Module content:
1.Levels of Information IS and Management Pyramid.
2.Strategic Information Systems.
Trends in Software Development:
3.Software Process Improvement (SPI).
4.Agile Methodologies.
5.Outsourcing.
Management of IS projects
6.Feasibility study and SWOT analysis.
7.Process metrics and product metrics (ISO 9126).
8.Performance measures and System assessment.
Systems for managing IS
9.ISO 9001:2000
10.Capability Maturity Model Intergrated (CMMI)
11.Case Studies
12.Management and programming of Production
Description:
Contemporary Informative Systems cover a wide spectrum of applications, from complicated operational processes and functions, organizational knowledge depositories and decision support, to systems of documentation creation and individualised information services.
This course is an introduction in Management of Information Systems (IS) and IS projects, as they are formed to recent economic, technological and social changes (rapid growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), globalisation of the economy, decentralisation of organisations, etc).
The components of an Information System are analysed and presented. In addition applications of various types of enterprises and organisations (particularly important are Decision Support Systems (DSS), Knowledge Management (KM), Electronic Governance and Electronic Enterprises) are presented. The course offers a systematic introduction in the analysis and design of Information Systems and covers theoretical, technical and methodological questions.
Structure:
Theory and application/exercises by the use of PowerPoint slides and PC/Internet.
Student group work.
Evaluation:
Group work evaluation
Final Exams
Optional Intermediate Evaluation.
undertaking projects
By the end of the course the students should be able to:
• know the basic elements of the meaning, structure, design and usage of the most important Information Systems.
• possess knowledge and experience in designing and developing IS products.
• to comprehend the challenges of development and use of IS.
• to be able to implement known IS management techniques.
• to understand the role of analysis and design of IS and to be acquainted with the collection of information needed to create an IS.
• to know how to carry out a feasibility study and how to specify the functional and non functional system requirements.
• to have the skills required for project management including creation of effort and budget schedules, reviews and evaluation.
Basic:
Sommerville Ian, 2010, Software Engineering 8: Introduction, Pearson Education Ltd
Slides available at: http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/resources/IanS/SE8/Presentations/index.html
Recommended:
Ahituv, Niv.: Principles of information systems for management
Davis Gorden et al. (1997): Management Information Systems: Conceptual Foundations Structure and Development”, Mc Graw Hill
Laudon, Management Information systems, new approaches to organization and technology, 5th edition, Prentice Hall edition
Laudon, Essentials of management information systems, organization and technology, 2nd edition
