Course Description
This course explores the issues and approaches in managing the information systems function in organizations and how the IS function integrates / supports / enables various types of organizational capabilities. It takes a senior management perspective in exploring the acquisition, development and implementation of plans and policies to achieve efficient and effective information systems. The course addresses issues relating to defining the high-level IS infrastructure and the systems that support the operational, administrative and strategic needs of the organization. The remainder of the course is focused on developing an intellectual framework that will allow leaders of organizations to critically assess existing IS infrastructures and emerging technologies as well as how these enabling technologies might affect organizational strategy. The ideas developed and cultivated in this course are intended to provide an enduring perspective that can help leaders make sense of an increasingly globalized and technology intensive business environment.
- Teacher: Dr. Buddhika Ranaweera Teacher IS
Course Description
This is a self-directed research and completion of this report gives you an edge over other candidates on the job market. The fact that you have successfully completed of such a report gives you experience and also it gives the self-satisfaction and pride. The report considered somewhere between research paper and an undergraduate thesis. This means that it reveals a more thorough understanding of the literature (information on the subject) and data pertaining to the topic than a research paper would involve. You will most likely to be involved with primary resources. In addition, you will be less likely to rely solely on what others have said more likely to bring your own analysis and insight to the text and data.
- Teacher: Mihiri Wickramasinghe Teacher IS
Course Description
This module offers preparation for students to take leading roles in software development, management, and maintenance processes. It considers different industrial approaches to software production in companies that create small to midsize high-quality software. In particular, it focuses on planning software quality assurance activities in software development, to lead and execute the activities. It discusses theoretical issues such as software product quality (in accordance with current ISO and IEEE software engineering standards), quality assurance providing planning and monitoring software product quality during a project, and application of software quality methods and techniques in numerous software life cycle activities and to different software products. As a practical activity, it includes application of software quality assurance methods and techniques to solve usual quality assurance tasks.
- Teacher: Mr. Udesh S. Senarath Teacher IS
Course Description
This course aims to introduce students to new and innovative technologies and examine how these powerful systems have fundamentally reshaped modern organizations along with our society. Using online collaborative technologies that were developed in the context of social networking and online communities, corporations are reengineering both internal business processes and those related to customers, suppliers, and business partners. Developing innovative ways to communicate and collaborate can lead to new business opportunities, and new efficiencies. This course investigates the technologies, methods and practices of developing new innovations such as online communities, and how this knowledge and these skills are applied to reengineer business processes. For example, how products, services and information systems are developed, and how geographically disperse virtual teams collaborate.
Course Description
This course is to introduce legal and other regulations used to regulate electronic commerce activities. This course gives students an understanding of Sri Legal system, common legal principles and regulatory frameworks for electronic transactions. At the end of the course students will be able to explain how to apply legal and other frameworks to regulate electronic activities. Furthermore, students will be able to assess whether business operations comply with relevant legal and other regulations. In this course, the main focus is given to the Sri Lankan legal systems. However, other important legal frameworks are also discussed.
