The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to information systems for business and management and, more generally, to the use of ICTs to innovate and improve the competitiveness of organizations. The students will be provided with conceptual tools allowing the evaluation, from both a theoretical and a managerial point of view, of different strategies for the implementation of information systems and of the impacts that different ICT systems can have on organizational systems.

1. Knowledge and understanding capabilities.
Knowledge of the most common organizational models
Knowledge of the role of information systems to support business processes
Knowledge of the typology and the classification of different information systems
Knowledge of the different architectures for information systems
Knowledge of the costs for the implementation and management of information systems

2. Capability of applying the acquired knowledge
Capability of identifying and describing the components of organizational systems
Capability of identifying the most appropriate organizational systems to implement in specific business contexts
Capability of designing and managing innovation processes based on ICT
Capability of identifying the most appropriate technological tools to support business processes
Capability of evaluating the impacts of the adoption of different ICT systems on the organization.

3. Judgement autonomy
Capability of comparing and evaluating different solutions for complex problems, such as the management of the information assets of organizations and the definition strategies for innovation.

4. Communication skills
Capability of communicating effectively, both in written and spoken form, and capability of explaining ICT based solutions to possible clients.

5. Learning capability
Capability of understanding, classifying and elaborating on what has been learned during the course.