Business Administration
Bachelor	Length of the Programme: 4	Number of Credits: 240	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute

Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences

Course Code

MGMT 436

Course Title in English

Strategic Information Systems Management

Course Title in Turkish

Stratejik Bilgi Sistemleri Yönetimi

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Flipped Classroom

Level of Course

Advanced

Semester

Spring

Contact Hours per Week

Lecture: 3

Recitation:

Lab:

Other:

Estimated Student Workload

128 hours per semester

Number of Credits

5 ECTS

Grading Mode

Standard Letter Grade

Pre-requisites

None

Expected Prior Knowledge

None

Co-requisites

None

Registration Restrictions

Only undergraduate students

Overall Educational Objective

To learn and understand strategic importance of Information Systems, e-businesses, applications and models for the use of IS as a competitive strategy in different organizations.

Course Description

IS (information systems) has been concern of companies with the advancement of technology. As internet penetration increased and technology advanced the way of business is conducted have changed tremendously. Information Systems and digitization are fundamentally shifting the competitive landscape in many sectors. The course will cover several subjects such as IS management, Value Driven IS, alignment between business processes and IS strategy, e-business value, innovation with IS, ethics and data value to understand the strategic importance of IS management in organizations.

Course Description in Turkish

Teknoloji ve iletişim sistemlerinin çok hızlı gelişmesi ile Bilişim sistemleri (BS) şirketlerin önemli bir gündemi haline geldi. Internet penetrasyonun artışı ve teknolojilerin gelişimi ile iş yapma şekli büyük ölçüde değişti. Bilgi sistemleri ve dijitalleşme, bir çok sektördeki rekabet ortamını temelden değiştiriyor. Dersimiz organizasyonlardaki BS yönetiminin stratejik önemini anlamak için BS yönetimi, değere dayalı BS, iş süreçleri ile BS stratejisi arasındaki uyum, elektronik işlerin değeri, BS ile yenilik, etik ve veri değeri gibi çeşitli konuları kapsayacaktır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) comprehend a holistic perspective of how IS enables business processes
2) understand the foundations of IS strategy in organizations
3) explain IS/IT implications on strategic management, how to achieve alignment between business processes and IS processes
4) analyze key concepts about value driven by IS and e-businesses and explain innovation with IS
5) identify key ethical issues about IS and value of data
6) understand key concepts in successful project management

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
1) Has a broad foundation and intellectual awareness with exposure to mathematics, history, economics, and social sciences
2) Demonstrates knowledge and skills in different functional areas of business (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, strategy, and organization) and an understanding of their interactions within various industry sectors
3) Applies theoretical knowledge as well as creative, analytical, and critical thinking to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects
4) Exhibits an understanding of global, environmental, economic, legal, and regulatory contexts for business sustainability
5) Demonstrates individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility
6) Demonstrates responsiveness to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity values and issues
7) Uses written and spoken English effectively (at least CEFR B2 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions
8) Demonstrates skills in data and information acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and reporting
9) Displays computer proficiency to support problem solving and decision-making
10) Demonstrates teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills
11) Displays learning skills necessary for further study with a high degree of autonomy

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)	Has a broad foundation and intellectual awareness with exposure to mathematics, history, economics, and social sciences	S	Exam
2)	Demonstrates knowledge and skills in different functional areas of business (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, strategy, and organization) and an understanding of their interactions within various industry sectors	H	Exam
3)	Applies theoretical knowledge as well as creative, analytical, and critical thinking to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects	H	Exam
4)	Exhibits an understanding of global, environmental, economic, legal, and regulatory contexts for business sustainability	S	Exam
5)	Demonstrates individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility	S	Exam
6)	Demonstrates responsiveness to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity values and issues	N
7)	Uses written and spoken English effectively (at least CEFR B2 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions	S	Exam
8)	Demonstrates skills in data and information acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and reporting	H	Exam
9)	Displays computer proficiency to support problem solving and decision-making	S	Exam
10)	Demonstrates teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills	S	Exam
11)	Displays learning skills necessary for further study with a high degree of autonomy	N

Prepared by and Date	SELEN BALKAYA SOYER , May 2023
Course Coordinator	CEYHAN MUTLU
Semester	Spring
Name of Instructor	Öğr. Gör. SELEN BALKAYA SOYER

Course Contents

Week	Subject
1)	Business Driven MIS
2)	Business Driven MIS – 3 ERAs of IS Management
3)	Overview of Strategic Management, IS/IT implications
4)	Decision Support Systems
5)	Business Processes and Value Driven IS
6)	E-Business Value
7)	Achieving Alignment with Business Operations and IS Strategy
8)	Midterm
9)	Innovating with IS
10)	Enterprise Applications and Business Communications
11)	Ethics and Information Security
12)	Data, Information, Databases
13)	Project Management
14)	Group Project Presentations
15)	Final Examination Period
16)	Final Examination Period

Required/Recommended Readings

Course Textbook (mandatory): Business driven information systems, New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2020 by Baltzan, P. (Author), Phillips, A. L. (Author), Lynch, K. (Author) and Blakey, P. Every student will be required to have the book and the access code to be able to follow the course properly.

Teaching Methods

This course is designed to provide students with an exposure to several business processes and practices to create or achieve strategic advantages from IS/IT in strategic information systems era. For achieving learning objectives, the course will entail a set of related videos, readings, lectures, problem-solving activities and creative processes as well as interactions with real life businesses. With readings and lectures, the students will be able to grasp the key issues whereas with case studies and discussions, they will find the opportunity to expand their perspectives and apply the theoretical knowledge to real life situations.

Homework and Projects

The students will be making one presentation as a group at the end of the course. The groups will be formed and the details of the projects will be announced later by the instructor. Each group will have maximum 5 members and each team member will present their part individually. Before the presentations, the group projects have to be submitted as a PPT file with a project report within a deadline provided by the instructor. Late assignments will not get full points.

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Other Activities

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
Attendance	1	% 30
Project	1	% 40
Midterm(s)	1	% 30
TOTAL		% 100

Course Administration

soyers@mef.edu.tr

Students are always free and encouraged to give feedback and ask questions about the course via e-mail to the instructor (soyers@mef.edu.tr). In this course, active participation is key to learning and applying, as for a topic like strategic information systems management, new ideas can be generated through questioning, brain storming and discussion. Thus the grading of the class participation will be done based on the quality of active student participation and contribution to in-class activities and pre-class work. Students are expected to attend all sessions and be in class on time. When they can not attend due to a sickness (which should require a report from a full facility hospital) or an excuse accepted by MEF regulations, they should inform the instructors by mail. As the feedback and questions are very valuable for making the course a distinctive learning experience, students may visit the instructors during office hours or send e mails, for any course related issues. Make-up exams will be subject to the Excuse Regulation (link: (https://students.mef.edu.tr/tr/mazeretlerin-kabulu-ve-mazeret-sinavlarinin-yapili#gsc.tab=0). Students are required to submit a request (together with their reports) to the faculty secretary within three (3) days of the exam via this link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/MEFUniversity/MazeretBildirimFormu). The requests are discussed with the faculty board and the decision taken by the faculty secretary is sent to the instructor. Once the student’s excuse is accepted, the instructor and the student will decide together to arrange the place and time. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will be subject to the YÖK Disciplinary Regulation.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity	No/Weeks	Hours			Calculation
	No/Weeks per Semester	Preparing for the Activity	Spent in the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours	14	2	3	2	98
Project	1	14	2	2	18
Midterm(s)	1	10	2		12
Total Workload					128
Total Workload/25					5.1
ECTS					5