Information Systems in Organisations

Code:

CINF042

Acronym:

SIO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Information Science

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Informatics Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CINF	38	CINF - Study Plan	2	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

Being approved at the UC, the students will be able to:

1. explain how information is used for decision-making in organisations and what is the instrumental role of the several types of IS.
2. describe the offer of organisational IT systems, characterising it in the most appropriate way for IS analysis
3. explain the business process analysis perspective and its relationship with the IS development
4. read and interpret conceptual representations of business processes
5. explain the influence of the IS in the organisational development, in terms of operations and strategy;
6. identify, describe and analyse de possible impact of an IS in the organization through models of success and technology acceptance.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Information, management and decision-making

Managers and decisions. Generic decision-making model. Information to support decisions. Management functions and IS.

2. Structures, processes and IS types

Structure and processes in the organizations and IS. Facets of IS classification in the organizations. Paradigm examples of IS in organizations.

3. IS and organizational change.

Interdependence between organization, environment and IS. Types of analysis in IS: functions and processes. Business process analysis. Impact and technology acceptance models.

4. IS and organizational strategy.

IS planning. Strategic IS.

Mandatory literature

Alistair Mutch; Managing Information and Knowledge in Organizations: a Literacy Approach, Routledge, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-414-41725-9
Adrienne Curry, Peter Flett, Ivan Hollingsworth; Managing Information Systems: The Business Perspective, Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 9-78-0-415-35586-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes are centred around the discussion by the students of themes from the UC content. The teacher motivates the discussion and the students prepare the class with the planned readings and other actions. Discussion of themes is based in case studies, examples, technologies, etc.

During the semester the students undertake 3-4 small projects in groups where they deal with concrete situations having the oportunity to apply the theoretical concepts and models. The groups manage the content created in the projects through a content management system. This is part of the practical learning regarding this type of information technology. In each practical session, the presentation and discussion of the project results is made.

This UC is managed through the moodle.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	42,00
Estudo autónomo	13,00
Frequência das aulas	26,00
Total:	81,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Distributed assessment with final exam. 

Assessment components:

• Exam: 50%
• Group assignment: 25%
• Attendance and participation: 10%
• Homework (moodle): 15%