MPH_INST Information strategy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ahad Zareravasan, PhD (lecturer)
Feybi Ariani Goni, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ahad Zareravasan, PhD
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites
MPH_TBIN Theories of Bus. Informatics || MPH_BUPM Business Process Management || ! MPH_EKIS IS/ICT manag. and governance
Besides the course Theories of Business Informatics and Business Process Analysis, I expect the students to have knowledge and skills, at least to the extent of the course BPH_PINF. If you did not study business informatics during your bachelor studies, I recommend studying the course for C credits.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 13/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 11/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of this course is to integrate knowledge obtained in some previous courses (BPH_PINF, MPH_BUPM, MPH_SYRP, MHP_TBIN), deepen the knowledge of the students in the chosen disciplines (namely IS project management, IS strategy management, IS business value, process analysis, and modeling) which will help them to understand the concept of information strategy better and to allow them to design a particular information strategy for a chosen enterprise.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- explain basic concepts connected to information strategy (e.g. IT Governance, Enterprise Architecture, see the content of the course),
- explain the purpose of information strategy to business-oriented people,
- select and apply methods for information strategy design,
- design an information strategy for a chosen company.
Syllabus
  • Information strategy and IS/ICT benefits
  • Digital transformation
  • IT Governance and Alignment
  • IS/ICT investments decision-making
  • Benefits management and performance management of IS/ICT
  • Enterprise architecture
Literature
    required literature
  • WARD, John and Elizabeth DANIEL. Benefits management : how to increase the business value of your it projects. Second edition. Chichester: Wiley, 2012, xvi, 346. ISBN 9781119993261. info
  • Strategic information management : theory and practice. Edited by Robert Galliers - D. E. Leidner - Simeonova Boyka. Firth edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020, xiv, 479. ISBN 9780367252502. info
  • BALTZAN, Paige. Business driven technology. Ninth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2021, xxx, 494. ISBN 9781265361686. info
    recommended literature
  • PLANELLAS, Marcel. Strategic decisions : the 30 most useful models. Illustrated by Anna Muni. First edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020, xiii, 191. ISBN 9781108731959. info
  • APPLEGATE, Lynda M., Robert D. AUSTIN and Deborah L. SOULE. Corporate information strategy and management : text and cases. Eight edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2009, xi, 512. ISBN 9780071263191. info
  • CLARKE, Steve. Information systems strategic management : an integrated approach. Second edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007, xxi, 196. ISBN 9780415381864. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, discussion, team work, modeling, writing.
Assessment methods
Mid-term test
Active seminar participation and seminar preparation (students need to earn at least 50% points)
Týmový projekt (trojice) + obhajoba (součástí obhajoby bude odborná teoretická rozprava)
Final exam – written case study solution
Team project + project defence
Any plagiarism in assignments during the semester, and copying, keeping a record of tests or carrying the tests out, using forbidden aids including any communication devices or any other breach of objectivity of the exam is regarded as a failure to meet the obligations of the course and as a serious breach of study regulations. As a consequence, the teacher grades the student with "F" or "N" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies.
Náhradní absolvování
This course cannot be passed during the stay abroad due to a team project in a real company.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
More detailed information is in the interactive syllabus of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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