Information System Science

234 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: INFORMATION SYSTEM SCIENCE
14.13 INFORMATION SYSTEM

SCIENCE

37C00100 Management Information
Systems (6 cr)
Responsible teacher:
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (econ.) Johanna Bragge
Status of the Course:
B.Sc. (Econ), Business Technology program.
Level of the Course:
Common program course (or specialization
course)
Teaching period:
I (Autumn)
Workload:
- lectures 28 h
- preparing for lectures 36 h
- doing cases or learning diaries 60 h
- preparing for exam 32 h
- exam 4 h
Learning Outcomes
Information technology has changed how busi-
nesses operate and succeed in todays global econ-
omy. Organizations can now use IT to transform
themselves and achieve a tremendous competitive
advantage. This course highlights how this new
technology is changing the current business envi-
ronment and what effect it has on todays stu-
dents. The course addresses the major principles
of MIS in order to prepare managers to under-
stand the role of information technology in the
digital economy. This course aims to give students
what they need to succeed in the emerging digital
economy.
Content:
1. IT in the organization (IT support of organiza-
tional performance. Information technolo-
gies).
2. Data and IT infrastructure (Data manage-
ment. Networks and collaboration. Security)
3. The web revolution (E-business and e-
commerce. Mobile commerce. Social networks
in the Web 2.0 environment).
4. Organizational applications (Transaction pro-
cessing, functional applications, and integra-
tion. Enterprise systems: Supply chains, ERP,
CRM, and KM. Inter-organizational and glob-
al information systems).
5. Decision making and strategy (Business Intel-
ligence and DSS, IT strategy and planning.
Managing IT projects, process improvement,
and organizational change. Impact of IT on
enterprises, users and the environment).
6. Implementing and managing IT (Acquiring
and developing business applications and in-
frastructure. Information technology econom-
ics).
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
1. Lectures 28 h
2. Exercises integrated to the lectures (30%)
3. Exam (70%)
Literature:
Turban E. and Volonino L. (2010) Information
Technology for Management: Transforming Or-
ganizations in the Digital Economy, International
Student Version. ISBN 978-0-470-40032-6
Course Homepage:
https://noppa.aalto.fi/noppa/kurssi/37C00100/
Evaluation:
0-5
Registration for Courses:
Via WebOodi
Language of Instruction:
English

37C00200 Information Systems
Development (6 cr)
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (econ.) Anssi rni
Specialization course
Teaching period:
III (Spring)
Workload:
- lectures 28 h
- exercise lectures 14 h
- assignments 80 h
- exam 4 h
Learning Outcomes:
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: INFORMATION SYSTEM SCIENCE 235

This course introduces the information system
development process to the students. The pro-
cess emphasizes effective communication and
integration with users and user systems. It en-
courages interpersonal skill development with
clients, users, team members, and others associat-
ed with development, operation, and maintenance
of the system. Databases and their fundamental
concepts are connected to the system development
process. Modern systems development and design
techniques, use of modeling tools, adherence to
methodological life cycle and project management
standards are applied. The course consists of lec-
tures and group exercises, during which a system
is build using the aforementioned tools and tech-
niques.
Content:
Information systems development life-cycle; Iden-
tifying and selecting systems development pro-
jects; Determining systems requirements; Process
and logic modelling; Data modelling; Developer
issues; Object oriented analysis; From analysis to
design; Relational model; Refining the relational
model; Data manipulation and retrieval; Physical
design; Usability design
1. Lectures 28 h
2. Exercise lectures 14 h
3. 6 assignments (50%)
4. Exam (50%)
Literature:
Avison, D. and Fitzgerald, G. (2006) Information
systems development. Methodologies, techniques
& tools. ISBN 0-07-711417-5
Study Material:
Material distributed in the class and other materi-
al provided by the lecturer.
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
0-5
via Weboodi
English

