Management Information System
Management Information System
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM & KM
COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS
COURSE CREDITS: 02
SECTION-A: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
(WEIGHTAGE: 12 HRS)
1. CONCEPT, ROLE AND COMPONENTS OF MIS (4 HRS)
Concept of information system and information flow; role and importance of information
systems in management process; strategic role of I.T. in M.I.S ; information systems for
competitive advantage
Components of MIS: Design and maintenance of M.I.S and Decision support systems
;development and implementation of MIS :systems analysis and design ;alternative
application developments, financing issues (basic idea)
BPR: Concept; role of I.T. for BPR
ERP: Meaning; importance; applications; enterprise management systems (basic idea
Only)
2. INFORMATION SYSTEM: THE HARDWARE & THE SOFTWARE (2 HRS)
Data hierarchy: field, record, file, database; models and main components of DBMS ;
RDBMS; processing through DBMS
4. APPLICATIONS OF MIS (4 HRS)
(Note: The faculty must deal with this section exclusively; the end term examination will have
applications based questions)
SECTION-B: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
(WEIGHTAGE: 12 HRS)
5. BASICS OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (2 HRS)
Concept: Data, information and knowledge; knowledge types; knowledge cycle; benefits
6. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: STRATEGIC DIMENSIONS (3 HRS)
7. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (4 HRS)
8. LEARNING ORGANISATIONS (3 HRS)
(Note: The paper will be taught with the help of Indian case studies using KM successfully, both from
manufacturing and service sector. End term examination paper will have case based questions.)
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