Course detail

Information Systems

FIT-IISAcad. year: 2025/2026

An information system as a special case of a system. Kinds of information systems OLAP and OLTP. History of information systems. The technology of information system with a relational database system building. Internet type of information system. The technology of client and server programming (JavaScript and PHP). The technology of XML language.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Tomáš Hruška, CSc.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Entry knowledge

relational database theory, computer networks and protocols

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

  • Midterm test - 19 points
  • Project - 30 points
  • Final written exam - 51 points, at least 20 points required
  • At least 25 points must be obtained during the semester

Midterm exam, the realization of a project in due dates. In the case of a reported obstacles to submitting the project, the student will be allowed to submit the project in an alternative date.

Aims

To obtain a common overview of information system branch. To get a basic knowledge of information systems based on the relational database technology. To get a basic knowledge of communication part of IS based on internet technology.
Ability to model especially economic reality in the information system. Ability and knowledge to implement information systems under database technologies in the internet environment.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

BASL, Josef a Roman BLAŽÍČEK. Podnikové informační systémy: podnik v informační společnosti. 3., aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2012, 323 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4307-3
LAUDON, Jane P., LAUDON, Kenneth C. Management Information Systems : Managing the Digital Firm. 10th edition. [s.l.] : Pearson Education, 2008. 736 s. ISBN 0132415798.
SODOMKA, Petr. Informační systémy v podnikové praxi. 2006. vyd. Brno : Computer Press, a.s., 2006. 351 s. ISBN 80-251-1200-4.

Recommended reading

BASL, Josef a Roman BLAŽÍČEK. Podnikové informační systémy: podnik v informační společnosti. 3., aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2012, 323 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4307-3. (in Czech).
BRUCKNER, Tomáš et al. Tvorba informačních systémů: principy, metodiky, architektury. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4153-6.
McLeod, R.: Management Information Systems, Prentice Hall International London 1998, 655 str., ISBN 0-13-896101-8.
Elektronické materiály k předmětu.
Tuček, J.: Geografické informační systémy. Principy a praxe., Computer Press Brno 1998, 424 str., ISBN 80-7226-091-X.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory, profile core courses
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory, profile core courses

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Hynek, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Information and information systems - basic concepts, model and its representation, classification.
  2. Architectures of information systems - three-tier architecture, alternatives
  3. HTML and PHP
  4. Database layer (in PHP)
  5. Server-side application frameworks
  6. Data modelling
  7. Midterm exam
  8. Serialization, JSON and XML
  9. Web application interfaces - REST and alternatives
  10. Other XML technologies - DOM, XPath, XSLT, use for visualization
  11. Client JavaScript
  12. Business layer, processes, transactions
  13. Data presentation, usability (dashboards)

Project

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Magdaléna Ondrušková
Ing. Pavol Dubovec
Ing. Juraj Lazúr
Ing. Jiří Hynek, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.
Ing. Šimon Strýček

Syllabus

  1. Design of an information system according to the specification
  2. Implementation of the designed system on a specified platform

Individual preparation for a lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Před každou přednáškou se doporučuje:

  • Zopakovat si základní pojmy a poznatky z předchozí přednášky. Následující přednáška na ně pravděpodobně bude navazovat.
  • Prostudovat si předem podklady k nadcházející přednášce a vytipovat pasáže, kterým bude během přednášky třeba věnovat zvýšenou pozornost, případně si i připravit dotazy.

Individual preparation for a mid-semester exam

10 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.

Individual preparation for a final exam

22 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.

Individual preparation for a project work

7 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Sestavení a koordinace řešitelského týmu. Rešerše metod návrhu řešení a implementačních technologií.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course