Information Systems for BusinessLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Students gain an insight into databases and the development of contemporary
information systems and business analysis tools and concepts.
Logistics costs and performance optimization.
Information System management for business.
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence.

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Learning outcomes.
The main aim of the course is to give students practical experience needed to make use of spreadsheets and data warehousing in analysing information, use of databases, and building information system.

By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- understand the fundamentals and implementation of databases
- use spreadsheet and database system software features in analysis and reporting
- describe the business process and the logical flow of data within an information system
- design a small scale information or reporting system based on a database
- implement basics of web page design

Content

Basics of information systems.
This course has been designed to give students skills and knowledge to use information technology in order to solve common problems and tasks in business by implementing spreadsheets, database and www-pages.

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Advanced functions, analyze tools and reporting in spreadsheets.
Information System architectures and Business Intelligence