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Theory and Practice of Information Systems

Objectives

The course mainly aims at analyzing the information systems in the context of organizations, separating the technological aspects of the organizational aspects and management. It will examine the following topics:
-Characterization of systemic Organizations
-Structured Analysis
-Planning of information systems
Architectures-information systems
At the end of this unit the student should be able to:
LO1 - Conceptualize organizations systems as information systems, ie, be able to apply the basic concepts of Systems Theory and Information Theory in information systems management from the real world
OA2-Perform Entity Active Systemic analysis
OA3-Mastering a method of Functional Analysis
OA4-Know the Information Systems Planning main approaches
OA5-Know and apply the different types and referential of Information Systems architectures

General characterization

Code

100102

Credits

4.0

Responsible teacher

Maria Manuela Simões Aparício da Costa

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English

Prerequisites

N/A

Bibliography

Amaral, L., & Varajão, J. (2000) Planeamento de sistemas de informação. FCA¿Editora de Informática.

Applegate, Lynda M., Austin, Robert D. e McFarlan, F. Warren (2003) Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases, 6th edition¿, Boston, Massachusetts: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Incorporated.

Avgerou, C. e T. Cornford (1998) Developing Information Systems: Concepts, Issues and Practice, 2nd edition, Basingstoke: Macmillan;

Galliers, R. D., & Leidner, D. E. (2014) Strategic information management: challenges and strategies in managing information systems. Routledge.

Jessup, Leonard, e Valacich, Joseph (2003) Information Systems Today¿ Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Incorporated.

Laudon, Kenneth C. and Laudon (2019) Management Information Systems (16th Edition), Prentice Hall, ISBN 10: 0135191793

O' Brien, James A. (2004) Management Information Systems: Managing Information Technology in the E-Business Enterprise, 6th edition, Boston, Massachusetts: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Incorporated.

Stair, Ralph M., e Reynolds, George W. (2006) Principles of Information Systems, 7th edition) Boston, Massachusetts: Course Technology;

 

Teaching method

Teaching based on lectures and practical classes. The lectures are, in essence, for expository sessions, which serve to introduce the fundamental concepts associated with each of the topics. The practical classes are based on the analysis, modeling and planning organizations and implementation of theoretical concepts.
Teaching Methods
• Expository and interrogative teaching:lectures and discussions.
• Declarative:tutorials tools
• Active and participative:case studies, participation in project teams and practical use of theoretical concepts of Information Systems

Evaluation method

Evaluation:
1st round:Theoretical test (50%) + 3 Practicals Works (50%)
2nd round:final exam (100%).
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Subject matter

The curricular unit is organized in four Learning Units (LU):
LU1 - Systemic characterization of Organizations under IT perspective
-System concept Applications of the concept of system, types of systems, viable autonomous systems
-Conceptual models for the systemic study of active entities.
-Systemic characterization
- Purpose (Mission and Business Sector, Legal status and ownership, size, performance)
- Environment (Stakeholders and Customers)
- Activities (value chain of the organization, organizational activities portfolio (APQC), functional structure)
- Business Model
- Organs (Organizational, Job descriptions, Key skills / vocational skills, computer applications portfolio and computer architecture)
LU2 - Structured Analysis
-Overview (SSADM, Information Engineering, SSM, ...)
-Functional analysis
LU3- Information systems planning
-Concepts
-Building an Information Systems Plan
LU4 - Information Systems Architectures
- Architectures types
- Referential