YBS101

School of Economics and Administrative Sciences \ Management Information Systems

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Compulsory

Turkish

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Management Information Systems Undergraduate Program

This course introduces the fundamental concepts, components, and strategic importance of management information systems for businesses. It examines a wide range of information system types, from transaction processing systems to enterprise resource planning, and from decision support systems to AI-supported applications. Throughout the course, students evaluate how information technologies transform business processes, create competitive advantage, and support decision-making processes through current case studies. The course serves as a foundational/introductory course that prepares students for the department's advanced courses (database management, systems analysis and design, cybersecurity, data analytics, etc.).

• Laudon, K.C. and Laudon, J.P. Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, Pearson (current edition).
• O'Brien, J.A. and Marakas, G.M. Management Information Systems, McGraw-Hill (current edition).
• Current case studies, articles, and presentation notes shared throughout the course.

• To provide students with the fundamental concepts of business and management science.
• To introduce the components, types, and strategic role of management information systems in businesses.
• To enable students to grasp the relationship between data, information, and decision-making processes.
• To develop the ability to evaluate current technology trends (artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data).
• To raise awareness of information security, privacy, and ethical issues.
• To provide a foundational infrastructure that prepares students for the department's advanced courses (database management, systems analysis and design, cybersecurity, data analytics, etc.).

1. Defines fundamental business and management concepts (business functions, management processes, organizational structures); explains the concept of Management Information Systems (MIS) and its basic components (hardware, software, data, processes, people).
2. Explains the strategic, tactical, and operational role of information systems in businesses.
3. Compares basic information system types (TPS, MIS, DSS, ESS, ERP, CRM, SCM).
4. Interprets the relationship between data, information, and decision-making processes; evaluates the impact of digital transformation on businesses and society.
5. Explains the importance of security, privacy, and ethical issues in information systems.
6. Understands current technology trends (artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data) within the context of MIS.

Week 1: Introduction to the course; overview of business and management concepts (types of businesses, basic business functions, organizational structures)
Week 2: Basic functions of management (planning, organizing, executing, coordinating, controlling) and introduction to decision-making processes
Week 3: Overview of Management Information Systems (MIS), the business-technology relationship, and basic components of information systems (hardware, software, data, networks, people)
Week 4: The strategic, tactical, and operational role of information systems in organizations and creating competitive advantage
Week 5: Transaction processing systems (TPS) and management information systems (MIS)
Week 6: Decision support systems (DSS) and executive support systems (ESS)
Week 7: Introduction to enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
Week 8: Customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) systems
Week 9: Data-information-wisdom hierarchy and data-driven decision-making
Week 10: Digital transformation, e-commerce, and new business models
Week 11: Information security, privacy, and ethical issues
Week 12: Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, and future trends