LEARNING OUTCOMES
Information and communication technologies and data have changed how businesses operate and succeed in today's global economy. Organizations can now use ICT and data to transform themselves and achieve a tremendous competitive advantage, promoting concurrently also sustainability transformation. On the other hand, those organizations that are not mastering these assets might not exist in the near future. This course highlights how new technologies and data are changing the current business environment and what effect it has on today's students. The course addresses the major principles of Management Information Systems (MIS) in order to prepare managers to understand the strategic role of information and communication technologies and data in the digital economy. This course aims to give students what they need to succeed in the current digital economy.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 25.02.2025 - 09.04.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Johanna Bragge
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: Finnish, English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
1. Information Systems and the Role of General and Functional Managers
2: Information Systems Defined
3: Organizational Information Systems and Their Impact
4: Digital Disruption and the Competitive Environment
5: Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
6: Strategic Information Systems Planning
7: Value Creation and Strategic Information Systems
8: Digital Value Creation
9: Digital Value Capture
10: Managing Information Systems
11: Creating Information Systems in the Digital Age
12: Information Systems Trends (e.g. green-digital transition)
13: Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Ethics
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Assignments
Exam
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
- Lectures or lecture videos available online
- Independent work with assignments
- ExamTotal 160h (6 ECTS)
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Piccoli, Gabriele and Pigni, Federico (2022) INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR MANAGERS IN THE DIGITAL AGE, without Cases, Edition 5 or newer, ISBN: 978-1-943153-86-2 (paper-back), 978-1-943153-85-5 (eTextbook) https://www.prospectpressvt.com/textbooks/piccoli-information-systems-for-managers-5-0
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
4 Quality Education
5 Gender Equality
8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
13 Climate Action
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV
2025-2026 Spring IVRegistration:
There is a maximum number of students on the course. Priority is given to: 1) BSc students majoring in ISM, ECOL students 2) BIZ exchange students, JOO students 3) MSc students in ISM and BA 4) Other students