Objectives and competences
Student will:
• understand foundations of digital economy and digital transformation
• understand disruptive IT and their role in digital transformation
• be able to define digital strategy and IT strategy
• understand importance of business, digital and IT strategy alignment
• understand strategies for overcoming the challenges of digital economy
• understand standards and frameworks for IT and IT service management
• understand IT and IT service management practices for digital business and digital transformation of enterprises
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Digital economy and digital transformation
• Role of IT in business
• Overview of new technologies
• Digital strategy
• IT strategy
• Strategies for overcoming the challenges of digital economy
• Alignment of strategies
• Standards and frameworks for IT management
• IT and IT service management
• IT implementation strategies
• Case studies for IT and service management for digital transformation of organizations
Learning and teaching methods
• lectures
• case studies
• problem based learning
• problem solving
• design thinking
• prototyping
• computer classroom exercises
• team work
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
At the end of the course students will be able to:
• define key concepts of digital economy and digital transformation
• define disruptive IT and their role in digital transformation
• define digital strategy and IT strategy
• use strategies for overcoming the challenges of digital economy
• use standards and frameworks for IT and IT service management
• use of contemporary IT and IT service management practices for digital business and digital transformation of enterprises
Readings
1. Jelassi, T., & Martínez-López, F. J. (2020). Strategies for e-Business: concepts and cases on value creation and digital business transformation (4th ed., str. XIII, 795). Springer.
2. Urbach. (2019). IT Management in the Digital Age. Springer International Publishing.
3. Austin, R. D., Nolan, R. L., & O'Donnell, S. (2009). The adventures of an IT leader (str. VI, 314). Harvard Business Press.
4. Johanning, V. (2024). Organization and management of IT: the new role of IT and the CIO in digital transformation (str. X, 194). Springer.
Prerequisits
Completed assignments in e-lectures
Completed assignments in e-exercises
Accepted seminar work
Additional information on implementation and assessment Seminar paper (50%)
Coursework (10%)
Oral exam (40%)
