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18 Cards in this Set
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Management Information Systems
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a discipline that focuses on how to use
information systems efficiently in an organization |
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MIS background
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• started around 1980s
• computer science, management, psychology, economics, sociology, communications, etc. |
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Related Disciplines
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• Electronic Engineering
• Computer Science • Information Technology |
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Information Systems
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– a set of interrelated components
– that process data/information – to support decision making and business activity |
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People use IT?
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Legal/Political
Global Social Economic Cultural Industrial |
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components of IS
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hardware
software procedure people |
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Hardware
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– Input
– CPU – Output • Display/presentation/printing – Storage • Primary • Secondary – Network/Telecommunications |
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Software
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– Data
– Programs • Systems • Applications |
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Procedure
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Who, what, when, where, why, how people use IT
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People
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– Owners
– Users – Developers/managers – Other interest group |
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Data
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streams of raw facts representing things or events
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Information
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data that have been shaped into a form that is meaningful and useful to human beings
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Knowledge
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a body of governing procedures, such as guidelines or rules, that are used to organize or manipulate data to make it suitable for a given task
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Wisdom
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a body of governing procedures, such as guidelines or rules, that are used to organize or manipulate data to make it suitable for a given task
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Purposes of Using IS
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– To support decision making
– To support business activities (control) – To develop new products (goods/services) and business models – To develop/keep intimate relationships with customers/suppliers – To survive in competitive markets – To achieve competitive strategic advantages |
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Types of IS (by Organizational Hierarchy)
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Top‐level Management
Executive Information System (EIS) Executive Support Systems (ESS) Middle‐level Management Management Information System (MIS) Decision Support System (DSS) Operational Employees Transaction Processing System (TPS) |
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IS Peopl
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• those who have knowledge in information
technologies as well as in business • liaison who bridges the gap between business people and technology people • Those who have good communication skills • All‐around people |
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IS People in Organization
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• CTO, CKO, CIO
• Project Manager • Systems Analyst/Business Analyst • Programmer • Database Administrator • Network Administrator • Computer Technician |
