Digital and Information System Management

Course	V-732-DIGI
Semester	20243
ETCS	7,5
Core	No

Year	1. year
Semester	Fall 2024
Level of course	N/A
Type of course	Elective
Prerequisites	No prerequisites.
Schedule	No schedule found.
Lecturer	Andrea Carugati
Content
Contents This course provides a comprehensive overview of digital and information system management, from strategic planning to practical implementation. Students will learn how to align IT strategy with business goals, manage complex system architectures, and lead digital transformation initiatives. The course will take a managerial perspective on this transformation. Topics include digital disruption, digital business models, system life cycle, system integration, system development methodologies and project management, and organizational change related to the implementation of IT systems. Through case studies, simulations, and hands-on projects, students will gain the skills to effectively manage information systems in today´s fast-paced digital landscape. The course prepares future IT leaders to drive innovation and optimize business processes leveraging the latest digital technologies. Main topics of the course  -         Digital disruption -         Digital strategy and digital business models -         Digital design of organizations -         IT Development and implementation challenges in real life organizations -         IT Project Management -         Agile vs. waterfall IT project management -         Lifecycle models -         Implementation of enterprise systems (ERP, BI, etc.) -         IT Driven organizational change -         Change management and resistance to change
Learning outcome - Objectives
Learning outcomes   -Understand, and plan for, the role of IT in organizations   -Identify the information needs of organisational decision makers and address them through the selection and deployment of information systems.    -Understand the role of IT as enabler of or brake to business strategy     -Understand the role of governance on IT decisions   -Understand the impact of process design and data design on the functioning of an organisation,    -Judge the influence of different types of enterprise information systems on processes and data,    -Understand the "dark side" of IT: control, surveillance, power   -Understand the dynamics of IT related change   -Understand, and plan for, the role of IT in changing the organizations   -Identify the information needs of organisational decision makers and address them through the selection and deployment of information systems.    -Know the main project management tools and their function   -Understand the consequences of different project management styles   -Understand the dynamics of IT related change   -Understand and influence the dynamics of resistance    -Understand the roles of individuals and culture in change processes
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Teaching and learning activities
Language of instruction	English