ECTS - IT Strategy Planning and Governance

IT Strategy Planning and Governance (ISE511) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
IT Strategy Planning and Governance ISE511 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Information Systems Engineering Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to cover all aspects of establishing, marinating, growing and sustaining an IT system and executing within a governance model.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Describe an integrated IT governance framework and the related industry standards, guidelines and frameworks
  • Illustrate IT strategy and plan development frameworks
  • Explain key leadership, people and soft skills and competencies required for success
  • Prepare IT strategic plan for an organization
  • Conduct SWOT analyses and program evaluations
Course Content The IT strategic planning process; structuring the strategic planning process, analyzing the business environment; identifying the mission and competencies of your organization; assigning value and weight to enterprise objectives; reviewing established IT portfolios; measuring your IT governance maturity; aligning IT to your business objectives, de

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to IT/Business alignment, planning, execution, and governance Chapter 1
2 Introduction to IT/Business alignment, planning, execution, and governance Chapter 1
3 Overview of comprehensive IT governance framework Chapter 2
4 Introduction to Strategic Planning Chapter 1 in reference textbook 1.
5 Business and IT alignment and Strategic Planning Chapter 3
6 Set up the strategic planning Chapter 2 in other sources 1.
7 Set up the strategic planning Chapter 2 in other sources 1.
8 Principles for managing successful organizational change Chapter 4
9 Program and project management Chapter 5
10 IT service management Chapter 6
11 Strategic sourcing and outsourcing Chapter 7
12 Case Studies Chapter 7
13 Performance management, management controls and risk management Chapter 8
14 Project presentations Project presentations
15 Final Examination Period Review of topics
16 Final Examination Period Review of topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Selig, Gad J., Implementing IT Governance – A Practical Guide to World Class IT Management, Van Haren Publishing, 2008
Other Sources 2. M. Allison, J. Kaye, Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide and Workbook (Nonprofit Law, Finance, and Management Series), Wiley, 1997.
3. Using Current and Emerging Industry Best Practices, Van Haren Publishing Company, Holland, 2008.
4. Selig, Gad J. IT Strategy and Governance PowerPoint Workbook, GPS Group, Inc., Fd., CT, 2007-8.
5. P. Weill & J. W. Ross, IT Governance – How Top Performers Manage IT Decision Rights for
6. Superior Results, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA, 2004.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 10
Presentation - -
Project 1 20
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems.
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches.
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices.
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements.
5 Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects.
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain. X
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering. X
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies. X
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions. X
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 5 80
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 20 20
Report
Homework Assignments 2 15 30
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 180