ISM-C2003 - Capstone: Business Process Management in the Digital Era, Lecture, 25.4.2024-23.5.2024

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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completing the course, students will:
• understand how different areas in business studies are connected in the entity of enterprise functions and in making a profit,
• understand the role of supply chains and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and their significance in managing a company,
• be able to apply different business analysis tools in planning and managing a business and to understand the essential role of strategy in the process, and
• be able to apply various methods of collaboration in a virtual team.
A central part of the course is to see the business as a whole, students will understand why it is not practical to optimize single functions separately and why the management needs to have a holistic perspective of the company.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 25.04.2024 - 23.05.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Johanna Bragge, Reza Movarrei

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course includes a compulsory pre-assignment that has to be completed by a pre-defined date. The course assignments are mainly related to the planning of the simulation company operations and the analysis of materialized operations. These include, for example:
    • developing a business plan,
    • analysing the profitability in light of various parameters and reporting these to the different stakeholders,
    • various strategic analyses of the company operations and competitive situation (SWOT, PESTEL, benchmarking),
    • calculations related to the company’s basic supply chain and ERP parameters,
    • income statement and profitability, gross margin and cash flow analyses, and
    • market analysis.
    Furthermore, there will be a written assignment on team dynamics and a team functionality analysis and reflections.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Assignments (both team and individual assignments)

     

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Course workload (160 hours) consists of

    • conducting the pre-assignment
    • reading the theoretical supplementary material
    • planning and analysis tasks
    • online business simulation game sessions, where the team members are simultaneously present on the game days mentioned in the syllabus
    • reflecting on the team work and dynamics

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Literature includes simulation game instructions, description of the simulation environment, learning videos, course hand-out and a selection of other articles. Materials will be updated in MyCourses.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring V
    2023-2024 Spring V

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