Emner

INN351 Virksomhetsarkitektur for digitalisering

Studiepoeng:5

Ansvarlig fakultet:Handelshøyskolen

Emneansvarlig:Andrea Carugati

Campus / nettbasert:Undervises campus Ås

Undervisningens språk:Engelsk

Antall plasser:90

Frekvens:Annually

Forventet arbeidsmengde:125 hours

Undervisnings- og vurderingsperiode:Spring

Om dette emnet

Emnet blir gitt på engelsk med engelsk pensum, derfor foreligger emnebeskrivelsen kun på dette språket.

The course takes the offset in the need of most organizations to deal with digital innovation and digital transformation. Whether digitalization is approached as an offensive move or a defensive action, its practical execution will depend on the foundation on which digitalization is built. This foundation is the architecture or the firm or enterprise architecture. This course takes a strategic and managerial approach to Enterprise Architecture. It considers the problem of Enterprise Architecture as a business, rather than a technical problem. A well-developed enterprise architecture enables business agility, integrated service offerings and more successful product innovations. The course clarifies that enterprise architecture is different from IT architecture and therefore it cannot be abdicated to the IT experts in organization but rather, it has to be deal with by the business in collaboration with IT. The course provides a theoretical foundation for and assists the students in obtaining a skill set for developing and implementing strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of Enterprise Architecture. The purpose is to enable the students to participate in the development and implementation of Enterprise Architecture in both private and public organizations.

Dette lærer du

A student, upon completing the course, will have the following overall learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • possesses advanced knowledge within Enterprise Architecture and Digitalisation
  • has in-depth knowledge of Enterprise Architecture tools and principles
  • can apply knowledge of Enterprise Architecture to different types of organisation (public and private)
  • can analyse the state of Enterprise Architecture and the ability of organisations to engage with digitalisation initiatives

Skills

The student

  • can critically analyse the state of Enterprise Architecture and relate to it to the strategic options that an organisation can pursue
  • can analyse an organisation's processes and data in order to determine the organisation's operating model
  • can use relevant theories from the Enterprise Architecture toolbox to analyse an organisation Enterprise Architecture
  • can carry out changes in the Enterprise Architecture of an organisation based on solid theories

General Competence

The student

  • can analyse relevant problems related to Enterprise Architecture
  • can apply their knowledge and skills to developing an organisation's Enterprise Architecture
  • can communicate across management and IT to create the bridge necessary to implement a valid Enterprise Architecture in organisation
  • can engage in discourse on Enterprise Architecture with multiple groups of professionals
  • can contribute to the achievement to the strategic objectives of the organisation
  • Læringsaktiviteter

    A combination of methods will be used:

    Case discussions, Lectures, Group assignments, Contributions from external guest lecturers. Active participation is expected.

  • Læringsstøtte
    The students will receive feedback in connection with case discussion and mandatory assignments. The students will receive feedback and other learning support in connection with the lectures, the mandatory assignment, and other occasions specified at the beginning of the course.
  • Pensum
    • Ross, JW, Weill, P., & Robertson, D. (2006). Enterprise architecture as strategy: Creating a foundation for business execution. Harvard business press.
    • Ross, JW, Beath, CM, & Mocker, M. (2019). Designed for digital: How to architect your business for sustained success . My Press.

    The complete reading list for the course and instructions about the availability of the syllabus will be posted at Canvas before the course starts. Lecture notes and slides (including guest lectures) are part of the syllabus.

  • Forutsatte forkunnskaper
    The course assumes a basic understanding of the functioning of organizations and the information systems. This includes an understanding of organizational structures, organizational stakeholders, business processes and how IT supports business processes.
  • Vurderingsordning, hjelpemiddel og eksamen

    The course will be evaluated with a portfolio assessment based on two group projects where the first project accounts for 40% and the final project 60% of the final grade (AF).

    A retake exam is not organized in this course. Those who do not pass need to take the whole course.



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  • Sensorordning
    External examiner will control the quality of syllabus, the structure of the final project, and principles for the assessment of the examination answers.
  • Obligatorisk aktivitet
    One mandatory individual assignment (approved/not-approved) will be assigned to the students at the 5th lecture in the course. The instructions about the mandatory assignment will be given at the start of the course. The approval of the mandatory assignment is a pre-requisite for the completion of the exam later in the course. The mandatory assignment is valid only for one semester, ie, if a student wishes to retake the course, the mandatory assignment will also need to be retaken.
  • Opptakskrav
    The course is intended for students enrolled in master programs at NMBU. It is also open to exchange students and other students with sufficient prior knowledge.