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MIS, 11e

Module 1: Information
Systems in Business

Bidgoli, MIS, 11th Edition. © 2024 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a
publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 1
Module Objectives

By the end of this module, you should be able to:


• 1.1 Discuss common applications of computers and information
systems.
• 1.2 Explain the differences between computer literacy and information
literacy.
• 1.3 Define transaction-processing systems.
• 1.4 Define management information systems.
• 1.5 Describe the four major components of an information system.

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Computers and Information Systems in Daily Life

Common uses in daily life:


• Online classes
• Grocery and retail stores
• Banking services
• Telecommute
• Smartphones
• Tablets
• Social networking
• Search engines
• Video-sharing

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Management Information Systems

Management information system (MIS)


• Organized integration of hardware and software technologies, data,
processes, and human elements
• Designed to produce timely, integrated, relevant, accurate, and useful
information for decision-making

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Major Components of an Information System (1 of 6)

Exhibit 1.3 - Major Components of an Information System

Data – the input to the system

Source of data:
• External
• Internal

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Major Components of an Information System (2 of 6)

Exhibit 1.3 - Major Components of an Information System

Database – collection of all relevant data organized in a series of


integrated files

Database Management Systems:


• Oracle
• Microsoft SQL

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Major Components of an Information System (3 of 6)

Exhibit 1.3 - Major Components of an Information System

Process – to generate the most useful type of information for making


decisions

Examples:
• Transaction-processing reports
• Models for decision analysis

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Major Components of an Information System (4 of 6)

Exhibit 1.3 - Major Components of an Information System

Information – the output of an information system

Qualities of Useful Information:


• Timeliness
• Integration with other data and information
• Consistency and accuracy
• Relevance
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Major Components of an Information System

Example #1 of Information Systems:


• A state university stores all student data in a database.

Student Data Collected:


• First name
• Last name
• Age
• Gender
• Major
• Nationality
Useful Information:
• Generate the estimated number of students for new year.
• Knowing which major is the fastest growing.

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The IT Job Market

Categories of IT jobs
• Operations and help desk
• Programming
• Systems design
• Web design and Web hosting
• Network design and maintenance
• Database design and maintenance
• Robotics and artificial intelligence

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The IT Job Market

Other high-demand IT jobs:

• Data scientist
• Social media manager
• Social media architect
• Telework manager or coordinator
• Search engine optimization specialist
• Business architect
• Mobile technology expert
• Enterprise mobile developer
• Cloud architect
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Summary

Now that the lesson has ended, you should be able to:
• Discuss common applications of computers and information systems.
• Define management information systems.
• Describe the four major components of an information system.

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