MBIS601-20T1 (C) Term One 2020

Management of Information Systems

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 3 February 2020
End Date: Sunday, 26 April 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 14 February 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 3 April 2020

Description

This course introduces key principles, concepts, and theories related to the management and use of Information Systems to support organisational aims. The course covers information technology concepts, IS and business strategy, IS applications, IS acquisition, governance, IS evaluation, IS and biculturalism.

Information technology plays an important role in business and society. This course examines how businesses use information systems and technologies to deliver business value and support business strategy, to improve connections with stakeholders, create better business processes, and enhance decision-making.

This course introduces key principles, concepts, and theories related to the management and use of Information Systems to support organisational aims. The course covers information technology concepts, IS and business strategy, IS applications, IS acquisition, governance and evaluation, IS and biculturalism.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course the student should be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of technology components of business information systems (IS) such as hardware, software and network communications.
  • Describe and apply key database concepts to organising, managing and using data in a database
  • Discuss the role of specific IS applications such as ERP systems, CRM systems, and e-business applications.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the role of IS for competitive advantage, assess levels of IS strategic alignment and identify and recommend strategic IS opportunities based on a specific context.
  • Recognise and reflect on the impact of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand on the IS field
  • Demonstrate an understanding of alternative approaches to systems development and acquisition and be able to make decisions on the most suitable approach for a specific context.
  • Discuss control concepts and approaches used to govern the IS function and evaluate the effectiveness of IS.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department

Course Coordinator

Nelly Todorova

Phone: 369 3775
Email: nelly.todorova@canterbury.ac.nz

Assessment

ASSESSMENT/ASSIGNMENTS FOR TERM 1, 2020

Assignment #1 – Case analysis – 2 Mar 2020 – 25%

Assignment #1 – Individual report – 24 March 2019 – 20%

Reflection(MBIS)/Excel (MPA) – 2 April 2020 – 5%

Exam – TBC – 50%

Textbooks / Resources

There is no required textbook for the course. Required readings will be available from links on the MBIS601 Learn site or made available during lectures.

Learn will be used to hold MBIS601 lecture material as well as other valuable material, including additional readings, course announcements etc.

Course links

Learn

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,218.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems .

All MBIS601 Occurrences

  • MBIS601-20T1 (C) Term One 2020