Course: Inform.Systems in Region. Administration

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Course title Inform.Systems in Region. Administration
Course code USII/PISR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Komárková Jitka, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic terms, data and its quality, information and its definition, the information system, a brief introduction to essentials of the theory of systems. Informatization of public administration, eGovernment in CR and EU (eEurope, SmartAdministration). EGovernment Act, hexagon, basic registries, data boxes, communication infrastructure, CzechPoint. Modelling of processes. Classification of information systems. System integration. Alternatives of information system solving. Life cycle of the information system development. Methodology of the information system development, MDIS. Management projects of information systems. Quality of information systems. IS MUNIS and IS LCS Helios IQ - practical examples of presented functions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with essentials of information systems. Attention is paid to the whole life cycle with the stronger emphasis on the analytic phase and links with related problems (for example data quality, legal point of view, security, architecture). Furthermore, problems of e-Government and the contemporary state of the information process in public administration in the Czech Republic and the European Union are also presented.
Students will be able to actively participate in projects of implementation of information and communication technologies in both public and commercial sphere.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of data modelling and database systems. Basic knowledge of flowchart diagrams.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment

The graded assignment is granted upon completion of the following conditions: elaboration and presentation of the seminar report on an assigned theme, elaboration of the seminar paper, and passing the written test. The oral examination might also be considered.
Recommended literature
  • Fowler, Martin. Destilované UML. Praha: Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2062-3.
  • Kanisová, Hana. UML srozumitelně. Brno: Computer Press, 2004. ISBN 80-251-0231-9.
  • Komárková J., Kopáčková H., Bílková R., Máchová R. Úvod do informačních systémů: pro kombinovanou formu studia. Pardubice, 2006.
  • Kroenke, D. MIS Essentials, 2/E. Prentice Hall, 2011. ISBN 9780138018825.
  • Schwalbe, K. Řízení projektů v IT. Praha, 2011. ISBN 9788025128824.
  • Šimonová, Stanislava. Modelování procesů a dat pro zvyšování kvality. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7395-205-1.
  • Valacich, J, George, J., Hoffer, J. A. Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design, 5/E. Prentice Hall, 2011. ISBN 9780137067114.
  • Voříšek, Jiří. Aplikační služby IS/ICT formou ASP : proč a jak pronajímat informatické služby. Praha: Grada, 2004. ISBN 80-247-0620-2.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Information and Security Systems (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Information and Security Systems (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Information and Security Systems (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer