business informatics
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business informatics
An interdisciplinary academic field that deals with the design, development, and use of information and communication systems in business. It combines business administration with computer science.
Sie studiert Wirtschaftsinformatik, um später als IT-Beraterin zu arbeiten.
She is studying business informatics in order to work later as an IT consultant.
The word is a combination of 'Wirtschaft' (business/economics), the linking -s, and 'Informatik' (computer science). It describes exactly what it is: a combination of business administration and computer science.
Die Digitalisierung macht die Wirtschaftsinformatik zu einem wichtigen Feld.
Digitalization is making business informatics an important field.
Since it is a field of study, the most common combination is the verb 'studieren' (to study). You can say 'Wirtschaftsinformatik studieren' (to study business informatics), have an 'Abschluss in Wirtschaftsinformatik' (degree in business informatics), or 'in der Wirtschaftsinformatik arbeiten' (work in business informatics).
Mein Bruder hat sich für ein Studium der Wirtschaftsinformatik entschieden.
My brother has decided to pursue a degree in business informatics.
When 'Wirtschaftsinformatik' (business informatics) refers to the academic field, it is often used without an article, like other subjects such as mathematics or biology, and appears in the singular.
An dieser Universität wird Wirtschaftsinformatik als Masterstudiengang angeboten.
At this university, business informatics is offered as a master's degree program.
