ORG110 Organizational Theory for IT Students
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Marco Seeber
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in IT and Information Systems
- IT and Information Systems, 1-year Programme
Teaching language
EnglishCourse contents
The course provides an introduction to central organizational theory concepts regarding i) formal characteristics, including structure, goals and strategy, ii) informal characteristics, including organizational culture and power relationships, iii) the relationship of the organization with its environment, and the iv) transformative and mediating role of information technology and digitalization on the management of the internal and external environment.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to analyze, discuss and describe:
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what an organization is and why organizations are so pervasive in modern society
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key elements of organizations and their environment
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internal and external control
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basic aspects of organizational change: driving forces, content and magnitude, context, and process
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basic strategies of change and assess suitable strategies of change in different contexts
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Identify key aspects of the relationship between digitalization, information technology and the organization
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Give an account of how information systems can help rationalize and change organizations
Teaching methods
The course is organized with a mixture of lectures and digital teaching activities. Estimated workload is 6.5 hours per week per student.
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.
Offered as Single Standing Module
Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.
Assessment methods and criteria
3-hours individual written exam that counts 100% of the total grade. Grades 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 |
|---|---|
| ORG103 – Organisation, Communication and Collaboration | 5 |
| ORG107 – Organization, communication and cooperation | 5 |
| ORG100 – Organisation Theory and Analysis | 5 |
| ORG104 – Organisation and Management | 5 |
| ORG104 – Organisation and Management | 5 |
| ORG109 – Organisation Theory | 5 |