The information technology has gained importance the last years. Today cashless payment, mobile phone, internet, navigation systems, digital cameras etc. are common.

During the upcoming years, if you take up a profession, this trend will increase! Our society is a "knowledge society". Self-directed and computer-assisted learning (e-learning) are very important. The efficient use of information technology is of huge importance.

Why information technology and information management?

In the field of information management and information technology we prepare our graduates practically oriented for their later career entry or a continuative study at a university of applied science or at a university.

Economic contents, foreign languages and informatics result in a mix with which our graduates have an advantage in competition at the job market.

Notebook Classes

From the third year all pupils work with their own notebooks. They manage their own class server and administrate their class network. Every classroom is equipped with a video projector and internet access. In addition, five computer halls, a PC-language laboratory as well as two economic centers for the training firms are at the pupils command.

All computers at the school are equipped with modern office and multimedia software for image, sound and video editing, e.g., MS office 2010, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign and Premiere. Furthermore programs are used for project management, planning and software development, e.g., MS Visual Studio 2010, MS SQL server 2008 R2, MS Visio 2010 and MS Project 2010. We offer the most modern software which is available at the market to our pupils.

Economy, information technology

In the IT-HAK one fifth of all lessons contains information technologies contents, these are 32 of a total of 158 weekly hours. Besides, the main focus comprises the following fields and contents:

1. text processing

ten-finger-writing, text processing with MS Word, serial letters, communication with Outlook and Exchange server, Desktop Publishing, e. g. with Adobe InDesign.

2. Information Management and Training Firm

Hard- and software, MS Windows 7, spreadsheet with MS Excel, data banks with MS Access and MS SQL server, copyright, data privacy, e-commerce, internet and security as well as ERP software for business use (e.g., Mesonic Winline).

3. Multimedia and Web Design

Creation and composition of websites, HTML, CSS, Javascript, image editing, video film and video editing, animation, production of learning sequences, content-management-systems (Joomla, Web 2.0) and learning-management-systems (e.g., Moodle).

4. Network Management

Network planning, wiring and certification measurement, WLAN and security, network protocols (TCP/IP), server installation (Windows Server 2008 R2), user administration, rights, mail servers, Linux, network programming and scripting.

5. Software Development

Data modeling with UML, object-oriented programming with Visual C #. NET and MS Visual Studio, programming with data banks (MS SQLServer), programming of dynamic websites with ASP.NET, e.g., e-commerce appliances and online shops.