Information systems in management (in English)

  • Credits: 10
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 16sP
  • Semester: winter
  • Year: 1
  • Faculty of Business Management

Teachers

Included in study programs

Business Economics and Management

Business Economics and Management

Teaching results

Knowledge:
• A comprehensive view of the strategic management of information systems, their alignment with business activities in the context of changes brought about by digitalization. Doctoral students can clearly identify, analyse, find connections and compress approaches in the field of management and use of information systems in management, contribute to the analysis of scientific perspectives on digital management and digital transformation, apply professional and methodological knowledge as a basis for innovation and originality in research and in business practice.
Competence:
• identify and interpret important theories, models and practices in the strategic management of information systems, as well as key determinants affecting the overall effectiveness of information systems management,
• the ability to conceive an integrated and comprehensive approach to the alignment, planning, implementation and management of information systems and their resources,
• the ability to contribute to the analysis of scientific perspectives on digital management and digital transformation of enterprises,
• the ability to present research results in a scientific debate to the professional and scientific community.
Skills:
• combine managerial and entrepreneurial skills with an understanding of information systems, their capabilities and the benefits they bring to business management,
• understand and apply new frameworks and models that contribute to more effective strategic management of information systems and closer alignment of information systems with business activities,
• respond to changing needs while maintaining an optimal and efficient information technology infrastructure,
• evaluate the effects of applied policies and conceptual frameworks on the enterprise as a whole,
• evaluate theories, concepts and innovations in the subject area,
• design, validate and implement new research approaches, interpret the knowledge gained,
• apply own findings and conclusions of own scientific research in practice, reflecting research conditions, barriers and limits of research.

Indicative content

1. Information systems in today's global business and the context of recent business and digital advances.
2. Information technology infrastructure - IT infrastructure and new technologies; securing information systems.
3. Understanding, selecting, implementing and managing information systems; information systems and project management.
4. Comprehensive coverage of information systems management practices reflecting digital governance and digital transformation.
5. An integrated and comprehensive approach to the alignment, planning, implementation and management of enterprise information systems.
6. Strategic IS/IT management frameworks, strategic planning, investment portfolio management, decision-making authority.
7. IT Governance - IT Governance standards; assessment of IT Governance.
8. Level of maturity of information systems governance, governance mechanisms and their impact on the overall effectiveness of information systems governance.

