Dirección Sistemas de Información III (BBA11010)

General information

Type:	OB	Curs:	4	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	4 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Sec: A	Josep Lluís Cano Giner	Operaciones, Innovación y Data Sciences	CAT

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Sec: B	Josep Lluís Cano Giner	Operaciones, Innovación y Data Sciences	ESP

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Sec: C	Ramon García Gay	Operaciones, Innovación y Data Sciences	CAT

Students need to have completed the Information Systems Management I, Information Systems Management II and Business Policy courses.

- Basic knowledge of information and communication technologies.
- A basic understanding of an organisation's information architecture (databases, forms, etc.).
- Data structure analysis (entity-relationship).
- Data-flow analysis.
- Basics of SWOT analysis.
- Value chain and competitive analysis in an industrial sector.

Workload distribution:
Contact hours: 40 hrs
- Lectures: 20 hrs
- Participatory classes: 20 hrs
Independent study: 54 hrs
One-on-one teaching / tutorials: 6 hrs

This course aims to demonstrate the value that information systems contribute to organisations.

This value manifests itself on four levels:
- Infrastructure
- Applications
- Strategy
- Innovation

With regard to their executive function a governance framework will be presented for information systems, with a special emphasis on their transversal nature.

The course aims for students to develop the following specific areas of knowledge:

- An understanding of the basic language related to the world of business, which implies an in-depth knowledge of the fundamental management concepts and tools linked to each of the different functional areas.

- Development of the necessary skills that enable a comprehensive and general view of organisations and the environment they operate in, beyond their functional aspects.

- Become capable of contributing, from a functional perspective, to the overall strategy of a company, with an international vision of the organisation.

- Become enterprising and reflective professionals and executives, sensitive to diversity and aware of their personal and professional responsibility to society; individuals who have cultivated their human quality, as well as a sense of solidarity and justice.

The learning activities carried out over the course of the subject will encourage students to reflect on ethical issues related to information systems, and the capacity of information systems to act as a stimulus for transformation in society.

On completing this course the student will know how to design an information systems strategy aligned with the company's organisational strategy.
For this purpose the student will also:
- Be able to analyse the different components of Information Systems, their role in organisations and their strategy.
- Know about the market and sector actors and trends.
- Be able to identify and apply the relevant aspects of governance to information and communication technologies in organisations.

18. Teamwork and collaboration

8. Corporate citizenship

3. Taking decisions / making judgments

6. Strategic thought, systematic thought

4. Conveying information and/or knowledge

2. Application of knowledge to achieve results

1. Architecture a. Application map b. Technology architecture c. Information system components: ERP, BI, CRM, SCM

2. Organisation and management a. Sourcing b. IT governance c. Legal and ethical issues d. ICT department e. Role of the CIO

3. Strategy a. e-business b. Systems plan c. Social networks

ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN

Basic bibliography:
1. Laudon, K. C.; Laudon, J. P. Management Information Systems. 10a ed. Prentice Hall, 2007.
<http://www.prenhall.com/laudon>

2. Applegate, L. M.; Austin, R. D.; McFarlan, F. W. Corporate Information Strategy and Management. Text and Cases. 7a ed. Irwin, 2005. <http://www.mhhe.com/business/mis/post_jump/applegate.mhtml>

3. McNurlin, B. C.; Sprague, R. H. Information Systems Management in Practice. 7a ed. Prentice Hall, 2005. <http://www.prenhall.com/mcnurlin>

4. Laube, D. R.; Zammuto, R. F. Business-Driven Information Technology: Answers to 100 Critical Questions. Stanford Business Books, 2003.

Group	Teacher	Department
Sec: A	Josep Lluís Cano Giner	Operaciones, Innovación y Data Sciences

Group	Teacher	Department
Sec: B	Josep Lluís Cano Giner	Operaciones, Innovación y Data Sciences

Group	Teacher	Department
Sec: C	Ramon García Gay	Operaciones, Innovación y Data Sciences