Short Course Description
Credit Points: 3.5
Lecture: 2 hours
Exercise: 2 hour
Prerequisites: Design of Database Systems
Objective:
The main goal of this course is to teach about and expose students to the foundations
of information systems field by providing the students with the skills to understand
the role of information in the management process and the basic principles of
management information systems. The student will learn how to manage information
as an organizational resource and how information technology can support the
planning and implementation of a successful business strategy.
Topics:
1. An Introduction to Information Systems and Technological Challenges
2. Information, Decision-making and Information Systems in Organizations
3. Architecture: Hardware and Software, Telecommunications and Networks
including the Intranet, Internet and Extranets
4. Electronic -Commerce (M- Commerce ,L-Commerce): B2B, B2C, C2C, G2C, G2B
E-Learning
5. Information System Security
6. Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, Service Oriented Architecture, Web
Services and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
7. Strategic Information Systems
8. Privacy, Ethical and Societal Issues in Information Systems and the Internet.
9. Systems Design, Implementation and Maintenance
10. Information Economy and Key Success Factors
11. The Value of Information in decision-Making Process
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