Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Computer Engineering, Bachelor's Programmme

Teaching language

English

Learning outcomes

On completion the students should:

Have an understanding of what Information Systems are and their place in modern organizations, and how IT strategy interacts with the organization's strategy.

Understand what it takes to organize and manage an IT department in an organization.

Be able to justify the need for, plan and implement IT solutions in an organization

Contents

An introduction to concepts and methods in IT strategy work and some business economic issues concerning the administration of information systems in an organization.

Review of a a few key ICT systems and how they are incorporated into an organization.

The relationship between the company's overall strategy and IT strategy.

Brief introduction to cost analysis.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, seminars, reflection and guidance in connection with group projects. Great emphasis is placed on cooperation in groups.

Examination requirements

Compulsory exercises must be approved in order to take the examination. An overview of compulsory exercises is given at the beginning of the semester in Canvas.

Examinations

Project work in a group where the groups are given joint grades. Graded assessment.

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.

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

Higher Education Entrance Qualification including mathematics R1 and R2 and physics Fysikk 1, or a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).

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
DAT212 – Information Systems, Strategy and Economy. 7.5
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