ITL10715 Business and Information Technology (Spring 2016)

The course is connected to the following study programs

Compulsory course in:

• Bachelor in Information Systems
• Computer Science, one-year programme

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

The student:

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

Skills

The student can:

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

General competence

The student 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.

Workload

4 hours of lectures + exercises per week.

The project workload per student is at least 150 hours.

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) in plenary.
• 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 individual written exam

The final individual grade is awarded on the basis of two partial exams. Students must pass each partial exam in order to pass the whole course.

Partial exam 1 is a group project assignment worth 60%. 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. Group grades are awarded on the project assignment.

Partial exam 2 is an individual written exam lasting 2 hours and worth 40%. No support materials permitted. Letter grading scale A?F is used.

An overall individual grade is given for the whole course.

In the case of resit exams or rescheduled exams, each part of an exam may be taken and the results of each part combined. Partial exam 1 must be undertaken in conjunction with the next ordinary exam.

The content of the project assignment must be discussed with the course instructor in the case of resit exams or rescheduled exams.

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 16th November 2015

Laudon & Laudon: "Management Information Systems, Managing the Digital Firm", Fourteenth Edition (2016)

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

Erling S. Andersen & Eva Schwencke: "Prosjektarbeid"

Handouts from the course instructor and guest lecturers are available in Fronter.