INFO200 - Foundations of Information Systems

INFO200 - Foundations of Information Systems
Course Number	INFO200
Number of Credit Hours	3
Course Subject
Taught at	Olayan School of Business

Course Description

This course introduces information systems that raise productivity, create customer value and sustain competitive advantage. It shows how the integration of information technology and information systems in the organization’s work processes adds value for the business and its customers. It focuses on the following topical areas: competitiveness, functional information systems, e-commerce and supply chain systems, business intelligence systems, and systems development.

Topical Coverage

IS in the Life of Business Professionals, Business Processes Information and Information Systems, Organizational Strategy Information Systems and Competitive Advantage, Database Processing, Enterprise Systems, Functional Business Processes, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, E-Commerce and Web 2.0 and Social Networking, Business Intelligence and IS for Decision Making, Database Marketing, Reporting Systems and OLAP, Information Systems Development, Geographic Information Systems

Learning Goals

INFO200_BLG1: Professional Business Competence, INFO200_BLG2: Decision Making, INFO200_B-LG3: Ethics, INFO200_B-LG4: Teamwork, INFO200_B-LG5: Communication, INFO200_B-LG6: Global Business Environment

Specific Learning Objectives

INFO200_B-LG1.1: Professional Business Competence (core knowledge), INFO200_B-LG1.2: Professional Business Competence (strategy), INFO200_B-LG2.1: Decision Making (organizational-behavioral)

Required Academic Standing

Junior

Corequisite Courses

CMPS209 - Computers and Programming for the Sciences

Optional Prerequisite Courses

DCSN200 - Operations Management, ACCT210 - Financial Accounting, FINA210 - Business Finance

Instructional Methodology

Lecture, Case Study, Class Activities

Performance Evaluation

INFO200_Midterm, INFO200_Final, INFO200_Quizzes, INFO200_Activities Class Engagement