IS-305 Current IT-related Topics, Digitalization and Sustainability
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Geir Inge Hausvik
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian. If exchange students participate the course will be taught in English. Further information will be provided at the start of the semester.
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in IT and Information Systems
Teaching language
Norwegian. If exchange students participate the course will be taught in English. Further information will be provided at the start of the semester.Recommended prerequisites
Students must have completed 90 ECTS to complete the course including at least one 200 subject from UiA, for example IS-200.
Course contents
The course focuses on digitalization activities in an organizational or business context where students will learn about project management, how to organizethe IT function, drivers for change and sustainability, change management, implementation and use of business systems in organizations. The topic will also discuss ethical issues for players in digitalization processes.
Students will write a project report related to a chosen topic area from the course where they collect data and analyze current IT-related issues in an organization.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the students should:
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Know basic elements of IT/IS project management
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Understand the positive and negative effects that digitalization poses on sustainability
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Know the tasks and understand the role and responsibility of the IT function in organizations
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Know different IT governance mechanisms (IT management mechanisms)
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Understand the role of business systems (eg ERP) and IS as a tool for process improvement and digital business operations
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Understand different system development cycles, as well as organizational changes and challenges in implementing and utilizing business systems / information systems (IS) in organizations
Examination requirements
Approved mandatory assignments. Further information is provided in Canvas at the start of the semester.
Teaching methods
The teaching is organized as lectures, guest lectures and group work with supervision. Examples from research literature and relevant cases are applied in the course.Students are expected to read relevant material in advance and engage actively during the lectures. Estimated work scope is 270 hours.
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.
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assesment in groups. Graded assessment, A-F.
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-306 – Deployment and Management of Information Systems | 10 |
| IS-3500 – Information Resource Management | 7.5 |
| IS-3500 – Information Resource Management | 7.5 |