Course content
The course is practical to its nature and many students will experience that it touches upon theoretical concepts from past courses, but with the specific perspective on practical realization and the issues that it entail. Oftentimes, finding the 'right' solution is about making prioritizations between imperfect solutions with different pros and cons and making decision based on imperefect information about the issue at hand. Students are encourage to criticize and reflect on theories previously learned to make arguments for decisions.
The premise of the course is that there is no digital business without digital technology backbone. And there is no digital technology backbone without an IT department geared at delivering digital services. In the context of a transforming role of IT deparments in the digital world, the course aims is to train the students in coping with the challenges and opportunities confronting the IT department that transforms to form part of a company’s development of a digital business dimension. Students will get the case background for a large number of realistic issues, and will be provided with different tools/methods potentially relevant for addressing the issues. The course has a orientation towards a research-based practice of solutions to real world issues aiming at education of reflective managers.
The course is based on case based-pedagogy, according to the Harvard method in combination with (rare) lectures, guest presentations, workshops and project work in groups.
Students will have to prepare for case discussion/lectures by reading the texts to be discussed on that day. In the workshops, students will have to work in groups with analyzing IT management problems of a digital world and applying the tools and methods in the course literature.
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