6 ECTS credits
155 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4018124ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
'Informatica voor bedrijfsbeleid' opnemen houdt in dat je gelijktijdig 'Inleiding tot informatica en supply chain management' volgt of reeds geslaagd bent voor 'Inleiding tot informatica en supply chain management'. Deze inschrijvingsvereiste is enkel geldig voor studenten Bedrijfskunde.​
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool
Department
Business Technology and Operations
Educational team
Sam Verboven (course titular)
Emilie Grégoire
Activities and contact hours
22 contact hours Lecture
24 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
109 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course covers the basic skills on how Information Technology (IT) is used in the context of organizations.

Part I starts with the introduction and explanation of a set of fundamental concepts necessary for smooth communication between IT and business people (algorithms and their representations, data models and process models).

Part II explores the role of systems development and computer science in the modern enterprise context, focusing on innovation and applications.

Part III introduces the modern data science toolbox, showing how data can lead to value within enterprises.

The course ends with the current organizational trends in IT and with an introduction to data science.

 

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Slides en ondersteunend materiaal, Canvas
Digital course material (Recommended) : Software ter beschikking in de computerlokalen
Handbook (Recommended) : Management Information Systems, Managing the Digital Firm, Jane P. Laudon & Kenneth C. Laudon, 17de, Pearson, 9781292403281, 2021
Additional info

In the lectures the use of different kinds of software is introduced. This must be seen as a starting point for the students to further master the use themselves relatively independently. Throughout the week, there are multiple sessions in which the students have one or more computer rooms at their disposal. During these sessions, there is assistance on an individual basis.

Inspiring guest lecturers can be invited to complement the theoretical knowledge that is acquired in the course with enriching practical testimonials.  Attendance to these guest lectures is obligatory.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the competences to:

  • Understand and explain what an information system in the context of organizations is;
  • Recognize and understand the value (opportunities) and threats (risks) of information systems;
  • Be able to formulate and validate elementary functional requirements of an information system;
  • Design and implement basic data and process models;
  • Construct and interpret basic algorithms;
  • Identify business needs that data science can solve.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written Exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The written exam (100% of the final mark) evaluates the mastery of the course material covered during the lectures.

The written exam may consist out of a combination of multiple choice questions, open-ended questions and exercises.

This exam is a closed book exam.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Business Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Business Economics: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Management: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Economics: standaard traject (90 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Movement and Sports Sciences: Sports Policy and Sports Management Profile Profile Sports Policy and Sports Management (only offered in Dutch)