Foundations of business information systems

Teacher(s)

Laurier Wim;

Language

French

Content

ORGANIZATIONS, MANAGEMENT, AND THE NETWORKED ENTERPRISE

• Information Systems in Global Business Today
• Global E-Business and Collaboration
• Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy
• Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

• IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies
• Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management
• Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology
• Securing Information Systems

Introduction to programming (by using Python)

• What is an algorithm?
• Control structures
  • Sequences
  • Choices (if)
  • Loops (for en while)
• Modular programming
  • Functions
  • Procedures

Teaching methods

Introduction à la gestion et à l'infrastructure des TIC :

• Étude autonome du manuel (équivalente à 15 heures de cours en présentiel) 
• Tests d'auto-évaluation en ligne sur MoodleUSL-B

Introduction à la programmation :

• 15 heures de cours magistraux en présentiel
• 15 heures d'exercices en salle informatique

Evaluation methods

The summative assessment is a written closed-book examination of three hours composed of two parts. 
The first part relates to the introduction to ICT management and infrastructure and assesses the student's ability to reproduce and paraphrase the definitions of concepts that make up the basic vocabulary of a computer scientist, as well as argue the importance of computer science in management as a synthesis of the curriculum.  
The second part relates to the introduction to programming. The questions will mix basic aspects (e.g., interpretation/understanding/evaluation of Python code), concepts seen in the course, and practical questions of algorithm development, and production of a program meeting a given specification. A “cheat sheet” containing a summary of relevant the Python syntax will be available during the exam. 

Online resources

The textbook is available online http://inforef.be/swi/download/apprendre_python3.pdf

Teaching materials

• Apprendre à programmer avec Python 3, Gérard Swinnen, Eyrolles 2011, ISBN 978-2-212-12708-9
• Management des systèmes d'information Manager l'entreprise digitale (18e édition), Kenneth Laudon, Jane Laudon, Carol Traver, (p. 752) ISBN: 978-2-3260-0314-9

Faculty or entity

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