وصف مقررلمادة أساسيات نظم معلومات COIS 321

Course prerequisites and requirements :-

Requirements : Attending all classes on time schedule.

Doing home works

Reading  the chapters requested from text book.

 Reading  the  books & articles suggested in the class.

Description of the course

(Today, Information Systems are an integral part of all business activities and careers. This course is designed to introduce students to contemporary information systems and demonstrate how these systems are used throughout global organizations. The focus of this course will be on the key components of information systems – people, software, hardware, data, and communication technologies, and how these components can be integrated and managed to create competitive advantage. Though the knowledge of how IS provides a competitive advantage students will gain an understanding of how information is used in organizations and how IT enables improvement in quality, speed, and agility. This course also provides an introduction to systems and development concepts, technology acquisition, and various types of application software that have become prevalent or are emerging in modern organizations and society.

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Course Objectives

·           To introduce students to information systems concepts and the strategies for managing them.  Though managing information systems change quickly, but the principles that guide both often remain timeless.

·           To demonstrate that these principles form the backbone of this comprehensive survey of the field, designed for a student’s first course in information systems and technology.

·           By presenting the details and the big picture, this course puts the lessons of managing information systems into an understandable context to all students.

·           To teach students that the overall principle is that the right information, if it is delivered to the right person, in the right fashion, and at the right time, can improve and ensure organizational effectiveness and efficiency.

Course Schedule Model

The course can be divided into 5 parts including :

PART 1 Overview

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Information Systems

Chapter 2 Information Systems in Organizations

PART 2 Information Technology Concepts

Chapter 3 Hardware: Input, Processing, and Output Devices

Chapter 4 Software: Systems and Application Software

Chapter 5 Database Systems, Data Centers, and Business Intelligence

Chapter 6 Telecommunications and Networks

Chapter 7 The Internet, Web, Intranets, and Extranets

PART 3 Business Information Systems

Chapter 8 Electronic and Mobile Commerce

Chapter 9 Enterprise Systems

Chapter 10 Information and Decision Support Systems

Chapter 11 Knowledge Management and Specialized Information Systems

PART 4 Systems Development

Chapter 12 Systems Development: Investigation and Analysis

Chapter 13 Systems Development: Design, Implementation, Maintenance, and

Review

PART 5 Information Systems in Business and Society

Chapter 14 The Personal and Social Impact of Computers

Text Book:

• Stair, Ralph M. & Reynolds, George., Principles of Information Systems, 9^th Edition, Florida State University & University of Cincinnati,  2010, ISBN-10: 0324665288 ISBN-13: 9780324665284.

Other reference:

• O’Brien, James A., & Marakas, George., Introduction to Information Systems, 15^th Edition, Mc-Graw Hill/Irwin,  2010, ISBN-13 9780073376776, MHID 0073376779.

• Stair, Ralph M. & Reynolds, George., Fundamentals of Information Systems, 6^th Edition, Course Technology, 2009, ISBN-10: 1423925815 ISBN-13: 9781423925811.

• Baltzan, Paige. & Phillips, Amy. M: Information Systems, 1^st Edition, Mc-Graw Hill/Irwin,   2011, ISBN-13 9780073376837 MHID 0073376833.