COURSE SYNOPSES - - MSC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

PART I BLOCK I

8.1 Object Oriented Programming (SCIS 5101)

Principles of OOP vis-à-vis Structured Programming Principles, Object Orientation
Declarations and Access Control, Flow Control Exceptions and Assertions, Strings, I/O,
Formatting, and Parsing, Coding Standards, Clarity and Maintainability.

8.2 Enterprise Database Systems (SCIS 5102)

The ER model, Motivation for Complex data types, User defined abstract data types and structured
types, Subclasses, Super classes, Inheritance, Specialization and Generalization,
Constraints and characteristics of specialization and Generalization, Relationship types of degree
higher than two; Concurrency control and recovery management; Database security management;
Distributed database functions and client-server architecture.
Object-oriented concepts and OODDBMS architecture Web interfaces to the Web; Overview of
XML; Structure of XML data, Document schema, Querying XML data; Storage of XML data.

8.3 e- Commerce (SCIS 5103)

(IS) management in E-Commerce, IS planning for enterprise-wide e-Commerce, Competitive IS
strategies for e-Commerce, Marketing and economic issues in Electronic Commerce for IS
managers, Security Issues in e-Commerce, Organizational web sites and Intranets. Web
Application options in Electronic Commerce, Business Process Integration for the IS professional,
Content Management issues for e-Commerce sites, Organizational Control Strategies, Risk
Management, Best Practice in Internal Control, Co-operate Fraud, Crisis Management.

8.4 Information Systems Strategy (SCIS 5104)

Information & techniques for providing information, Networks & Electronic Data interchange
Types of Information Systems, IT security requirements, Organizational Policy, IS and general
audit responsibilities, Internal Controls.

8.5 Financial and Management Accounting (SCIS 5105)

Preparation of Financial Statements of Companies, Statements of Company Income
Statements of Changes in Equity, Statements of Financial Position Statements of Cash Flows,
Notes to the Financial Statements, Use of Accounting Packages, Interpretation of Financial
Statements, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Introduction to Management Accounts, Analysis
and classification of costs, Absorption and Activity Based Costing, Cost volume profit analysis,
Budgeting and Variance Analysis, Budgetary Control, Investment Appraisal.
PART I BLOCK II

8.6 Computer Network Management (SCIS 5201)

Network-Centric World Digital Transmission and Networking Fundamentals, Elements of
Communication Networks and Services, Local Area Networks and Medium Access Control
Applications and Layered Architectures, Advanced Network Architectures, Network Security
Protocols, Network Management Protocols, Next Generation Networks.

8.7 ICT Project Management (SCIS 5202)

Project rationale, Project scope, Budgeting and scheduling issues, Managing project risk
Project quality management, Managing organizational change, Leadership & Conflict
management, Leadership theories.

8.8 Business Intelligence Systems (SCIS 5203)

Introduction – DSS, Modeling, Application Development, Data analysis and display
DSS development, Decision Analysis, Optimization, Queuing and Inventory Modeling
Advanced DSS development topics, Simulation.

8.9 Information Systems Security and Auditing (SCIS 5204)

Developing an Information Security Policy, Physical Computer Security, Biometrics and Digital
Signatures, Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System, Wireless and Mobile Network
Security, E-commerce Security, Risk Management & Analysis, Biba Integrity Model, Nature of
IS Audit, Audit responsibilities against fraud, IS audit guidelines and standards.

8.10 Research Methods (SCIS 5205)

Research Planning and Design, Proposal writing, Data Collection, Literature Review, Research
Techniques, Sampling and Sampling Techniques, Validity and Reliability,
Research Report Writing, Ethical Issues in Information Systems Research, Measures of Central
Tendency, Measures of Variability, Plotting and Displaying Data.

PART II BLOCK I

8.11 Dissertation (SCIS 6101)

Candidates will be allowed to submit a dissertation only after successfully completing their taught
courses.