Ask ten people to define "information systems" and most will describe a piece of software. That's actually only one component of it — the technical layer. The full picture is a system of people, records, and both manual and non-manual processes working together to collect, process, and distribute information for decision-making. This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy on security and protection of Information Systems in institutions starts from that fuller definition.

Whether the information a company manages is electronic or not, the organizational structure has to be able to handle every phase of its life cycle — keeping it available for as long as the work requires, through the right staff, programs, equipment, and policies. Participants learn to manage and protect that full life cycle, not just the software sitting on top of it.

By the End of the Program, Participants Will Be Able To:

• Recognize Information Systems and their importance.
• Document data and manage archives with confidence.
• Use technical programs that support and protect Information Systems.
• Deal effectively with software and computers, including in software-adopting companies.
• Manage and develop information programs and make changes to them.

Who Should Attend?

• Directors and owners of economic and commercial institutions.
• Employees of state ministries and universities.
• All employees in Information Systems protection and archive departments.
• Directors of state institutions and governmental departments.
• Employees and directors of archive, data, and document organization departments.
• Academics and students in information technology and communication faculties.

Module 1: What Information Systems Really Are

• Information Systems as people, records, and processes, not just computerized technical information
• How Information Systems support decision-making, organization, control, and analysis

Module 2: Their Role in Corporate and Economic Life

• The importance of information systems in the corporate and economic world
• How information systems relate to modernizing companies

Module 3: Core Branches and Strategy

• The basic branches of information systems
• Strategies of Information Systems, and why developing an IS strategy matters

Module 4: Protecting Systems and Securing Data

• Protection of Information Systems
• Definition and importance of the Information Security System

Module 5: Databases and Document Security Strategies

• Database management
• Strategies for document security and how to apply them

Module 6: Software Tools Supporting Information Security

• Programs that support Information Security Systems

Module 7: Managing the Full Information Life Cycle

• Handling every phase of information's life cycle, regardless of its nature or source
• Using information development strategy to build technical and non-technical companies alike