VIKMB43 Information Audit

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michaela Dombrovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Očko, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Marek (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D.
Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Sabina Kubisová
Supplier department: Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Sat 15. 10. 9:10–15:00 L33, Sat 12. 11. 9:10–15:00 L33, Sat 26. 11. 9:10–15:00 L33, Sat 17. 12. 9:10–15:00 L33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
Course objectives
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
describe the organization, its subsystems, processes and operations, culture,
name and use basic tools and techniques of auditing,
select and apply selected tools of audit work (flow chart, guided interview, questionnaire, etc.),
describe the critical points in the flow of information,
assess the possible impacts of the proposed solution,
explain the difference between internal audit and external audit,
explain the nature of internal audit,
perceive information audit as a strategic component of knowledge management in organization,
present the results of the audit work,
identify the importance of the audit and rating for the functioning of the economy, especially in terms of   economics of information,
describe the main type situation of information asymmetry in the economy,
understand their relationship to principles of auditing and rating   in the market environment,
explain the causes of the major financial crisis that affected the world economy in terms of   economics of information
identify the role of rating and audit in  them.

Part of the course will be the practical implementation of some parts of the audit.
Syllabus
  • I) Theory and the importance of information audit in the management of the organization, organizational structure and management
  • Management - information policy of organizations, different types of policies depending on the type of organization, organizational culture and identity, learning organization, audit corporate culture
  • Organization's strategy and management strategy - vision, strategy, strategic analysis / audit as a tool for strategy formulation, change management / innovation
  • II) Internal audit, management and main principles of the information audit
  • The main tools of the audit work, internal audit tools, ethical overlap of auditor's work.
  • Audit as a modern tool of analysis and management of information resources, information services and information flows within the organization.
  • The information audit as a tool for knowledge management organization.
  • Resource management - process analysis ( information flows, data management)
  • Online audit - an introduction to audit the web and social networks
  • III) Organizational analysis
  • Neighborhood of organizations - macro / micro environment, the globalization of markets, the changing environment and the speed of change, SWOT, PEST and other analyzes and the influence of the environment on the internal operations of the organization.
  • Analysis of competitive environment and internal analysis - Analysis of productivity, portfolio analysis, resource audit, financial analysis, audit of the organization culture.
  • II) The economic role of information
  • Economics of information - the basic concepts of information economics, information asymmetry and its economic implications, moral hazard and adverse selection, concept rating and audit in terms of economics of information.
  • Rating and audit in the role of information in the economic environment - the economic importance of rating and audit, role of rating in financial markets in a global financial crisis and the role of rating and audit in them, information asymmetry and large global financial crisis.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Dombrovská, Michaela, Petr Očko a Petr Zeman. Informační audit – cesta k rozvoji znalostní organizace. Ikaros [online]. 2005, roč. 9, č. 9 [cit. 31.05.2014]. ISSN 1212-5075. Dostupný z: http://www.ikaros.cz/node/2001
  • Očko, Petr. Ekonomika podniku: Ekonomika podniku v éře informační společnosti. Dostupný z: http://www.informacniveda.cz/article.do?articleId=1136
  • HOLMAN, Robert. Ekonomie. 3. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck. xxii, 714. ISBN 8071796816. 2002. info
  • Buchanan, S.; Gibb, F. The information audit: an integrated strategic approach. International journal of information management, 1998, vol. 18, iss. 1, pg. 29. ISSN 0268-4012
  • BURK, Cornelius F a Forest W HORTON. InfoMap: a complete guide to discovering corporate information resources. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, c1988, xv, 254 p. ISBN 01-346-4447-6.
  • Henczel, S.M. The information audit: a practical guide. East Grinstead : Bowker-Saur, 2001. xxiv, 272 s. ISBN 3-598-24367-7.
  • Orna, E. Practical information policies: how to manage information flows in organisations. Aldershot: Gower, 1990.
Teaching methods
Theoretical training, practical exercises, group task solution. Classes take place in blocks.
Assessment methods
75% attendance, group work on the assignment, group presentation task (partial information audit in a selected organization) - in the 3rd or 4th meeting. The same methods are for both forms of study due to the block lessons in weeks for combined students.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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