Annexure ‘CD – 01’

COURSE CURRICULUM

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Course Title: Information System and Knowledge Management S FW of CREDIT
Credit Units: 04 PS UNITS
Course Level:PG DA
Course Code:
2 - - 02 2 03
Course Objectives:
To expose students to importance of information systems for decision making in any
1 organization
2 To discuss management of data resources icluding its privacy, ethical concerns and backup
To elaborate ontools of of Knowledge management, while discussing its applications in the
3 real world

Pre-requisites: None

Course Learning Outcomes: Students will be able:

1 To recognize, analyse and evaluate the various types of Information Systems
2 To Identify an Information Systems related operational improvement and determine an optimal software / hardware solution
3 To Identify the use of Data resources in different business applications and take cognizance of issue involved.
4 To evaluate how Knowledge management is useful in an organisation
5 To apply tools of Knowledge management to an organizational setting

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Module 1 Weightage (%)
Descriptors/Topics 20%
Information Systems in Business
Role of Information Systems in Business Processes , Types of Management Support Systems- Transaction Processing
System, Management Information System, Decision Support Systems, Executive Support Systems and Strategic
Information Systems, Components of Information Systems, Centralized and Decentralized Information Systems .Role
of Information in Decision Making Process, Steps in Decision Making , Levels of Decision Making , Types of Decision
(Structured , Semi structured & Non Structured Decisions )
Module II Managing Data Resources 20%
Descriptors/Topics
The Need for Data Management, Challenges of Data Management- data independence- reduced data redundancy- data
consistency- data access- data administration- managing concurrency-managing security- recovery from crashes-
Database Concepts - basic architecture, Data Warehouses- data mining uses
Managing Social Media: Introduction, Social Dynamics of the Internet, Services of the Internet- Blogs-Social
Networks, Technology of the Internet- Twitter-Rating-Tagging/folksonomies, Social issues-Media impact-
Collaboration-Emergence of order, Social Networks in the Enterprise
Ethical Issues: Introduction, Key issues- Privacy-Workplace Monitoring- Power over users  Security Hazards, Ethical
Issues, Technical solutions for Privacy Protection
 
Module III Introduction to Knowledge Management 20%
Descriptors/Topics
Foundations of knowledge management, technology applications, organizational concepts and processes and
management aspects. Evolution of Knowledge Management:  From Information Management to Knowledge
Management - Key Challenges Facing Knowledge Management - Ethics for Knowledge Management. creating the
culture of learning and knowledge sharing. Organization and Knowledge Management - Building the Learning
Organization. Knowledge Markets: Cooperation among Distributed Technical Specialists – Explicit, Tacit Knowledge
and Quality Assurance.

Module IV Knowledge Management-the tools and applications 20%

Descriptors/Topics

Telecommunications and Networks in Knowledge Management - Internet Search Engines and Knowledge Management
- Information Technology in Support of Knowledge Management, Information Mapping and Information Retrieval
- KM in the Internet Environment – portals, extranets
Components of a Knowledge Strategy, Case Studies 
Development of a knowledge management map/plan that is integrated with an organization's strategic and business plan

Module V Future Trends And Case Studies 20%

Descriptors/Topics
Emerging Trends and Future Impacts
 1.

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

This course pedagogy will involve a blended learning approach, having formal lectures, case studies, group project work; and student presentations
of the work in progress, as well as online lectures and tutorials.

List of PSDA:
1. Design an Information System in a retail setting
2. Make a blue print of Knowledge Management for an educational institute
3. Development of a knowledge management map/plan that is integrated with an organization's strategic and business plan

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination

50% NA 50%

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment

End Term Examination
Components (Drop Home Assignment Project Midterm Viva/ Attendance
down) Quiz

Linkage of PSDA with PSDA1 & PSDA 2 PSDA 3

Internal Assessment
Component, if any

Weightage (%) 10% 10% 20% 5% 5% 50%

 Mapping Continuous Evaluationcomponents/PSDA with CLOs

Bloom’s Level > Remembering Understanding Applying Analysing Evaluating Creating

Course Learning 1.To recognize the various types 2. To apply tools of 3.To Identify the use of Data 4 To evaluate how Knowledge management is
Outcomes of Information Systems Knowledge management to resources in different business useful in an organisation
an organizational setting applications and take cognizance
of issue involved. 5.To Identify an Information Systems related
operational improvement and determine an
optimal software / hardware solution
Assessment type

/PSDA

Home Assignment – PSDA 1 √ √

Home Assignment – PSDA 2 √ √ √

Project- PSDA 3 √ √ √ √ √ √

Midterm √ √ √ √ √ √

Text & References:

Text & References

 Srikantaiah.T. K., Koenig, M., “Knowledge Management for the Information Professional” Information Today, Inc.,
 Jawadekar, WS (2018); Management Information System; Tata Mc Graw Hill
 Mclead R & Schell G (2017), Management Information Systems; Pearson Prentice Hall
 O’Brein, JA (2018); Introduction to Information Systems; Tata Mc Graw Hill

Papers and articles

 “Trends and Opportunities in the Indian Automotive Sector”; Mr. Deepak Kapuria; 2017
 “Scope for RFID Implementation in the Indian Auto components Industry”, Haritha Saranga, Tejas Dave, A.T.Shubha
 “Realistic Analysis of Data Warehousing and Data Mining Application in Education Domain”, Manjunath T. N., Ravindra S. Hegadi, Umesh I. M., and
Ravikumar G. K.