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IT2Business (English taught)31469/3857/1617/1/72
Study guide

IT2Business (English taught)

31469/3857/1617/1/72
Academic year 2016-17
Is found in:
  • International Curriculum, programme stage 2
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Total study time: 75,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.03.2017 ()

Organisation of education

Teaching Activities, Learning Activities, Assessment Activities
Lecture
Self-study51,00 hours
Seminar24,00 hours
Supervised independent work
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under credit contract.
Co-ordinator: Asselberg Marc
Language course: No
Languages: Dutch
Scheduled for: Semester 2

Objectives

To give the student knowledge and comprehension in the use and capabilities of ICT in business management. The student recognizes the need of an ERP system and other Business Software within a modern organization. The student can enumerate and describe the most important technical components of these systems. To form a theoretical and practical basis of participation in ICT projects. Providing insight into the most important elements of modeling processes. Providing insight into issues regarding the alignment of IT and Business.

Contents

Team oriented and project-based working:

  • overview of the different processes and control steps in project management.
  • Contributing to projects.
  • Project communication.

ERP system:

  • Modules of ERP
  • Business functions

Business processes:

  • Management processes
  • Operational processes
  • Supporting processes

Understanding the modelling of processes
Understanding the IT and Business alignment
Understanding the quality of IT services

Order of enrolment

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Prerequisites

Final terms secondary school in Flanders

Final objectives

Partial competence 1: Able to work team-oriented.(ABC1)

Indicator:

  • Able to communicate and work correctly within a team 

Partial competence 2: Ability to work project oriented(AC3)

Indicators:

  • Interpretation of the project planning and project definitions.

  • Understanding the different project steps. 

Partial  competence 3: Has knowledge and understanding of the general and logistic business processes of integrated software (ERP) (TI10)

Indicators:

  • Has insight in the construction and structure of ERP software.

  • Has insight in the mutual relationships between the different modules. 

Partial  competence 4: Has knowledge and understanding of the different processes within an organization. (TI10)

Indicator:

  • Identifying different processes within an organization.

Partial  competence 5: Understanding the modeling of processes. (TI10)

Indicators:

  • Understanding the process of modeling.
  • Understanding the modeling techniques
  • Able to model a simple process.
  • Interpreting a simple process model.
  • Understanding the IT2Business alignement issues

Organisation of education

Teaching conversation
Guided (individual) exercises

Study guidance

Individual learning problems may always be communicated to the lecturer who can take remedial action

Evaluation

First exam session:

  • Not-periodical evaluation: 50%
  • Periodical evaluation : oral exam: 50%

Second exam session:

  • Periodical evaluation : oral exam: 100%

Study costs

ERP-software : 20€

Book : 30€

Key words

ERP, business process, project-management, ICT, e-business