Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The goal of the course is to provide students with good skills to carry out a thesis in connection with a development assignment.

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to
• define their thesis within the scope of a development task
• utilize information sources and methods of information retrieval and evaluates the results of information retrieval
• select an appropriate research strategy/approach and methods for the situation
• choose a report structure suitable for the usage situation.

Content (course unit)

• research strategies/approaches in the context of thesis work
• information sources and methods of information retrieval
• structural options for the thesis

Prerequisites (course unit)

No prior knowledge requirements

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student recognizes information sources and methods of information retrieval.
The student recognizes the most common research strategies/approaches (case and action research, constructive research, innovation research, etc.).
The student understands methods for both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
The student recognizes structural options for research reports/theses.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student utilizes information sources and methods of information retrieval and evaluates the results of information retrieval.
The student understands the prerequisites and limitations of data collection and analysis methods.
The student selects an appropriate research strategy/approach and methods for the situation.
The student chooses a report structure suitable for the usage situation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student critically evaluates the sources used and selects those appropriate for the usage situation.
The student justifies their methodological choices.
The student can creatively utilize data collection and analysis methods.
The student interprets and reports research results comprehensively.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

The course introduces the Enterprise Architecture (EA) method, which provides a systematic way to comprehensively describe, manage, and develop an organization's operations by leveraging various perspectives. With the tools of EA frameworks, it becomes possible to better manage the interdependencies among operations, systems, and data, thus enhancing the value delivered to the organization's objectives through development efforts.

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to
• understand the concept of enterprise architecture.
• grasp the organization's operational architecture as a multidimensional entity.
• identify how enterprise architecture serves as a tool for strategic management within an organization.
• understand how enterprise architecture better integrates ICT and business.
• know the components of an architecture strategy.
• be able to categorize architecture into different domains.
• recognize the types of descriptions beneficial in developing enterprise architecture.
• be proficient in utilizing appropriate description techniques.
• identify the various methods, description techniques, and tools used in architectural work.
• understand the connection between enterprise architecture and service architecture.
• comprehend the relationship between enterprise architecture and other frameworks for managing and governing organizational and information systems.

Content (course unit)

• Basics of enterprise architecture thinking
• Different domains of architecture
• Selecting an appropriate description method
• Key description methods, such as ArchiMate, BPMN, and UML notations
• Relationship between enterprise architecture work and service architecture

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student understands the fundamental principles and objectives of enterprise architecture thinking.
The student can identify the components of enterprise architecture.
The student recognizes the key concepts in enterprise architecture work.
The student understands the role of enterprise architecture in developing a company's business.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student can analyze the key principles and objectives of enterprise architecture thinking.
The student understands the characteristics of the components of enterprise architecture.
The student comprehends the key concepts in enterprise architecture work.
The student can delineate the significance of enterprise architecture in developing a company's business.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student can develop enterprise architecture thinking within an organization.
The student is capable of developing various components of enterprise architecture.
The student can leverage enterprise architecture thinking in developing a company's business.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

The aim of the course is to give the student an overview of the features, practices and regulation of the software business, as well as to get to know the current trends in the field.

Upon completing the course, the student
• knows the basics and practices of software business.
• knows the differences and similarities between services and products in the software business.
• will be able to apply the principles of customer-oriented development to software business.
• Is aware of the important trends in the software business and the legislation in the field.

Content (course unit)

• Software industry business models, strategies and earning logics
• Finance and management of the software business
• Customer-oriented development, lean thinking
• General and industry-specific legislation, intangible property, licensing, patents
• Software business trends

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student knows the concept of software business as well as the industry's strategies and earning models.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student knows the concept of software business as well as the industry's strategies and earning models.
The student understands the importance of customer-oriented development in software business.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student has extensive knowledge of the concept of software business as well as the industry's strategies and earning models.
The student understands the importance of customer-oriented development in software business.
The student knows how to take into account the effects of intangible asset licensing and industry-specific regulation in implementing software business, and is aware of the most important trends in the field.

