Course: Information Systems and Services

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Course title Information Systems and Services
Course code KIN/ISS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Žižka Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures (topics): 1. Man and technique. 2. Information and knowledge from the point of view of needs. 3. Information Society and Change in Management - Strategic Concept. 4. Organizations and organizational structures. 5. Fundamentals of system methodology, system definition, overall concept of an organization's information system. 6. Business Processes, Modeling, Evaluation, Information System Architecture. 7. Forms of development and operation of information systems, outsourcing and insourcing. 8. Informational Support of Straight Processes - SCM, CRM. 9. Status and analysis of the IS / IT market. 10. Electronic Data Exchange and Electronic Trading - Options and Limitations. 11. Information needs and information services - possibilities of utilization. 12. Risks of information services and their management. 13. Reality and agile approaches to providing information services in non-standard situations. 14. Efficiency of information systems and information services. Seminars: The seminars are focused on the area of analysis and design of information systems. Students prepare semi-final projects in teams.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming)
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to computer-based information systems and information services focused on non-standard situations. The basics of system analysis and design of an information system with regard to process management, basic forms of information services and their provision in specific situations are presented. Students will be acquainted with the basic principles of development, implementation, operation and security of information systems and information services based on modern information technologies.
Students will gain knowledge in the course in accordance with its aim and content. They will get an overview of the concept, the possibilities and the application of modern information systems in an business environment.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in extent of courses Informatics 1 and Informatics 2, basic knowledge of microeconomics and business management

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

Credit: Active participation in seminars (at least 65%), successful processing and defense of a semester project. Exam: Written test (60 minutes), oral exam - discussion of selected topics.
Recommended literature
  • Doucek, P. (ed). Informační management. Professional Publishing, Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7431-010-2.
  • Gála, L., Pour, J., Šedivá, Z. Podniková informatika: 2. přepracované a aktualizované vydání. Grada, Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2615-1.
  • Haddow, G.D., Bullock, J.A. ,Coppola, D.P. Introduction to emergency management, 4th edd.,. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford,, 2010. ISBN 978-1-85617-959-1.
  • Hearn, J., Heiskanen, T. eds. Information society and workplace: spaces, boundaries and agency. Taylor and Francis, London, 2007. ISBN 9780415439862.
  • Požár, J. Manažerská informatika. Plzeň, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7380-276-9.
  • Rosický, A. Informace a systémy: Základy teorie pro úspěšnou praxi. Oeconomica, Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-245-1629-5.
  • Rybička, J., Talandová, P. Informatika pro ekonomy. Praha - Alfa, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87197-24-0.


Study plans that include the course
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