Business Information Systems

Code:

LGE304

Acronym:

SIG

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Business Sciences

Instance: 2006/2007 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Business Administration

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GES	128	Official Curricular Structure since 2004	3	2		-

Objectives

To be able to deal with:
- An organisational and strategic view of the information systems(IS).
- The most recent information technologies(IT) that supports organisations models.
- Analytical databases

Program

1. Information Systems
2. Information Technologies: the role within the organisation
3. Multidimensional System Analysis
4. Application areas

Main Bibliography

DANIELS, N. Caroline, “Estratégias Empresariais e Tecnologias da Informação”, Editorial Caminho, 1997
DAVENPORT, Thomas H., “Mission Critical”, Harvard School Press, 2000
THOMSEN, Erik, “OLAP Solutions – Building Multidimensional Information Systems”, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Complementary Bibliography

KROENKE, David, “Management Information Systems”, McGraw-Hill, 1989
MCGUFF, Francis, Kador John, “Developing Analytical Database Aplications”, Prentice Hall, 1999
Various, “ERP e CRM da empresa à e-empresa, Centro Atlântico, 2001

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures with both theoretical and practical components

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Calculation formula of final grade

0,55 x Theorical component + 0,45 x Practical component