Course code

INFO 16012

Key Facts

Information Systems

Current Students

To access your official course details for the year you started your Diploma, please visit the handbook

Course Overview

The purpose of this course is developing an overall understanding of digital marketing

Course Content

Introduction to Information Systems

Information Systems for Today’s Organizations, Information Systems Transforming Business, Different Approaches of Information Systems

Business Processes and Collaborative Information systems

Role of information systems function in a business, Relationship between business process and information systems, Different types of collaborative information systems use in business environment, Different types of information systems used by different management groups, Information systems and business organization.

Organizational Strategy and Information Systems

Impact of information systems on organization, Strategic information system applications, Organizational strategies.

Database Processing

Files and databases, Different types and organization of files and databases, Data modeling techniques, the absence of data quality, accuracy, and timeliness, growth of the Internet impact on data handling and data processing, Describe data flow diagrams (DFD).                                                           

IS Infrastructure & Communication Technologies

IS infrastructure, Alternative IS infrastructure strategies, Networking technologies, Different types of networks, Internet and internet technology.

Enterprise Applications            

Enterprise systems, Information Systems Security, Importance of security and control of information systems in business, Strategies to safeguard information resources of a business.

Ethical & Social Issues of Information Systems

Information systems and everyday life, Ethical and social issues relevant to information system, alternative solutions to overcome the ethical and social issues