Information Systems

Code:

1GE309

Acronym:

SI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2020/2021 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Business Administration

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LGES	120	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	3	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

• Provide a view of the state-of-the-art of Information Technologies.
• Raise awareness to the role, both current and future, of Information Technologies in organizations / companies, not only at the operational, tactical, and strategic levels of management, but also in supporting the design of new business / activity models.
• Discuss the role of Information Technologies in organizations / companies.
• Study the e-Business (concepts, contours, and features).

Learning outcomes and competences

After attending the course, students are expected to be able to recognize the importance of Information Technologies and Management Information Systems both in supporting the functioning of organizations / companies and in the development of business / activities.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.  Management Information Systems and Information Technologies

2.  Management Information Systems and Their Role in Organizations

3.  Main Business Applications
  
4.  e-Business

Mandatory literature

Efraim Turban; Information technology for management. ISBN: 978-1-118-96126-1

Comments from the literature

Turban, Mclean, Wetherbe.;Information Technology for Management – Wiley International Edition

Teaching methods and learning activities

Initial presentation of concepts and framing of themes by the teachers. Discussion and exploration of themes by the students, all together or organized in working groups. Analysis and discussion of case studies to explore some of the program's themes.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	62,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Trabalho de campo	58,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The evaluation regimes are as follows:

• "Distributed evaluation by individual and group assignements, no final exam"
• "Evaluation by final exam"

Calculation formula of final grade

Grades estimation:

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

It will take place under the rules of the General Evaluation Regulation.

Classification improvement

It can be done in the special exam period and its regime is "Evaluation by final exam".