Aims

Upon completion of this course, the student

• is able to understand the relationship between business strategy, information strategy and the operationalization of the two in information systems,
• is able to compare the information strategy and the business strategy and decide whether these are aligned,
• is able to explain the role of information systems for internal and external control in the context of IS governance frameworks,
• knows the most important theoretical frameworks of technology acceptance and value of IS and is able to apply them in practical examples; the student understands the different dimensions of these frameworks and how they can be measured,
• is able to explain the purpose and value of Enterprise Architecture and is able to explain EA frameworks with concrete examples,
• can read and understand BPMN process models,
• knows the key steps of the business process management cycle and is able to apply fundamental BPM principles to simple examples,
• can read and understand ER, EER, and relational information models,
• can query relational databases with SQL,
• can explain the role of information systems for decision support as well as how business intelligence systems can be designed and used,
• understands the difference between predictive and descriptive data mining and understands how basic analytics techniques work,
• understands different aspects, technologies, and business models in an e-business context.

Previous knowledge

At the beginning of this course the student should:
•  be familiar with and interested in the fundamentals of computer science and its business applications such as for example taught in "Introductory management informatics (D0T06A, D0H17A, D0W14A)”.
•  be familiar with the basics of Office software, computer hardware, file handling and management, and networking and internet technology. 

Background knowledge of business economics is useful, but not strictly necessary.

Identical courses

This course is identical to the following courses:
D0T12A : Beleidsinformatiesystemen
D0W23A : Beleidsinformatiesystemen (TEW)
HBN63B : Business Information Systems

Is included in these courses of study

• Bachelor in de informatica (Leuven) (Minor verbreding) 180 ects.
• Bachelor in de wiskunde (Leuven) (Minor economie) 180 ects.
• Master in de accountancy en het revisoraat (programma voor studenten gestart vóór 2024-2025 in de master en/of in het schakel- of voorbereidingsprogramma indien zij hiervoor kiezen) (Leuven) 60 ects.
• Bachelor handelsingenieur (Leuven) 180 ects.
• Bachelor handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica (Leuven) 180 ects.
• Schakelprogramma: Master in het informatiemanagement / Master of Information Management (Leuven) 60 ects.
• Voorbereidingsprogramma: Educatieve master in de economie (Leuven) 45 ects.
• Voorbereidingsprogramma: Educatieve master in de economie (Antwerpen) 45 ects.
• Voorbereidingsprogramma: Educatieve master in de economie (Brussel) 45 ects.
• Voorbereidingsprogramma: Educatieve master in de economie (Kortrijk) 45 ects.
• Courses for Exchange Students Faculty of Economics and Business (Leuven)
• Master of Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance (Programme for students started in 2020-2021 or later) (Leuven et al) 120 ects.
• Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance (Leuven et al) 120 ects.
• Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master handelsingenieur / Master of Business Engineering (Leuven) 99 ects.
• Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica / Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering (Leuven) 111 ects.