| Recommended semester: 7th - 9th semester |
| Scope and form: Lectures and group work |
| Evaluation: Approval of coursework/reports
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| Examination: 13-scale |
| Previous course: 04433 + 52273 |
| Preferred prerequisites: 02701 / 04030 |
| Participant limitation: Max. 50 |
| Aim: The expanding use of and influence by information technology accentuates the need for organizations to analyze new frameworks for their strategic development and planning. The aim is to present various methods (soft methods and creativity techniques) for formulating and solving planning problems in both private and public organizations. The methods focus on problems dealing with design, implementation, and application of ICT's. |
| Contents: The concept of strategic planning. Group Decision Support Systems or soft methods: SWOT analysis, SODA, The future workshop, Scenario methodology, Strategic Choice Approach, and Soft Systems Methodology. The concept of creativity. Creativity techniques. Creative problem solving. Finally the subject of multiple methods in the same stategic process is treated. Areas in tele communication and information systems are used as examples and possible report topics. |
| Remarks: The course is given jointly by IMM and COM. |
Contact: Rene Victor Valqui Vidal, building 305, (+45) 4525 3379, vvv@imm.dtu.dk
Lene Sørensen, building 371, (+45) 4525 5170, soerensen@cti.dtu.dk |
| Department: 002 Informatics and Mathematical Modelling |
| Course URL: http://www.imm.dtu.dk/courses/02727 |
| Keywords: Creativity, problem solving, strategy, tele-information |
| Updated: 20-04-2001 |
