This course provides students with an overall understanding of the main concepts of information systems and highlights the importance of information systems in modern organizations and societies. Topics include information, data, and system concepts, information requirements in modern organizations and business (including decision-making, operations, and other types of requirements), introducing different types of information systems, exploring the systems development life cycles (analysis, design, and implementation), methodologies of developing information systems, managing resources of information systems (data, hardware, software, etc.), knowledge management, quality and evaluation of information systems, ethical, social, and security issues of information systems.