Core Course
CS221 – Management Information Systems
Course Unit Code: CS221
Type Of Unit: Core
Level of Course Unit: Second cycle
Year of Study: Second year
Semester: A’ semester (Fall)
Number of ECTS Credits: 7.5
Class Contact Hours: 36
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites
None
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to teach the students about management information systems and the role they play in the moden organisation. The students will see examples of information systems in many different industries, and understand their importance and the role they play. After completion of this module.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the different types of information systems in an enterprise: CRM, TPS, decision support systems and others.
- Understand how companies can undergo a digital transformation through the implementation of information systems.
- Understand how networks are integrated and managed within organisations.
- Know the different types of databases, and under what circumstances they are best to use.
- Understand how the impact of modern technologies like cloud computing and AI.
Course Content
Course Features
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures; in-class discussion and debates; in-class exercises; problem sets; team work; video case studies, team presentations, interactive online learning via Moodle (quizzes, assignments, forums)
Assessment methods and criteria
10% Class participation
40% group assignment
50% exam
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
Not applicable
Readings
Textbooks:
1. Kenneth C. Laudon and Jane P. Laudon, Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, Pearson Education Limited, 2019
Optional textbook:
2. Stylianos Kampakis, The Decision Maker’s Handbook to Data Science, APress, 2020
English (UK) 
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