Information Systems in MBS UG Studies Professor Nikolay Mehandjiev x63319, Room 3.24 MBS West

What are Information Systems Systems for gathering, storing, manipulating and analysing information What to gather For whom to gather How to gather What to store At what level For what reason is the manipulation of information done What analysis can be done and can one gain a competitive advantage

IT in our daily lives

And in business 4

Examples of IS Capabilities Retrieval of data (databases) Integrated, historical, summarised but also individual data (data warehouses) Integration of process information (Enterprise Resource Planning systems) Business Intelligence solutions Different applications (e-commerce, social media, accounting systems, supply chain systems,...)

Enabling a ‘Virtuous Cycle’

IS in MBS UG Studies (General Categories) General Areas E-Business Modelling/Simulation Business Intelligence/Analytics Communication IS/IT Strategy

Options in 2nd Year BMAN20880: Business Process Modelling Modelling of organisational data and processes from an IS perspective, business process improvement/optimisation BMAN20162: Business Intelligence Knowledge and analysis of organisational data to provide historical, current and predictive view of an organisation, its operations and its customers. IBM participation with case studies and application areas.

Options in 2nd Year (cont.) BMAN20471: e-Business and e-Marketing e-business infrastructure and e-business strategy; e-business models; e-marketing; customer relationship management; cloud computing BMAN20892: Social Media & Social Network Use and impact of social media in organisations and their support for collaborative work BMAN20901: Virtual Team Working Team collaboration, interaction and decision making via IT