Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

English if English speaking students.

Recommended previous knowledge

Students must have completed 90 ECTS to complete the course including at least one 200 subject from UiA, for example IS-200.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the students should:
  • Know basic elements of IT/IS project management
  • Understand the positive and negative effects that digitalization poses on sustainability
  • Know the tasks and understand the role and responsibility of the IT function in organizations
  • Understand the role of business systems (e.g., ERP) as a tool for process improvement and digital business operations
  • Understand various system development cycles, and the challenges of system development, implementation, and utilization of business systems/information systems (IS) in organizations

Contents

The course focuses on digitalization activities in an organizational or business context where students will learn about project management, how to organizethe IT function, drivers for change and sustainability, change management, implementation and use of business systems in organizations. The topic will also discuss ethical issues for players in digitalization processes.

Students will write a project report related to a chosen topic area from the course where they collect data and analyze current IT-related issues in an organization.

Teaching and learning methods

The teaching is organized as lectures, guest lectures and group work with supervision. Examples from research literature and relevant cases are applied in the course.Students are expected to read relevant material in advance and engage actively during the lectures. Estimated work scope is 270 hours.

Examination requirements

Approved mandatory assignments. Further information is provided in Canvas at the start of the semester.

Examinations

Portfolio assesment in groups. Graded assessment, A-F.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
IS-306 – Deployment and Management of Information Systems. 10
IS-3500 – Information Resource Management. 7.5
IS-3500 – Information Resource Management. 7.5
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