| TKMM02 | Information Systems - a management perspective, 6 ECTS credits. /Informationssystem/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 28 |
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Area of Education: Technology Main field of studies: Industrial Engineering and Management |
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| Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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| Aim: The theme of this course is the role of information technology (IT) in business and society from a management perspective. The course provides an introduction to information systems (IS), and goes on to familiarise the students with management issues: IT and strategy; IS, organisations and change; the IT function, the organisation and the competition; security and control, ethics and integrity, knowledge management, and public e-services. After completing the course, the participants should have an increased understanding of managerial IT-related issues, allowing them to participate in a constructive way in IT-related discussions in organisations concerning challenges and opportunities. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Admittance requirements for the master programme Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: For each topic, there are a number of articles and a case as assigned reading as preparation for class. On each topic, there is a lecture and a case discussion. As a complement, the course participants form small groups and choose a topic related to the course, research it, write a report and give an oral presentation. |
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| Course contents: In present-day organisations, people interact with IT-based systems, IT-related investments form a prominent part of organisational investments, and the IT-mediated interaction between the organisation and its environment poses threats as well as opportunities. The course provides an introduction to information systems (IS) concepts, such as the distinction between data and information, uncertainty and equivocality. It goes on to familiarise the students with a number of management issues: connections between IT and strategy; relationships between information systems and organisational change; IT governance and organisational and competitive aspects of IT infrastructure; security and control, ethics and integrity issues related with IS use; knowledge management, and the supply and management of public e-services. |
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| Course literature: The course literature consists of published articles. The list is revised in time for the start of the course. |
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| Written examination Report (written in groups of four) |
4,5 ECTS 1,5 ECTS |
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Course language is English. Department offering the course: IEI. Director of Studies: Ulf Melin Examiner: Alf Westelius Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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