BPH_PINF Business Informatics

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
4/3/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ahad Zareravasan, PhD (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Lenka Dobešová (assistant)
Ing. Dušan Mladenović, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Mon 16:00–19:50 P104
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPH_PINF/01: Fri 9:00–11:50 VT314, M. Krčál
BPH_PINF/02: Fri 13:00–15:50 VT314, M. Krčál
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Tento předmět je doporučen pro zápis po absolvování předmětu BPH_PIS1 a se zápisem předmětu BPH_PIS2 v tomto semestru. Současně je doporučena pasivní znalost angličtiny na úrovni B2.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course builds on the course from previous semester BPH_PIS1 Podnikové informační systémy and develops further the knowledge in the context of the whole information systems and not only its particular parts (e.g. ERP systems). The goal of this course is to offer the students more detailed knowledge of information technologies that are used in companies and more managerial topics from the information systems discipline. This course also allows students to gain deeper orientation in the discipline and helps them to choose appropriate specialized courses that will match their professional development. The course projects help the students in the next semester with the formulation of the topic for the final thesis.
Learning outcomes
Main course outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able:
- to define main terms and concepts from the field of business informatics;
- to describe components of the enterprise information system including the features of the components;
- to explain the purpose and importance of the components of enterprise information systems;
- to apply the gained knowledge by making an analysis of given enterprise information system;
- to design a proposal for enterprise information system optimization;
- to know the latest technological solution for enterprise information systems;
- to orient at current IS/ICT market.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Models of information systems
  • 3. Information strategy
  • 4. Law, security, and ethics in IT
  • 5. Enterprise Resource Planning systémy
  • 6. Supply Chain Management and Customer Relationship Management
  • 7. Business Intelligence
  • 8. Infrastructure applications
  • 9. Knowledge Management Systems
  • 10. Cloud computing
  • 11. In-memory computing
  • 12. Human Resources in IT
  • 13. IT support and maintenance
Literature
    required literature
  • LAUDON, Kenneth C. and Jane Price LAUDON. Management information systems : managing the digital firm. Fourteenth edition, global e. Boston: Pearson. 670 stran. ISBN 9781292094007. 2016. info
  • MARAKAS, George M. and James A. O'BRIAN. Introduction to information systems. Sixteenth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. xxxii, 732. ISBN 9780073376882. 2013. info
    recommended literature
  • GÁLA, Libor, Jan POUR and Zuzana ŠEDIVÁ. Podniková informatika. 2., přeprac. a aktualiz. vy. Praha: Grada. 496 s. ISBN 9788024726151. 2009. URL info
  • TURBAN, Efraim and Carol POLLARD. Information Technology for Management: Digital Strategies for Insight, Action, and Sustainable Performance. ISBN 978-1-118-89782-9. 2017. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, discussion, team work, modeling, writing.
Assessment methods
Mid-term test, end-term essay
Active seminar participation and seminar preparation
Team project + project defense
self-reflection of learning
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: V ak. roce 2020/2021 bude předmět souběžně vyučován pro BC i NMgr. studium.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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