IS-403 IT and Business Development

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Master’s Programme in International Business
• Master's Programme in Information Systems
• Master's Programme in Social Communication
• Master's Programme in Business Administration

Teaching language

Norwegian.

Course contents

The course consists of the following:

• The role of IT in change processes -- new business strategies, organizational structures, business processes, products and services

• New management concepts that focus on restructuring to retain competitive advantages

• Digitalization of enterprises

• Enterprise Architecture

• IT based tools for process improvement

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will have obtained an understandig of how IT enables and is a catalyst for new strategies, restructuring and improvements of business processes. Further, they will know the change processes that the technology requires or enables. The students will how to plan, manage and implement change processes.

Knowledge and skills:

• Understanding of the role process orientation plays for the digitalization of enterprises.

• Understanding of how IT enables new strategies, changes and improvements of business processes in organizations.

• Knowledge of various traditions, theories and practice of process improvement in organizations

• Ability to evaluate the need for and the potential of process changes

• Ability to model and analyse processes with the use of leading tools.

Examination requirements

Compulsory assignments must be approved before being allowed to sit for a written exam.

Teaching methods

The teaching is organized in the form of 6 hours of lecture and group work per week. Compulsory attendance is required in parts of the teaching, which will be announced at the start of the semester. The standard workload for 10 ECTS is 13 hours per week. Expected working hours are 270 hours

Evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Offered as Single Standing Module

Yes. Subject to avalibility or capacity.

Assessment methods and criteria

The course uses a two-part evaluation form to identify the extent to which key learning objectives have been achieved:

One or more project assignments count 40% of the final grade. A 3 hour written exam that counts 60% of final grade. Both parts must be passed in order to obtain an overall grade. The grade is indicated by letter grades from A-F. Exam information is published in Canvas.

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-4100 – Information Technology and Business Development	10
IS-4100 – Information Technology and Business Development	10
IS-421 – Digitalisering og prosessledelse	5
IS-910 – Digitalisering og forretningsutvikling	5