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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: YBS020
Course Name: Current Topics in Management Information System
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Doç. Dr. ŞEBNEM ÖZDEMİR
Course Lecturer(s): Ergi Şener
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to explore latest trends in technology and areas of their successful application, the relationship among different technologies and how they influence each other, how new technologies trigger digital transformation and influence business and daily life. Students will learn how to effectively and efficiently evaluate trends and emerging technologies in business life and management and help their organizations describe, select, and implement these new technologies to their business processes and work.
This course will present students new directions in technology and effective methods for assessing their significance and applicability to their business environments as well as the new challenges and problems that they foster. They will learn about emerging technologies and the latest trends and applications in terms of what problems they address and in specific, how organizations can use them for competitive advantage
Course Content: Within the context of the course, new technologies that influence the world, daily life and work processes as well as successful application areas and case studies will be introduced; the influence of such technologies on different industries will be emphasized. The goal is for the student to understand how these new technologies can be integrated to work processes and organization through using the right methods and therefore differentiate and gain a competitive advantage. The status of new technologies and how they should be assessed and positioned in business models or plans, and the methodologies in applying new technologies will be presented.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to examine and assess emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, mobile communications, big data, analytics, digital marketing, robotics, wearables, cloud computing, augmented reality and virtual reality
2) Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to understand the impact of emerging technologies on business processes and work environment
3) Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to combine the most significant overall trends in digital technologies and the economic and social effects of these trends
4) Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to identify the critical factors affecting the successful adoption of new technologies
5) Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to recognize the key characteristics, business benefits, risks, and cost aspects of new technologies
6) Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to define technology trends that currently influence or are likely to influence the choice of new technologies over the following period
7) Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to describe how value can be generated through the practice of customer dedicated technology trends and study the steps to be taken in carrying these technologies to large population
8) Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to evaluate the function of technology trends in general business strategy and examine how these trends should be assessed in each department
9) Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to help achieve the integration of the tools in using new technologies with the competences of the organizations and outline the strategies in establishing customer experience

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction Basic Information on the Course Format, Method, Requirements and Assignments Current Discussions in Technology and Business Life
1) How to Evaluate Emerging Trends Impacts, Disruption Effects, Considerations and Implications Use Cases
2) Life Changing Events with Covid-19 And a Holistic Approach
4) World-Changing Technologies and New Concepts that Arise with Emerging Technologies
5) Design Thinking Importance of Customer Experience in Developing Business with New Technologies and a Leading Methodology in Customer Experience
6) Big Data & AI Trends and Their Implications to Business Life Increasing importance BD in business life & the commercialization process of an intelligence greater than a human being’s intelligence AI
7) AR/VR Trends and Their Implications to Business Life Changing dynamics of marketing and integrated digital marketing & AR/VR and areas of application
8) IOT & Cloud Computing Trends and Their Implications to Business Life Visiting Speaker from Samsung
9) Blockchain Technology Trends and Their Implications New skills, reconsideration of processes
10) Sectorial Digital Transformation Changes in Retail Sector
11) Sectorial Digital Transformation Changes in Finance Sector
12) Sectorial Digital Transformation Changes in Telecommunications Sector
13) Sectorial Digital Transformation Changes in Health Sector
14) Sectorial Digital Transformation Changes in Media and Logistics Sectors
15) Post COVID-19 What’s next for digital transformation? Digital Management and Leadership Digital Transformation Around the World and in Turkey
16) Final Exam Week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ek kaynak ihtiyacı bulunmamaktadır. - There is no need for additional resources.
References: Bu ders, teknolojiyi ve örgütsel başarı üzerindeki daha geniş etkilerini araştıran makaleler, kitaplar ve denemeler içeren bir dizi okumayı içerecektir.
Makaleler
Grup Projeleri
Lider teknoloji şirketlerinin misafir konuşmacıları
Slaytlar, vaka çalışmaları gibi ders materyalleri

This course will include a series of readings, which include articles, books and essays that explore technology and its broader implications on organizational success.
Readings
Group Projects
Guest speakers of leader technology companies, i.e. Turkcell, IBM, Samsung, TTGV, Yapı Kredi Bank, MasterCard, etc.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) It has a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches to management information systems, primarily business and computer engineering. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2) Comprehends the management information systems in terms of technical, organizational and managerial aspects and uses the current programming language by knowing the logic of programming. 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
3) Uses different information technologies and systems for understanding and solving various business problems. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4) Interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of management information systems with scientific and technological methods. 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
5) Analyze the needs for an information system and analyze the processes of analysis, design and implementation of the database. 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6) Gains technical and managerial contributions to IT projects and takes responsibility. 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2
7) Solve complex business and informatics problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and make analyzes using statistical programs effectively. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 3
10) Has universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and sufficient legal knowledge. 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
13) It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) It has a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches to management information systems, primarily business and computer engineering. 3
2) Comprehends the management information systems in terms of technical, organizational and managerial aspects and uses the current programming language by knowing the logic of programming. 1
3) Uses different information technologies and systems for understanding and solving various business problems. 3
4) Interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of management information systems with scientific and technological methods. 3
5) Analyze the needs for an information system and analyze the processes of analysis, design and implementation of the database. 1
6) Gains technical and managerial contributions to IT projects and takes responsibility. 2
7) Solve complex business and informatics problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and make analyzes using statistical programs effectively. 2
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. 1
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. 2
10) Has universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and sufficient legal knowledge. 2
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. 2
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. 2
13) It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. 2

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 30
Project 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 14 1 4 70
Quizzes 2 10 1 22
Midterms 1 15 1 16
Final 1 20 1 21
Total Workload 129