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BIS-Q12
PGDM (HRM) 2012-14: Term-III

Course Name: Business Information Systems (BIS)
Credits 3.0
Faculty Name Rahul Thakurta
Program PGDM HRM
Academic Year and Term 2012-13, Term-III


1. Course Description

The course aims at establishing the foundations required to manage information technology and systems in a business environment. Enhancing decision making with regard to IS deployment and some specific directions for exploitation of IS/IT resources/applications will be of special importance. The course will be based on conceptual treatise as well as practice/presentation sessions, which will help you to get the best out of your IT infrastructure. Some of the approaches pursued by organizations for effective Information Systems Planning will also be looked into.

2. Student Learning Outcomes

· Be able to demonstrate appropriate abilities to integrate knowledge across business disciplines.
· Be able to demonstrate IT functional expertise
· Be able to demonstrate communication skills

3. Required Text Books and Reading Material

· Management Information Systems, Ken Laudon, Jane Laudon; Prentice Hall


4. Tentative Session Plan

Session NumberTopics/ActivitiesReading/case list etc.
1
Fundamentals of Information SystemsSession Slides
2, 3
How Business uses Information SystemsCase and Discussion
4
Information Technology OrganizationCase and Discussion
5
How Information Systems Impact Organizations and Business FirmsCase and Discussion
6
Application: Information Systems Impact Organizations and Business FirmsCase and Discussion
7
Developing Information SystemsCase and Discussion
8
Software Development ProcessSession Slides
9
Systems Development ApproachesSession Slides
10
Application: Systems Development ApproachesCase and Discussion
11
Software Project ManagementCase and Discussion
12
Fundamentals of DatabasesSession Slides
13
Entity Relationship ModelingSession Slides
14
Data Warehouse and Data MiningCase and Discussion
15
Information Technology ArchitectureSession Slides
16-17
Networking, Telecommunications, and WirelessSession Slides
18
Securing Information SystemsSession Slides
19-20
Group Presentation on Selected Topics(To be discussed)
* The pedagogy may change as the course progresses



5. Evaluation

· Discussion on Cases and Articles – 35%
· Group Presentation – 25%
· End-term Examination – 40% 6. Academic Integrity

Students involved in academic dishonesty will receive ZERO on the particular component in which the infraction occurred. Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means. In an academic setting this may take any number of forms such as copying or use of unauthorized aids in tests, talking during examinations; aiding and abetting another student’s dishonesty; giving false information for the purpose of gaining credits; and resorting to free-riding in group projects.

Created By: Debasis Mohanty on 12/05/2012 at 09:26 AM
Category: PGDM(HRM)-I Doctype: Document

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