The purpose of this guide is to help you with your study and research in the field of Information Systems by gathering all the resources that you will need (books, journals, databases, websites and a referencing guide) into one place.
The Faculty Liaison teams liaise proactively with departments in support of teaching, learning and research, provide information services, actively engage in collection development and management, and present information literacy training.
Please contact your Faculty Librarian, Sue Rionda, for additional information and assistance.
Commerce & Law, (Level 3, Main Library)
s.rionda@ru.ac.za
Modern organisations are using technology to deliver innovative services and products that have changed the way we live. These developments aren’t achieved through technology alone – Information Systems professionals play a vital role by integrating computer systems and business processes in order to transform a business vision into reality. Your studies in the Department of Information Systems will prepare you to become a driving force in creating the organisations of the future and making a difference to the world of tomorrow.
Vice-Chancellor, Dr Sizwe Mabizela with Associate Professor in the Department of Information Systems, Prof Caroline Khene
Centred in Africa, the vision of the Rhodes Information Systems Department is to be the Information Systems Department of choice for
• learners in search of a quality education
• researchers in search of a stimulating environment
• academic staff in search of a meaningful and challenging vocation
• employers in search of quality graduates; and
• leaders in search of an institute of calibre.
As ICT professionals and learning facilitators in the Eastern Cape Province, we undertake
• to promote the construction of knowledge in the discipline of Information Systems through effective and innovative interaction, research and consulting based on the use of appropriate technology, and
• to produce quality graduates and information systems’ artefacts within a climate of excellence, integrity and ethical behaviour.
Source: Department of Information Systems website November 2024
The Department offers a two-year major in Information Systems, as well as a full postgraduate programme that includes Honours, Masters and Doctoral studies. At the third year level, students gain valuable experience through the joint development of a general system.
ISII is the first course offered in the Information Systems Department (the Department does not currently offer an Information Systems I course), and provides students with a thorough theoretical and practical grounding to both the discipline as a whole and to Information Systems per se. ISII caters for students wishing to study Information Systems as part of an Information Systems Professional (IS201 & IS202) or Accounting Professional (IS201 & IS203) career plan by streaming in the 2nd semester.
ISIII focuses primarily on planning, designing, developing and implementing Information Systems, equipping students for entry to the Information Systems profession or preparation for the Information Systems Honours.
The Honours course is a one-year, full-time programme and consists of a coursework component and a project component. Students may also register for joint Honours in which the Honours’ programmes of two departments, for example, Information Systems and Management are taken 50%:50% or 60%:40% with some coursework and some project components selected from both departments.
Suitably qualified students are encouraged to proceed to the research degrees of MCom, MSc and PhD under the supervision of staff in the Department.
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