INF 3637 Strategic IT-Management - RE-SIT EXAMINATION
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APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
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INF 3637 Strategic IT-Management - RE-SIT EXAMINATION
Responsible for the course
Petter Gottschalk
Department
Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour
Term
According to study plan
ECTS Credits
7,5
Language of instruction
Norwegian
Introduction
Information and communication technology is applied in organizations to enable more efficient and effective execution of work processes. Strategic IT management implies that the application of IT is both influenced by as well as itself influencing organizational strategy. Students learn how corporate strategy interacts with strategic application of IT in an optimal interdependence.
This course provides students with an understanding of relevant challenges that are of importance in management of IT units that support business applications of information technology by developing and implementing an IT strategy. This includes how IT functions are best organized in enterprises, and how IT functions might be managed.
Learning outcome
Knowledge objectives
At the end of this course, students should have acquired
- insights into interdependencies and synergies between strategy and technology
- understanding of strategy’s importance to influence business development
- knowledge of technological means to implement strategy
- knowledge of IT functions as implementers of IT strategy.
Skills objectives
At the end of this course, students should have acquired the skill to
- develop and analyse elements in a strategy with technology as enabler
- develop and evaluate alternatives for implementation of strategy
- develop and implement action plans based on a chosen strategy
- identify leadership roles when implementing IT strategy
Attitude objectives
At the end of this course, students should have acquired an attitude characterized by
- an understanding of long-term versus short-term goals and activities during planning
- an ability to describe an IT function adapted to strategic IT governance
- a willingness to choose direction and prioritize resources
- an involvement to go for results
Prerequisites
Compulsory reading
Books:
Gottschalk, Petter og Tom Erling Henriksen. 2004. Operativ IT-ledelse. Fagbokforlaget
Gottschalk, Petter. 2002. IT-strategi. Fagbokforlaget
Recommended reading
Course outline
- Development of IT strategy
- Implementation of IT strategy
- IT governance
- Y model
- IT planning
- IT Management
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Outsourcing
- Managing IT resources
- Information security
- Value configurations
- Managing IT functions
Computer-based tools
Use of Internet, text tools, and program for causal loop diagramming.
Learning process and workload
This course is lectured in 45 hours and the students are kept activated throughout the course by hand-ins and presentations that will be defined in the beginning of the course.
The subject for the project paper will be published one month after the semester start. Throughout the course, the students are required to give a presentation in the classroom. The feedback given here will be useful input for work on the project paper.
Recommended use of time:
| Activity | Hours |
| Participation in lectures | 45 |
| Reading literature | 55 |
| Hand-ins and presentations | 20 |
| Working on the project paper | 80 |
| Recommended use of hours | 200 |
Examination
The course is completed by a project paper of about 20 - 30 pages. The project paper can be solved individually or in groups of up to 3 students. It is recommended to write the project paper in groups.
Examination code(s)
INF 36371 - Project Paper, counts 100% towards the grade in INF 3637 Strategic IT-Management, 7.5 credits.
Examination support materials
All support materials are allowed.
For more information about examination and support materials, please see http://www.bi.no/studiehandbok/hjelpemidler
Re-sit examination
This course will be lectured for the last time spring 2013. Last re-sit examinations will be offered autumn 2013 and spring 2014.
Additional information