IMS IBS 303 Course Outline
University for Development Studies
FELBS
Department of Accounting, WA Campus
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTEGRATED BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT STUDIES
COURSE OUTLINE
IBM/IMS03:Management Information Systems
Lecturer:Ibrahim Osman Adam yiblam@yahoo.com ; 0208829376
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to expose undergraduate students to the basic principles that underlie the successful application of Management Information System applications and to give a managerial perspective of MIS to the students. Students will examine how information systems are used to solve problems and make better business decisions and apply these concepts to analyze business cases.
Course Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to among others:
• Integrate into business situations and analysis, and evaluate both theory and practice relevant to Management information systems
• Fully explain the relationship among and between information systems and management • Analyze how technology can be used to synthesize complex data to make sound business decisions
• Prepare processes, in conjunction with technology personnel, to use MIS for competitive advantage
• Ascertain and be cognizant of the ramifications of management information systems on personal and business privacy
Recommended Textbook:
Laudon, Kenneth C., and Jane P. Laudon. 2012. Management Information Systems:
Managing the Digital Firm, 12th edition, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall,
Incorporated. ISBN: 0132337746.
This book is available at: http://Pol.atilim.edu.tr/files/MIS/MIS_digital.pdf
References
Davis G., 1999, The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Management Information
Systems, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, http://Pol.atilim.edu.tr/files/MIS/0631214844.zip
Week Topic
1. Introduction to Information Systems and the Systems Theory
2.
Information Systems in Global Business Today
3.
Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems
4.
Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy
FELBS
Department of Accounting, WA Campus
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTEGRATED BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT STUDIES
COURSE OUTLINE
IBM/IMS03:Management Information Systems
Lecturer:Ibrahim Osman Adam yiblam@yahoo.com ; 0208829376
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to expose undergraduate students to the basic principles that underlie the successful application of Management Information System applications and to give a managerial perspective of MIS to the students. Students will examine how information systems are used to solve problems and make better business decisions and apply these concepts to analyze business cases.
Course Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to among others:
• Integrate into business situations and analysis, and evaluate both theory and practice relevant to Management information systems
• Fully explain the relationship among and between information systems and management • Analyze how technology can be used to synthesize complex data to make sound business decisions
• Prepare processes, in conjunction with technology personnel, to use MIS for competitive advantage
• Ascertain and be cognizant of the ramifications of management information systems on personal and business privacy
Recommended Textbook:
Laudon, Kenneth C., and Jane P. Laudon. 2012. Management Information Systems:
Managing the Digital Firm, 12th edition, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall,
Incorporated. ISBN: 0132337746.
This book is available at: http://Pol.atilim.edu.tr/files/MIS/MIS_digital.pdf
References
Davis G., 1999, The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Management Information
Systems, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, http://Pol.atilim.edu.tr/files/MIS/0631214844.zip
Week Topic
1. Introduction to Information Systems and the Systems Theory
2.
Information Systems in Global Business Today
3.
Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems
4.
Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy
References: Davis G., 1999, The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Management Information Systems, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, http://Pol.atilim.edu.tr/files/MIS/0631214844.zip