About this course
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Strategic importance of IT as a resource in the era of digitalization: Theory about the strategic impact of the effective use of IT in achieving business objectives.
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Acquisition of Enterprise Information Systems (EIS): Main decisions in acquiring EIS, roles and responsibilities, the business case, risks and risk management.
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EIS Fundamental Concepts: Basic EIS types, background, key components and properties of specific systems (e.g., Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, etc.).
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Management aspects of EIS: Methods and approaches to EIS implementations, managing risks and critical success factors in EIS projects.
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Architectural aspects of IT systems: Overall structure of EIS software and its relation to organizational structure and business processes, new trends in EIS provisioning.
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Business intelligence and EIS.
Learning outcomes
After the course the student is able to:
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explain the strategic impact of the use of business information systems (BIS) (also known as enterprise information systems -EIS)
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identify different aspects of the management of the IT business function and reason about it
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distinguish different types of EIS systems that are commonly used in large organizations and explain their key characteristics
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identify different architecture styles for EIS,
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discuss management-related aspects of EIS implementation and operation,
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use basic functionalities of a business information system (SAP ERP).
Required prior knowledge
You must meet the following requirements
- Registered for a degree programme other than
- HBO-TOP Applied Physics, Pre-Master
- Completed none of the course modules listed below
- Business information systems management (1BV20)
Link to more information
- CreditsECTS 5
- Levelbachelor
- Contact coordinator