COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
BUS 226 C 4 3 0 0 3 5
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Idaver Sherifi , A
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time: a
Course Description: Management Information System: The course aims to introduce basic information system concepts and understanding of the role of computer based information systems in business organizations. The focus will be on a sociotechnical approach Coverage will include; TPS, MIS, DSS, ERP, Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Expert Systems (ES), Integration of DDS and ES, Executive Information Systems, Information Systems, Planning Information Engineering.
Course Objectives: This course provides an overview of information systems used in the business world. It presents an organizational view of how to use information technology to create competitive firms, manage global organizations, and provide useful products and services to customers. Coverage will include: TPS, MIS, DSS, ERP, Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Expert Systems (ES), Executive Information Systems, etc. The strategic use of information systems, the development of information systems, and social and ethical issues involved with information systems.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Business Information Systems: An Overview
2 Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy
3 Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy / Case Study
4 Business Hardware and Business Software
5 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
6 Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology
7 Mid term
8 Web-Enabled Commerce
9 Web-Enabled Commerce / Case Study
10 E-commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods (1)
11 E-commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods (2) / Case Study
12 Challenges of Global Information Systems
13 Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
14 Choices in Systems Acquisition
Prerequisite(s): No
Textbook: - Kenneth C. Laudon & Jane P. Laudon, Essentials of Management Information Systems, 13-th Edition, Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2014. - Effy Oz, Management Information Systems, Fourth International Student Edition, Thomson, 6th Edition, 2008 - James A. O'Brien, George Marakas, McGraw-Hill. Introduction to Information Systems 14/e, 2008. - James A. O'Brien, George Marakas, McGraw-Hill. Management Information Systems
Other References: - Laudon, K. & Laudon, J., Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 9th ed. Prentice Hall. 2006 - David T. Bourgeois, Information Systems for Business and Beyond, Saylorr, 2014
Laboratory Work: No
Computer Usage: No
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Understand types of MIS applications in organizations
2 Discuss the development of management information systems in organizations.
3 Select and design MIS systems appropriate to meet management requirements.
4 Critically evaluate MIS contributions to the strategic management of organizations
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Bachelor in Business Informatics (3 years) Program
1 Identify activities, tasks, and skills in management, marketing, accounting, finance, and economics. 3
2 Apply key theories to practical problems within the global business context. 5
3 Demonstrate ethical, social, and legal responsibilities in organizations. 2
4 Develop an open minded-attitude through continuous learning and team-work. 3
5 Integrate different skills and approaches to be used in decision making and data management. 5
6 Combine computer skills with managerial skills, in the analysis of large amounts of data. 4
7 Provide solutions to complex information technology problems. 5
8 Recognize, analyze, and suggest various types of information-communication systems/services that are encountered in everyday life and in the business world. 5
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)
1
30
Presentation
1
5
Project
1
10
Final Exam
1
45
Attendance
10
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 18 18
Assignments 0
Final examination 1 22 22
Other 1 15 15
Total Work Load:
131
Total Work Load/25(h):
5.24
ECTS Credit of the Course:
5