IT Management & Privacy

Full course description

This course will provide the student with a general introduction to enterprise information systems and the functionality of specific enterprise IS types (e.g., Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Executive IS, Product Lifecycle Management systems). The students will become familiar with System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), different adaptation and transition approaches, project management approaches, as well as issues related to post-implementation, such as maintenance. Additionally, the course will provide the student with an introduction to the legal and technological aspects of EU and global data protection and privacy issues, and a business understanding of data usage practices, including the GDPR. Students will learn to grasp the key actors, concepts, and obligations of the GDPR, and develop awareness and understanding of the legal requirements they will encounter in their professional careers. The general introduction of the aspects of the GDPR is concretized by several examples. Students will learn how to become ambassadors for a global digital economy and society by learning to approach the processing of personal data competently and ethically. The concepts of digital ethics and accountability along with their limitations are illustrated through different real-life cases and scenarios