KNOWLEDGE FIELDS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM

Management and Entrepreneurship

(1.) Title of the course: Credits: 6

Information Systems Driving Digital Transformation

Course type: Compulsory or Elective (depending on Program)

The extent of the theoretical or practical nature of the subject (’course character’):
50% theoretical – 50% practical

Type of the class: 28 lectures / 28 seminars thus number of hours are 56 in the given half
semester (i.e. quarter)
Additional (special) modes and characteristics applicable to the transfer of knowledge28
(if applicable): case studies, student presentations

Assessment (exam / midterm / other29): exam

Additional assessment (special) methods (if applicable): (optional) student presentation

Schedule of the subject in the curriculum (which semester): 1st semester

Prerequisites (if applicable):

Aims, objectives and description of the course: concise information on the learning
outcomes

Information systems are widely considered to be critical drivers of business performance.

This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the latest

technological developments in IT and the application of information systems in
organizational contexts – now often termed digitalization or (from a business process
perspective) digital transformation.

Based on an up-to-date view of IT and management in the current business environment,

the content not only offers a solid foundation for students about latest technologies
underlying management information systems, but it develops skills enabling them to
understand and manage the challenges posed by current and upcoming digital
technologies on businesses. In turn it covers both technological advances to be applied by
digital enterprises as well as organizational approaches crucial in integrating new
technologies. In addition, the course highlights the relationships between digital
technologies (information technology and information systems) and key business
processes.
Lectures will cover the basic terms, structure, and internal coherence of management
activities related to digitalization (including techniques and methods intended to describe,
model, and analyse processes of digitalization).

Seminars will allow students to deepen their understanding of above concepts from a
practical point of view through tracing pre-set cases studies and solving open ones.
Individual skills-development is combined with collaborative activities in group settings.
The goal of the cases is to prepare students for IT-led change in an organizational context
involving changes to various business and value-generating processes.

Student activity during and outside classes, as well as independent thinking plays a
significant role in the learning process.

List of the 2-5 most important compulsory and recommended readings with
bibliographic data (author, title, date of issue, (page number, if applicable), ISBN)

Compulsory readings:

Efraim Turban, Carol Pollard, Gregory Wood (2021) Information Technology for
Management-Driving Digital Transformation to Increase Local and Global Performance,
Growth and Sustainability, 12th Edition (International version), John Wiley & Sons Inc.,
ISBN: 1119802520.

Recommended readings:
Laudon, K. (2021). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm. 17th
(Global) edition. Pearson. ISBN-10 : 1292403284, ISBN-13 : 9781292403281.
Valacich, J. S., & Schneider, C. (2022). Information Systems Today: Managing in the
Digital World, Global Edition (9th ed.). Pearson International Content.
Pearlson, K. E., Saunders, C. S., & Galletta, D. F. (2019). Managing and Using Information
Systems: A Strategic Approach (7th ed.). Wiley Global Education US.
Rainer, R. K., & Prince, B. (2021). Introduction to Information Systems (9th ed.). Wiley
Global Education US.

The list of the required professional competencies, and competency elements

(knowledge, skills, etc., KKK point 8) that the subject contributes substantially to.
The student…

a) knowledge
• knows the significance of digital transformation and understands how IT
may disrupt markets and organizational processes;
• aware of the latest trends in Information Technology;
• understands the terminology and basic relationships related to the parts
forming Information Systems: people, process, data, and technology;
 • makes distinction between types of information systems and knows their
characteristics;
• knows the complexity of various business information systems;
• knows the key steps of typical digital transformation projects;
• identifies the factors influencing the success of digitization initiatives;
• knows the working of Information Systems in support of competitive
advantage;
• understands the different roles IS play in organizations: process support,
automation, organizational learning, and supporting strategy;
• aware of the changing landscape of IT;
• familiar with current technologies of digital transformation including, but
not limited to IoT, cloud computing, data warehouse, mobile, Big Data,
Artificial Intelligence, VR, robotics, distributed ledger technology (such as
blockchain), social media platforms (including the metaverse) and tools of
analytics and visualization;
• understands the history of latest IS in relation to the changing world of the
enterprise and business models - from the Internet to eBusiness, to
Artificial Intelligence.
b) skills
• able to use digital solutions and technologies in his/her work.
• discusses organizations as the context of Information Systems;
• explains how information systems provide the foundation for all modern
organizations, including private sector, public sector, or non-profit;
• describes the typical processes of digital transformation that an
organization will likely be undergoing;
• able to apply the concept of customer value in relation to IT-led change;
• able to decompose information systems into their technological
components;
• able to use the terminology of different IT fields in an organizational
problem context;
• identifies and classifies problems related to the business applications of
different IT fields based on organizational goals;
• able to identify upcoming innovative technologies and trends of
technological development and assess their potential disruptive effect;
• analyses organizational needs and formulates IS improvement
recommendations;
• able to consider and manage risks of applying innovative solutions;
• able to solve information systems deployment planning problems;
• able to select and apply frameworks and problem-solving techniques
relevant to a given digitalization situation;
• identifies and interprets organizational challenges that can be solved
through latest IT solutions;
• able to recognize and communicate opportunities for digitalization;
• able to uncover problems that may impact the success of digital
transformation initiatives in an organizational context.
c) attitude
▪ aware of the importance of the impact of digitalization on businesses;
▪ critical about the changes brought on by digital transformation on work
conditions;
▪ identifies with the need for continuous improvement in IT application;
▪ considers the ethical implications of applying digital technologies;
▪ aspires to propagate a global mindset about green IT;
▪ ready to participate in teamwork and contribute efficiently;
▪ keeps the opinion of the teammates in mind.

d) responsibility
• makes decisions about IS applications through collaborating with others;
• critically assesses the work of self and project members;

Course leader (name, position, scientific degree): Csaba Csáki, Ph.D, Associate Professor

Lecturers, if applicable (name, position, scientific degree): -

Ph.D. students