The University of Guyana

Faculty of Natural Sciences

ISY3201
Academic Year 2017-2018
Information Systems Strategy,
Management and Acquisition.

Sandra Khan MSc CISSP

Department of Computer Science
sandra.khan@uog.edu.gy

Department of Computer Science

University of Guyana WELCOME / INTRODUCTIONS

Information Systems Strategy,

Management and Acquisition
Lecture 1 / Part 1

Sandra Khan MSc CISSP

Department of Computer Science
sandra.khan@uog.edu.gy

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University of Guyana Class Times
ISY3201 - Semester II: Academic Year 2017/2018
Course Time Table
Lectures:

CSI LAB : Tuesday 13:15 – 15:10 hrs

E37: Friday 12:15 – 13:10 hrs
Seminars: Two hours weekly Friday 13:15 – 15:10 hrs?

Lectures 3 x 13 = 39 hrs.
Seminars 2 x 13 = 26 hrs

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 Information Systems
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in the Global Economy
● In 2014, American businesses were projected to spend
$817 billion on information systems hardware, software,
and telecommunications equipment.
● In addition, they were projected to spend another $230

billion on business and management consulting and

services—much of which involves redesigning firms’
business operations to take advantage of these new
technologies.
● Between 1999 and 2013, private business investment in

information technology consisting of hardware, software,

and communications equipment grew from 14 percent to
33 percent of all invested capital.
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 Information Systems
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in the Global Economy
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL INVESTMENT

(Laudon et al, 2016)

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 DEPENDENCE ON
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS
THE INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN
ORGANIZATIONS AND
INFORMATION SYSTEMS

(Laudon et al, 2016)

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 DEPENDENCE ON
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS
THE INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN In contemporary systems, there
ORGANIZATIONS AND is a growing interdependence
INFORMATION SYSTEMS between a firm’s information
systems and its business
capabilities. Changes in strategy,
rules, and business processes
increasingly require changes in
hardware, software, databases,
and telecommunications. Often,
what the organization would like
to do depends on what its
systems will permit it to do.
(Laudon et al, 2016)

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 Information Systems
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Managers / Leaders
● As managers and potential managers, most of you
work for organisations that are intensively using
information systems and are making large investments
in information technology.
● We want to know how to invest this money wisely.

● If we make wise choices, your organisation can

outperform competitors or provide better services to

stakeholders.
● If you make poor choices, you will be wasting valuable

capital.
● The goal of this course is to help you to make wise

decisions about information technology and

information Systems.
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University of Guyana Required Readings

Laudon, K. C., Laudon, J.P., Management Information

Systems – Managing the Digital Firm, 14th Ed., Pearson
Publisher, ISBN-10: 0132142856.

Read Chapter 1

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End of Lecture 1
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