This course provides a business foundation for information technology (IT) in organizations and focuses on the challenges and stakes raised by the introduction and the diffusion of IT in organizations. This course’s main objective is to guide students in having a better understanding of the role of IT in organizations and of the impact of IT on business processes and social groups in these organizations.

The course aims to develop the ability for managers to:

• Recognize the roles of IT in organizations and analyze the issues and strategies related to the implementation of IT.
• Discuss the business impacts of IT at the operational, managerial and strategic levels.
• Understand the main functions and business objectives of enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, PLM, etc.) and analyze managerial issues related to enterprise applications selection, implementation & usage.
• Understand the fundamentals of business intelligence (BI).
• Design managerial BI tools such as dashboards and scorecards.
• Enhance business analytical reasoning by using interactive data visualization tools and advanced analytics.