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7 Information Technology for Management 50 Marks

Course Content

Basic in skills: such a use of MS-Office and other office automation tools should be covered during the foundation week. This course will focus on conceptual knowledge about IT.

1. Historical Perspective of Computer and Information Technology

2. How a Computer works Hardware and Software components and their characteristics from a user/buyers perspective

3. Basics of Networking Need for, Components of networks, LAN/WAN/MAN. various options for Networking for a business Dial Up, Leased tines; DSL Lines, VSAT. Various medium for communication terrestrial, satellite ,copper ,fiber optic etc

4. Basics of Internet how internet works Familiarity with various components of the Internet Browser, Web Server, DNS Server, Search Engine -Applications of Blogs, email, FTP, Voice over Internet Internet Websites,

5. Impact of IT on business and society

6. Role of IT Overview of concepts such as ERP. SCM, CRM, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence, e-commerce, e-Business, Knowledge management etc

Reference Text 1. e-Business: Roadmap for Success: Ravi Kalakota and Marcia Robinson 2. The Sever, Steps to Nirvana: Strategic insights into e-Business transformation : Mohanbir Sawhney 3. Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter 4. Knowledge Management by Ganesh Natarajan and Sandhya Shekhar 5. Business @ The Speed of Thought by Bill Gates 6. Tech Venture: New Rules on Value and Profit from Silicon Valley by Mohanbir Sahwney

7. Alex Leon & Mathews Leon: Introduction to computers (Vikas) 8. Rajaraman: Introduction to Information Technology (Prentice Hall India) 9. Sanders, D. H. : Computers in Business: An Introduction (McGraw Hill) 10. Articles from HBR, Journal of Marketing