...ITECH1005 BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS Title: Code: Formerly: Business Information Systems ITECH1005 CP571 Level: Teaching Period: Pre-requisites: Co-requisites: Exclusions: Progress Units: ASCED Code: Organisation: Introductory 2012/23 Nil Nil (CP571 and CP857 and ITECH5005) 15 Delivery Mode: C ou r Structure: This course will be taught in a 6-week block mode where the first 2 weeks will cover all lecture material and the first 8 weeks of labs. The remaining labs will be completed over the following four weeks. Type Name Room Telephone Email Timetable: Type Day Time Room Staff Additional consultation time can be booked by contacting the staff member concerned directly. Objectives: This course provides an introduction to business information systems, taking a problem-solving approach, by highlighting the issues faced by managers in identifying, capturing and systematising information in order to improve organisational performance. fdlGrades COURSEDESC_ITECH1005_SZP_2012-23.pdf se Regular semester D es cr 020399 ip tio n In co m CRICOS Provider Number: VIC 00103D, NSW 01266K, SA 02235J pl et e Author: Faezeh Afshar -P School / Division: School of Science, Information Technology and Engineering re vi ew us e Page: 1/7 on Course Description ly ITECH1005 BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS After successfully completing this course, students should be able to: Knowledge: • Skills: • • •...
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...MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 1. INTRODUCTION Management Information System (MIS) provides information for the managerial activities in an organization. The main purpose of this research is, MIS provides accurate and timely information necessary to facilitate the decision-making process and enable the organizations planning, control, and operational functions to be carried out effectively. Management Information System (MIS) is basically concerned with processing data into information and is then communicated to the various Departments in an organization for appropriate decision-making. 2. SCOPE OF STUDY the term "MIS" arose to describe such applications providing managers with information about sales, inventories, and other data that would help in managing the enterprise. Today, the term is used broadly in a number of contexts and includes decision support systems, resource and people management.. 3. WHAT IS MIS? 1) Right Information 2) To the right person 3) At the right place 4) At the right time 5) In the right form 6) At the right cost 4. Characteristics of a Management Information System 1) Provides reports with fixed and standard formats - Hard-copy and soft-copy reports 2) Uses internal data stored in the computer system 3) End users can develop custom reports 4) Requires formal requests from users 5. THE MIS DEFINITION 1) the MIS is defined as an integrated system of man and machine for providing the information to support the operations, the management...
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...INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM Course Objectives: In any organization, small or big, a major portion of the time goes in data collection, processing, documenting and communicating it to the people. Hence, a major portion of the overheads go into this kind of unproductive work in the organization. Every individual in an organization is continuously looking for some information which is needed to perform his/her task. Hence, the information is people-oriented and it varies with the nature of the people in the organizationwhich is outlined in this courses. Benefits: * Management Information Systems - Concept * Management Process * Information Concepts * Development of Plans of the MIS * Database and Enterprise Management Systems INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Management Information Systems - Concept The concept of the MIS has evolved over a period of time comprising many different facets of the organizational functions. MIS is necessity of all the organizations. The initial concept of MIS was to process data from the organization and present it in the form of reports as regular intervals. The system was largely capable of handling the data from collection to processing. It was more impersonal, requiring each individual to pick and choose the processed data and use it for his requirements. This concept was further modified when a distinction was made between data and information. The information is a product of an analysis...
