MPH_PIPM Business Informatics for managers

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Mon 16:00–19:50 P104
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of this course is to offer the students more detailed knowledge of information technologies which are used in companies and more managerial topics from the information systems discipline. This course also allows students to gain deeper orientation in the discipline and helps them – in case of further interest - to choose appropriate specialized courses offered by the faculty.
Learning outcomes
Main course outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able:
- to define main terms and concepts from the field of business informatics;
- to describe components of the enterprise information system including the features of the components;
- to explain the purpose and importance of the components of enterprise information systems;
- to apply the gained knowledge by making an analysis of given enterprise information system;
- to design a proposal for enterprise information system optimization;
- to know the latest technological solution for enterprise information systems;
- to orient at current IS/ICT market.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Models of information systems
  • 3. Information strategy
  • 4. Law, security and ethics in IT
  • 5. Enterprise Resource Planning systémy
  • 6. Supply Chain Management and Customer Relationship Management
  • 7. Business Intelligence
  • 8. Infrastructure aplications
  • 9. Knowledge Management Systems
  • 10. Cloud computing
  • 11. In-memory computing
  • 12. Human Resources in IT
  • 13. IT support and maintanance
  • 14. Service science
Literature
    required literature
  • LAUDON, Kenneth C. and Jane Price LAUDON. Management information systems : managing the digital firm. Fourteenth edition, global e. Boston: Pearson, 2016, 670 stran. ISBN 9781292094007. info
  • MARAKAS, George M. and James A. O'BRIAN. Introduction to information systems. Sixteenth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2013, xxxii, 732. ISBN 9780073376882. info
  • GÁLA, Libor, Jan POUR and Zuzana ŠEDIVÁ. Podniková informatika : počítačové aplikace v podnikové a mezipodnikové praxi. 3., aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2015, 240 stran. ISBN 9788024754574. URL info
    recommended literature
  • ŘÍHOVÁ, Zora. Úvod do IT governance. Vydání první. V Praze: Oeconomica, nakladatelství VŠE, 2018, 165 stran. ISBN 9788024522722. info
  • ŠILEROVÁ, Edita and Klára HENNYEYOVÁ. Informační systémy v podnikové praxi. Druhé vydání. Praha: Powerprint, 2017, 153 stran. ISBN 9788075680655. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion, modeling, writing.
Assessment methods
Mid-term test
Active participation in lectures
Final exam – essay and discussion
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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