The digitization of business and society is shaping our times. Using information systems opens new
opportunities for business but also presents it with new challenges. Organizations need to understand
the fundamentals of information systems to recognize the opportunities and meet the challenges.
Organizations must develop strategies to manage information as a resource to boost their performance.
Some of the challenges of managing information are:
What are the challenges of managing information systems?
The focus will be on managing information rather than managing technology. The course aims to
provide a multi-stakeholder perspective and address challenges faced by not only the end-user but also
the departmental manager, IS manager, and company executives. It pursues a problem-solving
approach where key management questions are highlighted for each topic.
Workload[h]
Contact hours: 21
Guided self-study: 28
Independent self-study: 41
The exam is a closed-book exam, a dictionary is allowed.
Professional competences:
Participants can:
Methodological competences:
Participants can:
Self-competences:
Participants can:
Social competences:
Participants can:
Topic area I: Organizations, Management, and the Networked Enterprise
Topic area II: IT Infrastructure and Security
Topic area III: Key System Applications for the Digital Age
Lectures, group/pair work, case studies, individual work, guided self-study, self-study
Mandatory:
Optional:
Durchführung gemäss Stundenplan