INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS

Over the last few years, the global environment has been transformed in large part by leveraging capabilities of information resources (IR). Information resources are not just back-office process enablers any more, but they can be of strategic importance to any enterprise. This course provides an introduction to strategic management of information resources.
The course aims at acquiring skills and competences for understanding, managing and leading the adoption of information systems in companies.

Upon completion of the course students will have a broader understanding of the main information systems and about their adoption process.
In terms of knowledge and understanding, the students will:
- be aware of the evolution of the IS-related competitive and strategic context of organizations;
- know the constitutive dimensions of an Information System and its implications for organizations;
Regarding the application of knowledge and understanding, the students will:
- be able to evaluate Information System and its relevance for corporate strategy
- be able to evaluate how a specific IS can be leveraged in order to contribute to an organization’s competitive advantage.
- be able to evaluate how an IS can be used to reengineer business processes.
In terms of judgement abilities, the students will:
- be able to present a set of clear and structured arguments to support the decision to acquire a specific information system.

No previous knowledge is required

Fundamentals of information systems and its management
– How Businesses Use Information Systems
– Achieving Competitive Advantage with IS
– Management Information Systems & Decision support systems.
– MIS Architecture.
– Managing the Information Systems.
– Introduction to Database management and Datawarehousing

IT trends and Challenges for Organizations
– Open data;
– Cloud computing and virtualization;
– From Data Mining to Big Data;
– Social media – social network marketing;
– Enterprise Resource Planning;
– Customer Relation Management;
– Internet of things.

- K.E. Pearlson-C.S. Saunders, Strategic Management of Information Systems, 5th ed. International Student Version, and a selection of articles.
- Database Systems: The Complete Book (2nd Edition). Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom. Prentice Hall
- Data Warehouse Design: Modern Principles and Methodologies. Matteo Golfarelli, Stefano Rizzi. McGraw-Hill. 2009.

The exam consists of a written test comprising a combination of multiple-choice questions, open-ended questions and a design exercise that requires the student to demonstrate his ability to analyze and solve a problem by means of the methodologies taught during the course.
The exam aims to verify the understanding of the theoretical concepts introduced during the course and the student's ability to apply them to real-world scenarios.

The course will be characterized by frontal lectures by the instructor and guided class discussions.
Teaching material (slides and simulations of exam exercises) will be available on the e-learning platform moodle.unive.it

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Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments

Ca’ Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with
mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

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