Management Information Systems
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Course Title: Management Information Systems
Course No: CSIT.416.3
Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab
Semester: 7
Full Marks: 60 + 20 + 20
Pass Marks: 24 + 10 + 10
Credit Hours: 3
Course Description
Course Objectives
Course Contents
1.1. Role of Information Systems
- Role of Information Systems in Business
- How Information Systems are Transforming Business
1.2. Globalization and Digital Firms
- New in MIS
- Globalization Challenges and Opportunities
- Emerging Digital Firm
1.3. Information Systems Concepts
- Data vs Information
- Information System
- Information technology
- Dimensions of IS
- Contemporary approaches to IS
1.4. MIS Hands-on Project
- Sales Trend Analysis by using Database or Excel
2.1. Business Processes
- Business Processes
- Use of Information Technology to Enhance Business Process
2.2. Systems for Different Management Groups
- Transaction Processing Systems
- Management Information Systems
- Decision Support Systems
- Executive Support Systems
2.3. Systems for Different Functional Areas
- Finance and Accounting Systems
- Sales and Marketing Systems
- HR Systems
- Manufacturing and Production Systems
2.4. Systems for Linking Enterprise
- Enterprise Systems
- Supply Chain Management Systems
- Customer Relationship Systems
- Knowledge Management Systems
2.5. MIS Hands-on Project
- Analyzing Opportunities by using Excel
- Business Case
3.1. Organizations and Information Systems
- Definition of Organization
- Features of Organization
- Impact of IS on Organization and Business Firms
3.2. Competitive Advantages
- Information Systems and Competitive Advantages
- Porters Competitive Force Model
- Using Information System to Deal with Competitive Forces
- Impact of Internet on Competitive Advantages
3.3. Strategic Models
- Business Value Chain Model
- The Value Web
- Synergies
- Core Competencies and Network Based Strategies
3.4. Business Case
- Business Case
4.1. Social and Ethical Issues
- Ethics
- Relationship between Ethical, Social and Political Issues
- Moral Dimensions of Information Age
- Technology trends that raises Ethical Issues
4.2. Ethics in Information Society
- Responsibility, Accountability & Liability
- Ethical Analysis
- Some Real World Ethical Dilemmas
4.3. MIS Hands-on Project
- Analyzing Privacy and other Ethical Issues by Analyzing Data
- Business Case
5.1. System Vulnerabilities
- Why Systems are Vulnerable
- Internet Vulnerabilities
- Wireless Security Challenges
- Malicious Software
- Hackers and Computer Crime
- Software Vulnerabilities
5.2. Security Value and Legal Requirements
- Business value of Security and Control
- Legal and Regulatory Requirements for Electronic Record Management
- Electronic Evidence and Computer Forensic
5.3. Security Controls and Planning
- Information System Control
- Risk assessment
- Security Policy
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning
- Role of Auditing
5.4. Security Technologies
- Access Control
- Firewalls
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Antivirus Software
- Securing wireless Networks
- Encryption and PKI
- Ensuring System Availability
5.5. MIS Hands-on Project
- Analysing Security Vulnerabilities by using Spreadsheets and Web Tools
- Business Case
6.1. Decision Making and Information Systems
- Business Value of Improved Decision Making
- Types of Decisions
- Decision Making Process
- Managers and Decision Making
6.2. Systems for Decision Support
- Management Information Systems
- Decision Support Systems
- Executive Support Systems
- Web Based Customer Decision Support Systems
- Group Decision Support Systems
6.3. ESS and Balanced Scorecard
- ESS and Balanced Scoreboard Framework
- Role of ESS in the Firm
- Business value of ESS
6.4. MIS Hands-on Project
- Improving Decision Making by using Pivot Tables and Analyzing Sales Data
- Business Case
7. Managing Projects
6 hrs
7.1. Importance of Project Management
- Runway Projects
- System Failures
- Project Management Objectives
7.2. Selecting Projects
- Management Structure for IS Projects
- Linking Projects to Business Plan
- Critical Success Factors
- Portfolio Analysis
- Scoring Models
7.3. Establishing Business Value of IS
- IS Cost and Benefits
- Real Options Pricing Models
- Limitations of Financial Models
7.4. Managing Project Risks
- Dimensions Project Risks
- Change Management and Concept of Implementation
- Controlling Risk Factors
- Project Management Tools
7.5. Business Case
- Business Case
Laboratory Works
- 1.Case Study Analysis
- 2.Field Visit
- 3.Report and Presentation
Text Books
- 1.Laudon, K. C. & Laudon, J. P., Management Information Systems, 12th Edition Pearson, 2013
Reference Books
- 1.James A. O'Brien, George Marakas, Management Information Systems, 7th Edition McGraw-Hill Companies, 2006
- 2.R. Kelly Rainer, Efraim Turban, Richard E. Potter, Introduction to Information Systems: Supporting and Transforming Business, Wiley, 1st Edition, 2006