IMIT 32042

>< Title : Information Systems Management
>< Type/Status : Core Course
>< Teaching and learning objectives:
The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of management perspective of information systems, to provide basic understanding of the role of IT manager in an organizational context, and the ethical and legal aspects of information systems management.
On successful completion of the course students will be able to describe and explain the strategic importance of different information systems in an organizational setting and the different issues that have to be considered when managing them in a cost effective way.
>< Course Content:

Role of IS within the enterprise: strategic, tactical, operational; Effects of IS on organizational structure, IS and continuous improvement, issues pertaining to use of software in organizations.

Information systems management: IS planning (strategic, short range, re-engineering, continuous improvement). Control of IS functions (e.g. EDP auditing, outsourcing etc.). Staffing and human resource management (skills planning, staff performance management, education & training, competition, co-operation, reward structures); IS functional structure: internal vs. outsourcing; Managing IS as a business (customer definition, IS mission, critical success factors etc.), IS as a service function, Financial administration, disaster planning, legal and ethical aspects of IS (licensing, privacy, ethics and intellectual property rights).

>< Methodology:
The course will be delivered in a combination of lectures, supervised hands on practical and group work.
>< Scheme of Evaluation:
End-of- semester examination and continuous assessment.

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