Introduction to Business Driven ICT (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

The course starts on the second week of semester - no session on first week.

First period ends with exam on course week 8
If in spring break for Sportsholiday in February - no session

Break for Intensive week - no sessions
Second period ends with exam on course week 15

No regular session on last course week BUT possibility to re-exam - enrollment will be mandatory.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Implmentation options:
- contact teaching
- remote teaching
- virtual teaching
- Recognition of prior learning (RPL) in independent DEMO-implementation

Course requires independent work and studies. Course content is studied in weekly assignments with deadlines.

Intro

Combining Business and Information Technology gives you the skills to apply business principles and knowledge across the IT sector or to assist businesses to implement new technological advances.
Most common business information systems are familiarized via hands-on exercises. Analytics platforms are used to build simple dashboards.
The course provides introduction to tools that help organizations solve problems and enhance processes to improve efficiency, serve customers and achieve business goals.

Materials

Main structure of course follows the course book Part 1 and 2
Book Powerpoints are available in Moodle, Book is available in library and on-line
UML is based on provided material
Business Intelligence and BPM/RPA is based on provided materials

Business Information Systems - Technology, Development and Management for the E-Business. Paul Bocij, Andrew Greasley, Simon Hickie. ISBN: 978-0-273-73648-6. Sixth or Fifth edition, Pearson Education Limited 2019.

Material and links provided in the E-learning environment or otherwise instructed by teacher.

Teaching methods and instruction

Course start on second week of semester. Course week 1 no session

This is a class implementation, with regular classes every week on scheduled time.
There will be some distance working weeks with Materials available in Moodle - then no class session those weeks..

In class - lectures, workshops and learning activities
Home and team assignments
Exams on Course Week 8 and 15. Re-exam possible on Week 16 in class and after that in electronic Exam system.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Exam 1 on Course Week 8
Exam 2 on Course Week 15
Re-exam posibility on Course Week 16
Re-exam available in Electronic Exam system AFTER course has finished - 6 months

Internationality

Top leading tools and methods used in succesful companies

Completion alternatives

RPL can be done prior to course start - contact teacher responsible Jari Haggren.

Learning assignments

Journals
Assignments
Workshops
Demonstrations
Team asignments
Socrative Quiz - as attendance and extra points
Course Portfolio
Optional extra assignments

An assignment has always a deadline.
The main principle applied – only timely submitted solutions will be graded.

However, the submission point will not be closed, so if you submit the solution late but before teacher does the grading – your solution will be graded but with a possible penalty for late submission. Submissions done after teacher grading will basically not score any points. Submissions by e-mail will not be considered – all submission must be in Moodle.

During the course you will gather all assignments and assignment solutions into a course portfolio that you submit to the teacher at the end of the course. The portfolio can be a large Pdf- document or a zip-file with the assignment solutions as
separate pdf-files. Remember to structure the information in a way that makes the most of the content. You should include also you learning and reflections into the portfolio.

The notice of deadline for the portfolio submission will be defined at least 2 weeks before the actual deadline.

Assessment methods

30 – 45 p Individual and team assignments, individual contribution
70 p Exam (exam 1 is for 30p and Exam 2 is for 40p)

Grade baseline
The maximun course points is somewhat variable per implementation but will be more than 100 p

A score larger or equal than 90 p will give the grade 5
>=80 p = 4 , >=70 p = 3 ,>=60 p = 2 ,>=50 p = 1

Please Note: Your final grade can vary maximum one grade from what your total course points would indicate.

To pass the course
a) you need >= 35 points from exam 1 + 2
b) >= 50 total course points
c) if you have less than 35 from exams but clearly more than 50 total course points your passing the course is up to decision by teacher