Management Information Systems Syllabus - MBA (PU)

Course Description 

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive knowledge to students to understand the importance of information systems in managing business organizations. The course basically deals with the development, application, analysis and evaluation of the information system. The contents include basic concepts, information technologies, business applications, development processes, managerial challenges and ethical issues, strategic planning of information systems, and the use of information for competitive advantage. Appropriate application software will be used to get hands-on experience, to analyze cases, and to complete class projects.

Course Description This course is designed to provide a comprehensive knowledge to students to understand the importance of information systems in managing business organizations. The course basically deals with the development, application, analysis and evaluation of the information system. The contents include basic concepts, information technologies, business applications, development processes, managerial challenges and ethical issues, strategic planning of information systems, and the use of information for competitive advantage. Appropriate application software will be used to get hands-on experience, to analyze cases, and to complete class projects. Course Contents

Foundation Concepts

Foundations of Information Systems in Business

Foundation Concepts: Information Systems in Business, The Components of Information Systems

      Competing with Information Technology

      Fundamentals of Strategic Advantage, Using Information Technology for Strategic Advantage

      Information Technologies

     Computer Hardware
Computer Systems: End User and Enterprise Computing, Computer Peripherals: Input, Output, and Storage Technologies

Computer Software
Application Software: End User Applications, System Software: Computer System Management

            Data Resource Management

            Managing Data Resources, Technical Foundations of Database Management

Telecommunications and Networks
The Networked Enterprise, Telecommunications Network Alternatives

Business Applications

Electronic Business Systems
Enterprise Business Systems, Functional Business Systems

Enterprise Business Systems
Customer Relationship Management: The Business Focus, Enterprise Resource Planning: The Business Backbone, Supply Chain Management: The Business Network 

Electronic Commerce Systems
Electronic Commerce Fundamentals, e-Commerce Applications and Issues

Decision Support Systems
Decision Support in Business, Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Business

Development Processes

Developing Business/IT Strategies
Planning Fundamentals, Implementation Challenges

Developing Business/IT Solutions
Developing Business Systems, Implementing Business Systems

Management Challenges

Security and Ethical Challenges
Security; Ethical, and Societal Challenges of IT, Security Management of Information Technology

Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology
Managing Information Technology, Section II: Managing Global IT

References

Ralph Stair and George Reynolds, Principles of Information Systems, 10^th  Edition, New Delhi: Pearson Education.

James A. O'Brien and George Marakas, Management Information Systems, 9^th Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill