Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

NOVA Information Management School

Information Systems Management

Code

200073

Academic unit

NOVA Information Management School

Credits

7.5

Teacher in charge

Ales Popovic

Teaching language

Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English

Objectives

  • Identify and analyze the impact of information technology (IT) on competitive advantage;
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of different types of IS;
  • Evaluate the strategic options and the ways in which the business and IS strategies can be aligned and integrated;
  • Demonstrate how to apply appropriate technological systems and infrastructures to support a business IS solution;
  • Understand how can IS support managerial decision making;
  • Evaluate the organizational, managerial, and technical factors involved in the successful implementation of e-business.

Prerequisites

Class attendance is not required, yet, class discussions enhance the content covered in the class.

Subject matter

  1. Information Systems in Business
  2. Global E-Business and Collaboration
  3. Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy
  4. Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
  5. IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies
  6. Foundation of Business Intelligence
  7. Telecommunications and Wireless Technology
  8. Securing Information Systems
  9. Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications
  10. E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods
  11. Managing Knowledge
  12. Enhancing Decision Making
  13. Building Information Systems
  14. Managing Projects
  15. Managing Global Systems

Bibliography

  • Peppard, J. Ward, J.: The Strategic Management of Information Systems: Building a Digital Strategy
  • Laudon, K. C., Laudon, J. P.: Management Information Systems 13/e, Prentice Hall, 2013
  • Supplemental (optional) O’Brien, J. A., Marakas, G. M.: Management Information Systems, 10th Ed., McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2011

Teaching method

  • Lectures and class discussions
  • Class assignments – case studies
  • Team seminar works (group project papers)
  • Final examination

Evaluation method

Class assignments
Team seminar works (papers)
Final examination

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