Course Information Technology for Management

Faculty Prof. Mohamed Minhaj

Batch

2014 16
Term

1
Credits

3


Objectives:

Information Technology (IT) is all-pervasive. It has become a major facilitator
in organizations, changing how and where we do business. IT by itself cannot
bring all the benefits to business, instead right IT practices and implementation
of right IT applications decide the success. Therefore the current business
manager is expected to know the strategic use of IT to compete successfully in
the global economy.

The aim of the course is to give a comprehensive introduction of Information
Technology and to help the participants understand the role of Information
Technology in providing organizations the strategic advantage by facilitating
problem solving, increased speed, quality and improved customer services.


Pedagogy:

Lectures, Case Discussions, Hands-on Sessions and Group Activities.


Evaluation scheme:

Component Marks %
Quiz 1 10
Mid Term 30
Quiz 2 10
Group Assignment 20
End Term 30








Course Outline:

Topics No. of Sessions

The need of IT for Management :

Introduction to the course coverage and structure.

Digital economy and digital enterprises - a discussion.

Business performance management, business pressures,
organization responses and the role of IT.


1
Business Information Systems :

Information Systems - concepts and definitions.

Classification and types of Information Systems.

Information Systems infrastructure, architecture and
emerging computing environments.

Introduction to MIS, CRM, SCM, DSS, KM, BI Systems etc.

Introduction to Business Simulation.

1
An Overview of IT:

Information Technology key concepts.

Computer Systems - capabilities, limitations,
classification and applications.

Working of a Computer System.

Hardware and Software Technologies.

Key managerial issues related to IT infrastructure.

The current IT developments and trends.

2
Office Productivity Tools :

a) MS - Word : Formatting, language tools, mail merge,
collaborative documentation and reviewing tools, auto-
generation of TOC, indexes, references etc.
2 + 1 + 3

b) Creating multimedia presentations with MS-
PowerPoint.

c) MS Excel :
Data formatting and validation.
Computation formulae, reference types, key functions.
Charts.
Sorting, Filtering, Lookup, Pivoting, What-if analysis,
Data tables, Goal Seek, Scenarios.
Business modelling.
Introduction to Macros.


Business Data Management :

Importance of data, managerial issues and life cycle,
sources of data, collection, quality and security.

Introduction to DBMS, Data Warehousing and Mining.


1
Networks and Telecommunication for Business :

Key Concepts, Network hardware and software, types
and developments. Enterprise networks, connectivity
and trends. Network security.
The present telecommunication system and its effect on
the business world - a discussion

1
Internet Technologies:

Communication, using information repositories,
searching techniques.

Web presence process and managerial issues.

Web designing.

Introduction to E- Business, M-Commerce.
Social Networks for Business.

3
Problem Solving Techniques and Programming :

Software Development Life Cycle.
Flowcharting.
Introduction to programming I/O, Datatypes, Operators
and Control Statements.

1
Implementing and Managing IT :

2
Cases on organizational applications.
Identifying, justifying and planning IT systems.
The Framework of IT application acquisition.
Planning, implementation and Management of
Information Systems.

Student Presentations :

2




Recommended Book:

Information Technology for Management (7
th
Edition) - Efraim Turban
and Linda Volonino, Wiley India

Reference Books :
Information Technology for Management, Henry C. Lucas, McGrawHill.
Information Technology for Management, Ramesh Behl, McGrawHill.


Note:

Additional reading and web references, which would be specified during the
course is an absolute requirement for meaningful class participation.