Business Adm and Social Science
IEI305 Management Information Systems Theory 7.5 ECTS credits
DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA
General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: Q IV
LANGUAGE: English
EXAMINER
Donald de Raadt Prof
PREREQUISITES
General competence
COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to give the student
- a broad framework to understand the role of information and information systems in
organisations
- a special attention to the management of modern social systems
CONTENTS
The studies are following two guidelines. One is describing organisations and information from a cybernetic point of view. The other one describes information for management.
Cybernetic view of organisations and information
- operational systems
- coordinator systems
- management functions
- planning and design
- top management
Management information
- multimodal view of information
- reductionism
- multimodal view of organisation
- information and organisation stability
- dis-information
- organisational learning and information
- information filters
- interdependence and uncertainty
- foundations of systems design
TEACHING
Teaching will take the form of lectures, tutorials and laboratory work
EXAMINATION
Examination will take the form of written exam and tutorial papers.
Grades awarded: Fail, Pass and Pass with Distinction
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G and VG
ITEMS AND CREDITS
Final exam 4.5 ECTS
Tutorial paper and laboratory 3.0 ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE
Dahlbom B, Mathiassen L; Computers in Context, Blackwell, 1993
de Raadt J D R; Information and Managerial Wisdom, Paradigm, 1991
Weston A; A Rulebook for Arguments, second edition, Hackett Publishing, Company, Indianapolis, 1992
Additional literature will be provided during the course
REMARKS
Last modified 97-03-05
Back to departement menu