INFO2040-1 : Management Information Systems

Study Programmes 2016-2017

INFO2040-1

Management Information Systems

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in management (120 ECTS) (evening classes)		5
Master in management (60 ECTS) (evening classes)		4

Lecturer :

Ashwin Ittoo

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

In this course, the candidates will

Learn about enterprise information and recent related technological innovations
Understand how information systems and associated technological innovations can be exploited to manage organizations
Understand the impact of information systems and technologies on the organization, workforce and society at large.

Since this couse is given to business executive (evening lectures), it will involve extensive use of real-life case-studies to be provided by the professor.
Lecture notes, with a more theoretical orientation, will also be provided in the interest of those candidates who want to acquire more formal, scholarly knowledge.
Typical topics to be covered include:
Enterprise information systems/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
Cloud computing: architecture (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), implications for organizations, cloud vs. on-premise
RFID: types of tags, example usages, benefits and limitations
eHealth: health information systems, EHR, EMR
IoT: definitions of key concepts, applications, implications for industry
Smart cities and e-government
Social Media and applications: based on the Special Issue of the Information Systems Research journal in 2013.
Artificial Intelligence and Automation: key definitions (AI, machine learning, automation), impact on industry and workforce, opportunities for start-ups, impact on society
Note: some of the aforementioned topics may not be covered due to time constraints

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

Appreciate the need the fundamental roles of information systems in organizational management
Be informed of revent innovations, technological breakthroughs in information systems and their potential application in industry
Establish a strategy by incorporating information systems and novel technologies, which can be directly applied to their (the candidate students') industry
Take part or lead information systems implementation projects within their company
Communicate effectively to various stakehoders (software vendors, co-workers, developers)
Exploit information systems and other technologies to monitor and improve quality and performance.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Please note that attendance is compulsory . Please contact the lecturer beforehand if you are unable to attend a class

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face