MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Course Code: BBAMS 20301

Course Objective:
This course focuses on the relationships among management, information, and systems as well as the relationship
between a manager's need for information and his/her position in the organization, how hardware, software, data,
people, and procedures are combined to form an information system, how information technology can be used by a
business organization to gain a competitive advantage why a knowledge of information systems is crucial to anyone
who plans a career in business Organisation.

Course Contents:
Module I: Organizations, Management And Information
Meaning and Role of MIS, Organization Structure, Business process

Module II: Information Technology Infrastructure

Managing Hardware and Software Assets, Managing Data Resources (DRM), Data Bank concept, DBMS (Data
base management system)

Module III: Management And Organizational Support Systems For The Firm
Decision –Making Process: Structured, Un-Structured Decision, Semi-structured, Managing Knowledge:
Knowledge Work and Artificial Intelligence (DSS, ES), Enhancing Management Decision Making by the use of
such tools.

Module IV: Building Information Systems In The Digital Firm

Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems, Understanding the Business Value of Systems and
Managing Change.

Module V: Managing Information Systems In The Digital Firm

Information Systems Security and Control, Managing International Information Systems.

Examination Scheme:

Components P-1 C-1 CT-1 EE-1

Weightage (%) 10 10 10 70

Text & References:

Text:
 Data Communication and Teleprocessing System, Trevor Housley

References:
 Data Communication and Distributed Networks, Uyless D. Black