Master of Management Studies (M.M.S) Information Systems and Digital Transformation Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Course objectives

• 1 To introduce core concepts of information systems and their strategic role in organizations and decision-making.
• 2 To equip students with analytical tools to evaluate functional information systems and enterprise-wide platforms like ERP.
• 3 To develop a comprehensive understanding of digital business models and their integration into organizational strategies.
• 4 To foster evaluation and design of information systems projects that align with business goals and technological change.
• 5 To enable creation of digital transformation strategies while addressing ethical, regulatory, and cybersecurity concerns.

Course outcomes

• CO1: Acquire the basic knowledge on information systems, Organisations, Management and its related components
• CO2: Understanding the significance of information systems, Global Information Systems Infrastructure and its role to Business.
• CO2: Analyzing the business systems and need of information, emerging trends within functional information systems for marketing, financial, human resource, operations and for various verticals of the industry and its integration to business.
• CO4: Develop the information system strategies to solve the business problems for competitive advantage and derive value to the business.
• CO5: Create & Design Information systems models for successful digital transformation.

Unit 1 CO1, CO2, CO3 · 3 hours

Information Systems, Management, Organization: Overview of information systems, management and organizations their components. Information & Types of Information systems and its value dimension Role of IS in supporting business processes and decision- making.

Unit 2 CO2, CO4, CO5 · 6 hours

Building MIS across the Functions, Sectors & Enterprise Resource Planning: Marketing Information Systems, Manufacturing Information Systems, Human Resource Information Systems, Financial Information Systems, Supply chain Management Information System, Customer Relation Management Information System Information systems required across the functions, sectors and their Modules, MIS reporting and integrations. Enterprise Resource Planning & Integration of enterprise systems Case studies on successful integration of Information systems to Business

Unit 3 CO2, CO4, CO5, CO6 · 9 hours

Digital Firms, Platforms and Business Models & Digital Transformation: Insights on Digital Firm, Digital Platform & Business models, Drivers, their integration and impact Strategies for developing and managing digital business Building and Managing Global Information Systems & Global Business Case studies on successful digital Transformations

Unit 4 CO4, CO5, CO6 · 6 hours

Developing & Managing Information System Projects: Information System Development &Building: Information System development Process and Models Managing software projects within budget, scope, and timeline constraints. Cost Benefit Analysis. Case studies on successful implementation of Information Systems Projects

Unit 5 CO4, CO5, CO6 · 3 hours

Information Systems Strategy, Planning & Implementations: Strategic alignment of IS with business goals and objectives. Virtual organization & strategies Developing IS strategies for competitive advantage. Case studies on successful IS strategies and implementations.

Unit 6 CO2, CO5, CO6 · 3 hours

Ethical & Social, Privacy issues in Information Systems Ethical and social considerations in the use of information systems. Social & Privacy issues and regulations affecting digital business. Sensitize students to the need for information security, Concepts such as confidentiality, Integrity and

Text Books

• 1 Management Information Systems for the Information Age (9e) by Maeve Cummings. McGraw-Hill/Irwin (2012).
• 2 Management Information System- Managing the Digital Firm by Laudon and Laudon.
• 3 Principal of Information System by Ralph M. Stair and Georg Reynold.

Reference Books

• 1 A Management Information Systems by O’Brien, James. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi,
• 2 Elements of Systems Analysis and Design by Marvin Gore. Galgota Publications.
• 3 MIS a Conceptual Framework by Davis and Olson
• 4 Analysis and Design of Information Systems by James Senn.
• 5 Information Systems Today by Jessup and Valacich. Prentice Hall India.
• 6 Management Information Systems, Jaiswal and Mittal. Oxford University Press.