Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Management Information Systems (17.IMS160)

Type of studies	Title
Specialised Academic Studies	Engineering Management (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Information-Communication Systems
ECTS	5

The aim of this course is understanding the importance of using modern information and communication technologies in organizations in order to improve effectiveness, efficiency and competitiveness and to introduce students to various types of business information systems. Students will be introduced to different types of business information systems, their characteristics and application.

After completing the course and passing the final exam, students will be qualified to determine the need for a specific business information system, or any part of it, in an organization. Also, through lectures and practical exercises students will obtain the skills necessary for solving specific tasks in the organization and in the surroundings of the chosen business information system.

Throughout this course the content that will be covered is as follows: modern information and communication technologies as the basic tool for improving organization competitiveness, various types of business oriented information systems (CRM, SCM, SRM, CPM, ERP) and their evolution, reasons, approaches and challenges of implementation of management information systems, life cycle and popular trends for management information systems.

The course consists of auditory lectures which are accompanied by slides, and practical work in the laboratory with the help of computers. During the lectures students are presented with the basics of the course, and during the practical laboratory work students in groups or as individuals strive to solve concrete problems by developing parts of software solutions in the domain of management information systems. Both the lectures and practical work in the lab are accompanied by numerous practical examples.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Kenneth J. Sousa, Effy Oz	Management information systems	2015	Cengage Learning	English
Marakas, G. M.	System Analysis and Design	2001	System Analysis and Design	English