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Information Society - course description

General information
Course name Information Society
Course ID 04.0-WZ-P-ISo-S19
Faculty Faculty of Economics and Management
Field of study WEiZ - oferta ERASMUS
Education profile -
Level of studies Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2023/2024
Course information
Semester 2
ECTS credits to win 5
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Project 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the use of ICT technologies in business and institutions at national and international levels.  They will gain skills to  evaluate impact on the development of a global information society and the development of practical skills to use knowledge in professional work.

Prerequisites

none

Scope

Definitions of the subject area. The concept of information and ICT systems. Development of the information society. Global information society. Determinants of the information society. Web- and e-business demographics, Internet and mobile technologies, m-business. Social networks, semantic networks. Information security and fake news as an asymmetrical threat. 

Teaching methods

Project: case study, multimedia presentation, project method, group work

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Credit of project refers to the use of ICT approach to prepare the document  evaluating  typical ICT systems related to different business areas. Moreover, student should prepare written work with the presentation of her/his choices and tools chosen for performed design activities. Student can get maximal 5 points for the above-mentioned works. The criteria for a grade: 0-5.0 points „2.0”, 5.1-6.0 points „3.0”, 6.1-7.0 points „3.5”, 7.1-8.0 points „4.0”, 8.1-9.0 points „4.5”, 9.1-10.0 points „5.0”.

Recommended reading

1. Zott.C. The Business Model: Recent Developments and Future Research, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 2011

2. Castells H, Społeczeństwosieci. PWN, Warszawa 2008.

3. Turban E., Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems (8th Ed). Pearson Education, 2008.

Further reading

1. The Next Step: Exponential Life, BBVA , 2019

Notes

Students work with case-study examples and also extensively use web-based resources.


Modified by dr Paweł Szudra (last modification: 30-05-2023 10:57)