Introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS)

General description

• Language: English
• Level: master
• ECTS: 3
• Aimed to students in engineering, management and business or interested in related topics
• See official course description for UC3M students here (info for 2018-2019 to be available soon)
• Start date: 4 February 2019
• Exam date: TBD 27 May-4 June 2019 / Exam resit: TBD 20-28 June 2019

What you’ll learn

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Understand Management Information Systems (MIS) and their role in today’s organizations
• Be familiar with the major trends in MIS and MIS infrastructures (Cloud, Big Data, ERPs, outsourcing) and how these evolutions will affect workplaces and business strategies
• Identify the basic alternatives for MIS procurement/development, and the major challenges in each approach

What are the learning activities?

• An online course (SPOC) including learning materials and activities
• Case studies and assignments

Assessment

• Exam (60 % of the final grade)
• Continuous evaluation (40 % of the final grade)

Preview of the course

MOOC on edX (an introduction to the subject)