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This module aims to provide students an opportunity to investigate some common Information Systems and their role in business organizations. It also allows students to analyze the development processes for Information Systems in business organizations.
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
a. analyze common types of Business Information Systems;
b. investigate information technology infrastructure in business organizations;
c. determine the importance of interaction amongst users, developers and managers involved in developing an Information System; and
d. investigate the security, privacy and ethical issues in information systems.
1. Information Systems, Organization and Business Processing
1.1. The Relationship Between Organizations and Information Systems
1.2. How Organizations interacts with Information Systems
2. Some common types of Business Information Systems
2.1. Transaction Processing Systems
2.2. Decision Support Systems
2.3. Management Information Systems
2.4. Customer Relationship Management Systems
2.5. Enterprise Resources Planning Systems
3. The Business Role of Information Systems
3.1. Impact on Competitiveness
3.2. Business uses of Information Systems
4. Technical Foundations of Information Systems
4.1. Hardware, software, people, data, procedures and communication
4.2. Input-Processing-Output-Feedback
4.3. Data and Information
4.4. Databases
5. Information Technology in Business Organizations
5.1. Telecommunication and Networks
5.2. The Internet and Intranets
5.3. Introduction to E-commerce
6. Information System Development
6.1. Stakeholders involved in Information System Development
6.2. Phases of an Information System Development Life Cycle
7. Security, Privacy and Ethical Issues in Information Systems
1. Project(s) (15%)
2. Test(s) (15%)
3. Assignment(s) (10%)
4. Examination (60%)
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.
4. Laudon, K., & Laudon, J. (2017). Essentials of management information systems (12th ed.). Pearson/Prentice Hall.
5. Vermaat, M., & Sebok, S. (2017). Discovering computers 2017: Essentials :tools, apps, devices, and the impact of technology. Cengage Learning.
