Management Information Systems
Cod: 61031
Department: DCSG
ECTS: 6
Scientific area: Management
Total working hours: 156
Total contact time: 15

This course unit aims at:
•Introducing the main concepts regarding Information technology Systems;
•Analyzing methods and techniques of development information systems in organisations;
•Studying information modelling techniques.

  1. Information Technology
  2. Informatics Project
  3. Information Modeling
  4. Database Management System

•Fundamental knowledge Information Technology.
•Skills acquisition about management theories and models.
•Skills development about Information Technologies utilisation in organisations.
•Knowledge about Database Systems Management.

The course unit program is divided into six parts:
1. Introduction to Information Systems
2. Information and Communication Technologies in Organizations
3. Development of Information Systems
4. Systems Modeling Using UML Language
5. Relational Model
6. Design of Information Systems

Mandatory:
Alturas, Bráulio (2013).Introdução aos Sistemas de Informação Organizacionais, Edições Silabo, Portugal
Complementary:
Laudon, K. & Laudon, J. (2013). Management Information Systems – Managing the Digital Firm, Pearson/Prentice-Hall, E.U.A.
Valacich, Joseph; Schneider, Christoph (2013). Information Systems Today: Managing in the Digital World, Prentice Hall, E.U.A.

Filho, Itamir De Morais Barroca; Junior, Gibeon Soares De Aquino (2013). A metamorfose dos sistemas de informação na era da computação móvel, Revista Brasileira de Administração Científica, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 6-17
Morais, Rinaldo Macedo ; Costa, André Lucirton ; Gomes, Erasmo José (2014). OS SISTEMAS DE INFORMAÇÃO DO SUS: UMA PERSPECTIVA HISTÓRICA E AS POLÍTICAS DE INFORMAÇÃO E INFORMÁTICA, Nucleus, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 287-304
Contreras Pinochet, Luis Hernan ; Lopes, Aline De Souza ; Silva, Jheniffer Sanches (2014). Inovações e Tendências Aplicadas nas Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação na Gestão da Saúde, Revista de Gestão em Sistemas de Saúde, Vol.3(2), pp.11-29
Martins, Ana Isabel; Queirós, Alexandra; Rocha, Nelson Pacheco; Santos, Beatriz Sousa (2013). Avaliação de Usabilidade: Uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura, RISTI : Revista Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação, Iss 11, Pp 31-44

 

E-learning.

Continuous assessment is privileged: 2 digital written documents (e-folios) during the semester (40%) and a final digital test, Global e-folio (e-folio G) at the end of the semester (60%). In due time, students can alternatively choose to perform one final exam (100%).

The course unit 61031 –  Management Information Systems can be found at http://www2.uab.pt/guiainformativo/eng_detailuc.php?uc=482