37C00300 Enterprise Applications (6 cr)
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (econ.) Petri Hal-
likainen
Teaching period:
IV (Spring)
Workload:
- lectures 18 h
- doing article summaries 20 h
- seminar sessions 9 h
- preparing for seminars 15 h
- group work 40 h
- exam 4 h
Learning Outcomes:
After the course you have reached a basic under-
standing of Enterprise Systems, particularly ERP
(Enterprise Resource Planning) systems. You will
learn how those systems are acquired, developed,
maintained and operated. Also you will
acknowledge the importance of business process
development and understand the idea of process
integration.
Content:
The course covers the foundations to understand-
ing ERP and Managerial Issues (Re-Engineering
and ERP systems, Planning and Implementation
of ERP, Managing ERP projects) and an overview
of the most important ERP modules.
1. Lectures 18 h
2. Seminars 9 h
3. Exam (50%)
4. Article summaries(10%)
5. Group work (40%)
6. A minimum of 40% is required from the exam
AND 40% from the exercises together.
Literature:
Sumner, Mary (2005) Enterprise resource plan-
ning. ISBN 0131403435
Study Material:
Articles and group work material provided by the
lecturer.
Course Homepage:
Prerequisites:
It is recommended for the students to take
37C00100 Management Information Systems
prior to this course.
Evaluation:
0-5
via WebOodi
English

37C00400 Introduction to Programming (6 cr)
Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (econ.) Anssi rni
Teaching period:
II (Autumn)
Workload:
- lectures 28 h
- exercise lectures 28 h
- assignments 74 h
- exam 4 h
Learning Outcomes:
Students learn to understand the software devel-
opment process. They are familiar with the core
set of algorithms and data structures. They are
able to program medium sized applications with
graphics and master the core Java language.
Content:
Control structures; Objects and primitive types;
Using data types; Designing data types; Testing;
Maintaining collections; Recursion; Data struc-
tures; Sorting and Searching
1. Lectures 28 h
2. Exercise lectures 28 h
3. 10 assignments (50%)
4. Exam (50%)
Literature:
Sedgewick, Robert (2008) Introduction to pro-
gramming in Java an interdisciplinary approach.
ISBN 978-0-321-49805-2
Study Material:
Material distributed in the class and other materi-
al provided by the lecturer.
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
0-5
Via Weboodi
English

37D65020 Introduction to Project
Management (3 cr)
Assistant professor, PhD. (econ.) Petri Hallikainen
Masters program, part of the Skills Portfolio
Intermediate level
Teaching period:
III (Spring)
Workload:
- lectures 14 h
- tutorials 2 h
- doing exercises 30 h
- exam 4 h
Learning Outcomes:
The aim of the course is to give a comprehensive
view of project work and the management of pro-
jects.
Content:
Basic concepts of project work, project initiation
and selection, project planning, scheduling and
structuring, project risk management, project
organization, quality management, team roles in
project work.
1. Lectures 14 h

2. Exercise integrated to the lectures (40 %)
3. Exam (60%)

A minimum of 24/60 points is required from the
exam AND 40/100 from the exam and execises
together
Literature:
Kathy Schwalbe (2010) Revised An Introduction
to Project Management, Third Edition. With Brief
Guides to Microsoft Project 2010 and @task.
Substitutes for Courses:
The course is the English equivalent to the Projek-
tinhallinnan peruskurssi (37D60020)
Course Homepage:
https://noppa.aalto.fi/noppa/kurssi/37D65020/
Evaluation:
0-5
Via WebOodi
English
Further Information:
This course is optional with Projektinhallinnan
peruskurssi (37D60020). Only one of them can be
included in the degree. The topics covered in both
courses are the same.

37E00100 Information Economy (6 cr)
Virpi Tuunainen
M.Sc. (Econ), Information and Service Manage-
ment program, common advanced course. KTM-
tutkinto, Logistiikan ja palvelutalouden maiste-
riohjelma, laitoksen yhteiset opinnot.
Advanced
Teaching period:
III
Workload:
- 14*2 hours lecture = 24 hours
- 8 article reviews (reading material and writing
1-pagers) = 40 hours
- 2 cases (reading material, writing case reports,
presenting cases) = 40 hours
- 1 essay = 10 hours
- preparing to the exam = 46 hours
Learning Outcomes:
This course is designed so that students will un-
derstand the issues related to economic impacts of
production and utilization of information and
value of information in managing businesses. The
students will familiarize with most central eco-
nomic theories used to understand the impacts of
information systems in business. This will be
achieved through topical articles where these the-
ories are applied. This integrating advanced level
course is accomplished through readings and dis-
cussion, and independent studying is of great im-
portance.
Content:
Business Value of IT; IT & Organizational Effi-
ciency; Diffusion of Innovations; Platform-
mediated Networks; Digital Economy
1. Lectures and discussion 28 h (20%)
2. Written assignments: 8 article reviews and 2
case assignments (50%)
3. Final exam (30%)
Study Material:
Reading list is published in the course web site.
Course Homepage:
https://noppa.aalto.fi/noppa/kurssi/37E00100/
Evaluation:
0-5
via WebOodi
English
Recommended prerequisites: 37C00100 Man-
agement Information Systems

