Organizational Design Applied Systems
METU
INFORMATICS INSTITUTE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS FALL 2012-2013
IS 739 Information Systems in Organizational Design and Applied Systems Thinking
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Focus on foundations of Information Systems Management covering the essential concepts in Information Technology Management like planning, organizing, leading and controlling with strong practical orientation. A systemic approach to organizational structures considering information hierarchy around modern day constraints. Analysis and design of information systems as meshed with organizational design. Basic information concepts, data processing technology and its applications. Information Systems development methodology in terms of systems analysis, design and implementation.
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevgi Özkan Phone: 2107711 email: sozkan@ii.metu.edu.tr
COURSE ASSISTANT Nurcan Alkış Phone: 2017722 email: nurcan@ii.metu.edu.tr
BACKGROUND REQUIREMENT(S)
This course targets graduate students in the Informatics Institute and, as well as Engineering (especially Industrial and Computer Engineering Departments), Library and Information Science, Communications, Education, and the Business Administration Departments. The course itself provides introductory and exploratory information on organizational design and on how information systems can facilitate the design of an organization by making use of applied systems thinking approach. There is no explicit prerequisite for this course. However the following courses may be useful: IS501 Introduction to Information Systems.
COMPLEMENTING / OVERLAPPING COURSES
This course distinguishes itself from a complementary undergraduate course on systems thinking, IE 398 Systems Thinking, which has been delivered at the Department of Industrial Engineering. This course particularly focuses on systems thinking as a mode of inquiry by looking into its historical and methodological account. This course (IE 398) also aims to
INFORMATICS INSTITUTE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS FALL 2012-2013
IS 739 Information Systems in Organizational Design and Applied Systems Thinking
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Focus on foundations of Information Systems Management covering the essential concepts in Information Technology Management like planning, organizing, leading and controlling with strong practical orientation. A systemic approach to organizational structures considering information hierarchy around modern day constraints. Analysis and design of information systems as meshed with organizational design. Basic information concepts, data processing technology and its applications. Information Systems development methodology in terms of systems analysis, design and implementation.
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevgi Özkan Phone: 2107711 email: sozkan@ii.metu.edu.tr
COURSE ASSISTANT Nurcan Alkış Phone: 2017722 email: nurcan@ii.metu.edu.tr
BACKGROUND REQUIREMENT(S)
This course targets graduate students in the Informatics Institute and, as well as Engineering (especially Industrial and Computer Engineering Departments), Library and Information Science, Communications, Education, and the Business Administration Departments. The course itself provides introductory and exploratory information on organizational design and on how information systems can facilitate the design of an organization by making use of applied systems thinking approach. There is no explicit prerequisite for this course. However the following courses may be useful: IS501 Introduction to Information Systems.
COMPLEMENTING / OVERLAPPING COURSES
This course distinguishes itself from a complementary undergraduate course on systems thinking, IE 398 Systems Thinking, which has been delivered at the Department of Industrial Engineering. This course particularly focuses on systems thinking as a mode of inquiry by looking into its historical and methodological account. This course (IE 398) also aims to