ISKM26 Information Audit

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Synchronous online teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michaela Dombrovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Očko, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Marek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(N)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present information audit as the key component of the organization's management. The problem is presented both theoretically and practically, attention is paid to understanding the meaning in a wider context when discussing the information economy and the impact of information on the economics. Part of the course will be the practical implementation of some parts of the audit. Besides the fact that the students will be able to apply the defined practical activities in the information audit, they will be aware of the reasons and consequences in organizational and wider context.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
describe the organization, its subsystems, processes and operations, culture,
name, choose and use basic tools and techniques of information auditing,
perceive information audit as a strategic component of knowledge management in organization,
present the results of the audit work,
identify the importance of the audit and rating for the functioning of the economy, especially in terms of   economics of information.
Syllabus
  • I) Theory and the importance of information audit in the management of the organization, organizational structure and management
  • Management - information policy of organizations, different types of policies depending on the type of organization, organizational culture and identity, learning organization, audit corporate culture
  • Organization's strategy and management strategy - vision, strategy, strategic analysis / audit as a tool for strategy formulation, change management / innovation
  • II) Internal audit, management and main principles of the information audit
  • The main tools of the audit work, internal audit tools, ethical overlap of auditor's work.
  • Audit as a modern tool of analysis and management of information resources, information services and information flows within the organization.
  • The information audit as a tool for knowledge management organization.
  • Resource management - process analysis ( information flows, data management)
  • Online audit - an introduction to audit the web and social networks
  • III) Organizational analysis
  • Neighborhood of organizations - macro / micro environment, the globalization of markets, the changing environment and the speed of change, SWOT, PEST and other analyzes and the influence of the environment on the internal operations of the organization.
  • Analysis of competitive environment and internal analysis - Analysis of productivity, portfolio analysis, resource audit, financial analysis, audit of the organization culture.
  • II) The economic role of information
  • Economics of information - the basic concepts of information economics, information asymmetry and its economic implications, moral hazard and adverse selection, concept rating and audit in terms of economics of information.
  • Rating and audit in the role of information in the economic environment - the economic importance of rating and audit, role of rating in financial markets in a global financial crisis and the role of rating and audit in them, information asymmetry and large global financial crisis.
Literature
    required literature
  • Buchanan, S., Gibb, F. The information audit: Methodology Selection. International Journal of Information Management, 2008, č. 28, s. 3–11
  • Frost, R. B., Choo, C. W. Revisiting the information audit: A systematic literature review and synsthesis. International Journal of Information Management, 2017, č. 37, s. 1380-1390, dostupné na https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-
  • Griffiths, P. Information Audit: Towards common standards and methodology. Business Information Review, 2012, č. 1, dostupné na http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0266382112436791
    recommended literature
  • BAWDEN, David and Lyn ROBINSON. Úvod do informační vědy. Translated by Michal Lorenz - Karel Mikulášek - Dana Vévodová. 1. vydání. Doubravník: Flow, 2017, 451 stran. ISBN 9788088123101. info
  • Botha, H., Boon, A. The Information Audit: Principles and Guidelines. Libri [on-line], 2003, vol. 53, s. 23–38, dostupné na http://librijournal.org/pdf/2003-1pp23-38.pdf
  • Buchanan, S., Gibb, F. The information Audit: An Integrated Strategic Approach. International Journal of Information Management, 1998, č. 1, s. 29–47
  • Burk, C. F., Horton, F. W. InfoMap: A Complete Guide to Discovering Corporate Information Resources. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1988
  • Dombrovská, M. 5 P informačního auditu. ITlib – Informačné technológie a knižnice, 2017, č. 3, dostupné na http://itlib.cvtisr.sk/archiv/2017/3/5-p-informacniho-auditu-five-faces-of-information-audit.html?page_id=3355
  • Dombrovská, M., Očko, P., Zeman, P. Informační audit – cesta k rozvoji znalostní organizace. Ikaros [on-line], 2005, č. 9, dostupné na http://www.ikaros.cz/node/2001
  • Dvořáček, J. Audit podniku a jeho operací. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2005
  • Ellis, D., Barker, R., Potter, S., Pridgeon, C. Information Audits, Communication Audits and Information Mapping: A Review and Survey. International Journal of Information Management, 1993, č. 13, s. 134–151,
  • Hanzelková, A., Keřkovský, M., Vykypěl, O. Strategické řízení. 3. přepracované vydání. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2017
  • Henczel, S. M. The information audit as a first step towards effective knowledge management. Inspel (IFLA) [on-line], 2000, č. 3/4, dostupné na http://www.ifla.org/VII/d2/inspel/00-3hesu.pdf
  • Henczel, S. M. The information Audit: A Practical Guide. Mnichov: K. G. Saur, 2001
  • Holman, R. Ekonomie. 6. vydání. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2016
  • Mezinárodní rámec profesní praxe interního auditu. Český institut interních auditorů [on-line], 6. 7. 2015, dostupné na http://www.interniaudit.cz/ippf/interaktivni-prehled.php
  • Očko, P., Dombrovská, M. Informační audit – teorie a praxe v České republice. Inforum [on line], Albertina icome Praha, 2006, dostupné na http://www.inforum.cz/pdf/2006/Ocko_Petr.pdf
  • Očko, Petr. Ekonomika podniku: Ekonomika podniku v éře informační společnosti. Informacniveda.cz [on-line], 4. 9. 2009, dostupné na http://www.informacniveda.cz/article.do?articleId=1136
  • Orna, E. Practical information policies: how to manage information flows in organisations. Aldershot: Gower, 1990
  • Orna, L. Information policies for profitable information management: pratical steps. In Horton, F. W., Pejova, Z. Consultancy on Strategic Information Planning. Lublaň: International Center for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries, 1993
  • SEDLÁČKOVÁ, Helena and Karel BUCHTA. Strategická analýza. 2. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2006, xi, 121. ISBN 8071793671. info
  • Vo-Tran, H. Adding Action to the Information Audit. The Eletronic Journal Information Systems Evaluation, 2011, č. 2, s. 167–282
  • Zákon č. 320/2001 Sb., o finanční kontrole ve veřejné správě a o změně některých zákonů (zákon o finanční kontrole)
  • Zákon č. 563/1991 Sb., o účetnictví ve znění pozdějších předpisů. 2017. info
  • Zákon č. 93/2009 Sb., o auditorech a o změně některých zákonů (zákon o auditorech), ve znění pozdějších předpisů
Teaching methods
Theoretical training, practical exercises, group task solution. Classes take place in blocks (four blocks in the length of 4,5 hour), the last meeting is connected with colloquium.
Assessment methods
75% attendance, group work and presentation of results. The same methods are for both forms of study due to the block lessons.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
Termíny výuky: výuka probíhá 4x za semestr v sobotních blocích - přesné termíny budou oznámeny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2024.
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