Management Information System

Management Information Systems

Dr Mohammad Yamin PhD(ANU)

Professor

Department of Management Information Systems

Email: doctoryamin@hotmail.com

Mobile: 0502109000

Prof Mohammad Yamin

Experience:

Teaching & Research

• Sixteen Years@AustralianNationalUniversity&UC

• Twelve Years@Elsewhere

Industry

• Over 4 Years@HumanServices (Aust Govt IT

Organization – one of the ten largest IS

organizations in the world)

This Presentation

• Business Information Systems

• eBusiness

• Competitive Advantage

Pointers

• How are information systems transforming?

• Why are information systems so essential for

running and managing a business today?

• What do we exactly mean by an information

system? How does it work? What are its people,

organization, and technology components?

• Different kind of people in Businesses and

systems that manage eBusiness

• What is Competitive Advantage and what is the

role of IS in achieving it

IT vs. IS

•What does IT give us?

•Programs, Tools, Gadgets

•What does IS provide us?

•Management of Businesses,

Organizations and Society

Perspectives on Information Systems and Information Technology

What Is an Information System?

• Information technology: The hardware and software

a business uses to achieve objectives

• Information system: Interrelated components that

manage information to:

• Support decision making and control

• Help with analysis, visualization, and product creation

• Includes resources including personnel

Information Systems:

Concepts and Definitions

 Data: Streams of raw facts

 Information: Data shaped into meaningful,

useful form

 Knowledge: Something that can be applied to

achieve results

 Examples:

 Friday

 1st January

 26th January

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