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Business information systems management

1BK70

About this course

  • 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.

  • Acquisition of Enterprise Information Systems (EIS): Main decisions in acquiring EIS, roles and responsibilities, the business case, risks and risk management.

  • EIS Fundamental Concepts: Basic EIS types, background, key components and properties of specific systems (e.g., Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, etc.).

  • Management aspects of EIS: Methods and approaches to EIS implementations, managing risks and critical success factors in EIS projects.

  • Architectural aspects of IT systems: Overall structure of EIS software and its relation to organizational structure and business processes, new trends in EIS provisioning.

  • Business intelligence and EIS.

Learning outcomes

After the course the student is able to:

  • explain the strategic impact of the use of business information systems (BIS) (also known as enterprise information systems -EIS)

  • identify different aspects of the management of the IT business function and reason about it

  • distinguish different types of EIS systems that are commonly used in large organizations and explain their key characteristics

  • identify different architecture styles for EIS,

  • discuss management-related aspects of EIS implementation and operation,

  • 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

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Offering(s)

  • Start date

    2 september 2024

    • Ends
      27 oktober 2024
    • Term *
      Block 1
    • Location
      Eindhoven
    • Instruction language
      English
    Enrolment starts in 78 days
These offerings are valid for students of Utrecht University