and management consulting.
Master Programs
The Master’s degree programme in Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein equips students with subject and method knowledge at the interface of computer science and business administration in a course of study that strongly promotes their personal development. The programme directly addresses the requirements of industry while at the same time providing a sound scientific education. Students also develop leadership and social skills in project seminars conducted with representatives of major companies. They can choose among various electives so they can specialise in any of three subject areas: Business Process Management, Data and Application Security, and Data Science. The programme offers attractive tuition fees, rigorous scientific training, and excellent career opportunities. Almost all modules take place in block events from Thursday to Saturday, leaving students time to tend to their professional career.
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
This course provides an introduction to Explorative Business Process Management. It sheds light on the question of how BPM activities can account for emerging innovation opportunities.
Following the Five Diamond Method, it focuses on five central topics:
(1) Introduction to BPM
(2) Business Purpose
(3) Digital technologies
(4) Emerging business opportunities
(5) Integration of ideas within coherent process designs
This course has been developed within the Erasmus+ program of the European Union. More information here: www.explorative-bpm.org
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