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R Murugavel MGB F417B
PMBA505L - Information Systems – Murugavel R
Cabin: Gandhi Block F417B / rmurugavel@vit.ac.in
This course is one of the core requirements of any MBA Programme.
Irrespective of your basic degree this course mandates continuous learning
as the technological changes are happening not only at a rapid phase but
also yields quantum benefits. No one can insulate from these ever-
changing strides.
Hence, this course aims to provide a foundation on Business Information
Systems and its associated technologies development methods. As
“Information” is the key in Managerial activities especially on informed
decision making, it is very relevant on all levels of Management

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 Love-Hate Neutral Personality

Do the right things right the

first time, every time.
WADA - Willing to Agree to Disagree

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Course Objectives
1. Develop knowledge and skills required to work effectively in a
corporate environment.
2. Provide students with comprehensive knowledge and technical
skills needed to successfully participate in and support the
increasingly applied role of information technology in corporate
decision making.
3. Enable students to conceptualize and manage the specification,
design and implementation of applied information systems.
4. Provide the knowledge of contemporary issues related to the
field of managing information systems.
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 Course Outcome
1. Assess the basic concepts and technologies used in the field of management information
system.
2. Assess the role of information system in organizations, the strategic management processes
and the implications for the management.
3. Design, implement and maintain, usable, reliable and cost-effective information systems that
support operational, managerial and strategic activities of organizations
4. Study and evaluate existing manual and automated business process, and identify
opportunities for re-engineering and/or automation
5. Coordinate with the user community in IS requirements analysis/design activities and provide
guidance and technical support to end user computing activities.
6. Assess the knowledge of contemporary issues related to the field of managing information
systems

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Evaluation Scheme
Sl. No. Description Max. Marks Weightage Marks Remarks
1. Continuous Assessment 50 / 90 min. 30% 15 Closed Book Exam
Test (CAT) – I
2. Continuous Assessment 50 / 90 min. 30% 15 Open Note / Book
Test (CAT)- II Exam
3. Final Assessment Test (FAT) 100 / 3 Hrs. 40% 40 Closed Book Exam
4. Quiz 20 50% 10 Online Test
5. Project 50 20% 10 Group Project
6. Class Participation, Case 50 20% 10 Best of 5
Analysis and Discussion

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1. Foundations of Information Systems
➢ A framework for business users
➢ Roles of Information systems
➢ System concepts
➢ Organisation as a system
➢ Components of Information Systems
➢ IS Activities
➢ Types of IS.

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2. SDLC and Various Methods

➢ Systems Development Life Cycle

➢ Various methodologies of IS development
➢ Agile and Continuous Delivery Models
➢ Design and Implementation of Innovative Process models.

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3. Information System for
operations and decision making
➢ Marketing IS
➢ Manufacturing IS
➢ Human Resource IS
➢ Accounting IS and Financial IS
➢ Transaction Processing Systems
➢ Information Reporting System
➢ Information for Strategic Advantage.

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4. DSS and AI
➢ DSS models and software
➢ The decision-making process
➢ Structured, Semi Structured and Unstructured problems
➢ Overview of AI
➢ Neural Networks
➢ Fuzzy Logic Systems
➢ Expert Systems.

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5. Managing Information Technology
➢ Managing Information Resources and Technologies
➢ IS Architecture and Management
➢ Centralised, Decentralised and Distributed
➢ EDI, Supply Chain Management &
➢ Global Information Technology Management

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6. Security and Ethical Challenges
➢ IS Controls
➢ Facility Control and Procedural Control
➢ Risks to Online Operations
➢ Ethics for IS Professional
➢ Societal Challenges of Information Technology

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7. Managerial Issues in IS
➢ Emerging issues in managing Business Information Systems
✓ Systems Security
✓ Technological Obsolescence
✓ Change Management
✓ IT infrastructure Management

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"I wish we knew what we know…"

Process
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Knowledge
Hierarchy

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Information
Information has meaning, relevance and purpose.
Information is organized with purpose, and it can potentially shape the
receiver.
Data becomes information when its creator adds meaning. We
transform data into information by adding value in various ways:
❖Contextualized: we know for what purpose the data was gathered
❖Categorized: we know the units of analysis or key components of the data
❖Calculated: the data may have been analyzed mathematically or statically
❖Corrected: errors have been removed from the data
❖Condensed: the data may have been summarized in a more concise form

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 Characteristics Tests
❖Relevance
(the system should ensure that it has provided relevant
information)
❖Accuracy
(system should ensure its completeness, correctness and security)
❖Timeliness
(at right time)
❖Economy
(cost-benefit ration of information)
❖Efficiency
(accuracy or timeliness per input of resources)
❖Reliability
(to what extent you could relay upon this)

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Information Overloading
▪The impact of information is obvious.
▪It consumes the attention of its readers.
▪Therefore, a wealth of information creates a poverty
of attention."
-- Herbert Simon

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Enhancing your career
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Importance of IS on News
▪PRISM – Parliamentary Research
and Information Support for
Members of Parliament
▪Crowd Sourced Vs Cloud
Sourced Data

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AMAZON Case Study

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