Information Systems Analysis I

Code:

CINF001

Acronym:

ASI1

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S (of 10-02-2014 to 07-06-2014)

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://plone.fe.up.pt/asi1-lci-1314
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	41	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The objectives of this course are to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge about the problematics of information systems in organizations and enable them to use this knowledge to contextualize the activities of information management in organizations.

Learning outcomes and competences

The course aims to provide the students with:

• technical abilities that qualify the students to understand information systems architectures and applications in an organization,
• social abilities that qualify them to analyze and to intervine in organizacional situations that involve the planning and use of information systems.

It is also intended that students acquire a socio - technical approach on IT in organizations , that is, who face development activities , management and use of information systems as always requiring a balanced and integrated intervention in technical, organizational and terms social .

Being approved for UC , students will be able to :

1. describe and relate the main concepts in the field of IS in organizations , discussing the various issues and placing them in the context of information science .
2. identify and describe the types of information technologies used in the management of organizations and the IS with which they are implemented, pointing out the respective organizational goals.
3. explain the perspective of analyzing organizational processes and their relationship to the development of IS in the organization, using, among others, conceptual representations (process models) .
4. identify, describe and analyze the potential impact of IS in an organization through models of success and technology acceptance .
5. explain the relations of influence between the IS and the organization according to the socio- technical perspective .

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction to IS in organizations
Evolution of IS in organizations. The present and future role of IS.

2. Information, Systems and Information Systems.
Data, information and knowledge in the organzational context. The organization and SI as a socio-technical system. Systems thinking in the IS field.

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. IS and organizational strategy.
IS planning. Strategic IS.

Mandatory literature

Adrienne Curry, Peter Flett, and Ivan Hollingsworth; Managing information and systems: the business perspective, Routledge, 2006. ISBN: ISBN10: 0–415–35587–7
Mutch, Alistair; Managing information and knowledge in organizations: a literacy approach, Routledge. ISBN: ISBN10: 0–415–41726–0
Beynon-Davies, Paul; Information systems. ISBN: 0-333-96390-3
Laudon, C. Kenneth; Management information systems. ISBN: 1-405-87276-4

Complementary Bibliography

David Boddy, Albert Boonstra, Graham Kennedy; Managing information systems. ISBN: 978-0-273-71681-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

The lectures focus on the students discussion of the topics included in the content of UC, motivated and dynamized by the teacher. For this, the students have the plan of UC readings. The discussion of issues is motivated by case studies, illustrative examples, examples of technologies, etc..

During the semester, students take 3 or 4 small group projects where they apply the knowledge acquired in concrete situations. Content created by groups that are managed by a content management system (CMS) making this practical part of learning. In each practical class is made the presentation and discussion of the results of group projects.

The UC is managed through Moodle.

Distributed evaluation with final exam. Evaluation components:

Examination: 50%
Group projects: 40%
Comments on Moodle, class participation: 10%

Software

Plone - Sistema de Gestão de Conteúdos


CMapTools

keywords

Humanities > Information science > Information management > Information processing

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	50,00
Estudo autónomo	56,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attain at least 40% in all components. Frequency of at least 75% of the practical classes. The frequency of previous years does not rate in the current year, ie, if the student has a practical note from a previous year that failed, this note does not account for the current year.

Calculation formula of final grade

nf=0,5*exam+0,4*projects+0,1*participation

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The working student  will perform the defined practical work. Should seek to insert themselves into working groups in the first class and then carry out the work as planned in each group. Although not mandatory attendance at practical classes, they must nevertheless be present in classes where there are points of assessment. Must be present in four classes during the semester. In the first practice session will be disclosed dates of mandatory attendance.

Classification improvement

It is only possible to improvement the mark of the exam. The practice mark is only possible to improve in the next issue of course.

Observations

A content management system will be used to manage the group works.