GIT - Global IT Management
Aim
The Global IT Management course aim is emphasis on information and communications technologies (ICT) support in globalization and companies that operates in a global business environment. After the course the student will be able to:
- Explain the assessment process of the political, economic, legal and technological environment in which a global company will operate.
- Explain the cultural context of global management, global alliances and strategy implementation and global organization structure and control systems.
- Analyze the IT organization, IT architecture and IT strategy implemented in a global company.
- Analyse the role and responsibilities of a Chief Information Officer in a global company.
- Analyse the barriers a Chief Information Officer is facing today in managing global IT resources.
- Explain how to manage change through IT and why companies are outsourcing and offshoring IS/IT.
Syllabus
The main course topics are:
- The global manager’s environment: assessing the environment - political, economic, legal, technological
- The cultural context of global management: understanding the role of culture
- Global alliances and strategy implementation
- Global organization: structure and control systems
- Organizing IT
- The Role of Chief Information Officer
- Corporate IT strategies in the global economy
- Managing change through IT
- Global IT architecture
- Outsourcing and offshoring of IT and IS
Outline
Teaching hours = 47 hours (18 hours for lectures+29 hours for seminars). The lectures and seminars will be held in English.