IT for Managers (2235.YR.005736.1)
General information
Type: |
OBL |
Curs: |
1 |
Period: |
S semester |
ECTS Credits: |
null ECTS |
Teaching Staff:
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
Information and communication technologies (IT) revolutionize and disrupt the way organizations produce and deliver services, their organizational structures and strategies. The tight interdependency between organizations and IT entails that business managers have to be aware of and understand the possibilities of IT for their organizations. Getting more value from IT is an increasingly important business competency.
This course aims to offer a functional and strategic managerial perspective of the technologies that constitute the backbone of organizations' operations and strategies.
Course Learning Objectives
The main goal is that students get basic managerial knowledge that enable them to better understanding the role and impact of information technologies and how technology is disrupting businesses.
These are the detailed goals:
1. Understand the value of information technologies for organizations.
2. Acquire knowledge about different types of information systems.
3. Discuss about the impact of new technological trends (such as cloud computing) on organizations.
4. Brief overview of Business Systems architecture, and main elements of an Information system strategy.
5. Brief overview of critical management topics on IT such us, cybersecurity, governance, or sourcing.
6. Introduction on how digitalization is changing the way organizations think strategically.
CONTENT
1. Transactional & analytical systems Lecture on T/A systems. |
2. IT Management topics Lecture on governance.
Case discussion
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3. Strategic information systems and value creation Lecture on digitalization, platforms and disruption
Case preparation
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Methodology
This course is heavily based on lecture and case discussion. The course requires students to be active participants in their own learning.
Assessment criteria
Given the intensive nature of this class, you will be evaluated on a simple pass-or-fail basis at the end of the course. The evaluation will take the form of a "mini-exam, a brief multiple choice questionnaire that will be conducted at the end of the course that will assess whether you followed the class discussion and understood the key take-home messages. Note that you can have your notes with you while responding to the questionnaire.
