ECTS - IT Economy
IT Economy (ISE555) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| IT Economy | ISE555 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
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| Learning and Teaching Strategies | . |
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| Course Objectives | The course aims at giving the student an understanding of impact of IT and new technology for evolution in modern society and enterprises. The evolution and development of society and industry will be elaborated based on different infrastructural perspectives such as, information systems, technology, economics, process and the perspective of strategizing. The course elaborates on different perspectives of economics, technology, information systems, and business economics on development and growth. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Basics of economics and accounting; strategic decision making; outsourcing; project evaluation techniques; IT operational budget: SaaS, pricing models; service economy; cost tracking and management; IT spending and staffing benchmarks, metrics; performance evaluation. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | Ch.1 (Tardugno, DiPasquale, Matthews) |
| 2 | IT Investment Management Framework | Ch.2 (Fitzpatrick) |
| 3 | Evaluating and Selecting IT Investments | Ch.3 (Fitzpatrick) |
| 4 | Evaluating and Selecting IT Investments | Ch.3 (Fitzpatrick) |
| 5 | Evaluating and Selecting IT Investments | Ch.3 (Fitzpatrick) |
| 6 | Buyer-Seller Relations | Ch. 3 (Tardugno, DiPasquale, Matthews) |
| 7 | Buyer-Seller Relations | Ch. 3 (Tardugno, DiPasquale, Matthews) |
| 8 | Resource and Cost Model | Ch. 9 (Tardugno, DiPasquale, Matthews) |
| 9 | Resource and Cost Model | Ch. 9 (Tardugno, DiPasquale, Matthews) |
| 10 | Resource and Cost Model | Ch. 9 (Tardugno, DiPasquale, Matthews) |
| 11 | Benchmarking | Ch. 10 (Tardugno, DiPasquale, Matthews) |
| 12 | Benchmarking | Ch. 10 (Tardugno, DiPasquale, Matthews) |
| 13 | Measuring Success | Ch. 11 (Tardugno, DiPasquale, Matthews) |
| 14 | Measuring Success | Ch. 11 (Tardugno, DiPasquale, Matthews) |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Tardugno, A., DiPasquale, T., Matthews, R., IT Services: Costs, Metrics, Benchmarking and Marketing, Prentice Hall PTR, 2000. |
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| 2. Fitzpatrick, E. W., Planning and Implementing IT Portfolio Management: Maximizing the Return on Information Technology Investments, IT Economics Corp., 1. baskı, 2005. | |
| Other Sources | 3. Hefley, B. (ed.), Murphy, W. (ed.), Service Science, Management and Engineering: Education for the 21st Century, Springer, 2008. |
| 4. Johnson, M. D., Gustafsson A., Competing in a Service Economy: How to Create a Competitive Advantage Through Service Development and Innovation, Jossey-Bass (J-B-UMBS Series), 2003. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| 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 knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. | X | ||||
| 4 | An ability to function on multi-disciplinary domains. | X | ||||
| 5 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 6 | An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 7 | An ability to communicate effectively. | X | ||||
| 8 | Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning. | X | ||||
| 9 | A knowledge of contemporary issues. | X | ||||
| 10 | An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. | X | ||||
| 11 | Skills in project management and recognition of international standards and methodologies | X | ||||
| 12 | An ability to produce engineering products or prototypes that solve real-life problems. | X | ||||
| 13 | Skills that contribute to professional knowledge. | X | ||||
| 14 | An ability to make methodological scientific research. | X | ||||
| 15 | An ability to produce, report and present an original or known scientific body of knowledge. | X | ||||
| 16 | An ability to defend an originally produced idea. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 15 | 45 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 175 | ||