IS 513: Applied IT Management in the Digital Age
Contents
IT management today is challenged by fast technological change, new digital opportunities, growing cost pressure, and increasing business and regulatory requirements. IT management
needs to ensure that IT functions become much more agile, flexible and efficient than ever before. For a state-of-the-art IT management a solid know-how regarding
- Intelligent demand management,
- Application and data architecture,
- IT infrastructure,
- Organization and workforce management,
- Business/IT governance and lean IT processes, and
- Sourcing and location setup incl. vendor and partner management
In addition, it is expected that IT managers have a good understanding of the core business of their company (business/IT alignment) and sound IT cost management capabilities. Furthermore, IT managers need to be able to understand opportunities of the digital age, evaluate the value of new technologies, and drive digital transformation jointly with the business.
Learning outcomes
The lecture addresses key challenges that IT management is facing today and explains the capabilities and tools required to manage these challenges successfully. The concrete application of the lectured content will be explained using selected case studies. The lecture focuses on banking as one concrete industry example. The fundamental principles, however, can be applied across industries.
Necessary prerequisites
IS 512 (in spring semester: parallel attendance possible)
Recommended prerequisites
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| Forms of teaching and learning | Contact hours | Independent study time |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 SWS | 15 SWS |
| ECTS credits | 6 |
| Graded | yes |
| Workload | 180h |
| Language | English |
| Form of assessment | Case Study: Written assignment (slide deck, 80%) and presentation (20%) |
| Restricted admission | yes |
| Further information | Although IS 513 has no max. number of participants, an enrollment via the student portal is necessary for getting access to the course material. You will be directly admitted if you meet the requirements. |
Examiner Performing lecturer |  | Prof. Dr. Armin Heinzl Dr. Michael Grebe |
| Frequency of offering | Spring semester |
| Duration of module | 1 semester |
| Range of application | M.Sc. MMM, M.Sc. Bus. Edu., M.Sc. Econ., M.Sc. Bus. Inf. |
| Preliminary course work | – |
| Program-specific Competency Goals | CG 2 |
| Literature |
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| Course outline | Students will get a solid understanding of the following topics:
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