BUSA 3100 – Exam 1 – Study Guide Chapter 1: (Stair and Reynolds; class slides) * Hierarchy of Data * Systematic organization of data. * Data – raw facts and figures by itself. * Alphanumeric data – numbers‚ letters and other characters * Image data – graphic images and pictures * Audio data – sound‚ noise or tones * Video data – moving images or pictures * Information – collection of facts organized in such a way that they have value
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Management Information Systems MANAGING THE DIGITAL FIRM Chapter 1 Managing the Digital Firm Kenneth C. Laudon Jane P. Laudon 9th edition PEARSON Prentice Hall 2006 www.prenhall.com/laudon Chapter 1 Managing the Digital Firm Objectives: After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: 1. Explain why information systems are so important today for business and management. 2. Evaluate the role of information
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The Competitive Forces that Drive the Management System The application of systemic tools to analyze an organizations external environment and implement an effective strategy has enabled companies to better position themselves in their industry. The analysis of current conditions is a necessary precursor to the system that will manage the changes required to achieve the company vision and live up to its mission and values. The basic tools for this approach are Michael Porter’s Five Competitive
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Management Information System A management information system (MIS) provides information that is needed to manage organizations efficiently and effectively.[1] Management information systems are not only computer systems - these systems encompass three primary components: technology‚ people (individuals‚ groups‚ or organizations)‚ and data/information for decision making. Management information systems are distinct from other information systems in that they are designed to be used to analyze
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Chapter I Introduction to control systems 1 EE352: Lecture 01: Introduction to linear control systems Definition 1 (Control system). an interconnection of subsystems and processes forming a configuration that will lead to the desired output‚ given a specified input. Desired output Reference input Control system plant reference input Actual output system response controlled variable The control system manipulates the input of the process to get the desired response
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information system‚ organization must support their technology investment with appropriate complementary investment in organizations and managements as well as social assets. The organization assets required to optimize returns from information technology investment include the organization’s hierarchy‚ efficient business processes and models‚ supportive organizational culture‚ and strong information system development team. The management complementary assets involve strong management support for
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conducted to investigate the need for introducing environmental protection programs for World Vision Zimbabwe Head Office staff. Environmental management focuses on the solution of the practical problems that humans encounter in cohabitation with nature‚ exploitation of resources and the production of waste. Participants in the process of environmental management fall into several groups for example government organisations at local‚ regional and international levels‚ research institutions such as universities
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Content Management systems Content is the feeder mechanism for all business processes. And always has been (Moore‚ 2001). The purpose of a web site is to display and/process content in order to transmit the organisation’s information to the world wide audiences. These days the websites content volumes are increasing rapidly. So‚ to deliver the content to the audiences in an understandable way‚ it is necessary to manage the content of the web site. Therefore‚ content management refers to the process
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Database management systems A database management system (DBMS) consists of software that operates databases‚ providing storage‚ access‚ security‚ backup and other facilities. Database management systems can be categorized according to the database model that they support‚ such as relational or XML‚ the type(s) of computer they support‚ such as a server cluster or a mobile phone‚ the query language(s) that access the database‚ such as SQL or XQuery‚ performance trade-offs‚ such as maximum scale
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Performance Management Systems It is believed that in any organization‚ the success of the Performance Management System depends on the ways in which the performance has been linked with the various values and the missions and the vision‚ and in the strategic objective of the entire organization. As the manager and Team leader of my department I have been given the responsibility of designing a non monetary award system within my organization‚ and with a certain limited control over it‚ must
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