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Management Information System
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Objectives
List and describe the classic functions of managers – planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controllingDescribe the purpose and components of a management information system (MIS)Explain how ICT Projects for Development
Module I
Management Functions Management Levels Information System Personal Computer ManagementMIS Leads into the Future
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High level (strategic)
Long-range viewPlanning
Middle level (tactical)
Carry out the plan
Assemble the material
Organize and staff
Low level (operational)
SupervisorDirecting and controlling
Management Functions
Get the job done on time
Within budget
SatisfactorilyUsing available
resources
PlanningDevise short-range and long-range plans and set goals to help achieve the plans
OrganizingHow to use resources
Staffing Directing
Guiding employees to perform their work
ControllingMonitoring progress towards goals
MISManagement Information System
Why Do People Need Information?
Decision making, problem solving and control
Data, Information, and Systems
Data vs. Information– Data
• A “given,” or fact; a number, a statement, or a picture• Represents something in the real world• The raw materials in the production of information
– Information• Data that have meaning within a context• Data in relationships• Data after manipulation
Data, Information, and SystemsGenerating Information
– Computer-based IS take data as raw material, process it, and produce information as output.
Figure 1.1 Input-process-output
Data, Information, and Systems
The Four Stages of Data Processing– Input: Data is collected and entered into
computer.– Data processing: Data is manipulated into
information using mathematical, statistical, and other tools.
– Output: Information is displayed or presented.– Storage: Data and information are maintained for
later use.
Information in Context
Data, Information, and Systems
relevant
complete
accurate
current
economical
Figure 1.2 Characteristics of useful information
Data, Information, and SystemsInformation in Context
Data, Information, and Systems
Information and Managers
– Systems thinking• Creates a framework for problem solving
and decision making.• Keeps managers focused on overall goals
and operations of business.
Data, Information, and Systems
Figure 1.6 Components of an information system
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Ethical and Societal IssuesThe Not-So-Bright Side
• Freedom of Speech– IT increases opportunities for pornography, hate speech, intellectual property
crime, an d other intrusions; prevention may abridge free speech.
• IT Professionalism– No mandatory or enforced code of ethics for IT professionals--unlike other
professions.
• Social Inequality– Less than 20% of the world’s population have ever used a PC; less than 3%
have Internet access.
www.csus.edu/indiv/e/eatonr/mis http://www.drawpack.com http://www.drawpack.com
