Starting your career as a Business Consultant Prof' Dr' Thomas Marx

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Starting your career as a Business
ConsultantProf. Dr. Thomas Marx
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Agenda

• Where is Furtwangen?
• Business Applications of Computer Science
• Bachelor and Master Courses
• Main topics

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Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences
Frankfurt
Berlin
Furtwangen
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30 Years Business Applications of Computer Science

• Successful graduates
• Very good reputation in industry
• International partnerships
• Actual contents
• Innovative methods in teaching

• Very strong partnerships
• Effective courses
• 15 30 students per Semester
• Concentration on core competences

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Basics

• Fundament for your Future
• Computer Science, Economy, Business
  Administration, Adaptive Behavior
• Preparation for various professions
• Project Manager, System Analyst, System
  Programmer, Consultant, IT Expert (Operating
  Systems, Databases, Applications)
• Only few courses parallel per Semester
• Courses, Exercises, Projects, Presentations,
  Reports in small Groups combining Theory and
  practical Experience

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Objectives

• Diversity
• Customer focus
• Students
• Market
• Sponsoring

• Fit for future
• Internationalisation
• Care for Partnerships
• teachers/experience from Companies
• Projects with Companies

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Bachelor and Master courses
Business Consulting Master (BCM) 3 Semester

Application Architecture Master (AAM) 3 Semester
1 year profession
Business Application Bachelor 6 Semester 1
Semester experience
Business Networks Bachelor (Females) 6 Semester
1 Semester experience
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Integration of various knowldege
Business
Hardware
Media
Computer Science
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Combining different content
Business Administration
Computer Science
Adaptive behaviour
Business Application in Computer Science
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Objectives of our course
Transfer of Scientific, Fundamental, Business
Oriented Knowledge
Learning Methods and Concepts
Learning Applications and IT-Systems
Learning Adaptive Behaviour
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Capabilities and Knowledge
controlling
Accounting Controlling Marketing Logistics
Projektmanagement Teamwork Presentation/Moderation
Criticism
Organisational- and IT-Structures in Companies,
Organisations and Institutes
analyzing
implementing
Business Processes, Standardsoftware (especially
SAP) ebusiness
Programm Construction Softwaredevelopment Communic
ation- and Network Design
optimizing
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Your way to success
Business Consultants
Standardsoftware Consultants
Career
capabilities, knowledge
Creativity
Emphathy
Patience
Adaptive Behaviour
Exactness
Teamwork
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International Partnerships
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Experiences from our Alumnis
Initiative 65 Singleness of Purpose Stress
resistancy 62 Flexibility Persistence 60 Dis
cipline Integration 59 Capability of
Teamwork
Important Capabilities for your Profession as
a Business Consultant
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Lines of industry for our students
IT ca. 30 Consulting ca. 20
Industry ca. 15 Self-employed ca. 10
Retail, banking, Insurances ca. 10
Others ca. 15
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Companies offering internships and thesis
Students from Furtwangen may benefit from strong
Partnerships!

• Deloitte
• Sick
• Rena
• Marquard
• EndressHauser
• metris
• Siedle
• Litef
• Testo

• HP
• SAP
• Porsche
• Daimler
• Siemens VDO
• Bosch
• IDS Scheer
• Hoffmann La Roche
• Micronas

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New equipment and building
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Individual help
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International atmosphere
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Statements of chinese Students
Everything has begun in Furtwangen Zheng
finished BCM in 2001 and is owner of a
consulting company in Beijing with 60
consultants. With BCM I took the chance to work
for a german company in Shanghai Ping Shi Ping
working at Endress Hauser For my job now I
got the fundamentals in Furtwangen Zeng Jie
working at Infoserv in Shanghai BCM opened my
eyes recognizing that companies have an
interesting story Peng working at Bosch in
Germany
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Requirements

• Bachelor degree
• 12 month work experience after having obtained
  your bachelor degree
• Excellent knowledge of English (TOEFL 550 /
  IELTS 6.0)
• basic knowledge of german

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Application details
Package

• Application form
• CV
• certified copies
• financial statement

Costs

• 4.500,- tuition fee
• 500,- for monthly expenses of daily life

Application deadline

• October 15

Start of the Program

• March

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Come and join our team! You are warmly welcome!
Thanks for your attention!