This curricular unit addresses the basic notions of information
technologies and information systems, providing the basic competences for professionals on information systems. This unit is based on the assumption that the solid understanding of information systems is a powerful tool for the success of organizations and for the delivering of useful products and services to the organizations’ customers. At a practical level, the students shall develop intermediate skills on databases, spread sheets, and HTML and CSS programming.

Module 1 - Introduction to information systems and technologies.
Module 2 - Spreadsheets: basic and intermediate features management support.
Module 3 - Information systems and competitive advantage.
Module 4 - Data Management. Modeling diagrams entity-relationship.
Module 5 - Microsoft Access: basic and intermediate features management support.
Module 6 - Communication networks and the Internet.
Module 7 - The electronic business.
Module 8 - Transactional systems (TPS), management with the client (CRM) and support for the internal management of the organization (ERP).
Module 9 - Introduction to Web languages HTML and CSS.

Principal
• L. Jessup, J. Valacich, “Information Systems Today – Why IS
Matters”, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006. Adelaide Carvalho, “Exercícios Resolvidos com Excel para
Economia e Gestão”, FCA, 2ª edição. Manuais em linha sobre HTML e CSS disponibilizados pela W3C, a entidade normalizadora destas linguagens, em http://www.w3schools.com/.

Complementar
• Turban et al., “Information Technology for Management”, 4th
Edition, Wiley&Sons. • K. C. Laudon, J. Laudon, “Sistemas de Informação Gerenciais - Administrando a Empresa Digital”, 6ª Edição, Prentice Hall Brasil, 2003 • São ainda fornecidos aos alunos os acetatos da docente para ambas as matérias (teórica e prática) e referências para bibliografia adicional e pequenos textos disponibilizados livremente na Internet