| TDEI34 | Technical- and Economic Evaluation of Information Systems, 4,5 ECTS credits. /IT-control/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 40 |
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Area of Education: Technology Subject area: Economical Information Systems |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): C
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| Aim: The aim of this course is to provide a holistic economic perspective on information provision in firms, starting with acquisition of systems, through their use to pricing, evaluation of customer benefits and profitability. After the course, students should be well equipped to take part in discussions about new IT ventures and how the control systems of firms impact the possibilities to realize their potential benefits. The ambition is to show how ideas from (primarily business-) economics about business models, organizations and control tools can be used for decisions about information systems and information technology. Amongst these are capital budgeting, pricing, and internal financing of a firm�?Ts information provision, but also ideas about internal accountability for projects and for ongoing use of information, e.g. knowledge management. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) TDDB24 Introduction to programming or similar, TEIE 08 Basic Course in Industrial Economics, TPPE 01 Managerial Economics or basic knowledge in capital budgeting. 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: Most of the teaching is concentrated into 4-hour modules where we mix lectures, exercises, and discussions of readings. For these, attendance is compulsory. We discuss the literature but also aim to give insights into current debate and conditions in firms, i.a. through a number of guests. |
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| Course contents: �?�Management control�?� is the international term for the science of how steering in a firm can be designed to encourage that everyone focuses his or her work in a way which is desirable, given the firm�?Ts strategic aims. In this course we investigate how this can be done as concerns IT. The motives behind this is that many today are disappointed that well-functioning information systems are not used and appreciated to the extent that was expected when they were developed. We believe that this often is because of wrong ideas about the relation technology�?"use, about value creation, or the incentives needed to realize the latent utility of the systems. In other words: management and control determine the benefits from systems. Technology is not always to blame! This course is one of the few in Sweden to concentrate on how we realize the potential of IT (technology, software, and stored data) through improved controls and decision-making. It has close links to research within the unit �?oEconomic Information Systems�?� within IDA. |
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| Course literature: The compulsory readings consist of two books: Thomas Falk & Nils-Göran Olve (1996), IT som strategisk resurs (Liber; 224 p.) Henry C. Lucas Jr. (1999), Information Technology and the Productivity Paradox (Oxford University Press; 216 p.). |
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| Some compulsary seminars. Written test. Presentation of project work. |
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Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: IDA. Director of Studies: Mikael Ankelius Examiner: Nils-Göran Olve Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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