ECONOMICS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
LOG4743 | Information Systems for Logistics Management | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. YAVUZ GÜNALAY |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi LEVENT AKSOY Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | online text material |
Course Objectives: | This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts of Management Information Systems in the modern business environment. New trends and innovations in the information and communication technologies are also discussed. Students are expected to create a new e-commerce business plan/idea during this course. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Be familiar of basic terminology for Information Systems and Technology (IS/IT). II. Importance of Information systems in logistics systems. III. Show the relation between ethics, privacy, security and information systems. IV. Define data, knowledge, information and data management systems. V. Able to create a working database using a DBMS. VI. Define telecommunication technology. VII. Define e-commerce, e-business and new businesses. VIII. Relate logistics processes with e-business processes. |
What is an information system, components of information system, current information technologies, importance of IS/IT in logistics. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Be familiar of basic terminology for Information Systems and Technology (IS/IT). | Pre-reading and internet search |
2) | Importance of Information systems in modern businesses | Internet search |
3) | Define data, knowledge, information and data management systems. | |
4) | Database Management System (DBMS) implementation | Lab hour |
5) | Networks, and telecommunication. | |
6) | Internet and Internet Protocol | |
7) | E-commerce and e-business. | Internet search |
8) | Mobility and new business models. | |
9) | Review | |
10) | Information systems in logistics. | |
11) | Information systems, management and decision making. | |
12) | Show the relation between ethics, privacy, security and information systems. | |
13) | Project presentations | |
14) | Project presentations |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Haag, S. and Cummings, M., Information System Essentials, 3rd Ed. McGraw-Hill, 2009. |
References: | Introduction to Information Systems, by R. K. Rainer and C. G. Cegielski, Wiley, 2011. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Application | 1 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 6 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 20 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Laboratory | 1 | 1 |
Application | 2 | 8 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 91 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 1 |
Project | 7 | 22 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Jury | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 169 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |