Introduction to Business Information Systems

Unit Code: HIT5401

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

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Aims & Objectives:

• Identify the role, purpose and contribution of Information Systems to modern organisations operating in business environments characterised by uncertainty, complexity and turbulence
• Explain the relationship between people, processes, and iIformation Systems, and understand the importance of information and Information Systems in supporting and enabling core business processes (both intra- and inter-organisational)
• Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which Information Systems can contribute toorganisational innovation, competitiveness, efficiency and effectiveness
• Explain how organisations go about acquiring, developing and implementing Information Systems, and appreciate the major issues involved in successfully accomplishing this
• Describe and understand the major ethical, legal and security concerns associated with the use and storage of data in modern organisations
• Demonstrate appropriate communication skills in group work and written and oral presentations
• Achieve basic competence in using MS Excel and Access for business transactions and processes

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Assessment:

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Students will be provided with feedback on progress in attaining the following generic skills:
• Passion for knowledge,
• teamwork skills,
• analysis skills,
• problem solving skills,
• communications skills,
• planning and organising skills, and
• ability to work independently

Content:

• Organisations in the digital economy
• Information Systems: their evolution to current role and purpose in business & society
• Strategic review of purposes of commercial business, organisational requirements for Information Systems
• Data and information management in the digital economy; Ethical, legal and security issues; Databases, and their importance to contemporary business
• Business processes: evolution and support of IS
• E-Commerce Networks and commercial internet applications
• IS to support business transactions & processes; Transaction processing systems, supply chain management, customer relationship management; enterprise systems
• IS to support managerial decision making, business intelligence, decision support, and knowledge management; the nature of IS management
• Information Systems requirements analysis; Information systems acquisition, development, and implementation

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References:

Current Business Information Systems texts to be advised via Blackboard content management system.