Course content

This course focuses on the role of information systems in an organizational context. 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 organizational and work context. Emphasis will be placed on the early phases of requirements engineering and situation analysis. The course will address methods for information analysis and modelling that are complementary to information systems modelling. Methods related to modelling and quality assurance of models will be presented. Enterprise Architecture methods will be presented and discussed through a case study.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: The candidate shall establish theoretical insights into enterprise modelling and the methods and for analyzing organizational situations and modelling them.

Skills: The candidate shall establish practical skills in creating good enterprise models that enhances the perspectives of information systems models.

Competence: The candidate shall be able to put the course topics into a broader technological, economic / business and social context relative to the impact of information systems in society.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, term paper and exercises. The course may be taught in English if taken by students without Norwegian language skills. Portfolio assessment is the basis for the grade in the course. The portfolio includes a final written test (65%) and modelling assignments/term paper (35%). The results for the parts are given in %-scores, while the entire portfolio is assigned a letter grade. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may change from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

• Term Report

Recommended previous knowledge

TDT4175 Information Systems.

Course materials

To be announced at the start of the term.

Credit reductions