Description

Dealing with the Information Systems as it is being practiced in organizations today, the emphasis of this course is on the current issues that information systems executives find important its organization is around a framework that students can understand. The course includes the rising societal risks of IT, digital convergence, messaging, and instant messaging, wireless technology, outsourcing and information security. The course merges theory with practice through real-world case examples.

Program

Information Systems Program.

Objectives

• 1-Understand the main concepts of using and managing information systems.
  2-Understand the relationship between business strategies and IS strategy.
  3-Describe the key components of an IS strategy.
  4-Explain how IS/IT provides a competitive advantage to organizations.
  5-Describe the five competitive forces model and the value chain model.
  6-Understand how IT supports communications and collaboration.
  7-Describe how IS supports and automates business processes
  8-Discuss IT architecture and infrastructure issues and designs.
  9-Explain IT governance and define the ways decisions are made in an organization.
  10-Understand IS planning and development.