37E00200 Strategic Information Technology
Management (6 cr)
Risto Rajala
M.Sc.(Econ), Information and Service Manage-
ment program, an elective course of advanced
specialization studies. KTM-tutkinto, Logistiikan
ja palvelutalouden maisteriohjelma, syventvt
erikoistumisopinnot.
Advanced
Teaching period:
II
Workload:
- Lectures and lecture discussion 28 h
- Preparation and writing of article reviews 24 h
- Preparation and writing of essays 40 h
- Preparation to pre-reading material 32 h
- Preparation to exam 32 h
- Exam 4 h
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the key concepts, structures, pro-
cesses, and cooperative mechanisms relevant
for corporate governance of IT and for the ef-
fective alignment of business and IT, at both
strategic and operative levels.
2. Become familiar with the profession of IT
management in key IT decisions and process-
es such as organizing the IT function, manag-
ing IT Services, IT sourcing and outsourcing,
enterprise and IT architecture management,
IT portfolio management, IT risk manage-
ment, the business value of IT, and IT perfor-
mance management.
3. Learn how IT enabled innovations and emerg-
ing technologies are managed as a part of en-
terprise strategic management.
4. Recognize and learn the key issues and meth-
ods in the IT governance and IT management
research.
Content:
The themes of the lectures are: Contemporary
strategy concepts and strategy analysis applied to;
Corporate and IT governance; Alignment of busi-
ness and IT; Organization principles of the IT
function; IT service management; IT decision
making; IT risk management; IT performance
management; Evaluation of business value of IT;
The role of the CIO in an enterprise; IT portfolio
management; Management of firm-wide IT infra-
structure; IT architecture management; Outsourc-
ing of IT services; Management of IT-enabled
innovations and emerging technologies.
The course consists of pre-readings, lectures and
discussions on the topics of the course, article
review exercises, article based essay and final ex-
am which covers all of the course material. Grad-
ing is as follows: 1) Article reviews 20%, Course
essay 40 %; 3) Final exam 40 %
Study Material:
1. Pre-reading literature: 9 articles
2. Articles reviewed and discussed during the
lectures: 5 articles

All materials are downloadable for registered par-
ticipants of the course
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
0-5
Via WebOodi.
English.

37E00300 ICT Enabled Business Process
Development (6 cr)
IT Enabled Business Process Development
Esko Penttinen
Advanced
Teaching period:
I
Workload:
- 14*2 hours lecture = 28 hours
- 2 cases (reading material, writing case reports,
presenting cases) = 48 hours
- Exercises (reading material, writing reports,
participating to exercises) = 48 hours
- preparing to the exam = 36 hours
Learning Outcomes:
The main objectives of the course are to under-
stand the possibilities of IT to support and en-
hance the business processes of enterprises and
other organizations, and to acquire basic skills
needed in IT enabled business process develop-
ment projects.
Content:

Strategy and process centric development ap-
proaches to business process development; Devel-
opment frameworks applied to core business pro-
cess development; The enabling role of ICT for
business process improvement and renewal; E-
Business from process improvement perspective;
The management of IT enabled business process
improvement projects.
1. Lectures 28 h (Esko Penttinen)
2. Exercises 14 h (Esko Penttinen)
3. Exam: value 40 % of total.
4. Exercises: value 30 % of total.
5. Cases: value 30 % of total.

Exam, cases & exercises are mandatory to pass the
course.
Study Material:
Topic related articles, will be informed later
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
0-5
via WebOodi
English

37E00800 Software and service business (6 cr)
Matti Rossi
Advanced
Teaching period:
Will not be lectured during 2011 - 2012
Workload:
- 21 h lectures
- 14 h exercises
- 60 h assignment and presentations
- 65 h self-study
Learning Outcomes:
The objective of this course is to give the students
an in-depth understanding of managing software
or service product development and launch.
Content:
The lifecycle of a software venture, including
product idea, founding a company, acquiring risk
financing, and developing the business and its
products; The special characteristics of digital
goods and co-ordination of software and business
development.
The course is highly interactive, consisting of lec-
tures, case studies and student projects. Assess-
ment is based on the final exam (50%) and as-
signment (50%). It is possible to replace the final
exam with a presentation and report of ones own
relevant business development experience.
Literature:
Cusumano, Michael A. (2004) Business of soft-
ware what every manager, programmer, and
entrepreneur must know to thrive and surviv. ,
Isbn 074321580X . ISBN 074321580X ; Hyvnen
Eero (2003) Ohjelmistoliiketoiminta. , Isbn
9510269964 . ISBN 9510269964
Study Material:
Articles distributed on the web and lectures
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
0-5
via WebOodi
English
Prerequisites: 37E00100 Information Economics

