Indicative Content |
Information Systems in Global Business Today (10%)
• The role of Information Systems in business today
• Perspectives on Information Systems
• Contemporary approaches to Information Systems
|
Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems (10%)
• Business processes and Information Systems
• Types of business Information systems
• Systems that span the Enterprise
|
Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy (15%)
• Organizations and Information Systems
• How Information Systems impact organizations and business firms
• Using Information Systems to achieve competitive advantage
|
Ethical and Social Issues in the Digital Firm (10%)
• Understanding ethical and social issues related to Systems
• Ethics in an information society
• The moral dimensions of Information Systems
|
IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies (15%)
• IT Infrastructure
• Infrastructure components
• Hardware platform trends and emerging technologies
• Software platform trends and emerging technologies
• Management issues
|
Foundations of Business Intelligence: Database and Information Management (15%)
• Organising data in a traditional file environment
• The database approach to data management
• Using databases to improve business performance and decision making
• Managing data resources
|
Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology (10%)
• Telecommunications and networking in today’s business world
• Communications networks
• The Internet
• The wireless revolution
|
Securing Information Systems (15%)
• System vulnerability and abuse
• Business value of security and control
• Establishing a framework for security and control
• Technologies and tools for security
|
Teaching Methodology:
The learning strategy involves the use of lectures, tutorials, case studies, and class discussions as appropriate. Students will also have access to web based support.
Typical practical assignments would include:
• Use of software applications to improve supply chain management
• Using as database for strategic business development
• Use of software applications to analyse a dot.com business
|
Recommended Book Resources |
---|
-
Laudon, K.C. & Laudon, J.P.. (2012), Management Information Systems, Twelfth Edition. Pearson, [ISBN: 0-27-375453-X].
|
Supplementary Book Resources |
---|
-
Paul Bocij, Dave Chaffey, Andrew Greasley, & Simon Hickie. (2006), Business Information Systems: Technology, Development and Management for the e-Business., . 3rd Edition , ISBN: 0273688146. Prentice Hall.
-
O’Brien, J.A. and Marakas, G.M. (2006), Management Information Systems, . 7th Edition , ISBN: 0-07-111629-X. : McGraw-Hill Education, Europe.
|
This module does not have any article/paper resources |
---|
This module does not have any other resources |
---|