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...Collaboration Tools OBJECTIVE: Determine how and when to use Internet technologies in business. Resources: Ch. 1 & 8 of MIS Essentials Content • Ch. 1: The Importance of MIS o Q1: Why is Introduction to MIS the Most Important Class in the Business School? o Q2: What is an Information System? o Q3: What is MIS? o Q4: Why is the Difference Between Information Technology and Information Systems Important to You? o Q5: What is Your Role in IS Security? • Ch. 8: E-Commerce, Web 2.0, and Social Networking o Q1: What Types of Interorganizational Systems Exist? o Q2: How do Companies use E-Commerce? o Q3: Why is Web 2.0 Important to Business? o Q4: How Does Social Capital Benefit You and Organizations? o Q5: How Does Social CRM Empower Customers? OBJECTIVE: Determine collaboration tool needs based on business function. Resources: Chapter Extension 2 of MIS Essentials, Article One of Business Week.com, and Article One of Faulkner Information Services Content • Chapter Extension 2: Using Collaboration Information Systems o Q1: Why use Information Systems for Collaboration? o Q2: How can You use Collaboration Systems to Improve Team Communication? o Q3: How can You use Collaboration Systems to Manage Content? o Q4: How can You use Microsoft SharePoint...
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...Table of Contents Section 1: Information Systems Overview 3 Section 2: Information Systems Concepts 6 Section 3: Business Information Systems 9 Section 4: System Development 12 Section 5: Information Systems and Society 13 References 14 Section 1: Information Systems Overview The organization I would like to use in this project, is my own organization. Currently my organization is a tier 2 wireless service provide, serving the Mississippi, Memphis, and Sun Coast’s markets. Along with wireless voice and data services, my organization also provides fiber to home services, which include data, voice, and video services and business class services throughout the markets in operates in. In addition to the above services, my organization also just completed construction on the regions first Tier3 Plus data center, opening its portfolio up to a number of hosted solutions. A service provider like the organization I work for has to take a unique approach in the selection of its information systems (IS). Because my organizations operations span from customer facing store fronts, to large data center operations, the selection of a single information processing solution is almost impossible. We utilize many different information processing solutions often tied into each other, and dependent on each other to accomplish my organizations goals. We currently utilize a vast portfolio of systems from each of the three types of information systems identified in this course. The...
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...Information Systems researchers, academicians and technologists have built and investigated computerized Decision Support Systems (DSS) for approximately 40 years. This article chronicles and explores the developments related to building and deploying DSS. The journey begins with building model-driven DSS in the late 1960s, theory developments in the 1970s, and implementation of financial planning systems, spreadsheet-based DSS and Group DSS in the early and mid 1980s. Data warehouses, Executive Information Systems, OLAP and Business Intelligence evolved in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Finally, the chronicle ends with knowledge-driven DSS and the implementation of Web-based DSS beginning in the mid-1990s. The field of computerized decision support is expanding to use new technologies and to create new applications. In the 1960s, researchers began systematically studying the use of computerized quantitative models to assist in decision making and planning (Raymond, 1966; Turban, 1967; Urban, 1967, Holt and Huber, 1969). Ferguson and Jones (1969) reported the first experimental study using a computer aided decision system. They investigated a production scheduling application running on an IBM 7094. In retrospect, a major historical turning point was Michael S. Scott Morton's (1967) dissertation field research at Harvard University. Scott Morton’s study involved building, implementing and then testing an interactive, model-driven management decision system. Fellow Harvard Ph...
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...Chapter 1 Information Systems backbone Why is Information systems considered as company’s background? This section of report is focused towards the primary goal of the research i.e. Why is information systems considered as a backbone of any organization. Secondary data is used to prove the primary aim of report. Information systems perform three vital roles in any type of organization: 1. Support business operations 2. Support managerial decision making 3. Support strategic competitive advantage Ref: http://csob.berry.edu/faculty/lleblanc//newpage31.htm How information system is integrated in company Figure taken from Kristin Wischow, Rob Ward, Ryan Odell, David Sjoquist, Rahul Shah() Systems and Information Systems Cited from (http://homepages.wmich.edu/~r4ward/Systems%20and%20Information%20Systems%20Project.htm) On Wall-mart store All medium to large organisations depend on Information technology for their continued survival. Consider organisations like British Gas, British Telecom, the Power and Water companies having to manually calculate, millions of customer bills every month or quarter! Clearly the clerical effort involved would make it difficult if not impossible for the organisation to make a profit. Similar arguments apply to many other organisations such as the high street banks, central and local government. A recent article in the Daily Telegraph IT supplement suggested that many large organisations could last no longer than 24 hours without IT...
