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COM1000 Contemporary Computer Technologies or COM2001 Information Systems in Business
This module is available to BBA-PA students only.
This module provides a broad overview of contemporary computer technologies and information systems from a business perspective. Students have an opportunity to investigate some common computer technologies and information systems as well as their role in business organizations. Apart from providing a basic understanding of the technologies and their principles, the module also discusses their historical backgrounds, potential applications, and their social, security and ethical concerns.
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
a. analyse common types of computer technologies and information systems;
b. analyse contemporary IT tools and methodologies for decision making at the organization level and their application areas;
c. investigate the basic IT infrastructure and requirements for enabling contemporary IT systems among business organizations; and
d. describe the procedure and methodology for adopting contemporary computer technologies and information systems among business organizations.
1. Information Systems, Organization and Business Processing
1.1 The Relationship Between Organizations and Information Systems
1.2 How Businesses and Organizations use and interact with Information Systems
1.3 Some Common Types of Business Information Systems
– Transaction Processing Systems
– Management Information Systems
– Customer Relationship Management Systems
– Decision Support Systems
1.4 The Business Role of Information Systems
– Impact on Competitiveness
2. Telecommunications and Networks
2.1 The Internet and Intranets
2.2 Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0
2.3 Cellular networks 3G, 4G and 5G
2.4 e-Commerce and m-Commerce
3. Cyber Security
3.1 The CIA of cyber security
3.2 Types of cyber-attacks and countermeasures
3.3 Impact on society
4. Cloud Computing
4.1 The rise of cloud computing
4.2 Understanding cloud computing
4.3 Adopting cloud solutions
5. Artificial Intelligence
5.1 Basics of AI and machine learning
5.2 Applications of contemporary AI technology
5.3 Adopting AI
6. Blockchain
6.1 History of Blockchain
6.2 Principles and applications
6.3 Impact on society
7. Applications and Directions of Contemporary IT
7.1 Big Data
7.2 Fintech
7.3 IoT and AIoT
7.4 Industry 4.0
7.5 Future directions
1. Class Participation (10%)
2. Test(s) (25%)
3. Group Project (with Presentation) (15%)
4. Examination (50%)
Reference materials:
Information Systems, Organization and Business Processing
1. Rainer, R. K., & Prince, B., C (2017). Introduction to Information Systems (7th ed.) Wiley.
2. Stair, R., & Reynolds, G. (2017). Fundamentals of information systems (9feth ed.). Thomson Course Technology.
3. Laudon, K. C. & Laudon, J. P. (2018). Management Information Systems: managing the digital firm (15th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Telecommunications and Networks
4. K. Hafner and M. Lyon (1998). Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet. Simon & Schuster.
5. T. Berners-Lee (2000). Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web. Harper Business.
Cyber Security
6. R. Meeuwisse (2017). Cybersecurity for Beginners, 2nd Edition. Cyber Simplicity Ltd.
7. K. Mitnick (2019). The Art of Invisibility: The World’s Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data. Back Bay Books.
Cloud Computing
8. C. Harding, and members of The Open Group Cloud Work Group (2011). Cloud Computing for Business: The Open Group Guide. Van Haren Publishing.
9. D. Sullivan (2009). The Definitive Guide to Cloud Computing. Realtime Nexus Publishers.
10. A. Nayyar (2019). Handbook of Cloud Computing: Basic to Advance research on the concepts and design of Cloud Computing. BPB Publications.
Artificial Intelligence
11. A. Castrounis (2019). AI for People and Business. O’Reilly Media, Inc.
12. L. Rouhiainen and C. Estra (2018). Artificial intelligence: 101 things you must know today about our future. Charleston: CreateSpace.
Blockchain
13. D. Tapscott (2018). Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World. ISBN 1101980141.
14. N. Mehta (2019). Blockchain Bubble or Revolution: the Present and Future of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies. ISBN 0578528150.
Applications and Directions of Contemporary IT
1. B. Schmarzo (2013). Big Data: Understanding How Data Powers Big Business. Wiley
2. S. T. Rassia, and P. M. Pardaios (eds.) (2017). Smart City Networks-Through the Internet of Things. Springer Optimization and Its Application
3. W. Ejaz, and A. Anpalagan (eds.) (2018). Internet of Things for Smart Cities-Technologies, Big Data and Security. Springer briefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering
4. S. Chishti, and J. Barberis (eds.) (2016). The Fintech Book: The financial technology handbook for investors, entrepreneurs and visionaries. Wiley.
5. Knapcikova, Lucia, Balog, Michal (eds.) (2019). Industry 4.0: Trends in Management of Intelligent Manufacturing Systems. EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing.
