1. The History of Management Information System
1.1. According to kenneth C.Laudon and Jane Laudon,the 5 phases in the development of computing technology:
1.2. first era:Mainframe and minicomputer computing
1.3. second era:personal computers
1.4. third era:client/server networks
1.5. fourth era:enterprise computing
1.6. fifth era:cloud computing
2. The dimension of Information System
2.1. system terminologies
2.2. data vs information
2.3. knowledge
2.4. knowledge base
2.5. information system
3. 3 components of information system
3.1. technology
3.2. process
3.3. people
4. roles of information system in business
4.1. business transformation
4.2. globalization opportunities
4.3. digital firms
5. define of management information system.
5.1. Management is the process of reaching organizational goals by working with and through people and other organizational resources.
5.2. 3 characteristics:
5.2.1. -It is a process or series of continuing and related activities.
5.2.2. -It involves and concentrates on reaching organizational goals.
5.2.3. -It reaches these goals by working with and through people and other organizational resources.
5.3. Manager
5.3.1. -Perceive business challenges in the environment
5.3.2. -They set organizational strategy for responding to those challenges
5.3.3. -They allocate the human and financial resources to coordinate the work and achieve success.
5.4. Level of management
5.4.1. 1.Senior management
5.4.2. 2.Middle Management(scientists and knowledge workers)
5.4.3. 3.Operational Management(Production and service workers ,Data workers)
5.5. Information system:
5.5.1. a set of interrelated components that collect (or retrieve),process,store,and distribute information to support decision making and control in an organization.
5.5.2. to supporting decision making,coordination,and control,information systems may help managers and workers analyze problems.
5.6. Management Information System
5.6.1. is a business function,like accounting and human resources,which moves information about people,products,and processes across the company to facilitate decision making and problem solving.
5.6.2. incorporates systems thinking to help companies operate cross-functionally.
5.6.2.1. to fulfill product orders,an MIS for sales moves a single customer order across all functional areas including sales,order and so on.