Course - Enterprise Architecture for Enterprise Innovation - TDT4252
Enterprise Architecture for Enterprise Innovation
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About the course
Course content
This course focuses on the role of information systems in an organisational context, both used internally in organizations and to support the organisation's involvement in collaboration e.g., through digital ecosystems. It will address the reasons why information systems are designed as they are by exploring the needs of organisations and users, the processes and the roles that the systems support in an organisational and work context. Emphasis will be placed on how IT can support innovation and new services design and bring value to an organisation. The course will address methods for business modelling, service design and enterprise modelling that are complementary to systems modelling. Methods related to modelling and quality assurance of models will be presented. Enterprise Architecture methods will also be presented.
Learning outcome
Knowledge: The candidate shall establish theoretical insights into enterprise modelling, service innovation and the methods for analysing organisational situations and modelling them. Skills: The candidate shall establish practical skills in creating good enterprise models that enhances the understanding of the design of IT systems and the perspectives of software engineering models. Competence: The candidate shall be able to put the course topics into a broader technological, organisational and social context related to the impact of information systems in society.
Learning methods and activities
The students will work on a term paper assignment during the whole semester. This will include practical enterprise modelling activities, group discussions, presentations and peer reviews. This work will be done during the weekly tutorials.
The main activities will include weekly interactive classroom activities in small groups, lectures, tutorials, modelling, presentations and term paper. The lectures and tutorials are aimed at interactions and discussions among the class participants, rather than a one-way lecture delivery. Weekly tutorials will support the practical modelling and term paper assignment. The course may be taught in English if taken by students who do not speak Norwegian.
Compulsory assignments
- Submission of a model
Further on evaluation
The final grade is based on the models, the final report (Term Paper) and participation in some of the learning activities during the semester.
The final report includes modelling assignments, descriptions of how the practical modelling parts relate to the theory, presentations and reflections.
The assignment is split into sub-parts with set activities and times during the semester and the students are expected to follow the required timeline.
The activities will include a presentation of the case and an enterprise model with minimum requirements, group presentations of different models, peer feedback and reflections, and peer review of final reports.
The students will be required to participate in a mandatory activity at the beginning of the semester, to be able to complete the course. The mandatory activity is the participation in a classroom group activity and present an enterprise model that meets the minimum requirements, which is a part of the first activity, and is the criteria for continuing this course and receiving a final grade.
Failure to participate in the activities can have consequences on the final grade.
If a student fails to submit their final report, they will receive a F/Fail and will be required to retake the course in its entirety.
Recommended previous knowledge
TDT4175 Information Systems is recommended, but not required.
Required previous knowledge
None.
Course materials
To be announced at the start of the semester.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| DT8802 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2008 |
Subject areas
- Information Systems