Topic in Business 1

Etablissement : Faculté de Gestion, Economie & Sciences Masters

Langue : Anglais

Période : S3

General knowledge of business and management concepts. Good comprehension of English.



Make students aware of the roles of new technologies and the information system in business development, market understanding and team management.


Familiarize students with the information system : components, roles, data and information.


Understand the relationship between the information system, the operating system and the control system.


Familiarize students with the market research process supported by technology and through commercial and competitive intelligence tools (benchmark, detection of new business opportunities, price studies, acquisition of new customers)


Choose and formulate the most suitable marketing strategy


Handling theoretical knowledge and marketing tools in concrete situations and various sectors.


Formulate relevant recommendations for an organization




Part I – Introduction to the information system


I – What is a company ?


II – History of Information System


III- Data, database & information


IV- Organization and IS


1- Information System Functions


2- Position of the IT department within the organization


V- Information System contributions to the organization


1- The creation of value by Information Systems


2- Marketing: Attract attention and develop demand


3- Improve Sales


4- Deliver the value


5- Finance



Part II – The company, its environment and technology


I- The company and its environment


II- Types of Business intelligence


III- How to carry out a competition study?


IV- Monitoring and information gathering tools


V- Evaluate the impact of the monitoring strategy



Part III – Digital transformation and Digital Marketing


I- Definition and illustration of digital transformation


II- Why is digital transformation a strategic topic for companies?


III- How Covid 19 has accelerated companies digital transformation plans


IV- Case study : Accor vs Airbnb case