Management Information

System
Ms. Lubna Majeed
Management Information Systems
• Course Code: ITEC3119
• Course Title: Management Information
Systems
• Credit Hours: 3(3+0)
• Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Information
Technology
 Specific Objectives of Course:
After the completion of this course, the students
will be able to:
• Understand the concept of information systems
• Know the importance of MIS in business success.
• Be aware of different information technology
applications in business environment.
• Have an understanding of the relationship
between MIS and decision makers for strategic
business decision
 COURSE OUTLINE
• Introduction to Information Technology: What is a
system; System Software and Application Software;
Components of an Information System; Information
System Resources; Fundamental role of I.S. in
Business; Introduction to e-Business
• Data Resource Management: Database
Management; Fundamental Data Concepts;
Traditional File Management Systems; Types of
Databeses; Database Management Systems (DBMS)
• Data sharing: Importance and need of data sharing;
Organizational networking and its benefits; Role of DBMS
in Data sharing
• Management Information System: Definition of MIS;
Various types of Information Systems; The purpose of
Information Systems; History of information systems and
its implications; Application software; Basic components
etc.; Using information technology for electronic
commerce; Elements of computer based information
system (CBIS)
• Management Information Systems in Practice:
Transaction Processing System (TPS); The characteristics of
TPS; The Transaction Processing Cycle; Management
Reporting System (MRS)
• Various Types of Reports Generated through MRS: The
Decision Support System (DSS); Types of processing tasks
performed by DSS; The characteristics of Group Decision
Support System (GDSS); The Executive Information System
(EIS); Office Automation; Definition of Office Information
System (OIS); Types of OA Systems; The study of Message
Handling Systems; Teleconferencing applications and types;
Office Support Systems
• Key Components: Computer-Aided Design (CAD);
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM); Computer-
Integrated Manufacturing (CIM); Flexible Manufacturing
System (FMS); Materials Resources Planning
• (MRP-II); Just-In-Time (JIT) Production; RandD Information
Systems; Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)
• Expert Systems: Artificial Intelligence; The
components of an Expert System; Expert System;
Functional area of business; How technology can
support the decision activities of the finance
function; Financial information systems and the
sources of financial information
• People, Organizations, Systems and
Management: Characteristics of people and
groups in organization that often affect the design
and performance of Information Systems; The
MIS function in organizations System
• Information System Design and Development:
What is System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?;
Stages of System Development; Preliminary
Investigation; Requirements Analysis; System
Design; System Acquisition; System Implementation
and Maintenance; Study of various Approaches to
System Development; The Traditional Approach;
Prototyping Approaches; End User Development
• Current Focus On Information Use: Problems in
implementing global information systems; GIS
implementing strategies
• Ethical Implications Of Information Technology:
Moral, Ethics and the Law; Ethics and the
information services; Codes of Ethics
Recommended Study: (Latest Editions)

• 1. Brien, James O. Management Information

System
• 2. Laudon, Kenneth C. and Laudan Jane P.
Management Information System
• 3. Long, Larry and Long, Lacy. Introduction to
computer information system: