IT Economy (ISE555) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
IT Economy ISE555 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
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;
  • Apply financial concepts and policies into the management decision and budgeting process
  • Evaluate the financial viability of projects and activities through income statements and balance sheets
  • Attain knowledge about calculation of business activities
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
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.
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
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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 Comprehends the most advanced technology and literature in the field of software engineering research.
2 Gains the ability to conduct world-class research in software engineering and publish scholarly articles in top conferences and journals in the area.
3 Conducts quantitative and qualitative studies in software engineering.
4 Develops and applies software engineering approaches to acquire the necessary skills to bridge the gap between academia and industry in the field of software engineering and to solve real-world problems.
5 Gains the ability to access the necessary information to follow current developments in science and technology, and to conduct scientific research or develop projects in the field of software engineering.
6 Gains awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, and social issues in the field of software engineering.
7 Acquires project and risk management skills; gains awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development; adapts international excellence standards for software engineering practices and methodologies. X
8 Gains awareness of the universal, environmental, social, and legal consequences of software engineering practices when making decisions. X
9 Develops, adopts, and supports the sustainable use of excellence standards for software engineering practices.

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
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