ITL10714 Business and Information Technology (Spring 2015)

The course is connected to the following study programs

Compulsory course as part of:

• Bachelor Programme in Information Systems
• Bachelor Programme in Computer Science (year group 2014)
• Computer Science, one-year programme

Lecture Semester

Semester 2 (spring)

Total workload (hours):

4 hours of lectures + exercises per week.

The project workload per student is at least 150 hours.

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

The students:

• have sound knowledge of relevant ICT systems
• have knowledge of ICT systems and of how such systems can be integrated with businesses' information hierarchies and between businesses

Skills

The students can:

• use IT strategy as a toolwork on projects and resolve specific tasks, both independently and in teams

General competence

The students can:

• update their knowledge through literature searches, contact with specialist communities and
  user groups and through their own practice

Content

The course covers theories and methods of project work, implementation and management to be used when working on the project.

Application of business systems in the private and public sectors. Change processes when implementing such systems. Quality management systems.

The course will also cover models and consequences when IT solutions are implemented in industry. The course is primarily built around a project assignment, part of which requires the students to analyze a company's business processes and IT strategy or systems.

Lectures will be given on IT solutions/IT strategy during industry visits.

Forms of teaching and learning

Tuition is given in the classroom and in the project groups.

Guest lecturers and lectures during industry visits.

Student presentations in the classroom.

Project work in groups.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

The following coursework requirements apply:

• Participation in 2?4 industry visits. Reports (3?5 pages) are written and presented (approx. 15 minutes) to the rest of the class after each industry visit (group work). Students who are unable to attend industry visits will be given presentation assignments from the learning content.
• Submission of 2 individual reflection notes (1?3 pages).
• Presentation of 2 status reports on the project (group work) to the rest of the class.
• Weekly project meetings (with minutes) to which the subject teacher/student assistant is invited.

Written coursework requirements are submitted via e-mail (individual) or Projectplace (group). A closed Facebook group and Dropbox are used during the course.

The coursework requirements must be approved before students may sit the exam.

Examination

A group project assignment with oral exam (which may adjust the overall grade).

The final individual grade is awarded on the basis of two exam components. Students must pass both components in order to be awarded an overall individual grade for the course.

Project assignment in groups

The project is assessed on the basis of three criteria: the group process, the project report and the project outcome. Emphasis is placed on the project process. The project workload per student is estimated at 150 hours. The group is awarded a provisional, individual grade.

Oral exam in groups, lasting approximately 30 minutes (which may adjust the overall grade).

The exam has two components: a presentation of the project assignment and questions from the course syllabus.

The oral exam may adjust the grade for the written project by two grades up or down on the letter grading scale A–F. Individual grades are awarded.

In the case of resit exams, both components must be retaken. Resit exams and rescheduled exams must be undertaken in conjunction with the next ordinary exam.

Grades awarded for written group project assignments may be appealed against. All members of the group must sign the appeal. Students whose grade is adjusted after an appeal must retake the oral exam.

Course evaluation

This course is evaluated as follows:

• Mid-semester evaluation (optional)
• Final evaluation (compulsory)

The course instructor prepares a course report on the basis of student feedback and on his/her own experiences of the course. Course reports are discussed with the Committee for Study Quality at the Faculty of Computer Sciences.

Literature

Updated autumn 2011

"Management Information Systems, Managing the Digital Firm", Twelfth Edition (2012), av Laudon & Laudon

"Effektiv anvendelse av IKT - elektronisk forretningsdrift" av Bo Hjort Christensen (2003)

"Prosjektarbeid" av Erling S. Andersen & Eva Schwencke

Handouts