Assessment scale

0-5

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

The goal of the course is to provide students with good skills to carry out a thesis in connection with a development assignment.

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to
• define their thesis within the scope of a development task
• utilize information sources and methods of information retrieval and evaluates the results of information retrieval
• select an appropriate research strategy/approach and methods for the situation
• choose a report structure suitable for the usage situation.

Content (course unit)

• research strategies/approaches in the context of thesis work
• information sources and methods of information retrieval
• structural options for the thesis

Prerequisites (course unit)

No prior knowledge requirements

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student recognizes information sources and methods of information retrieval.
The student recognizes the most common research strategies/approaches (case and action research, constructive research, innovation research, etc.).
The student understands methods for both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
The student recognizes structural options for research reports/theses.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student utilizes information sources and methods of information retrieval and evaluates the results of information retrieval.
The student understands the prerequisites and limitations of data collection and analysis methods.
The student selects an appropriate research strategy/approach and methods for the situation.
The student chooses a report structure suitable for the usage situation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student critically evaluates the sources used and selects those appropriate for the usage situation.
The student justifies their methodological choices.
The student can creatively utilize data collection and analysis methods.
The student interprets and reports research results comprehensively.

Assessment scale

0-5

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

The course introduces the Enterprise Architecture (EA) method, which provides a systematic way to comprehensively describe, manage, and develop an organization's operations by leveraging various perspectives. With the tools of EA frameworks, it becomes possible to better manage the interdependencies among operations, systems, and data, thus enhancing the value delivered to the organization's objectives through development efforts.

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to
• understand the concept of enterprise architecture.
• grasp the organization's operational architecture as a multidimensional entity.
• identify how enterprise architecture serves as a tool for strategic management within an organization.
• understand how enterprise architecture better integrates ICT and business.
• know the components of an architecture strategy.
• be able to categorize architecture into different domains.
• recognize the types of descriptions beneficial in developing enterprise architecture.
• be proficient in utilizing appropriate description techniques.
• identify the various methods, description techniques, and tools used in architectural work.
• understand the connection between enterprise architecture and service architecture.
• comprehend the relationship between enterprise architecture and other frameworks for managing and governing organizational and information systems.

Content (course unit)

• Basics of enterprise architecture thinking
• Different domains of architecture
• Selecting an appropriate description method
• Key description methods, such as ArchiMate, BPMN, and UML notations
• Relationship between enterprise architecture work and service architecture

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student understands the fundamental principles and objectives of enterprise architecture thinking.
The student can identify the components of enterprise architecture.
The student recognizes the key concepts in enterprise architecture work.
The student understands the role of enterprise architecture in developing a company's business.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student can analyze the key principles and objectives of enterprise architecture thinking.
The student understands the characteristics of the components of enterprise architecture.
The student comprehends the key concepts in enterprise architecture work.
The student can delineate the significance of enterprise architecture in developing a company's business.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student can develop enterprise architecture thinking within an organization.
The student is capable of developing various components of enterprise architecture.
The student can leverage enterprise architecture thinking in developing a company's business.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

The aim of the course is to give the student an overview of the features, practices and regulation of the software business, as well as to get to know the current trends in the field.

Upon completing the course, the student
• knows the basics and practices of software business.
• knows the differences and similarities between services and products in the software business.
• will be able to apply the principles of customer-oriented development to software business.
• Is aware of the important trends in the software business and the legislation in the field.

Content (course unit)

• Software industry business models, strategies and earning logics
• Finance and management of the software business
• Customer-oriented development, lean thinking
• General and industry-specific legislation, intangible property, licensing, patents
• Software business trends

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student knows the concept of software business as well as the industry's strategies and earning models.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student knows the concept of software business as well as the industry's strategies and earning models.
The student understands the importance of customer-oriented development in software business.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student has extensive knowledge of the concept of software business as well as the industry's strategies and earning models.
The student understands the importance of customer-oriented development in software business.
The student knows how to take into account the effects of intangible asset licensing and industry-specific regulation in implementing software business, and is aware of the most important trends in the field.

Assessment scale

0-5