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Level 6 • Business Management

Management Information Systems

BSM 226 — Semester IV
Course CodeBSM 226
TypeB
ECTS5
SemesterIV

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.

Key Concepts

  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

WeekTopics
1An 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.
2Introduction to system theory. What are systems and how do they work. Main components of information systems and how they are linked together.
3Information Systems in global Business Today – the importance of IS in running businesses today.
4Global E-business and collaboration Today -business processes relation to information systems today.
5Information Systems, organization and strategy
6The role and importance of information Systems for collaboration and social businesses, Porters competitive forces model.
7IT 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.
8Midterm
9IT 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.
10Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management – Hierarchy of data and information in computer systems. Traditional file storage versus database management system.
11Foundations 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.
12Telecommunications networks – Principal components of telecommunications network and key networking technologies. Type of networks.
13A connected World: The Internet, and Wireless Technologies- How do the internet and internet technology work. How does Internet support communication and e-business?
14Project Presentations + Review

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.
Assessment
MethodQty% Each
Case Study210
Term Paper130
Final Exam145
Attendance5
Textbooks

Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2004). Management information systems: Managing the digital firm. Pearson Educación.

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