COURSES

Goals

The objective of this course is to introduce students to: - basic terms, concepts and solutions in the field of information technologies, - trends in the usage of information technology to achieve organizational effectiveness, - methodology, development techniques and management of information systems, - influence of information technologies on the business performance of an organization and general social development, - modern methods and approaches in the management of information systems. Students within this course: - develop the understanding of the role and importance of informatics in a modern company and - assess and evaluate “state of the art” information tools and approaches, and apply them in specific planning and development of information systems.

Curriculum

1) Introduction to information systems (IS) The definition of an information system. Components of IS. The information system processes. Centralized and distributed IS. The general systems theory. The system approach. Systems attributes and types. System entropy. Organization as a system. The role of digitalisation and artificial intelligence. 2) Information systems in a company Development, advantages, classification. Information systems attributes and types. The role of information systems in modern organizations. Business processes and information systems. Enterprise systems. Collaboration systems. ERP Systems. CRM Systems. Document systems. Interorganizational information systems. Enterprise application portal. HRM Systems. 3) Information systems, organization, management and strategy Organization and information system. The changing role of information systems in organizations. Managers, decision-making, and information systems. Information systems and business strategy. Influence of information technology and information systems on business performance. 4) Inter-organizational Information Systems. Organization of information systems. Connecting the elements of information systems in and among organizations. Decision levels in business systems. 5) E-business Internet and e-business. Capacity and ability of an organization for e-business. Business, organizational and technological aspects of e-business implementation. E-business implementation process. Global dimensions of e-business. 6) Business process and information system reengineering and information systems development. Business process and information system reengineering in the context of digitalisation. Digital twins. Internet of things. The strategic role of informatics. Information infrastructure development. The information system lifecycle. Information system development methodologies. 7) Managerial and organizational support systems Knowledge management in an organisation. System and infrastructure for knowledge management. Artificial intelligence. Business intelligence. Decision-support systems. Group decision-support systems. 8) Managing information systems Information systems security. Blockchain technology. Information systems control. Ensuring system quality. Ethical and social impact of information systems. 9) Specific information systems: examples in healthcare Biomedical information systems. Management and electronic archiving of electronic diagnostic documents. Electronic health record. Information systems in healthcare institutions.