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...I work with, we use an information system called FOCUS. I work for the public school district. This information system is helpful to the staff in various ways. Focus takes attendance, keeps record of the students grades, birthdays, and keeps it stored for the entire school year for the teachers to have access to it. Focus also helps the other staff members and administration by helping to keep track of all the students enrolled in the system, the students schedule to be able to help the staff locate the students immediately, medical information, emergency information, grades, etc. This information system makes our jobs as employees easier because all we have to do is access the database and it gives us all the information that we could possibly need when dealing with the students. FOCUS does improve performance for all the staff members that has access to it. It enables the staff to get quick and easy access to all the information pertaining to the students. Focus allows the staff to eliminate certain steps that they would have to take in order to reach their goal faster. I don’t see of any other way that FOCUS can be improved except for one way. It literally does everything and stores everything for the staff. I think the only thing that could be changed in order to make the information system any better would be to make the system organize all the personal information on the students electronically instead of the staff having to input the information...
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...Winkka HRM320 Instructor Diane Moffat 9-27-2014 Abstract In this paper I will address the three questions for each of the three scenarios required by the Case Study: Practical Applications of an Information Privacy Plan which can be found in Chapter 16 of the text Human Resource Information Systems: Basics, Applications, and Future Directions, Second Edition. Keywords: case study Assignment 1 Scenario 1: Roger, a photocopier technician, has been asked to repair an office photocopier that just broke down while someone was copying a grievance matter against an employee of the agency. The officer who was copying the file takes the opportunity to grab a cup of coffee and leaves Roger in the photocopy room while the photocopier cools down. While waiting, Roger flips through the file and realizes that the person against whom the grievance was made lives on the same street as he does. 1. What information privacy principles (IPPs) have been breached? Answer: Roger breached IPP 4 (Security) and IPP 11 (Disclosure) is the privacy principles that have been breached. IPP 4 has requirements of securing and protecting files against loss, unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure and any other misuse. IPP 11 is has the requirements of disclosing personal information. 2. How? Answer: An IPP 4 could have been breached by leaving files in areas where others could access them. IPP 11 was breached because Roger read the file and seen that the person in the grievance...
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...TYPES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS An information system is a collection of hardware, software, data, people and procedures that are designed to generate information that supports the day-to-day, short-range, and long-range activities of users in an organization. Information systems generally are classified into five categories: office information systems, transaction processing systems, management information systems, decision support systems, and expert systems. The following sections present each of these information systems. 1. Office Information Systems An office information system, or OIS (pronounced oh-eye-ess), is an information system that uses hardware, software and networks to enhance work flow and facilitate communications among employees. Win an office information system, also described as office automation; employees perform tasks electronically using computers and other electronic devices, instead of manually. With an office information system, for example, a registration department might post the class schedule on the Internet and e-mail students when the schedule is updated. In a manual system, the registration department would photocopy the schedule and mail it to each student’s house. An office information system supports a range of business office activities such as creating and distributing graphics and/or documents, sending messages, scheduling, and accounting. All levels of users from executive management to nonmanagement employees utilize...
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...Australian School of Business Information Systems, Technology and Management INFS1602 INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN BUSINESS Course Outline Semester 1, 2013 Part A: Course-Specific Information Please consult Part B for key information on ASB policies (including those on plagiarism and special consideration), student responsibilities and student support services. Table of Contents PART A: COURSE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION 1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 2 COURSE DETAILS 2.1 Teaching Times and Locations 2.2 Units of Credit 2.3 Summary of Course 2.4 Course Aims and Relationship to Other Courses 2.5 Student Learning Outcomes 3 LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES 3.1 Approach to Learning and Teaching in the Course 3.2 Learning Activities and Teaching Strategies 4 ASSESSMENT 4.1 Formal Requirements 4.2 Assessment Details 4.3 Late Submission 5 COURSE RESOURCES 6 COURSE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT 7 COURSE SCHEDULE 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 7 7 7 8 8 9 11 11 12 13 INFS1602 Information Systems in Business 2 PART A: COURSE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION 1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS Position Lecturer-‐ in-‐charge Lecturer Tutor-‐in-‐ charge Tutor Tutor Tutor Tutor Tutor Name Professor Patrick Finnegan Ms Christine Van Toorn Ms Jill Moore ...
