Kursübersicht "Information Processing and Management (L A 01)"

Instructor:

Dr. Danny Cho, Brock University Canada

Course Objective

Information is a fundamental factor in today’s daily business. Processing information helps individuals/social groups/organizations to identify critical issues in business processes or potentials for improvement and to develop adequate approaches for new strategic orientations or operational actions. Hence, processing and managing information is particularly crucial for managers and decision makers. However, finding and implementing suitable methods and practices to process and manage information is nontrivial and often fails due to a lack of sophisticated concepts or not uncommon a misunderstanding of the notion of information. The course provides students with the knowledge necessary to identify problems that come along with information processing and management. The students will be exposed to a variety of intellectual challenges involving distinctive approaches and concepts to problem solving.

Course Content:

The following topics will be covered to a greater or lesser extent:

Information Theory / Organizational Information Processing Theory
Megatrends in the Information Age
Nature of Information Systems
Competitive Advantage through Information Systems
Database Management System
Data Manipulation and Processing – Data/Business Analytics
Business Intelligence

Teaching Method

Lecture, discussion, case studies, practices, computer labs

Some course materials will be made available upfront on mystudy. The students are encouraged to make themselves familiar with the materials in order to be prepared for in-class discussions.

Prerequisites:

Formal requirements: Enrolled students in the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences of the RheinAhrCampus for the M.A. Programme in Business Administration.

Content Requirements:Communicative English skills for active participation.

Examination method:

Aufgrund der aktuellen Lage und den damit verbundenen gesundheitlichen Risiken besteht seitens der Hochschule auch kurzfristig die Möglichkeit, die Leistungserbringung (Prüfungsform) im SoSe 2020 zu ändern und damit den Gegebenheiten anzupassen.

Art	Datum der Leistungserbringung	Prüfungsanmeldung
(bitte Zeitangabe ...Min)		Ende 1. HS*	Ende 2. HS*	individuelles Datum
Klausur: ...Min.	wird vom PA festgelegt*			bei Klausur nicht möglich
Test: ...Min.	tt.mm.jj			tt.mm.jj
Präsentation	tt.mm.jj			tt.mm.jj
Hausarbeit	tt.mm.jj			tt.mm.jj
Andere	tt.mm.jj			tt.mm.jj

* Prüfungsamt Termine

Grading Policy:

Exam (0,7) – closed book and closed notes
Assignment (0,15) – individual assignment
Class Participation (0,15) – you are encouraged to actively participate in the lectures

Course Materials:

Course materials and reading suggestions will be made available on my study.