Economics of Information Technology and Systems

Aims of the course

- Presentation and discussion about the importance and benefits of IT management for companies
- Presentation and discussion of IT organization in companies
- Presentation and discussion of IT decision making in companies.

Course syllabus

1. Importance and benefits of IT
1.1. Data, information, knowledge
1.2. Economics of information
1.3. Economics of informatics
1.4. Microeconomic view
1.5. Organizational view
2. Business processes, IT and their business value
2.1. Strategic importance of IT
2.2. IT characteristics
3. IT organization
3.1. Process, data and applications governance
3.2. IT development
3.3. IT operations
4. IT business effects
4.1. Technologic transfer
4.2. Benefits of specific IT systems and solutions
4.3. Quality, resilience, security
4.4. Management of technology risks
5. IT evaluation and control
5.1. IT portfolio long-term governance
5.2. Cost & benefit analysis
5.3. Other techniques
5.4. Data sources for IT decision making

Course director(s)

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  • Office Hours
  • Thursday at 13:30 in RZ-407
 
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