Business Information Technology (day time learning) Tornio autumn 2018: T42D18S

This competence means that you understand the general principles of digital enterprise and are able to determine the appropriateness of different ICT solutions for digital transformation.

This competence is achieved when:
- You know the role of ICT in digital transformation of an enterprise, and you are able to recommend the appropriate ICT solutions according to the business strategy.
- You know the core elements and foundational capabilities of smart, connected products and digital service, including related technology infrastructure and skillsets.
- You are able to analyze business environment to identify development opportunities and requirements for the ICT solutions.
- You know different sourcing models and their appropriateness for the business requirements.


In accordance with the strategy of Lapland UAS you understand the foundational elements and factors of entrepreneurship and service business and are able to determine the appropriate sourcing options for ICT solutions.

This competence means that you know how to and are able to enable and support the digital transformation of an enterprise. This competence is achieved when:

- You know the elements and factors of digital transformation of enterprises.
- You are able to analyse, document, and develop essential business and ICT processes, procedures, and profitability elements of business.


In accordance with the Lapland UAS’ strategic focus areas of service business and entrepreneurship and management of distances, you understand how digital transformation influences the enterprise and the business processes.

This competence means that you know how to and are able to manage enterprise information and data.

This competence is achieved when:

- You know the main principles and methods of enterprise information management, tools, standards and policies.
- You are able to use the appropriate tools to create, extract, maintain, renew and propagate business information and data.
- You are able to recognize relevant and useful information and data in digital ecosystems and to apply analysis methods and tools.
- You know different methods of collection and analysis of business information and data and are able to apply them in research and development work.

In accordance with the Lapland UAS’ strategic focus areas of service business and entrepreneurship, you are able to develop the business through the use of enterprise information and data.

This competence means that you know how to and are able to establish, manage, develop, and support the business use and users of the ICT infrastructure of an enterprise.

This competence is achieved when:
- You know basic building components of ICT infrastructure and cloud computing.
- You are able to establish, document, support and manage enterprise ICT environment according to various requirements of different stakeholders.
- You know the enterprise information security mechanisms and how to implement them.

In accordance with the strategy of Lapland UAS, you understand the role of safety and information security in the ICT infrastructure and its components. Moreover, you are able to develop the capabilities of ICT infrastructure for the management of distances.

- is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and for the consequences of these actions
- is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field
- is able to take other people into account in one’s actions
- is able to apply the principles of equality
- is able to apply the principles of sustainable development
- is capable of social influencing using one’s know-how and based on ethical values

This competence means that you know how to and are able to develop ICT solutions for various business needs.

This competence is achieved when:
- You know how to design, build, and implement responsible, secure, available and enterprise quality ICT solutions.
- You know the essentials of the development lifecycle, methodologies, and development tools for ICT solutions.
- You are able to analyse and define user requirements, and to implement the development process according to these requirements.
- You are able to code, debug, test, document, and communicate different solution development stages.

In accordance with the strategy of Lapland UAS, you understand the role of safety and information security in the development of ICT solutions.

- is able to conduct research, development and innovation projects applying the existing knowledge and methods of the field
- is able to work in projects
- is capable of creative problem solving and development of working methods
- is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

- possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field
- is able to operate in a multicultural environment
- takes into account the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field

- is able to self-evaluate and develop one’s competence and learning style orientation
- is able to retrieve and analyze information and evaluate it critically
- is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams

This competence means that you knows how to and are able to contribute to digital enterprise development projects.

This competence is achieved when:
- You know the principles of project management, methodologies, tools and are able to apply them.
- You are able to account for own and others activities in an multicultural environment, working within the project boundary, making choices and giving instructions.

In line with the Lapland UAS’ strategic focus area of management of distances the you are able to utilize online project management information systems.

- is able to operate as a member of a work community
- is able to operate in communicative and interactive situations in working life
- is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s subject field
- knows the working life in one’s subject field and is able to create personal contacts in working life and to operate in professional networks
- is capable of decision making in unpredicted situations
- is able to apply the principles of organizational management and leadership in working life and has abilities for supervision tasks
- possesses entrepreneurial skills