Class Corporate Information Systems

The Information Systems UC aims to guarantee a framework for managing Information Systems and its impact on the corporate component and its business, where the essential component base of requirements methodologies, databases and processes is systematized, capable of to ensure IS alignment with the business.

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Information Systems for Management: - Definition and concepts. - Data, Information and Knowledge. - Hardware and Software - Databases Primary data sources - Fundamental concepts of Business Databases - Framework of Processes in the Company Competitive advantage of IS in the organization - The organization as a system - Functional support areas - Classic management applications (ERP, CRM, SCM, SRM, ...) Analysis of case studies: using Microsoft Excel: design of dynamic tables and graphs and their  analysis/interpretation. - Creation of dashboards  

Expository methodology alternating with practical case resolution and data analysis. Assessment: Continuous evaluation: Individual test - 30% Individual test - 30% End-of-semester individual test - 40% Remaining seasons: Appeal Exam (100%)

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