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Subject : Business Information System (BIS)

2. Code : BIT753

3. Name Of Academy Staff : Abdul Aziz Mydin Bin Salimuddin

( aziz@saito-college.edu.my )

Bachelor Of Education I.T (B.Ed), UNITAR

Diploma IN Computer Science and I.T, E.D.I

4. Rationale for inclusion of the module in the program:

This module is designed to mission is to impart undergraduate education and to

synthesize theory and practice that will equip students with mastery the
following skills:

• Critical thinking and self-reflection skills supported by qualitative and

quantitative analysis

essential to professional effectiveness in one’s discipline

• Team building, and leadership, and professional communication skills

• Cross-disciplinary skills to understand ethical, global business and non-

business

discipline insights for enhanced business decision-making.

• Technology that supports contemporary business analysis and decision-

making

• Application of one’s disciplines to real problems “in the field” including

“service”

contributions, and practice in appropriate business etiquette.

5. Semester and year offered: Semester 4 – year 2.

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6. . Total student learning time:

Total Student Learning Face to face Total guided and

Time independent learning
(SLT) 56 hours 53 hours
119 hours
Lectur Tutori Practic Others
e al al
Quizzes Assignments
& Revisions
28 NIL 28 7 46

*For independent learning:

i. Quizzes : The will be 14 quizzes and each quiz will be 30 minutes (14 x 0.5 h) =
7 hours

ii. Assignment : The will be 1 assignments and estimate the students will

allocate 1 hour for 4 week ( 1 h x 4 weeks) =

4 hours

iii. Revision: Estimate the students will allocate 3 hours per week for subject

revision (14 weeks x 3 hours) =

42 hours

Total guided and independent learning hours =

53 hours

7. Credit value : 3 credits

8. Pre-requisite : Nil

9. Objective / Aims :

This course aims to provide the students with:

a) Identify management information system application opportunities in

business and industry.

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 b) Explain the issues involved in the development and deployment of
management information systems.

c) Investigate the opportunities and problems associated with computer-

based management information system that will provide the
background for determining the usefulness of computers to assist
management in the planning and control of business operations.

d) Acquire an ability to participate in IT-enabled organizational systems,

evaluate them, and contribute to system development efforts.

10. Learning outcome :

At the end of this module students will be able to:

The student will have knowledge of information management and

computing techniques including the use of spreadsheet and database
software to:

a) Understand how organizations use information systems.

b) Be familiar with the basic theories, concepts, methods, and

terminology used in information systems.

c) Be acquainted with the kinds of information systems used in

organizations.

d) Distinguish between different types of information systems.

e) Describe how information systems are used strategically and tactically

in business.

f) Describe the typical hardware, software, data, and telecommunications

used in information systems.

g) Comprehend and construct entity-relationship diagrams and data flow

diagrams.

h) Conduct an ethical analysis of an information systems issue and take

responsible action.

i) Know how to use Microsoft® Excel and Access to solve business

problems.

11. Transferable Skills :

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This business information system knowledge will be useful for the students in
sense to relate between I.T and Business, and they can understand how the E-
Commerce really work.

12. Teaching & Learning and assessment strategy :

The use of IT is an integral part of the practical side of the course. It is

encouraged through applications requiring word processing, spreadsheet and
database. These involve website searches, use of library resources, and the
presentation of word processed documents including graphics displays. Oral
presentations are required at several points in the program; for example in
discussing and presenting the results of projects. Students work as part of team
on a semester-long project. Good time management is essential to organizing a
timetable to complete the project work.

Assessment of transferable skills is incorporated at several points during the

semester through exams and the course project.

13. Synopsis :

Introduces the business applications of information technology. Evaluates the

operating characteristics and organizational implications of business
information systems from the viewpoint of management. Discusses strategic
information planning, organizational change, systems-based decision
making, and preliminary methodologies for systems analysis. Examines
recent developments in information systems.

14. Mode of delivery :

Lectures topics, question and answered based on topics, discussion, practical,

exercises and quizzes. Beside quizzes students are required to do some
assignments.

15. Assessment methods and types:

Formative:

Class exercises based on the respective topic taught. Students will be given few
questions which they need to complete during the practical hours and will be
guided by the lecturer if they faced problems in completion.

Quizzes 20%

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Every meeting (begin from the second meeting), the will be given a quiz which
the questions will be based on the previous meeting’s topic. The marks will be
accumulate and convert to 20% at end of the semester. The purpose of these
quizzes is to force the students to do some revision on the topic lectured every
week.

Assignment 20%

This assignment based on the business information system concepts which will
request the students to find themselves with refer to any of the tools (books,
journals or internet) and will do presentation on the final meeting before the
examination. The purpose of this assignment is to make the students
independently use tools to find some information related to accounting.

Summative:

Final Examination 60%

This examination based on the whole lesson which lectured in the semester. The
purpose of this examination is to give assessment to the students based on his
or her understanding in answering basic operating system questions.

Total 100%

16. Mapping of the course to the programed aims:

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 11

Have an over view and understanding

of business and business entities.
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Acquire relevant knowledge about

business practices.


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Understand the role of Information
Technology in business practices.
 

Understand basic innumeracy skills

and statistical presentation needed for
business dealings.     

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 18. Content outline:

CONTACT REFERENCE REMARKS

HOURS S/
TEACHING
WEEK Lecture & TOPIC
MATERIALS
Lab
/
EQUIPMENT

2 Information Systems
3 1. What are information systems?
2. Data, information & knowledge
1-2 3. Information system in business
4. Information technology &
business trends
5. Benefits of information system
2 3 Hardware & Software Projector Class
6. Types of hardware for business presentati
7. Buying Hardware for business on + quiz
3-5 1 + class
systems
8. Types of software for business participati
9. Common horizontal software on
used in business
6 Business information systems Projector Class
3 • Transaction processing presentati
systems on + quiz
2 + class
• Batch processing
participati
systems on
• Management
information systems
5-7 • Management reporting
systems
• Decision support
system
• Executive information
system
• Expert systems
• Groupware
7-9 6 Information communication in Projector Class
3 business presentati
- Basic network on + quiz
3 + class
technologies used in
participati
business
on + MID
- Intranets, extranets & the
TERM +
Internet case study
- Centralized information

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 systems management 1
- Distributed information
systems management
- Funding the information
systems
6 6 Managing the managing Projector Class
systems presentati
- outsourcing on+ quiz 4
+ class
- system integration
participati
- enterprise-wide client-
on + case
server architecture study 2 +
- ERP & SMEs case study
10-12 - Strategic information 3
systems management
- Managing information
systems operations
- Security management
- Data privacy
- Managing project &
development teams.

6 3 E - Business Case study

• Types of e-business 4
• E-business models
• E-business strategies
• E-marketplaces
• Strategic concepts of e-
business
12-14 • Web commerce
• Feasibility of adopting web
commerce
• Design issues for web
commerce
• Techniques for marketing &
attracting visitors to web
sites.

Total 28 21

19. Main references:

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 Essentials of Business Information Systems (Seventh Edition), Pearson Prentice
Hall,

Kenneth C. Loudon, Jane P. Loud

Additional Reference

Title : Introduction To Information System

Authors : Rainer,Turban and Potter
Publisher : John Wiley and Sons,Inc