Canadian University of Dubai

Management Information Systems MBA Program

Project

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Project Proposal An organization encounter some difficulties in its performance for achieving high quality products/services. Consequently it can not compete with its competitors in the marketplace. The top executives decided to carry out a thorough analysis of the organization activities. They have come up with some suggestions that may improve the organization performance. They decided to develop Information Systems to some of its activities such as the following:

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Reporting Activities. Production Planning Activities. Facilities Locations Activities. Billing Activities. Services Activities. Personnel Activities Sales and Marketing Activities Finance and Accounting Activities Human resources Activities Manufacturing and Production Activities

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You are required to do the following:  Select one activity that could be of interest to you or suggest any activity of your choice that is related to your work.  Use your notes, handouts, reference books, organization documents, research papers and the internet to prepare the final report of your project. Citation must be evident.

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(continue) You are required to do the following:  In addition to your report a power point presentation is required.  You will give a presentation of your project by the end of the course.  The project is divided into three phases. NOTE: You can work individually or as a team of two or three students.

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The following figures represent some helpful information that may be of use to you.

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Sales and Marketing Systems
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL

Order processing

Enter, process, and track orders

Operational

Pricing analysis

Determine prices for products and services

Management

Sales trend forecasting

Prepare 5-year sales forecasts

Strategic

Manufacturing and Production Systems
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL

Machine control

Control the actions of machines and equipment

Operational

Production planning

Decide when and how many products should be produced

Management

Facilities location

Decide where to locate new production facilities

Strategic

Overview of an Inventory System

Human Resource Systems An Employee Recordkeeping System

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Project outline Your report should accomplish all points mentioned in each phase. You have to conceder the points one by one in order to produce a well structured report that reflects your perception of the role of Information System in Business.

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Phase One
1. Give a brief description of the IS you have selected, why the organization requires or adopts such a system and how does this system transform the business.

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2. Briefly show how this IS works and what are its people, organization and technology components. 3. What are the activities of your IS? i.e. Input, process, output and feedback to support the organization activities.

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4. Explain the four-step method for business problem solving in relation to your IS i.e. how was it applied? 5. Which managerial level does your IS belong to and how does it serve managers? support your claim with evidences.

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6. Is your IS an enterprise application and how does it improve the organization performance? 7. What tools and technologies did your system use to support collaboration and teamwork?

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Phase Two
8. How does Porter’s competitive forces model help the company develop competitive strategies using the selected IS? 9. How do the selected IS help the company’s businesses use synergies, core competencies, and networkbased strategies to achieve competitive advantage?

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10. For the selected IS, how do competing on a global scale and promoting quality enhanced competitive advantage for the company?

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11. Describe the IT Infrastructure required to run your Information System, i.e. What are the components of IT infrastructure?, what are the major computer hardware, data storage, input, and output technologies used in the IS? and what are the major types of computer software used in the IS?

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12. What Database Management System was used and how did it improve business performance?

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Phase Three
13. Describe the role of e-Commerce, eBusiness or e-Government in your Information System, if any, and how has Internet technology changed the business. 14. What approach and modeling technique were used to build your Information System? and Why?

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15. Identify the Technologies and Tools used for protecting Information Resources for your Information System.

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Project Writing  After finishing the final phase, you should change each question into a paragraph heading and its answer into a body of the paragraph.  You should add at the end of the report a conclusion and a reference page.