This module consists of a lecture and a seminar.
| Exam numbers | 70302 and 70303 |
| Module number | IIS-57030 |
| Course numbers | IIS-70302 and IIS-70303 |
| ECTS | 2,5 (MEITA-Lecture) + 2,5 (Case Study Seminar) |
| Frequency | Summer term |
| Language | English |
About the Lecture
The lecture „Fundamentals of Enterprise-wide IT Architecture Management“ has a strong focus on technical, especially architectural elements of a company’s IT and contains five major sections:
- Business Process (Management)
- Data Standards and Process Standards
- SOA and Webservices
- Business-IT Alignment
- IT Service Management
- Implementation of Big Data Systems
Hence, the course has a strong focus on technical, especially architectural elements of a companies’ IT. Additionally, students are confronted with scientific literature dealing with the lectures’ content blocks. In groups, students have to deal with high-impact journal articles and learn to work with such content.
Goals
Students…
- know about the major differences of process and workflow management
- know about the main models of IT Service Management and Business-IT Alignment
- can understand the impact of Big Data Technologies on Value Creation
- can develop a proof of concept for a Big Data use case
- can assess and implement different types of Big Data Systems
- can explain the major differences of automated communication concepts like EDI, XML and EDIFCAT
- can assess process standardization in different environments
About the Case Study Seminar
Managers and business leaders in the field of information technology must make decisions with limited information and a swirl of business activities going on around them. They are required to evaluate options, making choices, and find solutions to the challenges they face every day. In this seminar, students will take on the perspective of a decision-maker by analyzing and discussing complex management challenges illustrated in different case studies form leading business schools.
Students will…
- know about real-world challenges in the area of IT management, as well as methods for analyzing case studies,
- be able to apply the vocabulary, theory, and methods they have learned in the lecture,
- be able to develop solutions to business problems, as well as defend their solutions and discuss them critically in a group setting
- be able to present solutions to case study problems in English
Registration
There is only one registration required for the whole module (consisting of the MEITA-Lecture and the Case Study Seminar).
The maximum number of participants is 32 students.
Enrollment for the module: Via Studon between 13.4.2026 starting 8:00 and 24.04.2026 ending 23:55.
Registrations by 15.04.2026 – 9:00 will have the equal opportunities to participate.
Kick-Off
The kick-off session is held on 24.04.2026 at 9:45 – 11:15. Attendance is mandatory, if you are not present during the kick-off you might lose your spot.
Organisation
Contact
René Gröbner
Lange Gasse 20
90403 Nürnberg
- Phone number: +499115302-95861
- Email: rene.edgar.groebner@fau.de