Course Objectives:

· Understand an information system (IS), its role and importance in an organization.

· Understand the role of information within an organization.

· Learn how to automate an information system.

· Become familiar with modeling techniques and methodologies to analyze and design quality information systems.

Course Content

Chapter 1: The Organization and the Information System

The Organization

The Concept of Information System

Chapter 2: Information Systems and Information Theory

Definition and role of information

Introduction to Information Theory

Information Analysis Tools

Chapter 3: Information Systems Engineering

Information System Development Cycle

Concept of Information System Development Methods

The Merise Method