Abstract:

The course provides students with an understanding of the relationship between information systems and organizational performance. The organization's objectives will be studied in the use of information systems, the various environments in which the information system operates, the computing technologies, the achievement of operational excellence in the organization, utilizing the information systems, the development of new products and services in the organization, the development of customer relations and organization suppliers through the information technologies, the improvement of organizational decision-making processes and the competitive advantages. The course will incorporate examples and real-life events of organizations that have been able to achieve these goals.

The curriculum includes frontal lectures as well as presenting real-world examples of computing. As part of the course, students will be required to read relevant chapters and articles that will present real-life events of organizations. In addition, students will be required to submit a practice assignment during the course. The assignment will be done in the Moodle and not by emails. Any task that will be submitted lately or via emails will not be checked. Each session will last for 3 hours and will be given as a front lecture. Meetings will include a lecture that includes the reading material in the course book as well as presentation and analysis of sample articles or events read by the students prior to the session.

Abstract:

Project management is a complex task that requires the use of sophisticated and institutionalized tools and includes aspects of goals definition, project design, content planning, project schedules, resource allocation, and costs.

Most organizations are now aware that most of their ongoing activities and as a result of their resources are invested in projects. In light of this, it is clear that the success of the organizations depends to a large extent on the proper management of these projects. On the basis of this awareness, the field of project management has become a dynamic field that develops and responds to market demands through tools, methods, knowledge and methodologies developed for this purpose.

In recent years we have witnessed the development of international standards for project management, adopted by many organizations, which require the management of projects in a structured format that uses established knowledge in the field, and sophisticated tools and methods with proven advantage to achieve success. Along with the standardization, many tools have been developed to support managers and help to make good and correct decisions that will improve the performance of the various organizations.

The project management course is designed to provide the students with project management knowledge skills that will assist them fulfilling their duties. The course will focus on basic knowledge of project management concepts, project activity planning, project management tools and project monitoring and control methods.