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MIS 2000 Information Systems for Management. Section A01, Bob Travica Introduction to Course Updated: September 2014. Outline. What is Management Information Systems (MIS)? Focus of MIS 2000 Course at a Glance Teamwork Assignments Hands-on: Class Exercises & Labs - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MIS 2000Information Systems
for Management
Section A01, Bob TravicaIntroduction to Course
Updated: May 2015
Outline
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• What is Management Information Systems (MIS)?
• Focus of MIS 2000
• Course at a Glance
• Teamwork
• Assignments
• Hands-on: Class Exercises & Labs
• MIS on your resume
• Mutual expectations
What is Management Information Systems (MIS)?
• An area of management study and practice (as marketing or HRM*).
• MIS focuses on managing organizational information systems (IS) in order to improve organization, and achieve greater efficiency (productivity) and effectiveness (accomplishment of goals).
• Central concept is Information System (IS), which includes data, IT and work procedures.
• The term “MIS” is historical, when the main kind of IS would record transactions and report on basic operations (e.g., payroll, inventory, sales).
• Today, MIS is about any type of IS (see Syllabus for types).
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Focus of MIS 2000
• An introductory course, with both conceptual and practical focus.
• Management approach taken: Focusing on business (organizational)
processes (BP). Main goals are to understand:
– organizational data (in various states of organization)
– BP working with these data
– how IS do support BP (present focus)
– how IS support can be improved (future focus). Consequently, the
whole organization and its performance improves.
• Critical thinking: Not a magic stick approach. New technology solves some problems but not all.
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Course at a Glance
• Course outline and all study materials: Online at my Website
– E-text (free!)
– E-slides*, e-assignments and solutions - Wait for updates, see timestamp!
– Some handouts
• D2L: Will be used for the lab (much), and for class communication (a bit) and for posting some marks
• Study methods:
– Lectures, discussion, class exercises
– Laboratory on MS Access and Excel
– Teamwork (class and lab assignments, class exercises)
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Course at a Glance
• Assignments:
– Laboratory (MS Access & Excel) – check the lab schedule– Two home works (team-based)– Two exams
• Class participation:
– Not just attendance but talking on the topic in class (1 mark)
– Participating in teamwork on class exercises (0.5 marks)
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Teamwork
• Make a team of three to five members (not more!)
• Elect a coordinator/spokesperson – communicates with instructor
• Start planning time and responsibilities related to assignments
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Assignments
• 1. Data Analysis & Diagramming: The task is to analyze a narrative describing a business situation and to create a data diagram. Teams.
• 2. Business Process Analysis & Diagramming: The task is to analyze a narrative describing a business situation and to create a process diagram. Teams.
• 3. Labs will have a few individual and 1 team-based home work.*
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Hands-on: Class Exercises & Labs
• Class exercises in teams; focus of some key aspects of the topics studied (e.g., process diagramming, decision making…)
– Problem to solve as the team; instructor helps
– Present your work to the class, and learn from others
• Laboratory training:
– MS Access and MS Excel
– Check schedule
– Total 6 sessions; assignments and a final grade
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MIS on Your Resume
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• Information systems support every department and most work in today’s organizations.
• MIS is related to all management disciplines.
• Understanding MIS makes a better accountant, marketer, HR manager, purchasing manager…
• It pays back to double major with MIS!
• MIS courses cover IS Strategy, databases, IS Analysis & Design, computer networks, accounting IS, and special topics.
Mutual Expectations
• I (Bob) expect that you do your study-related work the best you can, given your time constraints and goals.
• For your coursework you will get a grade that reflects best your performance, based on careful grading that I will apply.
• I will do my best to support you in your study, respond to your questions and needs, and keep an open door/open book policy.
• If you need special attention, I will provide it.
• My goal is to get grades 4 or 5 on question 32 (instructor’s overall rating) when you evaluate the course at the end of term.
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