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COMP3110

Course Title: 
Information Systems in Organisations
Credits: 
4
Educational Level: 
III
Semester offered: 
II
Associated Programme: 
B.Sc. CS
Core Course: 
yes
Course Aims: 

This course introduces student to the challenges that are faced by organizations as they attempt to use information technology to create competitive businesses that provide useful goods and services to their customers.

  • It presents an overview of an organization, organizational characteristics, and basic theories of organizational behavior.
  • It introduces the issues surrounding the management of information systems in organizations.
  • It presents a review of current information technology and the application of these technologies in organizations.
  • It presents the interactions and relationship between information systems and other organizational systems.
Syllabus: 
  1. Characteristics of an Organization
    • Business Functions
    • Management Hierarchy
    • Business Processes
  2. Information systems
    • Types of Applications
    • Enterprise Systems
    • Supply Chain Management Systems
    • Customer Relationship Management Systems
    • Knowledge Management Systems
  3. Information Systems and Business Strategy
    • Corporate Strategy
    • Information Systems Strategy
    • Strategic Information Systems
  4. Information Technology Infrastructure
    • Computer Hardware
    • System Software
    • Data Management
    • Telecommunication Networks
  5. IT for business intelligence gathering
    • Data mining
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Environment Scanning
  6. Internet and Other IT Innovations
    • E-Commerce
    • E-Business
    • Collaborative Commerce
  7. Managing Information Systems
    • Information Systems Security and Control
    • Disaster Planning and Recovery
Course Assessment: 
  • Final exam (2 hours long)     60%
  • Coursework       40%
    • 3 assignments     30% (10% each)
    • 1 in-course test (1 hour long)   10%

Students will be required to pass both the coursework and the final examination to pass the course.

Course Prerequisites: 

COMP2140 (CS22Q)

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