2014/2015
BA-BINMO1027U Business Economics and Information
Management
| English Title |
| Business Economics and Information
Management |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Course period |
Spring, Third Quarter |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BA in Information
Management
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| Course
coordinator |
- Department of IT Management
Ioanna Constantiou - DIGI
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Management of Information and Knowledge Management
- Economics, macro economics and managerial
economics
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Last updated on
16-07-2014
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| Learning objectives |
At the end of this course, students should:
- Have a good understanding of the economic tools and principles
applied to the management of information, within organisational
contexts and industries.
- Demonstrate capabilities for applying the main theoretical
tools of economics of information and economics of organization to
strengthen and support the achievement of the strategic objectives
of specific organisations.
- Be able to use a set of theoretical tools from economics of
information and economics of organization to critically discuss the
role of information in organisational environments and
industries.
- Be able to identify and develop recommendations for information
management action and strategy formation and evaluate possible
solutions in terms of the organizational goals.
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| Examination |
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Business
Economics and Information Management:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Group exam, max. 4 students in the
group |
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Projekt udarbejdet i grupper |
| Size of written product |
Max. 15 pages |
| Assignment type |
Project |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Preparation time |
No preparation |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring Term |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
Individual oral examination based on a project written in
groups.
1 internal examiner and 1 second internal
examiner.
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| Course content and structure |
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The course introduces the main economic theories of the firm and
provides students with the analytical tools and capabilities which
will allow them to critically examine information management and
information efficiency at the organisational and industry levels.
Information management issues in relation to how information can be
used by managers and executives as they carry out planning,
controlling and decision making responsibilities within an
organization will be discussed.
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| Teaching methods |
| Lectures and workshops |
| Expected literature |
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Douma S. and H. Schreuder: Economic
Approaches to Organizations. Prentice Hall 4th edition. 2008
Please check the complete course literature on CBS
Learn
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Last updated on
16-07-2014
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