Strategic Planning and Management

This course addresses the ways in which the managers use modern business information systems and networks to enhance the management process and promote business outcomes. Building on core concepts of the role and function of information systems in the organization, the course focuses on the key areas of management decision making related to investment in and strategic management of information technology resources. The impact of digital networks and communications technology on modern business activities and strategies is a core theme of the course. Aims:  A student that undertakes this course should be able to understand:

•  Concepts relating to the role and function of  networked business information systems, and the typical applications found in the modern organization;
•  Typical activities and decisions involved in the acquisition and/ or development and management of networked business information systems and their impact on organizations;
• Be able to understand information systems and eBusiness strategy ;
• Be able to understand the development and use of networked business information systems in the context of promoting overall business objectives, and the place of information technology management within the organization;
• Be able to understand how networked business information system activities are led and managed in the context of the intersecting interests of business executives, IT executives, partner organizations, and IT users.