Program : BSCS

Course Name : Information Systems

Course Code : IT-701

Course Hours : 03

Objectives: Major emphasis than is usual for Information Systems analysis, design, and success and
management aspects will be placed in order to discuss the management of the technical processes involved.
Actual Case Studies will be central to the delivery of the unit. Recent, well-accepted, developments in all
aspects of Information Systems development will also be covered and discussed. This course will facilitate
students to understand the advanced concepts of information systems.

1) Introduction
a. Information In Organizations,
b. Organization and Information Requirement,
c. Organizational structure,
d. Business Environment,
2) Information System,
a. Component of System,
b. Types of System Infrastructure,
c. Online Analytical Processing,
d. CBIS from Functional View Point,
e. Financial Sector Application Accounting & Financial Information Systems,
3) Critical Decisions Making, Phases of decision-making process,
a. Planning for System Development,
b. Systems Development Life Cycle, System Design,
c. Incremental Model,
d. Spiral Model,
e. System Analysis
4) , Analysis & Design Methods,
a. Symbols,
b. DFDs,
c. Entity Relationship Diagram,
d. Object Oriented Analysis and Design,
e. Critical Success Factor, Security of Information System,
5) Threat Identification,
a. Control Adjustment,
b. Viruses, Antivirus software Types of Controls,
c. Audit trails and logs,
d. Risk Management,
e. Control Analysis,
6) Business Continuity Planning,
a. Web Security,
b. Factors Encouraging Internet Attacks,
c. E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management,
d. Enterprise Resource Planning, Change Management,
e. Importance of ethics in IS.

7) Types of IS Strategies,
a) Business Strategies and Types,
b) Alignment of both Strategies,
c) Information Systems success and Failure,
d) Critical Success Factors,

Reference Material:

Enterprise Information Systems, O Brien and Marakas, 13th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007