Teaching Methodologies
The theoretical content of the course will be delivered through lectures, supplemented with case studies, whenever possible. Students will be encouraged to apply the skills acquired through practical activities, including analysis and discussion of case studies and exercises.
Learning Results
To understand the key concepts and actors associated with organizational knowledge.
To analyze the fundamental concepts related to systems, including their basic characteristics, classification and variables, as well as the system´s automation.
To know the most important aspects associated with information systems, especially regarding the types of existing information. To analyze the role of information system in the organization, including the typical problems raised by traditional philosophy of applications, the advantages of centralized control of data in IS and the guiding principles of managing an IS.
To know the various elements involved in information system and their role.
To identify the various aspects of the analysis of information, including system analysis, feasibility study, problem analysis, collection techniques, requirements specification and analysis tasks and algorithms.
Program
1. Organizational knowledge
2. Fundamental Concepts of Information Systems
3. Input and Output Devices
4. The Information System and the Organization
5. The elements involved in Information Systems
6. Analysis of information
7. ISO Standard 9241 (Part 11)
8. Planning and implementation of Information Systems
9. Maintenance and Revision of Information Systems
10. Security, privacy and ethics in Information Systems
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
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[2] Wei, C., 1995, Information Management for intelligent Organization, Information Today, Inc.
[3] Davenport, T.H. e Prusak, L., 1998, Working knowledge: How the organizations Manage What They Know,
Harvard Business School Press
[4] Oz, E., 2000, Management Information Systems, Thomson Learning
[5] Lucas, H., 1994, Information Systems Concepts, McGrawHill
International Editions
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[7] Lucas, H., 1984, The analysis, design and Implementation of information systems, MacGrawHill
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Company, 3th Ed.
[8] Amaral, L. e Varajão, J., 2000, Planeamento de Sistemas de Informação, FCA Editora de Informática