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The benchmark text for the syllabus organised by technology (a week on databases, a week on networks, a week on systems development, etc.) taught from a managerial perspective. O'Brien´s Management Information Systems defines technology and then explains how companies use the technology to improve performance. Real world cases finalise the explanation.



MODULE I Foundation Concepts
1. Foundations of Information Systems in Business
Section I Foundation Concepts: Information Systems in Business
Section II Foundation Concepts: The Components of Information Systems
2. Competing with Information Technology
Section I Fundamentals of Strategic Advantage
Section II Using Information Technology for Strategic Advantage
MODULE II Information Technologies
3. Computer Hardware
Section I Computer Systems: End User and Enterprise Computing
Section II Computer Peripherals: Input, Output, and Storage Technologies
4. Computer Software
Section I Application Software: End-User Applications
Section II System Software: Computer System Management
5. Data Resource Management
Section I Technical Foundations of Database Management
Section II Managing Data Resources
6. Telecommunications and Networks
Section I The Networked Enterprise
Section II Telecommunications Network Alternatives

MODULE III Business Applications
7. E-Business Systems
Section I e-Business Systems
Section II Functional Business Systems
8. Enterprise Business Systems
Section I Getting All the Geese Lined Up: Managing at the Enterprise Level
Section II Enterprise Resource Planning: The Business Backbone
Section III Supply Chain Management: The Business Network
9. E-Commerce Systems
Section I e-Commerce Fundamentals
Section II e-Commerce Applications and Issues
Section I Decision Support in Business
Section II Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Business

MODULE IV Development Processes
11. Developing Business/IT Strategies
Section I Planning Fundamentals
Section II Implementation Challenges
12. Developing Business/IT Solutions
Section I Developing Business Systems
Section II Implementing Business Systems

MODULE V Management Challenges
13. Security and Ethical Challenges
Section I Security, Ethical, and Societal Challenges of IT
Section II Security Management of Information Technology
14. Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology
Section I Managing Information Technology
Section II Managing Global IT