Course detail

Management of Information Systems

FEKT-MPC-IMAAcad. year: 2021/2022

The course focuses on the following topics: Historical development of information systems and their categories. Database systems. Corporate information strategy. Strategic management of information systems. Efficiency of information systems and metric. Information systems development. Planning of IS development. IS management. IS security

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will have a clear idea of modern methods of strategic management in the field of corporate IS and will be made familiar with the modern information technologies.
They will acquire basic knowledge necessary for creation of an information strategy, for evaluation of IS efficiency, they will be able to define an optimal version of new IS by means of suitable metric and to define Service Level Agreement for outsourcing in the field of IS. They will learn how to actively create corporate security policy in the field of IS and will be able to take an active part in realization of IS implementation projects and their control

Prerequisites

Fundamental knowledge in the field of ICT are expected.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course contains lectures that explain basic principles, problems and methodology of the discipline, and exercises that promote the practical knowledge of the subject presented in the lectures. E-learning support.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for credit:
Development of the project for credit.

Project outline and structure of exercises:

1 - Selection of the company and its strategy,
2 – Definition of the business needs in the area of IS - Information Strategy
3 - Selection of an information system and infrastructure
4 - Ensuring of the operational, organizational structure for IS, SLA

Each student develops the project on his/her own fictional or existing company by himself/herself. There is discussion about key elements of the project at the seminar. Students must prepare their solutions and present it. If student is not ready, the teacher takes away 5-10 points from the project evaluation. For non-participation at exercise (without apology and compensation) 10 points will be taken away from the evaluation of the project. The project must be printed and handed in credit week.

The maximum points from the project: 100 points. For credit, the student must obtain at least 50 points.

91-100 points - A
81- 90 points - B
71- 80 points - C
61- 70 points - D
51- 60 points - E

The final grade will be adjusted during the oral examination by the student's theoretical knowledge, project quality and the ability to defend their solutions.

Examination Requirements: knowledge of subject matter and its practical applications.
Form of examination – oral.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction
2. ICT systems
3. Enterprise architecture
4. Process management
5. Information Strategies
6. Selected information systems
7. ICT acquisition and implementation
8. IS Management
9. Methods ITIL, Cobit, HOS
10. Effectiveness and Efficiency
11. Safety policy in the field of IS
12. IS Integration
13. Conclusions

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main objective of the course is to provide students with the fundamental theoretical knowledge necessary for management of corporate IS. It is necessary to understand the trends in IS development, to know the substance of up to-date information technologies and to understand strategic management issues in the field of IS. Students need to know how the information system may be used to gain a strategic advantage, they have to identify and master solution of questions related to the IS efficiency and its measuring, to know how to analyse the suitability of application of different IS types of in a company and also to understand fundamental principles of security policy in the field of IS.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The conditions for the successful course completion are stated in the yearly updated supervisor’s notice.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Koch,M.: Management informačních systémů. Scriptum, VUT Brno 2008
KOCH, M.; NENIČKOVÁ, H.; HRŮZA,T.; DOVRTĚL, J. Management informačních systémů. Brno, CERM. 2010. (169 p.). ISBN 978-80-214-4157-6.
MOLNÁR, Z. Efektivnost informačních systémů. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2000. 142 s. ISBN 80-7169-410-X.75.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

eLearning

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-IBE Master's, 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Laboratory exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

eLearning