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University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
MBA/MPM/MSc. in Management Program-2014

Year I/Term III
Course

: MMS 5303: Management Information Systems

Course Lecturer

: Dr. K M S D Kulathunga
Dr.(Mrs) S M Samarasinghe
Mr. W M N Fernando

Credits

: 3 credits

Course Description:
The objective of this course is to give students a broad understanding about the development, the implementation, and the management of information systems. The course focuses on five major areas of information systems: foundation concepts, information technologies, business applications, development processes, and management challenges.
Learning Outcomes:
On satisfactory completion of this course students should be able to explain:
• the basic concepts and vocabulary of Management Information Systems
• the role of information systems in organizations
• how to use and manage information technologies to revitalize business processes to improve them, to improve business decision making, and to gain competitive advantage Lesson Plan:
Week Date
May 17
01
02

May 24

03

May 31

04

June 7

Lesson
Foundations of Information
Systems in Business
Competing with Information
Technology
Competing with Information
Technology (Cont…)
Data Resource Management

05

June 14

E-Business Systems

Chapter 7

06

June 21

E-Commerce Systems

Chapter 9

1

Readings
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Chapter 5

Lecturer
Mr. Mahesh
Fernando
Dr. Dushyantha
Kulatunga
Dr. Dushyantha
Kulatunga
Mr. Mahesh
Fernando
Dr. Malkanthi
Samarasinghe
Dr. Dushyantha
Kulatunga

07

June 28

Enterprise Business Systems

Chapter 8

08

July 5

09

July 12

10

July 19

Decision Support systems &
Chapter 10
Quiz
Developing Business/IT
Chapter 11
Strategies
Developing Business/IT Solutions Chapter 12

11

August 02

Security and Ethical Challenges

Chapter 13

12

August