Lecture: 3 hours

Exercise: 1 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