Nowadays information systems are present literally at every step. We use information systems at shops, bus stations, cinemas ... not to mention various information systems accessible via the Internet. Behind a more or less friendly user interfaces there are complex information systems that collect, process, store and distribute data. Information systems play a key role also in enterprises. Not only that enterprises use information technologies to support their existing business processes, but more importantly the introduction of information technologies allows for significant improvements of these business processes and even introduction of a completely new business models that result in a significant competitive advantage for such enterprises.
All these topics are covered in the course Information systems. The course will introduce the key types of business information (e.g. ERP, SCM, CRM,…), the information technologies supporting the operation of information systems, association of modern information systems to business processes, importance of business information architecture, etc. The course will also present examples of enterprises (eg. Amazon, Citibank, ...) that achieved significant competitive advantage by introducing new information systems and technologies. Labs will teach you the basic implementation concepts of the information systems using modern development environments. The course Information Systems provides a fundamental knowledge for understanding modern information systems and for successful professional work in the field of business informatics.
- nosilec: Damjan Vavpotič