Management Information Systems

Learning outcomes
Information technology and data have changed how businesses operate and succeed in today s global economy. Organizations can now use IT and data to transform themselves and achieve a tremendous competitive advantage. On the other hand, those organizations that are not mastering these assets might not exist in the near future. This course highlights how new technologies and data are changing the current business environment and what effect it has on today's students. The course addresses the major principles of Management Information Systems (MIS) in order to prepare managers to understand the strategic role of information technology and data in the digital economy. This course aims to give students what they need to succeed in the current digital economy.

Content
1. Information Systems and the Role of General and Functional Managers
2: Information Systems Defined
3: Organizational Information Systems and Their Impact
4: Digital Disruption and the Competitive Environment
5: Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
6: Strategic Information Systems Planning
7: Value Creation and Strategic Information Systems
8: Digital Value Creation
9: Digital Value Capture
10: Managing Information Systems
11: Creating Information Systems in the Digital Age
12: Information Systems Trends
13: Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Ethics

Teacher
Johanna Bragge

Study material
Piccoli, Gabriele and Pigni, Federico (2022) INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR MANAGERS IN THE DIGITAL AGE, without Cases, Edition 5, ISBN: 978-1-943153-86-2 (paper-back), 978-1-943153-85-5 (eTextbook) https://www.prospectpressvt.com/textbooks/piccoli-information-systems-for-managers-5-0

Online learning environment for the course & Activating Aalto ID

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More details on completing the course will be available at MyCourses closer to the start of the course.

Workload
- Lectures or lecture videos available online
- Independent work with assignments
- Exam

Total 160h (6 ECTS) 

Prerequisites
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Evaluation
Assignments
Exam

Teaching time and location

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Registration and course fee

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Course registration

Registration for this course starts on 29.1.2024 at 9.00  
Registration for this course ends on 19.2.2024 at 23.59

The number of participants is limited to 10.

This course is organized by the Aalto University School of Business. 

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