Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Online

Module Offerings

4510COMECA-SEP-PAR

Aims

To introduce the concepts of information systems To examine the various hardware and software components of information systems To develop skills in designing and building information systems To understand the planning and management of information systems To explore the uses and impact of information systems.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify the need and use of information systems.
2.
Describe the components of an information system.
3.
Describe the development processes of building an information system.
4.
Describe the basic concepts of information system management.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Fundamentals - Need for information in decision making - Basic concepts: data, information, knowledge and metadata - Categories of information based on source, nature and level - Organising data and information: structured, semi-structured and unstructured information Information Systems - Components: people, hardware, software, communication and data - Types of information systems: data processing systems, management information systems, decision support systems, executive information systems - Functions of information systems: gathering, storing and processing data and outputting information Building Information Systems - Information systems development: analysis, design, implementation, testing and maintenance - Databases and data warehouses - Methodologies: structured, data flow, object-oriented - Telecommunications and networks Uses - Business systems - Planning, strategy and management - Decision making - Impact of information systems
Additional Information:This module is intended to provide basic knowledge in relation to computer systems development, which students will need as support knowledge for subsequent modules at FHEQ 5 and 6.

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