2018/2019
BA-BINTO2011U IT Strategy
| English Title |
| IT Strategy |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc in Business Administration and
Information Systems, BSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Abayomi Baiyere - Department of
Digitalisation
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Information technology
- Organization
- Strategy
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
09-05-2018
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| Learning objectives |
- Assess and prioritize relevant IT and digital strategies that a
company can leverage in their business context (business model,
governance, market, economic activity, business type, etc.)
- describe and explain the key concepts and models of the course
and apply them to concrete examples
- discuss and apply IT and digital strategy models based on a
case
- Identify central challenges and opportunities related to IT and
digitalization in an organization.
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| Examination |
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IT-strategi:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Duration |
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 |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
Oral exam where a question is related to one of the course
themes. The exam includes a specific discussion of the question as
well as a broader discussion of other models and concepts from the
course. Emphasis is placed on the student being able to relate the
question to a concrete context. The exam will be conducted in
English.
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| Course content and structure |
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The goal of an integrated IS environment is to enable the
success of a company through changes that continuously support the
company and its strategy. Focusing on IT and digital strategy, the
company will be able to address the ongoing digitalization
and business needs for information and / or abolition of
information systems and digitalization.
Emphasis will be placed on understanding which discussions and
topics are relevant to an enterprise when considering
information systems and digital technologies.
The subject areas are:
Information systems' and digital technologies' overall
strategic value for companies. Are information systems/digital
technologies a strategic resource and / or 'just' a means
of achieving strategic benefits for the company? What are the
considerations for IT and digital strategy in an organization?
Information systems' and digitalization's relation to the
company's development. How do these relate to its
digitalization and business goals?
What challenges does a company face with the IT and digital
strategizing?
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| A combination of face-to-face and online
teaching, which is pedagogically designed such that part of the
teaching and learning process takes place online. There will be
small group exercises and discussion during the course. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Ongoing joint dialogue in connection with
teaching. Ability to upload questions and comments anonymously via
LEARN or Mentimeter - common feed-back for course lectures.
Individual dialogue in office hours |
| Student workload |
| Classes |
36 hours |
| Preparing for lectures |
108 hours |
| Exercises |
8 hours |
| Preparing for exercises |
16 hours |
| Exam Preparation |
38 hours |
| Total: |
206 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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The literature can be changed before the semester starts.
Students are advised to consult the syllabus on Learn before buying
the books. Please note that the slides are part of the
readings.
Author: Vallabh Sambamurty and Robert Zmud
Title: Guiding the Digital Transformation of Organizations
Edition / year: 2nd / 2017
Niels Bjørn Andersen (ed.) Cases on IT leadership: Cio
Challenges for innovation and keeping the lights on. Kap 1-7:
Siderne 7-200. Samfundslitteratur
Slides are parts of the readings
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Last updated on
09-05-2018
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