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...Management information systems (MIS) is the study of people, technology, organizations, and the relationships among them. This definition, given by Mays Business School, relates specifically to MIS as a course of study. In other words, MIS is commonly used in business schools to refer to the study of how individuals, groups, and organizations evaluate, design, implement, manage, and utilize systems to generate information to improve efficiency and effectiveness of decision making, including systems termed decision support systems, expert systems, and executive information systems.[1] Many business schools (or colleges of business administration within universities) have an MIS department, alongside departments of accounting, finance, management, marketing, and may award degrees (at undergraduate, master, and doctoral levels) in MIS. A good definition of MIS in practice has been given in a journal article: "Establishing and Managing Management Information Systems in Developing Countries" by Dr. Chris Prince Udochukwu Njoku. Dr. Njoku gave the comprehensive definition after a critical assessment of many definitions, some of which he cited, and described them as inadequate. MIS professionals help organizations--big, medium and small--realize maximum benefit from investments in personnel, equipment, and business processes. MIS is people-oriented, with an emphasis on service. Although it is today increasingly built on computer hardware, software and networks, it does not necessarily...
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... |Axia College/School of Business | | |XBIS/219 | | |Business Information Systems | Copyright © 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an overview of Business Information Systems. This includes a broad foundation for both technical and nontechnical business professionals. Special emphasis is placed on how information is used by different types of businesses across different industries. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Rainer, R. K., Jr., & Turban, E. (2009). Introduction to information systems: Supporting and...
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...Management Information system Introduction Background Information Systems Definition An information system (IS) is a set of interrelated elements or components that collect (input), manipulate (process), store, and disseminate (output) data and information and provide a corrective reaction (feedback mechanism) to meet an objective [1]. Information systems generally are classified into five categories: office information systems, transaction processing systems, management information systems, decision support systems, and expert systems. The following sections present each of these information systems. 1. Office Information Systems An office information system is an information system that uses hardware, software and networks to enhance work-flow and facilitate communications among employees. 2. Transaction Processing Systems A transaction processing system (TPS) is an information system that captures and processes data generated during an organization’s day-to-day transactions. 3. Management Information Systems MIS, is an information system that generates accurate, timely, and organized information so managers and other users can make decisions, solve problems, supervise activities, and track progress. 4. Decision Support Systems A decision support system (DSS) is an information system designed to help users reach a decision when a decision-making situation arises. 5. Expert Systems An expert system is an information system that captures...
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...going to cover Professional Language and Culture in the Information Technology (IT) field. It also includes a brief description of what the IT field is. Along with the job outlook projected from 2008 through 2018. One of the most important things in the IT field is to keep up to date with the latest trends. There is a chart covering the annual income of some of the careers in the field. As well as a chart that covers the annual total cost of tuition and fees for some of the best online schools. Professional Language and Culture Report What is Information Technology (IT)? IT is an acronym for “Information Technology” and you pronounce it by saying the letters individually. IT is anything related to computing such as the internet, hardware, software, networking, and even the people it takes to operate and maintain the systems. Almost all large companies have their own IT department that manage the computers, servers, networks, security, and anything else that falls into their area of expertise (Techterms, 2011). Culture According to a blog, by La Salle, “Culture has been a constant worry in the Information Technology (IT) field, since it has been observed that culture can influence on the success of IT adoption and usage” (2010). More often than not the professionals in the IT field go unnoticed until something goes wrong. What is really happening is they are behind the scenes operating and maintaining current systems as well as testing and implementing new ideas and technology...
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