Course information
Learning outcomes
Information and communication technologies and data have changed how businesses operate and succeed in today's global economy. Organizations can now use ICT and data to transform themselves and achieve a tremendous competitive advantage, promoting concurrently also sustainability transformation. On the other hand, those organizations that are not mastering these assets might not exist in the near future. This course highlights how new technologies and data are changing the current business environment and what effect it has on today's students. The course addresses the major principles of Management Information Systems (MIS) in order to prepare managers to understand the strategic role of information and communication technologies and data in the digital economy. This course aims to give students what they need to succeed in the current digital economy.
Content
1. Information Systems and the Role of General and Functional Managers
2: Information Systems Defined
3: Organizational Information Systems and Their Impact
4: Digital Disruption and the Competitive Environment
5: Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
6: Strategic Information Systems Planning
7: Value Creation and Strategic Information Systems
8: Digital Value Creation
9: Digital Value Capture
10: Managing Information Systems
11: Creating Information Systems in the Digital Age
12: Information Systems Trends (e.g. green-digital transition)
13: Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Ethics
Teacher
Johanna Bragge
Study material
Piccoli, Gabriele and Pigni, Federico (2022) INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR MANAGERS IN THE DIGITAL AGE, without Cases, Edition 5 or newer, ISBN: 978-1-943153-86-2 (paper-back), 978-1-943153-85-5 (eTextbook) https://www.prospectpressvt.com/textbooks/piccoli-information-systems-for-managers-5-0
Workload
- Lectures or lecture videos available online
- Independent work with assignments
- Exam
Total 160h (6 ECTS)
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Evaluation
Assignments
Exam
Teaching time and location
The teaching time and the location of the course can be found at Sisu information system
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Exam instructions at the Open University
The teacher has four (4) weeks to grade the exam submissions starting from the exam date.
Online learning environment for the course
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Digital workspace of the course:
MyCourses
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Registration and course fee
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Course registration
Registration for this course starts on 26.1.2026 at 9.00
Registration for this course ends on 16.2.2026 at 23.59
It is not possible to register before the registration period has started or after it has ended.
The number of participants is limited to 10.
This course is organized by the Aalto University School of Business.
The course fee is paid upon registration for each course at a time and it is binding. Familiarize yourself with registration and payment rules as well as other guidelines for students:
Registration, payments and rules
Activating Aalto ID and Multifactor Authentication
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