This lecture will discuss the strategy and approach of how to systematically collect, organize, store, and distribute data and knowledge within an organization to support its operations and decision-making processes. It involves the effective and efficient management of an organization's information resources, encompassing both physical and digital data, to ensure that information is accessible, reliable, secure, and used in a way that adds value to the organization's goals and objectives.

The aim of the course is to help students develop a strategic mindset, enabling them to think critically and make informed decisions that align with an institution's goals and mission.

Organization of the course:

1. Organizational Strategy and Information Strategy concepts
2. IT Governance
3. IT Strategic Alignment

1. Students gain the ability to think strategically, assessing an organization's overall direction and goals.
   
2. Students understand the difference between corporate strategy, business strategy, and IT strategy, also the relationships between these terms.
   
3. Students learn how to align IT strategies with overall business objectives to drive value and competitive advantage.
   

1. Laudon and Laudon, 2022. Management Information Systems: Managing the digital firm, 17th Edition. Pearson Education. (Chapter 3).
   
2. Galliers et al., 2020. Strategic information management: Theory and practice. Fifth edition. Routledge. (Chapters 1 2, and 3).
3. Van Grembergen, W. ed., 2004. Strategies for information technology governance. Igi Global. (Chapter 1)