What have we learnt from Managment information Systems course

What have we learnt from Introduction to Management Information Systems?

This course is an introduction to information systems and information technology for students who are or who will soon become business professionals in the fast changing business world of today. We have been given an opportunity to learn how to use and manage information technologies to revitalize business processes, improve business decision making, and gain competitive advantage. There is a major emphasis on the essential role of Internet technologies in providing a platform for business, commerce, and collaboration processes among all business stakeholders in today’s networked enterprises and global markets. There is also an emphasis on ethical and security issues and challenges.

On completion of this course, we have achieved following objectives:



 I have gone through detailed information, and analyzed how the business applications of information systems and information technologies can support a firm’s business processes, managerial decision making, and strategies fro competitive advantage. 

 I have identifiied  the components, resources, and activities of an information system. This would include hardware, software, data, network, and people resources; as well as input, processing, output, storage, feedback and control components and activities. I am able to identify trends (past, present, and future) regarding components, resources, and activities.

 I have Identified cross-functional enterprise systems, and been given examples of how they can provide significant business value to a company. This includes examples of how Internet and other information technologies support business processes within the functional areas of business (accounting, finance, human resource management, marketing, and production and operations management). Detail information about SAP.

 I have learnt the major categories and trends of e-commerce applications. Compare and contrast e-commerce sites .Use the systems development life cycle as a problem-solving framework to help propose information systems solutions to simple business problems. This would include describing evaluation factors in the acquisition of hardware, software, and IS services, and identifying change management solutions for end user resistance.

 I have been provided details about several ethical issues in how the use of information technologies in business affects employment, individuality, working conditions, privacy, crime, health, and solutions to societal problems.

 I have Identified several types of security management strategies and defenses, and have been explained how they can be used to ensure the security of business applications of information technology.

 I have Identified several cultural, political, and geoeconomic challenges that confront managers in the management of global information technologies. This was included explaining the effect on global business/IT strategy by international business organizations.