Business Informatics

The goal of the subject is to introduce students to contemporary theoretical and practical aspects of business informatics. Students learn about business informatics as a theoretical and practical discipline, as well as the application of information technology in business. In particular, they learn about the problems of individual components of information systems, as well as global computer network Internet and e-business. The goal of this subject is to draw attention to the risks posed by the application of information technology in business, and to emphasize the need of taking care of the security of information systems and protection against misuse of information technology.

Students gain general knowledge on the application of information technology in business, and become familiar with the latest information technologies that are used in business, both from an organizational as well as functional aspect. In addition to that, this subject allows students to learn about software tools, ready-made software solutions and ways to use them in solving economic and business problems.

Information technology and the modern world. Globalization and the knowledge economy. Strategic use of information technology in the knowledge economy. Information technology as infrastructure in business. Hardware. Software. Data, information, knowledge. Data organization on a computer (files, databases, data warehouse, file database). Ergonomics of jobs requiring personal computers. Organization and management of IT as a business function. Ways of organizing an information system. Computer networks and internet technology. Internet services. Intranet and extranet. Application of information technology in business. Parts of IT system - organizational aspect. Parts of IT system - functional aspect. Integrated information system. Decision making systems (modeling in business decision making, methods of computer modeling, simulation modeling). Expert systems. E-business. Application of the concept of e-business (e-marketing, e-banking, e-commerce, distance learning, mobile business). Risks of application of information technology in business. Misuse of information technology and IT risks. Security of information systems and protection against misuse of information technology. Problems of security in e-business and IT crime. Ethics and information technology.

Lectures, seminar papers, exercises on computers, students' presentations.

Colloquium I (0-20 points); Colloquium II (0-20 points); Final exam (0-50 points); Attendance (2point); Class activities (seminar papers, discussions, case studies) (0-8 points)

Aleksić Marić, V. (2008). Business Informatics. Banja Luka: Faculty of Economics.

Passed test on the computer is a prerequisite for taking the final exam.