TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Hakkı Okan Yeloğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explain the relationship between a manager's need for information and his/her position in the organization; 2) Explain how hardware, software, data, people, and procedures are combined to form an information system 3) Explain how information technology can be used by a business organization to gain a competitive advantage 4) Develop an awareness of critical issues faced by the MIS profession, including international information flow, legal and ethical issues of information usage, and security and privacy of data resources 5) Develop problem solving and managerial decision making skills using information systems and information technology
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course requires the student to apply the management principles and information technology knowledge from prior course work to the specific requirements of managing the information resources of the organization. The course focuses on information needs of management, design of management information systems with respect to managerial objectives, information processing, and control, and use of information technology at managerial processes and decision making level.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Management Information Systems 2nd Week Information Systems in Global Business Today 3rd Week IT Infrastructure and Platforms 4th Week Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management 5th Week Telecommunications, the Internet and Wireless Technology, Securing Information Systems 6th Week Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems 7th Week Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems 10th Week Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications and E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods 11th Week Managing Knowledge, Enhancing Decision Making 12th Week Building Information Systems 13th Week Project Management: Establishing the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change 14th Week Managing Global Systems
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Balakrishnan, N., B. Render, and R. M. Stair Jr. 2007.Managerial Decision Modeling with Spreadsheets. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Incorporated. ISBN: 013226806X. EkKaynaklar Introduction to Management Science, 9th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007, B. Taylor and W. Bernard, ISBN: 0131888099. Introduction to Operations Research 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2005, F.S. Hillier and G.J. Lieberman, ISBN-13 9780073211145. Applied Management Science: Modeling, Spreadsheet Analysis, and Communication for Decision Making, 2nd Edition, John A. Lawrence, Jr. and Barry A. Pasternack, ISBN-13: 9780471391906. YöneylemAraştırması: İşletmecilikUygulamalıbilgisayarDestekliModelleme, 2nd Edition, SiyasalKitabevi, 2007, AydınUlucan, ISBN: 9756325118.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Assignment 1 30 Other 1 10 Total(%) 65 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No