MBA 642: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Credit Hours: 2 Pre-requisite: None

Course Description
This course intends to integrate the behavioral, organizational, operational, and technical aspects of
information systems concepts and structures. Emphasis is on the internal management of information
resources and on the management of information technology. Coverage of the subject matter will be
through case studies, lectures, class discussion, independent readings and research.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:

✔ Analyze the process of formulating a strategic plan for the information resource and how it
must mesh with the strategic plan for the firm;
✔ Explain the potential of electronic commerce.
✔ Apply the role of internationalism in managing information resources;
✔ Analyze the ethical implications of information technology.
✔ Explain the value of systems theory to managing information resources.
✔ Explain the procedures for successfully managing information systems projects.
✔ Analyze the unique characteristics of functional information systems.
✔ Use the computer as a problem-solving tool.
✔ Apply the principles of any of the above to a real-world case or firm;
✔ Be conversant with the current topics in information systems

Unit One: SYSTEMS CONCEPT

1. Systems concept
2. Definition of system, subsystems, and supra-systems.
3. Environment of a system: internal and external and their controllability
4. General systems model
5. Systems Performance: effectiveness, efficiency, productivity
6. Systems approach
UNIT TWO: INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIFE CYCLE
1. Definitions
2. Principles of successful IS development
3. Phases of IS Development life cycle
4. Challenges for IS Development life cycle
UNIT THREE: INFORMATION SYSTEMS
1. Definitions
2. Types
3. Basic features
4. Examples of modem Information systems
5. Transaction Information systems
6. Management reporting systems
7. Decision support systems

8. Reports: detailed, historical, summary and exception reports.

9. Challenges in building Information systems

UNIT FOUR: INFORMATION SYSTEMS PLANNING

1. The need for Information Systems Planning
2. Definition requirements
3. Project selection and feasibility studies
4. Strategic planning and Information technology and competitive advantage
5. Planning strategies (critical success factors, business systems planning, organizing IS
Plan)
6. Scenario approach to planning
UNIT 5: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
1. Flow charts
2. Decision tables
3. Data flow diagrams
4. Decision flow diagrams
5. Gantt Charts
6. Project management techniques
7. Prototyping
8. Information gathering techniques (observation, interview, document analysis,
visualization, etc.)
9. Forms
10. Workbench technology (CASE tools).
UNIT 6: FEASIBILITY STUDY
1. What is feasibility? Feasibility analysis?
2. Importance of feasibility analysis
3. Economic feasibility
4. Operational feasibility
5. Technical feasibility
6. Feasibility Reports
UNIT 7: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (CONCEPTUAL AND DETAIL)
1. Information requirement analysis

2. Nature of designs
3. Design objectives and principles
4. Conceptual design
5. Detail Design
6. Output design
7. Input design
8. File and database design
9. Process design
Unit 8: IMPLEMENTATION
1. Software Acquisition
2. Hardware Acquisition
3. File conversion
4. System testing
5. Staff Training
6. Conversion (direct, parallel, phased, pilot)
7. Documentation
Unit 9: MAINTENANCE AND EVALUATION
1. Need for IS maintenance
2. Need for IS evaluation
3. End user satisfaction
4. Productivity
5. Systems Quality
6. Accounting evaluations
7. Other methods
MODE OF TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESES
A combination of the following major methods of delivery will be used for each course of the MBA
Program:
Online lectures,
Online Class discussion,
Demonstration,
case study,
Virtual team discussion,

Project work, article review and Simulation.

Supported with delivery of recorded video-lecture to the students.

Online reflection and participation (individual or virtual group)…………...10

Individual and virtual group assignments…………………………………..20
Article review and term paper ……………………………………………..20
Online Final Exam…………………………………………………………...50

Text Book
● O’Brien (2013). Management information system, 10th Edition, McGraw-hill, new York,
USA.

Reference books
1. Haag, S., Cummings, M & Philips, A. (2013). Management Information Systems. 6thed.
New Delhi: Mc-Graw Hill.

2. Haag, S., Cummings, M. (2013) Management Information Systems. 9thed. New York:
McGraw Hill.

3. Haag, S., Cummings, M. &McCubbrey. (2005). Management Information Systems. 5th ed.
USA: McGraw Hill.

4. Laudon, K. &Laudon, J. (2006).: Management Information Systems managing the digital

firm, 9th ed., India: Prentice Hall.

5. O’ Brien, J. &Marakas, G. (2006).Management Information Systems. 7thed. New York:

McGraw Hill.

6. O’Brien (2004). Management Information System. 6th Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill.