Calcutta Business School

Programme: Post Graduate Diploma in Management

Subject Name: Information Systems and Computer Applications in

Management (ISCM)
Subject Code: ITM 601
Term: I
Academic Year: 2015-16

Course Instructor(s): Dr. Somnath Mukhopadhyay

Background of the Course: This course is designed to develop an understanding of the basic
concepts Computer hardware and Computer Software as Computer Systems. The main goal of
this course is to provide a strong foundation in Computer System and an introduction to the
current trends in this area.

Course Objectives: Through this course it is intended to familiarize students with Computer
Hardware, Software, Operating Systems, Computer Algorithms, Information Technology,
Computer Networks, Web Technology, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain
Management (SCM), Management Information Systems (MIS), Cloud Computing, and
Applications of Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence in Management. Hands on sessions
using Microsoft Excel will assist the students in handling and analyzing raw data.

Course Outcomes: After completion of the course students will be able to understand the structure and
organization of computer systems. By learning the topics like Introduction to Computer and
Information Technology, Applications of Information Technology in Management, Information
Technology in Enterprises Solutions, Evolving Areas and Intelligent Software and Introduction to
Excel, the students will be aware of the fundamentals of Information Technology and its application in
management study clearly.

Study Materials and Resources:

1. Computer System Architecture, M. Morris Mano

2. Operating System Concepts, Abraham Silberschatz, Greg Gagne, and Peter Baer Galvin

3. Data Communications and Networking, Behrouz A. Forouzan:

Format of the Course:

(Class duration 1.5 Hrs, mode of contact / pedagogy, evaluation policy)

Detailed Session plan:

Sl. No. Lesson Title Topics covered Contact
Hrs.
1 Basic Concepts of Computer, Architectures and 4.5
Functional Components of Computer Systems, Concepts
of Hardware and Software, Input-Output Unit, Central
Introduction to
Processing Unit, Memory in a Computing System
2
Computer and 3
History and concepts of Operating Systems. Basic
Information
fundamentals of an Operating System
Technology
3 Introduction to Information technology. Evolution of 1.5
Information Technology and its roles in Modern
Business
4 Introduction to Algorithms and Problem Solving 3
techniques. Features and Classifications of Algorithms.
Programming Languages and their Features and
Applications of
Classifications
5
Information 4.5
Concepts, Definition and Functionalities of Database
Technology in
Management Systems (DBMS). Applications of DBMS
Management
in Business.
6 Introduction to Computer Networks and Web 1.5
technology. Social Networks and E-Business Concepts
7 Evolution of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), 1.5
Functionality and Architecture of an ERP System.
Different Packages of ERP, Implementation and Critical
Success Factors of an ERP System
8 Introduction to Supply Chain Management (SCM). 1.5
Information
Characteristics and Components of SCM
9
Technology in 1.5
Concepts and Functionalities of Customer Relationship
Enterprises
Management (CRM).
Solutions
10 Principles and Architecture of Management Information 1.5
Systems (MIS). Applications of MIS in Managerial
Decisions.
11 Overview of Cloud Computing and its Applications in 1.5
Business
12 Concepts of Data Warehousing. Introduction to Artificial 1.5
Intelligence (AI). Role of AI in Business Decisions
Evolving Areas
Making
and Intelligent
13 Introduction to Data Mining. Overview. Concepts of 1.5
Software
Fuzzy Sets, Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms.
Applications of Data Mining in Management
14 Introduction to Basics of Excel 4.5
Excel