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Information Systems
in Organisations
MSc Operational Research Class
Credit Value: 6
Tutors: Viktor
Dörfler
Class description/introduction
This class introduces students to the role played by Information Systems in Organisations, within both the private and public sectors. The class will highlight the role that Information Systems play in the Information Economy and Electronic Commerce. Finally, the class will show how Information Systems can aid decision making within organisations.
Class aims
To understand the role played by Information Systems in Organisations in the context of the Information Economy and Electronic Commerce.
Learning outcomes
Subject specific knowledge and skills
- To understand the role of Information Systems within organisations.
- To understand how Information Systems are shaping organisational innovations and structures.
- To appreciate the relationship between Information Systems and decision making within organisations.
Cognitive abilities and non-subject specific skills
- Ability to synthesis and relate issues to the wider context (economy) within which organisations are located.
Reading List
The following may be of use but are not required:
- Davenport, Thomas H. and Beck, John C. (2001) The Attention Economy Understanding
the New Currency of Business, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA.
- Davenport, Thomas H. and Prusak, Laurence (2000) Working Knowledge How Organizations
Manage What They Know, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA.
- Evans, Philip and Wurster, Thomas (2000) Blown to Bits, HBS Press, Boston, MA.
Available from Amazon (UK).
- Leinbach Thomas R. and Brunn, Stanley D. (Eds) (2001) Worlds of E-Commerce: Economic,
Geographical and Social Dimensions, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester. Available from Amazon (UK).
- Nordström, Kjelle and Ridderstråle, Jonas (2002) Funky Business Talent Makes
Captial Dance (2 edition), Prentice Hall, London. Available from Amazon (UK).
- Percival-Straunik, Lindsay (2001) E-commerce: The Challenges and Opportunities,
Profile Books, London.
- Ridderstråle, Jonas and Nordström, Kjelle (2004) Karaoke Capitalism Management
for Mankind, Prentice Hall, London. Available from Amazon (UK).
- Shapiro, Carl and Varian, Hal R. (1999) Information Rules: A Strategic Guide
to the Network Economy, Harvard Business School Press, Cambridge, MA.
- Turban, Efraim, King, David, Lee, Jae and Viehland, Dennis (2004) Electronic
Commerce 2004 A Managerial Perspective, Pearson Education, New Jersey, NJ.
Assessment
The class will be assessed through one piece of assessment.
Learning
Outcomes
- Understanding
the role of Information Systems in shaping organisational
structure and behaviour
- Appreciation
of relationship between Information Systems and decision making
within organisations
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