Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

Have you wondered what GDPR, IPR, IT2022 or NDA mean, or have you wondered how artificial intelligence is regulated? The course offers an opportunity to get to know the ICT industry from a legal perspective, develop to solve the problems of the industry and learn to apply jurisprudence in practice.

The goal of the course is to develop competence in the application of regulations concerning the ICT sector.

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to
• identify and present the key aspects of regulation and contracts used in the ICT industry.
• apply contractual and informational legal norms into practice and justify their decisions.
• consider ethics, responsibility, and professional collaboration in their actions.

Content (course unit)

• Basics of legal system and legal information retrieval
• Formation, termination, and invalidity of contracts
• Types of contracts in the ICT sector, standard terms in the IT sector, and dispute resolution
• Regulation of information, intellectual property rights, artificial intelligence, and public procurement

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

The student is familiar with the general principles and rules guiding contract operations.
The student is knowledgeable about the main aspects related to contracts and the contract negotiation process in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) sector.
The student is aware of the fundamental issues related to copyright in the online environment and computer software.
The student is familiar with the key regulations concerning the processing of personal data and privacy protection.

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

The student is familiar with the main theories of general contract law and masters the general principles and rules guiding contract operations.
The student is able to identify the specific characteristics related to contracts and the contract negotiation process in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) sector.
The student understands the significance of copyright legislation in the online environment and as a legal basis for software protection.
The student knows the basic regulations concerning the processing of personal data and privacy protection and can take them into account in the organization's own operations and when outsourcing services.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student understands the significance of the main theories of general contract law and the general principles and rules guiding contract operations, and can evaluate their impact on practical contract operations.
The student can critically evaluate various ICT contracts and the contract negotiation process.
The student can critically assess the significance of copyright legislation in the online environment and as a legal basis for software protection.
The student understands the importance of regulations concerning the processing of personal data and privacy protection and can take them into account in the organization's own operations and when outsourcing services.

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

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)

During the course, practical exercises are utilized to apply enterprise architecture methods, which provide a systematic approach to comprehensively describe, manage, and develop organizational operations by leveraging various perspectives.

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to
• describe dependencies between different domains of architecture.
• understand how to develop a vision for the desired architecture state.
• be capable of describing the desired architecture state.
• know how to develop an action plan to achieve the desired architecture state.
• identify how to organize and project work towards implementing architecture towards the desired state.
• understand how to utilize description techniques and tools in architectural work.
• know how to establish enterprise architecture work as a continuous process within the organization.

Content (course unit)

• Describing dependencies between different domains of architecture
• Describing the target state of architecture
• Developing an action plan to achieve the target state of architecture
• Using description techniques and tools in architectural work

Prerequisites (course unit)

Enterprise Architecture Thinking

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

The student is familiar with the objectives of enterprise architecture work.
The student knows the main principles of dividing enterprise architecture into business, information, application, and technology architecture.
The student understands key aspects of descriptions related to business, information, and application architecture.
The student can use a description tool designed for architectural representation.

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

The student understands what enterprise architecture work entails within an organization.
As a team member, the student can contribute to developing descriptions of the organization's current and target state for enterprise architecture.
The student is familiar with the division of architecture into business, information, application, and technology domains.
The student is prepared to participate as a team member in defining the organization's enterprise architecture vision and creating an action plan to achieve the target state.
The student understands the objectives of describing dependencies between different domains of enterprise architecture.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student knows how to lead and guide enterprise architecture work.
As a team member, the student contributes to advancing the organization's enterprise architecture towards the target state.
The student is capable of producing descriptions of the current and target state of the organization's enterprise architecture (business), information, and application architecture, utilizing the expertise of various stakeholders within the organization.
As a team member, the student can collaborate with management to develop the organization's enterprise architecture vision and action plan to achieve the target state.
The student can describe dependencies between different domains of enterprise architecture.
The student understands the importance of communication and education in architectural work and can take action to implement them.

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

Objectives (course unit)

The objective of the course is to equip students with the skills necessary to actively participate in their organization's project activities, particularly in the comprehensive development of project operations and their organization's project culture.

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to
• identify the concepts of organizational project culture and project-oriented society.
• understand what constitutes a successful project and its key success factors.
• recognize the role of projects in organizational development activities.
• identify how project activities and management have evolved in recent decades.

Content (course unit)

• Individual development of project management skills
• The role of a Project Management Office (PMO) in developing the organization's project culture
• Portfolio management and leadership of projects
• Project models, their development, and implementation within the organization's management system

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

The student is familiar with the characteristics of development projects.
The student is familiar with the most common R&D&I (Research, Development, and Innovation) processes within organizations.
The student understands the concept of project portfolio management and knows how to manage it.
The student is familiar with the principles of developing organizational project portfolio management.

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

The student understands the unique characteristics of development projects and their impacts on project implementation.
The student understands and can identify various R&D&I (Research, Development, and Innovation) processes within an organization.
The student understands the concept of project portfolio management and its significance in implementing the company's development strategy.
The student understands the different opportunities of organizational project portfolio management.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student is able to critically evaluate various development projects and analyze their requirements.
The student is capable of critically assessing the R&D&I (Research, Development, and Innovation) processes within an organization.
The student can effectively utilize project portfolio management tools and critically evaluate organizational project portfolio management methods.
The student can develop organizational project portfolio management.

