Subject

1. Basic Concepts of Information Systems
2. Development of Information Systems
3. Methodologies for the Development of Information Systems. Cycle of Development and Life of Information Systems
4. Organizational and Business Planning Issues
5. Systemic Theory
6. Information Systems Strategies. Reorganization of Business Processes.
7. Modeling Issues. Modeling Procedures. Data Modeling. Object Oriented Modeling
8. Design and Development Issues. Traditional Information Systems
9. Evolutionary Development. Using Prototypes. Rapid Application Development. Information Systems Development Engineering
10. Role and Participation of the Human Factor
11. Human-Machine Interaction. Knowledge Management. Customization to Customer Requirements
12. Presentation and Implementation of Tailor-Made Solutions. Applications and  Packages. Operational Resources Planning Packages. Use of External Resources
13. SoftwareEngineering. Holistic Techniques
14. Data Techniques. Entity modeling. Normalization
15. Procedure Techniques. Data Flow Diagrams
16. Decision Trees. Decision Tables
17. Structured Description. Structure Diagrams. Structured Walks
18. Correlation Tables. Charts of Actions. Entity Life Cycle.

Educational Aims

The course is the main introductory lesson in the concepts of structure, organization, analysis and design of modern information systems.

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

• deal with the analysis and design of an Information System as a systematic analysis and system design methodology
• clearly identify the specifications of a system and be able to separate them into functional and non-functional
• identify the appropriate process analysis technique, as appropriate, depending on the nature of the Information System and the limitations underlying it
• identify the appropriate data analysis technique, as appropriate, depending on the nature of the Information System and its limitations
• systematically investigate the impact of alternative techniques, decisions and strategies
• utilize the capabilities of the various techniques and tools for analyzing and designing Information Systems to optimally address organizational and business planning issues, modeling issues, design and development issues, and software issues.
• evaluate various methodologies of analysis and design of Management Information Systems
• communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist public
• develop knowledge acquisition skills needed to continue to post graduate studies with a high degree of autonomy
• gather and interpret relevant data (in their knowledge field) to form judgments that include reflection on relevant scientific issues 

Student Evaluation

Written examination after the end of the semester (100%) including:

• Multiple-choice questions
• Solving problems of analysis and design of information systems
• Benchmarking theory elements

Bibliography

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