Insegnamento a.a. 2007-2008

Obiettivi formativi del corso

Programma sintetico del corso

Prima Parte: Quadro concettuale introduttivo

• Quadro concettuale della disciplina: l'approccio organizzativo ai SI
• Le tecnologie per l'informazione a supporto della produzione caratteristica dell'impresa
• Le tecnologie per l'informazione per la produzione di servizi IT
• Le tecnologie dell'informazione per la modifica in chiave strategica della catena del valore di attuali prodotti e servizi

Seconda Parte: Il portafoglio IT

• L'infrastruttura tecnologica
• Il portafoglio delle applicazioni (applicazioni operative e applicazioni direzionali)
• Le competenze per la conduzione dei progetti informatici
• La funzione sistemi informativi in azienda: professionalita' e modelli organizzativi
• I processi di adozione delle tecnologie informatiche
• Pianificazione e governo dei sistemi informativi
• Scelte di make or buy dei SI

Terza Parte: Sistemi informativi per l'innovazione organizzativa

• La progettazione delle reti
• La gestione dei dati
• La connettivita' wireless

Descrizione dettagliata delle modalità d'esame

Un'unica prova scritta in corrispondeza degli appelli ordinari

Testi d'esame

• K. LAUDON, J. LAUDON, Management dei Sistemi Informativi, Edizione italiana a cura di F. PENNAROLA, V. MORABITO, Milano, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, 10 ed.

Course Objectives

The computer based information systems, which employ the technologies of the computer science and the telecommunications for the management of the firm and for their access to the markets, has an important role for every type of firm. Scope of the course is to explore informative systems, to allow all students and future manager to acquire the technical and managerial knowledge to ease the process of alignment between technology and organizational characteristics of the firm. The interaction between computer science and organization requires the ability to choose, to plan and to manage the technological components to better respond to demands as well as the understanding of the new strategic and organizational opportunities offered by the technological innovation. This mutual dependence between technology and organization implies a systematic correspondence among IT investments and organizational change. Information technology is a catalyst for organizational change; nevertheless this is true if the firm is able to exploit the new opportunities offered by computer science in accordance to organizational objectives. On these bases the course is structured in three parts.

The first part is based on the presentation of a conceptual framework as point of reference to the discipline of the informative systems and also to the information system concept.
The second one introduces a complete vision of the IT portfolio or rather of the hardware and software technology available on the market, of the management and of the IT strategies.
The third part of the course is related to the IT aspects that imply on the organizational innovation: network planning, data management and wireless connectivity.

Course Content Summary

First Part: Introduction of the conceptual framework

• Conceptual schema of the discipline: the organizational approach to the Information Systems
• The technologies for the information to support of the characteristic activity of the firm
• The technologies for the information for the production/realization of IT services
• The technologies of the information for the change in strategic view of the value chain of actual products and services

Second Part: The IT portfolio

• The technological infrastructure
• The applications portfolio (operational and directional applications)
• The skills for the computer projects management
• The information systems function of a firm: skills and organizational models  
• The processes of adoption of the computer technologies  
• Planning and government of the information systems
• Make or buy choices about/of Information Systems

Third Part: Information systems for the organizational innovation 

• Networks planning
• Data management  
• Wireless connectivity

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Attending students

Two written partial exams: the first one will take place during the suspension of lessons due to partial exams and the second one will take place at the end of the course. Students who will not obtain a sufficient mark in regular sessions will have to take the exam in the remedial session which will take place according to the same terms of non attending students.

Non attending students

A written exam in the ordinary sessions.

Textbooks

• K. LAUDON, J. LAUDON, Management information sistems. Managing the digital firms, Milano, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, 10a ed.