Assessment scale

0-5

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

Have you wondered what GDPR, IPR, IT2022 or NDA mean, or have you wondered how artificial intelligence is regulated? The course offers an opportunity to get to know the ICT industry from a legal perspective, develop to solve the problems of the industry and learn to apply jurisprudence in practice.

The goal of the course is to develop competence in the application of regulations concerning the ICT sector.

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to
• identify and present the key aspects of regulation and contracts used in the ICT industry.
• apply contractual and informational legal norms into practice and justify their decisions.
• consider ethics, responsibility, and professional collaboration in their actions.

Content (course unit)

• Basics of legal system and legal information retrieval
• Formation, termination, and invalidity of contracts
• Types of contracts in the ICT sector, standard terms in the IT sector, and dispute resolution
• Regulation of information, intellectual property rights, artificial intelligence, and public procurement

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

The student is familiar with the general principles and rules guiding contract operations.
The student is knowledgeable about the main aspects related to contracts and the contract negotiation process in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) sector.
The student is aware of the fundamental issues related to copyright in the online environment and computer software.
The student is familiar with the key regulations concerning the processing of personal data and privacy protection.

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

The student is familiar with the main theories of general contract law and masters the general principles and rules guiding contract operations.
The student is able to identify the specific characteristics related to contracts and the contract negotiation process in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) sector.
The student understands the significance of copyright legislation in the online environment and as a legal basis for software protection.
The student knows the basic regulations concerning the processing of personal data and privacy protection and can take them into account in the organization's own operations and when outsourcing services.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student understands the significance of the main theories of general contract law and the general principles and rules guiding contract operations, and can evaluate their impact on practical contract operations.
The student can critically evaluate various ICT contracts and the contract negotiation process.
The student can critically assess the significance of copyright legislation in the online environment and as a legal basis for software protection.
The student understands the importance of regulations concerning the processing of personal data and privacy protection and can take them into account in the organization's own operations and when outsourcing services.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

During the course, practical exercises are utilized to apply enterprise architecture methods, which provide a systematic approach to comprehensively describe, manage, and develop organizational operations by leveraging various perspectives.

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to
• describe dependencies between different domains of architecture.
• understand how to develop a vision for the desired architecture state.
• be capable of describing the desired architecture state.
• know how to develop an action plan to achieve the desired architecture state.
• identify how to organize and project work towards implementing architecture towards the desired state.
• understand how to utilize description techniques and tools in architectural work.
• know how to establish enterprise architecture work as a continuous process within the organization.

Content (course unit)

• Describing dependencies between different domains of architecture
• Describing the target state of architecture
• Developing an action plan to achieve the target state of architecture
• Using description techniques and tools in architectural work

Prerequisites (course unit)

Enterprise Architecture Thinking

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

The student is familiar with the objectives of enterprise architecture work.
The student knows the main principles of dividing enterprise architecture into business, information, application, and technology architecture.
The student understands key aspects of descriptions related to business, information, and application architecture.
The student can use a description tool designed for architectural representation.

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

The student understands what enterprise architecture work entails within an organization.
As a team member, the student can contribute to developing descriptions of the organization's current and target state for enterprise architecture.
The student is familiar with the division of architecture into business, information, application, and technology domains.
The student is prepared to participate as a team member in defining the organization's enterprise architecture vision and creating an action plan to achieve the target state.
The student understands the objectives of describing dependencies between different domains of enterprise architecture.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student knows how to lead and guide enterprise architecture work.
As a team member, the student contributes to advancing the organization's enterprise architecture towards the target state.
The student is capable of producing descriptions of the current and target state of the organization's enterprise architecture (business), information, and application architecture, utilizing the expertise of various stakeholders within the organization.
As a team member, the student can collaborate with management to develop the organization's enterprise architecture vision and action plan to achieve the target state.
The student can describe dependencies between different domains of enterprise architecture.
The student understands the importance of communication and education in architectural work and can take action to implement them.

Assessment scale

0-5

Objectives (course unit)

The objective of the course is to equip students with the skills necessary to actively participate in their organization's project activities, particularly in the comprehensive development of project operations and their organization's project culture.

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to
• identify the concepts of organizational project culture and project-oriented society.
• understand what constitutes a successful project and its key success factors.
• recognize the role of projects in organizational development activities.
• identify how project activities and management have evolved in recent decades.

Content (course unit)

• Individual development of project management skills
• The role of a Project Management Office (PMO) in developing the organization's project culture
• Portfolio management and leadership of projects
• Project models, their development, and implementation within the organization's management system

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

The student is familiar with the characteristics of development projects.
The student is familiar with the most common R&D&I (Research, Development, and Innovation) processes within organizations.
The student understands the concept of project portfolio management and knows how to manage it.
The student is familiar with the principles of developing organizational project portfolio management.

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

The student understands the unique characteristics of development projects and their impacts on project implementation.
The student understands and can identify various R&D&I (Research, Development, and Innovation) processes within an organization.
The student understands the concept of project portfolio management and its significance in implementing the company's development strategy.
The student understands the different opportunities of organizational project portfolio management.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student is able to critically evaluate various development projects and analyze their requirements.
The student is capable of critically assessing the R&D&I (Research, Development, and Innovation) processes within an organization.
The student can effectively utilize project portfolio management tools and critically evaluate organizational project portfolio management methods.
The student can develop organizational project portfolio management.

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