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Business Information Systems

Understand the critical intersection of people, technology, and organizational processes that drives modern enterprises, with real case studies from banking to telecom.

  • 11 modules
  • 11 lessons
  • Shallows to Landfall
  • Video + reading

This course is being written. The outline below is what it will teach; follow the Telegram channel to hear the day it opens.

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What you'll be able to do

  • Analyze the operational and strategic components of modern enterprise systems
  • Distinguish TPS, MIS, DSS, and executive information architectures
  • Evaluate enterprise software packages including ERP, CRM, and SCM
  • Conduct thorough information system audits and digital transformation reviews

The full syllabus

11 modules, from the Shallows down. Open any module to see its lessons.

The Shallows

Foundations of information systems, data hierarchies, and system classifications.

  1. 1What is an information system?The four pillars: people, processes, data, and technology.
    1. 1.1The four components of an ISSoon
  2. 2Data, information, and knowledgeThe DIKW pyramid and the value of contextualized data.
    1. 2.1From raw data to actionable knowledgeSoon
  3. 3Classifications of information systemsTransaction Processing (TPS), MIS, Decision Support (DSS), and Executive Systems (EIS).
    1. 3.1Operational to executive systemsSoon

Currents

Enterprise systems, competitive strategy, e-commerce, and business processes.

  1. 4Enterprise systems: ERP, CRM, SCMCore enterprise platforms integrating finance, logistics, and customer relations.
    1. 4.1Enterprise resource planningSoon
  2. 5IS and competitive strategyPorter's competitive forces, value chains, and technology-driven differentiation.
    1. 5.1Gaining strategic advantage through ISSoon
  3. 6E-business and e-commerceB2B, B2C, payment gateways, and the digital marketplace economy.
    1. 6.1Modern digital business modelsSoon
  4. 7Business process managementMapping, analyzing, and re-engineering organizational workflows.
    1. 7.1Modeling business processesSoon

Deep Water

Security, privacy, ethics, IT governance, and local case studies.

  1. 8IS security, privacy, and ethicsThreat modeling, data protection regulations, and ethical technology stewardship.
    1. 8.1Enterprise security and privacySoon
  2. 9IT governance and project managementAligning IT investments with business strategy via COBIT, ITIL, and PM frameworks.
    1. 9.1Governing IT investmentsSoon
  3. 10Case studies in digital transformationDeep dives into Ethiopian banking, Telebirr integration, and public service digitalization.
    1. 10.1Modernizing Ethiopian enterprisesSoon

Landfall

Capstone project: End-to-end enterprise systems analysis.

  1. 11Capstone: Enterprise system auditConduct an end-to-end audit and strategic redesign for a real organization.
    1. 11.1Conducting the enterprise auditProjectSoon

Who it's for

  • Information Systems, IT, and Business students seeking practical industry context
  • Software engineers wanting to understand the organizational systems they build for
  • Managers and founders leading digital transformation initiatives

What you need

  • Curiosity about organizational operations, technology, and strategic decision making
  • No prior programming background required

Business Information Systems is coming

Enrollment opens when the first modules are ready. The channel announces it first.

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What it will include

  • Detailed video lectures and case study analyses
  • Audit templates and framework diagrams used on real enterprise systems
  • Private Telegram community with discussion forums and instructor feedback