Course Outline MIS

Postgraduate & Mid-career Development Unit

Faculty of Management & Finance

University of Colombo
Degree Programme :

MBA in Finance/Marketing/HRM
Semester
Semester II Second Half - 2014
Title of the Course
MBA 540 Managing Information Systems
Name of Lecturer
Prof. Kennedy D Gunawardana
Course Status
Core (2 Credits)
Contact Hours
30
Rational and scope: Business organizations are becoming customer-oriented, globally-based

and information-driven open systems. Therefore, business students, regardless of major, need to
understand the roles of information and related systems and technologies in todays business
organization. They need to understand the impact of information technology on their particular
functional business area. In addition to computer literacy, business students need strong
information literacy. This course is designed to provide business students with the skills needed
to deal with the information challenge brought about by modern technology, systems and
business practices.
Course work includes an introduction to the basic concepts related to information systems and
technologies, taxonomy of information systems (transaction processing systems management,
information systems, decision support systems, artificial intelligence, expert systems, and
internet-based systems), and the application of these different types of information systems in
business. Course work also includes gaining familiarity with issues and concerns related to
information system research.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
understand basic information system concepts as applied to business operations and
management.
identify the major components of a computer system, including hardware, software, operating
systems and operating environments as they apply to information systems.
evaluate, select, and use computer-based information systems from a management perspective.
understand the interdependence and functionality of the hardware and software components of
information systems and work with the MIS staff to make technical decisions
1
design and develop basic MIS applications such as spreadsheet, database, and web
development.
understand how to utilize large-scale computer applications systems to assist with business
management and operations.
accomplish all objectives as an individual or in a team environment.
Course Content
Session
Topic(s)
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Information Systems
2
Chapter 3 Technology Acceptancy Model
3
Chapter 4 Actor network theory and Technology
4
Chapter 5 - Data management and data flow diagrams
5
Chapter 7 - E-Business and E-Commerce
Pedagogical Methods:
Formal lectures, classroom discussions, student presentations and lab practical sessions
Method of Evaluation:
End-of-Semester Examination
Continuous Assessments
50%
50%
Late submission policy:

Students are permitted to submit their assignments maximum up to five (05) working days after
the due date with the penalty of reduced marks. Penalty of late submission may be one (01) mark
for each working day with maximum of five (05) marks. No assignment submitted after this late
submission period should be accepted by the Lecturer for marking. If any student requires more
than five working days to submit the assignment for a reason acceptable to the Faculty, he or she
should make that request well in advance to the Programme Coordinator.
Academic misconduct, cheating and plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the presentation of anothers academic work without acknowledging appropriately.
Whether one presents anothers academic work as ones own intentionally or unintentionally, it
is taken as academic misconduct. Not only direct quotation but also paraphrasing should be
acknowledged appropriately (i.e. in text citation and referencing following the APA Manual).
Even with proper acknowledgement, inclusion of presentation of anothers academic work in a
given assignment should be limited and the limit may vary from one assignment to another.
Often, reported forms of cheating may include copying of another students work completely or
partly, getting another to do the assignment completely or partly, inclusion of the name(s) of
student(s) who has/have not contributed to the assignment appropriately and reporting fieldwork
which the student(s) has/have not carried out.
Recommended Readings:
Introduction to Information Systems, 4th Edition, International Student Version
R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski April 2012

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Postgraduate & Mid-career Development Unit

Faculty of Management & Finance

Semester II Second Half - 2014

Title of the Course

MBA 540 Managing Information Systems

Prof. Kennedy D Gunawardana

Rational and scope: Business organizations are becoming customer-oriented, globally-based

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Information Systems

Late submission policy:

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