37E01000 Current Topics in Information
Systems Science (V) (6 cr)
N.N
Advanced
Teaching period:
Will be announced later
Workload:
The distribution of 160 h varies by the year
Learning Outcomes:
The topic and the objectives can vary semester by
semester.
Content:
This intensive course consists of lectures, articles
and/or seminar presentations on current and
emerging topics in information systems science.
The course is usually lectured by a visiting lectur-
er. The topic can vary semester by semester.
Will be announced later
Study Material:
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
0-5
via WebOodi
English
More information available at course website.
Recommended prerequisites: 37C00100 Man-
agement Information Systems

37E01400 Essential Literature in Information
Systems Science (Book Exam) (6 cr)
Hannu Kivijrvi
Advanced
Teaching period:
I, II, III, IV
Workload:
- Preparing and reading for an exam: 156 h
- Exam: 4 h
Learning Outcomes:
To achieve a better understanding on the some of
the key areas in Information Systems Science
Content:
The book exam provides a package of essential
literature on a defined Information Systems Sci-
ence area, which is User Interface Design in the
academic year 2011 - 2012.
Book exam and self-studies
Literature:
Zhang, P. and Galletta, D. (2005) Human-
computer interaction and management infor-
mation systems: foundations (ebook). ISBN 0-
7656-2151-1 ; Zhang, P. and Galletta, D. (2006)
Human-computer interaction and management
information systems: foundations. ISBN 0-7656-
1486-3 ; Shneiderman, Ben and Plaisant, Cathe-
rine (2010) Designing the User Interface. ISBN 0-
321-60148-3
Study Material:
For the book by Zhang & Galletta both the hard-
back edition (2006) or ebook edition (2005) are
acceptable.
Course Homepage:
https://noppa.aalto.fi/noppa/kurssi/37E01400
Evaluation:
0-5
English

37E44000 Critical Issues in Information Systems
Research (6 cr)
Matti Rossi

Advanced
Teaching period:
IV
Workload:
- 25 h lectures
- 15 h seminar presentations
- 75 h assignment
- 45 h self-study
Learning Outcomes:
The course deepens participants knowledge of key
issues and paradigms in the IS field and explores
the state-of-the-art of IS research findings in rela-
tion to the respective topic(s) of the course.
Content:
This is an advanced course in information systems
research issues aimed to both IS doctoral students
and M.Sc. students. The course consists of lec-
tures, articles and/or seminar presentations on
chosen topics of information systems. The topic
(e.g. information systems development, software
business, and electronic commerce) varies semes-
ter by semester.
This course is run as a seminar, where there are
introductory lectures and a large pro-
ject/assignment on a given topic. The students do
a final presentation of their project. There is a
possible final exam.
The course is graded 50% based on the assign-
ment and 50% on the final exam.
Study Material:
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
0-5

57C99901 Bachelors Thesis (10 cr)
(with Merja Halme and Markku Kuula)
B.Sc. (Econ.), Business Technology program.
Compulsory program course.
Teaching period:
I-II (Autumn) and III-IV (Spring)
Workload:
- Independent scientific work: 267 h
- searching and reading literature
- formulating a research question
- (doing empirical analyses, gathering research
data)
- writing the thesis
Learning Outcomes:
The objective is to learn and practice independent
scientific thinking by setting up research ques-
tions and studying a specific topic. Students learn
to get to know references, to find literature, and to
apply it for resolving a research question. The
thesis will be a structured, scientific report.
Content:
The Bachelors Thesis is carried out together with
Bachelors Thesis Seminar (57C99902)
Grading: 85% of the grade is based on the thesis
and 15% is based on participation in the thesis
seminar.
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
0-5
Register to 57C99902 Bachelors Thesis Seminar
via Weboodi.
English

