Professional Documents
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Course Lecturer
Farhan Azmat Mir
MIMS [Monash University Melbourne] MBA (MIS) [B.Z.U] Gold Medal Consultation Method Best through e-mail address (farhanmir_99@hotmail.com)
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Lecture 1, 2, 3
Introduction & Overview
Course Administration
New Assessment Criteria
20 Prim 25 Mid 45 Final 10 Sess
Lectures Notes
Available from Photostat shop before lectures Basically about lectures contents and discussion topics
Course Administration
Sessionals
May be written assignments (details in coming lectures Attendance, Presentations, Quiz & Class Discussion & Participation
Requirements
Overall Class Attitude Things to Avoid (Referencing, cut-copy-paste Culture) Things to do (Innovation, Confidence, Work Attitude) Critical Evaluation the key
Course Orientation
Basically Theoretical focus
Introduction of Concepts and Issues in the field of IS
But
The practical orientation will also be a major focus of the course Perhaps Demo from a local company by MIS Manager highlighting the practical issues and difficulties in the area of IS (Approx. in lectures close to MID in the week after MID) Case Studies
Examination
Questions will be formulated in a way to examine both bookish as well as conceptual thinking The Answers will be evaluated on the key requirement of critical thinking
Other details will be given close to Prim
But
Not necessarily every thing is taught from the Text, Students need to broaden their view and consult as many additional references as possible (Preferably available in local market and from the Internet)
Expected Topics
Introduction to IS Systems and Models Management & Decision Making IT Fundamentals Transaction Processing and Reports System DSS Knowledge-Based Systems System Development MIS in the Fundamental Areas of Business Contemporary Issues
Introduction to IS
The Background What are these systems? Why IS/MIS? (Goals & Objectives) The scope of MIS The current International status The new trends The challenges and issues Counter Strategies
Background
Operational Efficiency
Computers replacing manual activities Speed, accuracy, efficiency, capacity
The Early IS
Slow computing Time consuming system development and information management Failure Stories
Functional Areas
Finance, Marketing, Communication, Sales, Customer Support & Service, Manufacturing
Management Support
MIS Decision Support
New Trends
Media popularity (Hype Factors) IS-related topics in debate
KM DSS Tele-working/Virtual Organizations
Online Services Information Based Products New Coming Lot of Professionals IS-Business Relationship
IS based businesses
Contemporary Issues
IS Theory seems to be still in evolution People/Management a trouble area Keeping yourself updated (choice of technologies) Investment Analysis for IS Interaction between IT and other functional areas Career Development For us as Academic participants (Teachers & Students)
Controversial area of study (Hype another factor) Still the most demanded course in field of IT
Counter Strategies
??????????? (More Questions than answers) Circumstances might change from situation to situation and organization to organization Continuous search for better IS options Knowledge about IS issues is more crucial than having the latest technology Recommendations
Analysis of the IS decisions will require same care and deep thinking as done for other business and functional problems/situations Project Management
References
Charles Parker, Thomas Case. (2000). Management Information Systems: Action & Strategy. (2nd Ed). Kenneth C. Laudon & Jane P. Laudon (2001). Management Information Systems: Managing a Digital Firm.(7th Ed) James OBrien. (1998). Introduction to Information Systems: A Networked Enterprise Perspective. (2nd Ed). Chris Woodward (2001), CSC Research Services. Creating Information Systems Harmony
(http://www.csc.com/features/2001/21.shtml) CSC Research Services. CEOs are from Mars, CIOs are from Pluto (http://www.csc.com/features/2002/22.shtml)
Grover S. Kearns (1997). Alignment of Information Systems Plans with Business Plans:
(http://hsb.baylor.edu/ramsower/ais.ac.97/papers/kearns.htm)