COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UQM 2002 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SABRI ERDEM

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide a detailed understanding of information systems, seen within organizational and societal notions both from technical and organizational perspectives to be basis for new technologies and information systems applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the effects of information systems on business and describe the management, organization, and technology component of an information system.
2   Identify and describe important features of organizations that managers need to know about in order to build and use information systems successfully.
3   Define IT infrastructure and describe its components.
4   Evaluate the challenges of managing IT infrastructure and management solutions.
5   Evaluate tools and technologies for accessing information from databases to improve business performance and decision making.
6   Identify the principal components of telecommunications networks, key networking technologies and securing information resources.
7   Identify the challenges posed by enterprise applications.
8   Evaluate the role of m-commerce in business, and describe the most important m-commerce applications.
9   Compare digital age applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information Systems in Global Business Today Lecture notes, Laudon (Management Information Systems)
2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems Lecture notes, Laudon (Management Information Systems)
3 Information Systems - Organizations and Strategy, Ethical and social Issues in Information systems Lecture notes, Laudon (Management Information Systems)
4 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies Lecture notes, Laudon (Management Information Systems)
5 Foundations of Business Intelligence Lecture notes, Laudon (Management Information Systems)
6 Telecommunications and Networking, The Internet and Wireless Technology Lecture notes, Laudon (Management Information Systems)
7 Securing Information Systems , Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications Management. Lecture notes, Laudon (Management Information Systems)
8 E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods Lecture notes, Laudon (Management Information Systems)
9 Managing Knowledge and Collaboration ,Enhancing Decision Making Lecture notes, Laudon (Management Information Systems)
10 Building and managing Information Systems Lecture notes, Laudon (Management Information Systems)
11 Group Projects Student presentations
12 Group Projects Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Laudon K.C., Laudon J.P., 2012, Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, Pearson- Prentice Hall, 11th Ed.
2. Rainer R.K., Cegielski C.G., 2011, Introduction to Information Systems John Wiley & Sons ltd. 3rd Ed.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
Lectures are supported by related concepts and class discussions.

2. Project
Projects covering all topics are prepared during the semester. Presentation

3. Presentation
Projects are presented and discussed at the end of the semester.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP TermProject
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Project
Projects covering all topics are prepared during the semester and presented at the end of the semester by students

2. Midterm
Midterm exam evaluates the students success to find solutions for the problems.

3.Final
Final exam evaluates the students success to find solutions for the problems.

Assessment Criteria

1. Project reports should be complete and submitted on time.
2. Members of the groups should demonstrate their individual knowledge and ability during presentations and discussions.
3. Reports and homework papers should be prepared according to specific academic format, i.e., APA.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Violations of Plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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