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COURSES

IT Systems Departments in the Workplace

Course Code

14926

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$60

Information systems are a foundation for conducting business today. In many industries, survival and even existence is difficult without extensive use of information technology. Information systems help to control the performance of business processes.

An information system represents a combination of management, organisation, and technology elements. Management involves leadership, strategy, and management behavior. Organisation involves the organisation?s hierarchy, functional specialties, business processes. The technology consists of computer hardware, software, data management technology, and networking/telecommunications technology.

What you will learn in this course!

  • Describe the roles of IS departments in organisations.
  • Describe the structures of IS departments in organisations.

Who this course is for?

To provide conceptual knowledge of the areas covered and for those working in or entering the workplace in Information Systems and Technology Management.

INTRODUCTION

  • Outcomes
    • Describe the roles of IS departments in business organisations.
    • Describe the structure of IS departments in business organisations.

 

SESSION 1: DESCRIBE THE ROLES OF IS DEPARTMENTS IN BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS

  • Outcome
    • Describe the roles of IS departments in business organisations.
  • Introduction
  • View
  • Explain why information systems are so essential in business today.
  • Define information systems from both a technical and a business perspective.
  • Identify and describe the three dimensions of information systems.

 

SESSION 2: DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURE OF IS DEPARTMENTS IN BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS

  • Outcome
    • Describe the structure of IS departments in business organisations.
  • Define and describe business processes and their relationship to information systems.
  • Describe the information systems supporting the major business functions: sales and marketing, manufacturing and production, finance and accounting, and human resources.
  • Evaluate the role played by systems serving the various levels of management in a business and their relationship to each other.
  • Explain how enterprise applications and intranets promote business process integration and improve organizational performance.

 

Multiple Choice Assessment

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