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Kursusnavn (dansk):	Forretningsprocesser og organisation
Kursusnavn (engelsk):	Business Processes and Organisation
Semester:	Efterår 2011
Udbydes under:	Bachelor i softwareudvikling (bswu)
Omfang i ECTS:	15,00
Kursussprog:	Engelsk
Kursushjemmeside:	https://learnit.itu.dk
Min. antal deltagere:	12
Forventet antal deltagere:	40
Maks. antal deltagere:	45
Formelle forudsætninger:	It is an advantage to have familiarity with project management, but it is not a formal requisite. ------ Information om studiestruktur Dette kursus indgår på femte semester på bacheloruddannelsen i softwareudvikling.
Læringsmål:	After the course, students should be able to: - Select and use appropriate tools and techniques for investigating IT strategies and organizational practices, and argue for the choice of techniques used in the business case. - Identify, analyze and describe existing IT strategies and business models of an organization. - Identify, analyze and describe existing organizational practices and business processes of an organization. - Develop and describe a business case which maps the IT solution(s) you have proposed. - Use relevant models to describe the advantages and disadvantages of the IT solution, as well as its effects on the organization. - Apply theoretical concepts and approaches to critically reflect upon the organizational practices, the business case as well as the models and techniques used to create the business case.
Fagligt indhold:	The aim of this course is to teach students how to analyze business processes and redesign these to align with organizational business strategy. The course will survey a wide range of tools, models and methods for mapping and evaluating business strategic IT needs, possibilities and challenges. Students are expected to work in groups with an organization to identify its strategic IT needs and to create a business case report. It is the project group’s responsibility to find an organization and a project theme. The course focuses on analyzing and evaluating how a given business strategy can be supported by information technology (IT) and how technological potential can impact a business strategy. Acquiring an IT system can have serious consequences for a company, both on the strategic level (e.g., business models), as well as on the organizational level (e.g., business processes). The course covers the most frequently used models of IT strategy, Business Process Modeling and IT economy, and these will be supplemented with techniques and approaches for designing IT solutions found within the Scandinavian tradition of system development.
Læringsaktiviteter:	14 ugers undervisning bestående af forelæsninger, øvelser og vejledning Throughout the course, students will be expected to conduct assignments and presentations, as well as participate in discussions. The course is 15 ECTS, thus covering half of the time of a full time student. Consequently, you can expect to use 18 hours a week on the course. There will be readings for each lecture- typically 1-2 research papers or book chapters. At the end of the course there will be an oral exam based on a project report. The projects can be conducted in groups of 4-5 students. The topic of the project must be based upon a company’s practical problem which must be illuminated using the methods and techniques discussed throughout the course. Scope of the business case report: Max 30 pages. Back up information may be put in appendix; the students can not expect the examiners to have read the appendices, and the appendix will not be considered in the grading. The appendix serves as reference for readers with special interest in understanding in more detail about specific points made in the report.
Eksamensform og -beskrivelse:	X. experimental examination form (7-scale; external exam), 7-trins-skala, Ekstern censur Duration of oral examination: 30 minutes per examinee, including evaluation and feedback.
Litteratur udover forskningsartikler:	- Bødker, K., F. Kensing and J. Simonsen (2006). Participatory IT Design. Designing for Business and Workplace Realities. Cambridge, Massachusetts, The MIT Press. - A compendium will be available for purchase at the bookstore - Turban, Efraim and Linda Volonino, Information Technology for Management: Improving Performance in the Digital Economy, 7th ed. Wiley, 2010. - SL-07: Søren Lauesen: Veiledning til Kravskabelon SL-07, fra behonv til løsning. Forlaget Samfundslitteratur, 2007, ISBM

Afholdelse (tid og sted)

Kurset afholdes på følgende tid og sted:

Ugedag	Tidspunkt	Forelæsning/Øvelser	Sted	Lokale
Onsdag	10.00-11.50	Forelæsning	ITU	2A54
Onsdag	12.00-13.50	Forelæsning	ITU	2A54
Fredag	10.00-11.50	Forelæsning	ITU	4A16
Fredag	12.00-13.50	Forelæsning	ITU	4A16
Fredag	14.00-15.50	Øvelser	ITU	4A16

Eksamen afholdes på følgende tid og sted:

Eksamensdato	Tidspunkt	Eksamenstype	Sted	Lokale
2011-12-19	09:00-15:00	Skriftlige arbejder	ITU	Eksamenskontoret (2E)
2012-01-16	Please contact the course manager	Mundtlig eksamen	ITU	2A20
2012-01-17	Please contact the course manager	Mundtlig eksamen	ITU	2A20
2012-01-18	Please contact the course manager	Mundtlig eksamen	ITU	2A20