Information Systems [open]

The objective of this course is the introduction to the basic issues related to the design and development of Information Systems (IS) and their use in business organisations. It is organized in the following sections: IS categories, organisation and IS, social and moral issues (systems quality, systems privacy, intellectual property rights), technology infrastructure (hardware, databases, communication networks), IS development issues (methodologies and tools).

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: 1. recognize the different types of information systems and their role in business organizations 2. describe the technologies that form the IS infrastructure 3. understand and critically contrast the basic IS development methodologies 4. use information management tools in order to develop simple ISs 5. describe the social and ethical issues stemming from the use of ISs

Prerequisites

Knowledge of Data Base systems

Syllabus

Understanding of the above issues will be completed through case studies, as well as the development of simple IS applications. The course is structured as follows: Week 1: Introduction to basic IS concepts Week 2: Business information systems Week 3: IS infrastructure Week 4: Cloud computing Week 5: Free software / Open source software Week 6: Information management Week 7: Information management laboratory Week 8: Data base management systems (DBMS) Week 9: Data base management systems laboratory Week 10: IS analysis and design Week 11: IS analysis laboratory Week 12: IS development tools Week 13:Revision