Acquire a basic grounding in what information systems are and how they are used in companies and organisations in general. The course aims to deal with the world of ICT in all its facets: from a wide-ranging examination of individual computer and network technologies to the description and classification of the business models of digital market players. Not neglecting the analysis of the ethical and social impact of development models and the interpretation of the main current trends. Topics covered will include: technologies at the service of information systems, e-commerce, mobile computing and business models, cloud computing, information system security, cybercrime and ethical aspects.

• What are information systems
• The relationship between the concept of information systems and that of information technology
• The digital enterprise and the information systems that underpin the digital enterprise (ERP, CRM, SCM,SID)
• The information system as a computer-based information system (CBIS)
• The technical resources of the I.S. (hardware and software) and their management (in-house, insourcing, co.sourcing, outsourcing, joint ventures, consortia)
• Specific strategies for application software management (ad hoc software development, reuse of existing software, open source software, commercial software, application service provider)
• Critical success factors for technical resource management strategies (choice of IT strategies, choice of supplier, supply contract)
• Blook-in constraints for switching from one technical solution to another and the blook-in effect in resource management
• Telecommunications networks
• What is the Internet and how it works
• Packet switching and the IP rotocol
• Internet and the spread of broadband infrastructures
• Technologies that make transactions on the Internet acceptable
• Control of software licences
• Organisational innovations arising from telecommunications networks exploiting bandwidth
• Video communication
• Teleworking
• Document management

Although there are no formal prerequisites, for a better use of the training action it is recommended to follow up and obtain the suitability of IT skills.

In relation to the teaching of computer science, the student must show possession of the:

• Knowledge and under standing. By the end of the course, students should be able to understand and explain what information systems are and how they are used in companies and organisations in general.
• Ability to apply knowledge and understanding (applying knowledge and understanding). At the end of the course, students will have to demonstrate the ability to apply the knowledge they have acquired on information systems in the business environment and be able to understand what potential information systems technologies offer for the development of business models.
• Autonomy of judgement (making judgements). At the end of the course, students will have to demonstrate the ability to use knowledge and concepts to reason autonomously according to the logic of the discipline.
• Communication skills. By the end of the course, students should be able to expound and discuss the topics studied with conceptual and linguistic precision, and to outline general frameworks that effectively and succinctly illustrate the issues addressed.
• Learning skills. By the end of the course, students should be familiar with the basic concepts of computer and network technologies so that they can independently acquire new knowledge by consulting in-depth bibliographical tools.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

There are no teaching support activities.

Teaching

• Frontal lessons with dialogue
• Exercises 
• Viewing of audiovisual materials
• Case study analysis

The topics could be faced both theoretically and applied within specific laboratory activities.

Innovative teaching methods

Attendance

There are no attendance obligations.

Course books

Joseph Valacich, Christoph Schneider, Andrea Carignani, Vanessa Gemmo, Federico Rajola, Sistemi informativi e trend digitali, 2 edizione, Pearson, 2024 [978-8891905406]

Assessment

The final assessment test is written and aimed at assessing the knowledge and understanding of the concepts presented in class, as well as their relative practical application to real cases.

The final assessment test may consist of tests (single choice, multiple or completion), questions with open answers or based on the resolution of simple case studies consistent with those analyzed during classroom lessons (and reported in the teaching material made available on the teaching site).

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Consultation of the didactic material made available on the specific blended platform.

Attendance

There are no attendance obligations.

Course books

The recommended reference text will be indicated at the beginning of the course.

It should be noted that the text will only cover a part of the study program. The remainder of the program will find coverage in the teaching material made available by the teacher on the Blended Learning platform, and consisting of: handouts, exercises, slides, scientific articles.

Assessment

The final assessment test is written  and aimed at assessing the knowledge and understanding of the concepts presented in class, as well as their relative practical application to real cases.

The final assessment test may consist of tests (single choice, multiple or completion), questions with open answers or based on the resolution of simple case studies consistent with those analyzed during classroom lessons (and reported in the teaching material made available on the teaching site).

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

The teacher will provide lecture notes, exercises, slides, as well as scientific articles produced by him. All the above materials will be made available to all students, even non-attending students, starting from the teaching web page.