COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BUS 226	B	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)	Dr. Aida Dhima abitri@epoka.edu.al
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	M.Sc. Egla Mansi emansi@epoka.edu.al , Monday 9:00 AM
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Banking and Finance (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Check timetable
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	75%
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.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Information Systems: An integrated framework of people, technology, and processes designed to collect, process, store, and disseminate data, supporting decision-making and organizational operations.
2	Web-enabled Commerce: Business activities that leverage internet technologies to facilitate interactions, transactions, and communication between organizations and their stakeholders through web-based platforms.
3	E-commerce: The buying and selling of goods and services conducted electronically over the internet, encompassing online retail, electronic transactions, and digital payment processing.
4	Telecommunications: The transmission of information (voice, data, and video) over distances using electronic systems, including wired and wireless communication networks.
5	Blockchain Technology: A decentralized and secure digital ledger system that records transactions across multiple computers, ensuring transparency, immutability, and trust without the need for a central authority.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	An Introduction to Information systems- Course Introduction, basic concepts of Information Systems, understanding how a system works, Defining information, attributes of information. Academic disciples used to study information systems.
2	Introduction to system theory. What are systems and how do they work. Main components of information systems and how they are linked together.
3	Information Systems in global Business Today – the importance of IS in running businesses today.
4	Global E-business and collaboration Today -business processes relation to information systems today.
5	Information Systems, organization and strategy
6	The role and importance of information Systems for collaboration and social businesses, Porters competitive forces model.
7	IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies- IT infrastructure and drivers of IT evolution. Components of IT infrastructure. Trends in Computer hardware platform. Challenging of managing IT infrastructure.
8	Midterm
9	IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies 2- IT infrastructure and drivers of IT evolution. Components of IT infrastructure. Trends in Computer software platform. Challenging of managing IT infrastructure.
10	Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management – Hierarchy of data and information in computer systems. Traditional file storage versus database management system.
11	Foundations of Business Intelligence2: Traditional file storage versus database management system. Technologies and tools to improve business performance and decision making. Data quality assurance and data governance.
12	Telecommunications networks – Principal components of telecommunications network and key networking technologies. Type of networks.
13	A connected World: The Internet, and Wireless Technologies- How do the internet and internet technology work. How does Internet support communication and e-business?
14	Project Presentations + Review

Prerequisite(s):	N/A
Textbook(s):	Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2004). Management information systems: Managing the digital firm. Pearson Educación.
Additional Literature:	Hossein Bidgoli - MIS 10th Edition - Management Information Systems-Cengage (2021) R. Kelly Rainer, Brad Prince, Ingrid Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez, Sepideh Ebrahimi - Introduction to Information Systems: Supporting and transforming businesses -Wiley (2020) Patricia M. Wallace - Introduction to information systems (2019)
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 Banking and Finance (3 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Case Study	2	10
Term Paper	1	30
Final Exam	1	45
Attendance		5
	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	14	14
Assignments		0	0
Final examination	1	20	20
Other	1	15	15
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

If a student has a misbehavior report then automatically that student gets zero points for that exam. The same rule goes if the projects they submit have high plagiarism