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IEI305 Management Information Systems Theory 7.5 ECTS credits | |
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TIMEPERIOD: Q IV LANGUAGE:English EXAMINER J. Donald R. 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/CREDITS | |
| Laboratory work | 1.50ECTS |
| Written exam | 3.00ECTS |
| Seminars | 3.00ECTS |
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COURSE LITTERATURE Raadt, J D R de; A New Management of Life, Edwin Mellen Press, 1997 Raadt, J D R de; Information and Managerial Wisdom, Paradigm, 1991 Additional literature will be provided during the course |
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