INMBPINS Information Systems

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Ing. Roman Šperka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. et Ing. Michal Halaška, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Ing. Roman Šperka, Ph.D.
Department of Informatics and Mathematics – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Jan Górecki, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 13:05–14:40 A318
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
INMBPINS/01: Thu 9:45–10:30 A423, M. Halaška
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 45 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 38/45, only registered: 0/45
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to explain the concepts of information system, information technology and architecture of the information system. Students will become familiar with the life cycle of the information system, foundations of the theory of information, issues of architecture and infrastructure of information systems, standards in the field of management of information systems and technologies, the technology of data mining and data warehousing and with the issues of safety, effectiveness and quality of information systems.
Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:


Understand and explain the fundamental concepts of systems theory, information, and information processes in a business environment.


Characterize information system architectures and their role in business management, including the principles of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and web services.


Describe the management and use of business data, including the principles of data warehouses, business intelligence, and data mining.


Explain the phases of the information system life cycle, information system development methodologies, and implementation strategies.


Analyze the information needs of an organization and their relationship to managerial decision-making processes.


Analyze and identify information system requirements and structure them into functional and non-functional requirements, including the identification of risks associated with information system development.


Create key analytical artifacts for information system development according to the Rational Unified Process (RUP), particularly a project vision, a UML use case diagram, and use case scenarios.


Develop a basic information system development plan, including phases, iterations, and responsibilities, and assess risks associated with the planned project implementation, including the execution of the first information system development iteration using the Tabidoo software platform.


Syllabus
1. Basic concepts from systems and information theory
Systems and information theory. Information process. Data-information-knowledge-wisdom relationship. The importance of information for decision making in business management. Exchange of messages and their composition (sign, signal, alphabet, etc.). Definition of information system (IS). Enterprise IS.
2. IS architectures and management
IS architectures and their types. Importance of architectures in enterprise management. Web services. SOA (Service Oriented Architecture). Methodologies and standards for IS/IT management. ITIL, COBIT, CMMI and ISO and their relevance to the enterprise.
3. Without data there is no IS
Working with data. Data structures. Bulk data processing (agency, transactional). Data warehouses. Cloud computing. Definition of big data. The role of information in business informatics. Business intelligence: principle of operation, meaning and essence of multidimensional databases. Data mining and basic mining methods.
4. IS life cycle
Phases and stages of IS life cycle. Global enterprise strategy and sub-strategies of information strategy. Strategy and planning. Acquisition and development. Implementation (deployment). Operation and maintenance. Decommissioning. Outsourcing.
5. IS development
Methodologies of IS development (waterfall, spiral, prototypes and iterative model). RUP (Rational Unified Process). Factors influencing IS development, evaluation and models. IS development and its different phases. IS deployment strategies (siloed, incremental and impact).
6. IS security and effectiveness
Introduction to IS security and its role in the enterprise. Elements of security. Critical points. Security policy (objectives, mechanisms). Definition of risk, threats and infiltration into IS. IS effectiveness. Expression of effectiveness using financial indicators. IS quality and metrics.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠPERKA, Roman and Michal HALAŠKA. Informační podpora činnosti firmy: Distanční studijní text. 2nd ed. Karviná, 2018, 172 pp. info
  • STAIR, R and G REYNOLDS. Fundamentals of Information Systems. 8th Edition. Boston, USA: Cengage Learning, 2016. ISBN 978-1-305-08216-8. info
  • SODOMKA, Petr a Hana KLČOVÁ. Informační systémy v podnikové praxi. Brno, 2010. ISBN 978-80-251-2878-7. info
  • GÁLA, L., ŠEDIVÁ, Z. a J. POUR. Podniková informatika. Praha: GRADA Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5457-4. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Lecture with a video analysis
Presentation of seminar work
Interactive lecture
Assessment methods

Seminar paper (25% of the final grade – individual project based on the RUP methodology)
Two correspondence assignments (10% of the final grade)
Written examination (65% of the final grade)

Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Attendance in seminars 70 %, individual work with information sources (internet, etc.), processing foreign sources and preparation for dealing with team tasks in seminars.
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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