Novelties in “Business Informatics” Education: Towards Apprenticeship and Interdisciplinarity

Abstract

This paper presents the development of a study program in "Business Informatics" at the Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland and its educational evolution since the InSITE2011. Gathering experiences and having strong cooperation with software companies, we decided to redesign our program including two aspects of education: practice and compacting courses into more problem oriented topics. Additionally, education effects are discussed in the National Framework of Qualification context. The new structure of subjects taught and the organization of the curriculum for bachelor's and master's levels are detailed. The authors discuss also potential direction of professional education based on participation of partners interested in our graduates: IBM Poland, Oracle Poland, SAP Poland, and Volvo. Examples of common initiatives with our partners are presented.