INF-20806 Applied Information Technology

Course

Credits 6.00

Language of instruction:

Dutch

Assumed knowledge on:

Basic knowledge of Business Management and Marketing (MST10306) and basic PC and Windows skills.

Contents:

Information and communication systems nowadays play a vital role in our society. The course elaborates on designing and managing these information systems, a major challenge for the managers of an organization.

Aims:

- To gain insight in the role of information systems;
- To get hands-on experience in using Web Technology;
- To use basic database and process modelling techniques;
- To use a framework to understand systems from a business point of view;
- To learn basic information planning techniques.

Activities:

Lectures, case work in groups, computer lab.

Examination:

A written exam, case work and a Web Technology test.

Literature:

See www.informatics.wur.nl