Course Details

1. Explain the role of different types of information systems for different business settings
2. Clarify the relationship between organizations, information systems, and business processes
3. Analyze existing business processes and design new ones using business process reengineering principles.
4. Identify project risks and utilize ways of managing those through project management principles
5. Distinguish the key principles of e-commerce & m-commerce
6. Indicate the business aspects of new social media (e.g. facebook)

Introduction to information systems

Explain the new role of information systems in organizations

Key information systems in organizations

Define key information systems in organizations according to:

Functional areas

Management levels

Clarify key challenges to information systems

Enterprise Applications

Explain the key characteristics of Enterprise Applications

ERP; SCM, CRM systems)

Identify new opportunities and challenges

Data Management & Business Intelligence

Discuss

Data management

Business Intelligence

Building Information Systems

Discuss

Business process reengineering

IT development

IT Implementation

Process Improvement Exercise

Identify and analyse the information requirements for a new student registration system

Design new processes

Managing IT projects

Explain key steps in information systems project management

E-commerce & m-commerce

Discuss the key principles of

E-commerce

M-commerce

The Business of New Online Social Media

Discuss

What are online social media?

How do businesses utilize online social media to their benefit?

• Laudon, K.C., and Laudon, J.P. (2007). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 10th Edition, Prentice hall.

• Constantinides, P. (2012). Perspectives and Implications for the Development of Information Infrastructures. IGI Global (formerly Idea Group)