57C99902 Bachelors Thesis Seminar (2 cr)
(with Merja Halme and Markku Kuula)
Compulsory program course
Teaching period:
Workload:
- introductory lectures 8 h
- seminar sessions 14 h
- preparing for seminar sessions 12 h
- doing assignments (research plan, research
profiling assignment) 13 h
Learning Outcomes:
The objective is to learn and practice independent
scientific work.
Content:
In the seminar, students get guidance in their
research for Bachelors Thesis. During the Thesis
seminar, students will prepare a research plan,
conduct a research profiling assignment, report
the progress of their Thesis, present and defend
their research results, act twice as an opponent,
and participate actively in seminar discussions.
7. Introductory lectures and seminar sessions 28
h
8. Requirements for passing the seminar: com-
pleting the research profiling assignment, pre-
senting own thesis at the seminar, acting twice
as an opponent, attending to 70% of the semi-
nar sessions

(Grading: Pass/Fail)
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
Pass/Fail
via WebOodi.
English

57C99903 Maturity Test (0 op)
Thesis supervisor
Compulsory program course.
Teaching period:
Learning Outcomes:
After finalizing the Bachelors Thesis, students
carry out a proficiency test in mother tongue. The
objective is to show that a student can write an
essay in her or his mother tongue and that s/he
masters the basic concepts in her or his thesis. In
general, the test is written in Finnish, but non-
Finnish speakers are granted an exemption to
write the test in English.
Content:
The Maturity Test is taken at the end of the Bache-
lors Thesis Seminar (57C99902) and Bachelors
Thesis (57C99901). The test can be taken in con-
nection with any official exam, and the date is
agreed upon with the supervisor once the thesis is
written.
Assessment, Methods and Criteria:
Exam 4 h
Course Homepage:
https://noppa.aalto.fi/noppa/kurssi/57C99902
Evaluation:
Pass/Fail
Register first to 57C99902 Bachelors Thesis Sem-
inar via Weboodi. Agree the date for the Proficien-
cy Test with the supervising teacher (after the
thesis is written).

57E00500 Business Intelligence (6 cr)
Oana Velcu
ment program, common advanced course
Teaching period:
12th March 2012 - 11th May (IV Spring)

Workload:
- Lectures 28 hours
- Preparing for lectures 56 hours
- Case studies 4.5 hours
- Preparing for case studies 14 hours
- Preparing for exercises 10 hours
- Computer labs 4.5 hours
- Preparing for computer labs 9 hours
- Preparing for exam 30 hours
- Exam 4 hours
Learning Outcomes:
After the course, the students will understand the
connection between the analytical tools that can
be used on real data in companies and the strate-
gic decision-making. The students will have ana-
lytical skills that enable them to work with the
data, to understand it and turn it into intelligence
for particular decisional contexts.
Content:
The course seeks to provide a balanced approach
to BI by enabling insight into the building blocks
of BI, such as data management, querying, analyt-
ic tools, quantitative modeling, and reporting,
with the purpose to enable students acquire theo-
retical and practical understanding of decision-
making and problem solving.
10. Exam 60%
11. Case study essays 20%
12. Exercises 20%
Literature:
Turban, Efraim, Sharda R., and Delen, D. (2011)
Decision support and business intelligence sys-
tems 9th ed. ISBN 0132453231
Study Material:
Other research papers and material provided by
lecturers.
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
0-5
Via WebOodi
English

57E99901 Masters Thesis (30 cr)
ment program, compulsory course.
Advanced
Learning Outcomes:
The objective is to practice independent scientific
thinking by setting up research questions and
studying a specific research topic. The thesis will
be a structured, scientific report.
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
0-5
The Masters Thesis needs to be carried out to-
gether with the Masters Thesis Seminar
(57E99902).

57E99902 Masters Thesis Seminar (0 cr)
Matti Rossi (coordinates)
Advanced
Teaching period:
I - IV
Workload:
- 6 h presentations
- 4 h critique
- 20 h seminars
Learning Outcomes:
The objective is to practice independent scientific
thinking by setting up research questions and
studying a specific research topic. The thesis will
be a structured, scientific report.
Content:
In the seminar, students get guidance in their
research for Masters Thesis. There are lecturers
on methods and theories of study in IS, MS and
OR.
Assessment Me Course Homepage:
thods and Criteria:
Lectures, presentations and critique of other stu-
dents work. If necessary, students will be orga-
nized into smaller groups supervised by professors
from the department of Information and Service
Economy.
Course Homepage:
Evaluation:
hyvksytty/hyltty
Via WebOodi
English

57E99903 Maturity Test (0 op)
Advanced
Learning Outcomes:
After finalizing the Masters Thesis, students carry
out a proficiency test in Mother Tongue. The ob-
jective is to show a student can write an essay in
her or his mother tongue and that she or he knows
the basic concepts in her or his Thesis.
Evaluation:
hyvksytty/hyltty

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