6 ECTS credits
159 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4018126ENW voor werkstudenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
This course covers a broad overview on how Information Technology (IT) can be or is typically used in the context of organizations.
After briefly summarizing the strategic importance of information systems for contemporary organizations, the different types of information systems or enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, SCM, etcetera) as well as their most important building blocks are introduced.
Next, a profound overview of IT project management (i.e., the system development lifecycle) is given during which special attention is devoted to the responsibilities of managers in a typical IT project.
Afterwards, it is studied how the resulting information systems can impact or enable an organization's business model. A set of current organizational IT trends are discussed and analyzed in terms of their potential business value.
The course is ended with an introduction to data modelling, data querying, and process modelling.
The following handbooks provide additional background and can optionally be studied:
Optionally, inspiring guest lecturers are invited to complement the theoretical knowledge that is acquired in the course with enriching practical testimonials. Attendance to these guest lectures is (as far as the time schedule allows for it) obligatory.
Teaching Methods
This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.
Lecture: 20 hours
Practical: 12 hours (3 x 4 hours)
Self: 127 hours
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the competences to:
List, characterize and recognize the most important types of information systems and their primary building blocks within a realistic organizational setting
Identify and distinguish the different phases within IT project management (i.e., the software development life cycle), as well as the most crucial challenges and management responsibilities involved in each of them
Independently assess the impact of information systems on the business models of organizations (including phenomena such as digital transformation), and the business value of information systems in general
Explain the most important contemporary IT hypes, trends and technologies in terms of management terminology and critically reflect on their business potential
Formulate and validate elementary functional requirements of information systems by drafting and interpreting basic ERD diagrams, BPMN processes and SQL queries
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Not applicable.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Management: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Multimedia (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Software Languages and Software Engineering (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
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