Information Systems ====== Course length ====== This course is one-week long. ====== Marks overview ====== * Assignment 60% * Daily activities 10% * Final exam 30% ====== Textbook ====== * See [[textbooks#information_systems | Information Systems]] ====== Assignment ====== * Due on day 5 * 60% of the final * Details of the [[is_assignment | assignment]] ====== Valuable resources ====== ++++These materials might help you understand the course better| ===== Recommended book ===== * [[https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/informationsystemscdn/ | Information Systems for Business and Beyond ]] - 2022 Canadian Edition ==== Notable mentions ==== * [[https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_information-systems-a-managers-guide-to-harnessing-technology-v2.0/|Information Systems - A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology]] * [[https://uhlibraries.pressbooks.pub/bcis1305/|Business Computer Information Systems]] * [[https://www.britannica.com/topic/information-system | Information system]] - Encyclopædia Britannica * [[https://www.managementstudyguide.com/information-systems.htm|Management Information System]] ++++ ---- ====== Day 1 ====== ===== Learning Objectives ===== * Explain the business benefits of information management and how [[https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/informationsystemscdn/chapter/1-4-the-role-of-information-systems/ | data quality]] determines success or failure. [Ch. 1 & 2] * Map the functions of various types of information systems to the type of support needed by business operations and decision makers. [Ch. 7] * Describe various types of functional systems and how they support managers and workers at the operational level. [Ch. 7 & 9] * Transaction Processing Systems [Ch. 7] * [[https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/informationsystemscdn/chapter/12-1-chapter-introduction/ | Decision Processes]] [Ch. 9] * Strategic Planning [Ch. 2] ---- ====== Day 2 ====== ===== Learning Objectives ===== * [[https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/informationsystemscdn/chapter/5-1-chapter-introduction/ | Understand the uses of data]] [1, Ch. 2] * Evaluate various types of communication technologies [1, Ch. 6] * Explain the planning and forecasting, sourcing and purchasing, and distribution support provided by supply chain management (SCM) systems [1, Ch. 8] ---- ====== Day 3 ====== ===== Learning Objectives ===== * Explain the operational benefits and competitive advantages of business intelligence, and how forecasting can be improved. [Already discussed on day 2] * Describe the [[https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/informationsystemscdn/chapter/7-3-systems-development-life-cycle/ | system development life cycle (SDLC) processes]]((E. G. Mallach, //Information Systems: What Every Business Student Needs to Know//, 1st ed. Boca Raton: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2015 [Online]. Available: https://learning-oreilly-com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/library/view/information-systems/9781482223712/. p. 380)), [[https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/informationsystemscdn/chapter/7-5-feasibility/ | feasibility analyses]]((E. G. Mallach, //Information Systems: What Every Business Student Needs to Know//, 1st ed. Boca Raton: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2015 [Online]. Available: https://learning-oreilly-com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/library/view/information-systems/9781482223712/. p. 382)), and their impact on the acceptance and success of IT implementations. * Analyse technical issues that arise within systems((E. G. Mallach, //Information Systems: What Every Business Student Needs to Know//, 1st ed. Boca Raton: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2015 [Online]. Available: https://learning-oreilly-com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/library/view/information-systems/9781482223712/. pp. 404–405)) ---- ====== Day 4 ====== ===== An interesting article ===== * [[https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/even-though-our-computers-are-now-better-than-15-years-ago-they-still-malfunction-between-11-and-20-percent-of-the-time-a-ne/ | We are wasting up to 20 percent of our time on computer problems]] ([[https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3582432 |white paper source]]) ===== Learning Objectives ===== * Describe the functions of [[https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/informationsystemscdn/chapter/11-5-enterprise-systems/|enterprise resource planning (ERP)]] systems, implementation risks, and how ERP investments are justified.((E. G. Mallach, //Information Systems: What Every Business Student Needs to Know//, 1st ed. Boca Raton: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2015 [Online]. Available: https://learning-oreilly-com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/library/view/information-systems/9781482223712/. p. 240)) * Explain the potential [[https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/informationsystemscdn/chapter/11-6-enterprise-systems/|executive, managerial, and operational support of enterprise systems]], their success factors, and reasons for failure.((E. G. Mallach, //Information Systems: What Every Business Student Needs to Know//, 1st ed. Boca Raton: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2015 [Online]. Available: https://learning-oreilly-com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/library/view/information-systems/9781482223712/. pp. 243–244)) * Describe [[https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/informationsystemscdn/chapter/11-6-enterprise-systems/ | customer relationship management (CRM)]] systems and their role in customer acquisition, retention and customer lifetime value.((E. G. Mallach, //Information Systems: What Every Business Student Needs to Know//, 1st ed. Boca Raton: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2015 [Online]. Available: https://learning-oreilly-com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/library/view/information-systems/9781482223712/. p. 277)) * Identify the leading enterprise social platforms and their capabilities.((E. G. Mallach, //Information Systems: What Every Business Student Needs to Know//, 1st ed. Boca Raton: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2015 [Online]. Available: https://learning-oreilly-com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/library/view/information-systems/9781482223712/. p. 285)) ---- ====== Day 5 ====== * Final exam * The assignment is due