Support literature

1. LAUDON, Kenneth – LAUDON, Jane. Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm. 17th Edition. Harlow : Pearson, 2021. 656 s. ISBN: 978-1-2924-0328-1.
2. PEARLSON, Keri E. – SAUNDERS, Carol S. – GALLETTA, Dennis. F. Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach. 7th Edition. New York : John Wiley & Sons, 2019. 368 s. ISBN: 978-1-1195-6056-2.
3. TURBAN, Efraim – POLLARD, Carol – WOOD, Gregory. Information Technology for Management: On-demand Strategies for Performance, Growth and Sustainability. New York : John Wiley & Sons, 2018. 480 s. ISBN: 978-1-1188-9079-0.
4. BALTZAN, Paige, et al. Business driven information systems. New York : McGraw-Hill Education, 2020. 560 s. ISBN: 978-1-2605-7085-4.
5. ROMANOVÁ, Anita. IT Governance and Factors Affecting its Application : In Companies in the Slovak Republic. 1. Edition. Praha : Wolters Kluwer, 2018. 143 s. ISBN 978-80-7598-223-0.
6. ROMANOVÁ, Anita. IT Governance and the Maturity Level of Strategic Alignment with IT. 1st Edition. Praha : Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2019. 80 s. ISBN 978-80-7598-662-7.
7. SELIG, Gad J. Implementing effective IT governance and IT management. Van Haren Publishing, 2015. p. ISBN: 978-9401800082.
8. BOCIJ, Paul – GREASLEY, Andrew – HICKEY, Simon. Business Information Systems: Technology, Development and Management for the Modern Business. 6th edition. 2019. Harlow : Pearson Publisher; 631 s. ISBN 978-1-292-22097-0.
9. STAIR, Ralph. – REYNOLDS, George. Principles of information systems. Boston : Cengage, 2020. 758 s. ISBN 978-0-3571-1241-0.
10. KOKLES, Mojmír – ROMANOVÁ, Anita – HAMRANOVÁ, Anna. Information Systems in the post-transition period in enterprises in Slovakia. In Journal of Global Information Technology Management. - Philadelphia, 2015, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 110-126.
11. BOLEK, Vladimír – ROMANOVÁ, Anita – ZELINA, Michal – JANUŠKA, Martin. Factors Determining the Achievement of IS/IT Benefits: an Empirical Study in the Slovak Republic. In European Journal of International Management. - Geneve : Inderscience Enterprises Limited. ISSN 1751-6765, 2021, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 27-45 online.
Web of Science:
1. Adaptability Revised: Process-Aware Information System in Modern Organization Management - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000661489807045
2. Enterprise Information Systems in the Cloud: Implications for Risk Management - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000612199700013
3. Some Aspects of Information Security in Digital Organizational Management Systems - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000609313500012
4. The Benefits of Information Systems in The Management of Industrial Enterprises - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000708285400004
5. The Determinants of Management Information Systems Effectiveness in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000558696900055
6. The Role of The Information Flow Management System in Creating Organizational Knowledge - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000661127402039
7. TUDY ON INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GLOBAL CRISIS - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000630165800121
8. Role of enterprise information system management in enhancing firms competitive performance towards achieving SDGs during and after COVID-19 pandemic - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000705303900001
9. IMPLEMENTATION EFFECTS OF THE INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM ON MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING: COMPARISION OF THE INSURANCE SECTOR IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000599768500007
10. The Role of The Information Flow Management System in Creating Organizational Knowledge https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000661127402039
11. Impact of Information Technology (IT) Governance on Business-IT Alignment - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000654209200007
12. How IT Governance can assist IoT project implementation - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000582463300003
13. An IT governance framework for IS portfolio management - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000563585000001
14. The influence of IT investment and IT governance on corporate performance of multibusiness firms - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000569152500013
15. Governance and Management of Green IT: A Multi-Case Study - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000583428200005
16. THE EFFECTS OF BUSINESS IT STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT AND IT GOVERNANCE ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: A MODERATED POLYNOMIAL REGRESSION ANALYSIS - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000596039600007
17. IT architecture flexibility and IT governance decentralisation as drivers of IT-enabled dynamic capabilities and competitive performance: The moderating effect of the external environment - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000563349300001
18. IT Governance Mechanisms Influence on Digital Transformation: A Systematic Literature Review Completed Research - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000672599801071
19. Records and document management in the IT Governance frameworks: best practices and standardization (COBIT framework) - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000574419100006

Syllabus

1. Information systems in today's global business and the context of recent business and digital advances; ethical and social issues in information systems. Information systems and digital transformation. 2. Information technology infrastructure - IT infrastructure and new technologies; securing information systems. Key system applications characteristic of the digital age; e-commerce: digital markets; digital products; knowledge management and artificial intelligence. 3. Understanding, selecting, implementing and managing information systems; information systems and project management; managing global systems. Business initiatives and their support by information systems. 4. Comprehensive coverage of management practices in the field of information systems reflecting digital governance and digital transformation - core concepts, principles, theories, methodologies, architectures, assessment frameworks and future directions. 5. An integrated and comprehensive approach to the alignment, planning, implementation and management of enterprise information systems. 6. Strategic IS/IT management frameworks, strategic planning, investment portfolio management, decision-making authority, effective strategic management of information systems, effects of applied policies on the enterprise as a whole. 7. IT Governance - IT Governance standards; IT Governance assessment, conceptual frameworks for information systems governance; IT Service Management - IT service management, ITIL. 8. Level of maturity of information systems governance, governance mechanisms and their impact on the overall effectiveness of information systems governance, performance, risk and contingency management.

Requirements to complete the course

10 % continuous performance of assigned tasks, 30 % continuous written work (scientific essay), 60 % oral examination

Student workload

260 h - participation in consultations 16 h, preparation for consultations 32 h, processing of continuous assignments 16 h, processing of scientific state 90 h, preparation for the exam 106 h)

Language whose command is required to complete the course

English

Date of approval: 11.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 14.05.2022