293NCOMK728M - Management Information Systems

BA in Business and Management

Spring Semester, 2014/2015 Academic Year

Course leader: Andrea Kő, Associate Professor

Lecturer(s): Andrea Kő, Associate Professor

Réka Vas, Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Information Systems
Office hours: Andrea Kő, Tuesday 11.30-12.30, Room: 227 Sóház Bldg. 2. floor
Réka Vas, Monday 09.00-10.00, Room: 223 Sóház Bldg. 2. floor
Availability: Phone number: 482-74-16
Andrea Kő Room: 227 Sóház Bldg. 2. floor
Email address: andrea.ko@uni-corvinus.hu
Availability: Phone number: 482-74-12
Réka Vas Room: 223 Sóház Bldg. 2. floor
Email address: reka.vas@uni-corvinus.hu
Number of hours 43.5 hours per semester; 2+2
per semester
Time of class: Thursday, 11.40-13.10, and 13.40-15.10
Venue: Sóház Bldg. 1. floor, Room 118

Aims and objectives and description of the course:

The Management Information Systems course provides a good understanding of the role of information
technology in the modern organization. It covers more or less all areas where a manager can come
across with information systems. The objective of this course is not to create CIOs, it is rather to enable
students to understand opportunities and threats that are coming along with IT. They have to sharpen
their knowledge about new technologies, get open minded for changes, and discover the effects of
changes on organizations.

Learning outcomes:
Students finishing this course will:
 understand the most important aspects of information technology
 understand the support role that ISs and IT play in the organization
 understand interrelations of information technology with other related management areas
 recognize the relationship between performance, organizational pressures, and responses and
technology
 understand how successful information systems are built, used, and managed
 recognize and avoid unsuccessful systems and failures

Course description
Globalization of the world leads to an increase in competition and dynamism of markets. To secure
competitive advantage many organizations formulate a strategy where the use of information systems
(IS) is obligatory to achieve the desired results. Additionally, information is seen as one of the most
important factors influencing the future of organizations. Consequently, the employment of information
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technology (IT) is still on the increase. The application of IT in all sorts of social, political, and business
activities is broader than it used to be. But still, a clash between the opportunities IT offers and the
application of such technology in business can be seen. To reduce this clash in today’s corporations a
new profession evolved: the Chief Information Officer (CIO). His job is to use his IT and business
knowledge to find and create opportunities for the corporation to employ these technologies. The CIO's
ideas have to be communicated to top management to ensure an effective and efficient use of IT in the
organization. The most important areas where a manager can come across with information systems
are covered in the course. Information management will be introduced in the sense of managing
information as a resource. Information strategy planning will be discussed also in the context of
strategic planning. Data management, Business Intelligence, Corporate Performance Management,
Electronic commerce and Mobile and Pervasive Computing are strategic means of Information Systems
covered by the course. Further aspects included are: the analysis, design, and implementation of ISs,
networked computing, intelligent support systems (i.e. expert systems), infrastructure management,
control and security of ISs, and the impact of IT on individuals, organizations, and society.

Methodology to be used:
The course build upon interactive and creative teaching methods, that is – instead of lecturing and
passive knowledge transfer – common thinking (with individual research in the background. On-line e-
learning tools are also intensively used (CooSpace). The major part of the classes will be based on
group problem solving. The textbook used is well known and widely used both in the US and Western
Europe. Class attendance and participation, independently processing of the related literature, using
distant learning tools, presentations, and writing short essays are the common forms of teaching and
learning. Class attendance is compulsory; absence is kindly requested to be reported in advance.

Detailed class schedule, 1st – 15th week:

Date of class Topics to be discussed, readings required for the class

Week 1 Session 1: Introduction. Why to study? Topics covered during the
course, students’ expectations, and course requirements.
Session 2: Understanding Information Systems that Support
Organizational Performance
Reading: Chapter 1
Week 2 Session 1-2: IT Infrastructure and Support Systems
Week 3 Session 1-2: : Data management: Warehousing, Analyzing, Mining
Reading: Chapter 3
Week 4 Session 1-2: Network Management and Mobility
Reading: Chapter 4
Week 5 Session 1-2: E-Business and E-Commerce
Reading: Chapter 6
Week 6 Session 1-2: Mobile Computing and Commerce
Reading: Chapter 7
Week 7 Session 1-2: Web 2.0 and Social Media
Reading: Chapter 8
Session 2: MIDTERM EXAM
Week 8. Session 1-2: Operational Planning and Control Systems
Reading: Chapter 9
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Week 9 Session 1-2: Enterprise Information Systems - SZI
Reading: Chapter 10
Week 10 Session 1-2: Business Intelligence and Decision Support
Reading: Chapter 11
Week 11 Session 1-2: IT Strategic Planning
Reading: Chapter 12
Week 12 Session 1-2: Business Process Management
Reading: Chapter 13
Week 13 Session 1-2: Systems Development
Reading: Chapter 13
Week 14 Session 1-2: IT Security, Crime, Compliance, and Continuity
Reading: Chapter 5
Week 15 Final exam
Week 16 Make-up exam

E-learning site of the course:

http://coo.uni-corvinus.hu/

Assignments:

The major part of the classes will be based on individual or group problem solving. Students have to
prepare assignments (papers with 2-3 pages) for some of the classes, according to the detailed weekly
program. Each complete and relevant paper submitted in time equals 5% of the final grade. Class
participation will also be evaluated.

Assessment, grading:

Exams
The midterm and the final exams are written exams each lasting for 60 minutes. Both consist of 10
multiple choice test questions (each worth 1 point) and 4 essay questions (each worth 5 points). Each
point equals 1 percent of the final grade.

Grading
Midterm Exam 25%
Final Exam 25%
Assignments (10) 50%

Compulsory readings:
Textbook:
Efraim Turban, Linda Volonino: Information Technology for Management, 8th Edition, ISBN 10 0-
47091-680-X, Wiley. com, 2011
Additional material, case studies, assignments are available on the official website of the textbook:
(http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=1118092252&bcsId=6840)

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Recommended readings:
Laudon & Laudon: Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 13/E, ISBN-10:
0133050696, ISBN-13: 9780133050691, Prentice Hall,2014

Grading:

International grading scale Hungarian and ECTS grading scale

Percentage International Percentage Hungarian ECTS Explanation

achieved grade achieved grade equivalent for the
97-100 A+ Hungarian
grade
94-96 A
87-100 5 A Excellent
90-93 A-
77-86 4 B Good
87-89 B+
67-76 3 C Satisfactory
84-86 B
60-66 2 D Pass
80-83 B-
0-59 1 F Fail
77-79 C+
Nem jelent DNA Did not
74-76 C meg attend (no
70-73 C- credit)
Nem I Incomplete
67-69 D+
vizsgázott (no credit)
64-66 D
Aláírva S Signed
60-63 D-
(no credit)
0-59 F
Megtagadva R Refused
(no credit)

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