The course consists of the following content:
- Theoretical aspects of IT-management issues – The students should, based on previous research, characterize information system management issues such as information system security, modifiability, interoperability, data quality, reliability and usability, IT-Governance and IT business value. The course consists of a larger project aiming to conduct a case study. Each case study will focus on a specific issue related to a real problem at a company.
- Bayesian networks – The students should design a Bayesian network for the analysis of a given information system management issue. For instance, breaking the goal information security down into measurable and well-defined parts with a causal effect on the goal.
- Enterprise architecture modeling – The students should, given previously gained knowledge in the area of enterprise architecture modeling, create a modeling language specifically designed to provide the proper information for the analysis at the given company.
- Case study methodology – The students should, based on case study methodology, plan an information system evaluation project focusing on a specific management issue in a given decision situation at a real company.
The main outcome of the course is a framework for analysis of an IT-decision making problem. The framework consists of a Bayesian network coupled with an Enterprise Architecture modeling language (i.e. metamodel) and it is a central part of the case study investigation plan, which is the most important part of the examination. The outcome (the case study investigation plan) of this course serves as input for the course Industrial Information Systems, Case Studies (EH2050).