University of Technology‚ Jamaica Management of Information Systems (CIT4016) Lecturer: Mr. D. Logan Name: Jonoi Ramsay (1001866) Assignment #1 (CASE) Date of Submission: October 7‚ 2014 Evaluate what type of IS/ IT investments that would be appropriate for a prominent Jamaican company‚ e.g. Grace Kennedy‚ TVJ‚ Paymaster. Demonstrate your understanding of all of the following terms in your discussion: TPS‚ MIS‚ DSS‚ and ESS. Company Description Watts New is an electronic and computer superstore
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GREENWICH DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION SYSTEM National racquet and health club system report Dao Quoc Dat - 000586867 4/16/2013 Distributed Information System course work CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. Identification of information system ................................................................................................ 4 Overall description........................................................................................................................... 5 Specific requirements
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Type: Answer all Nine (9) questions. 1. What are three (3) of the qualities of decisions and the decision making process? Explain using example in your country. (6 marks) 2. There are different levels in an organization and each of these levels has different information requirements for decision support. Explain in this context the differences between unstructured‚ semi-structured and structured decisions as they relate to the different levels of management. (6 marks) 3. Explain using examples
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Clinical Information Systems Rachel Bisesi The topic I have chosen for Presentation Project is the Clinical Information System. According to Nanette Sayles and Kathy Trawick‚ who wrote "Introduction to Computer Systems for Health Information Technology”‚ a clinical information system is used to collect and store information related to patient care. The clinical data stored in the clinical information system (CIS) are patient identifiable and used to diagnose a patient’s condition‚ make decisions
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A Pharmacy Information System is a computerized system that handles many one of many outpatient functions‚ such as taking prescription orders‚ prescription entry‚ and pricing of the medications‚ to fill and refill medication‚ medication inventory‚ and the financial management and purchasing. Some features of the PIS consist of prescription management that manages prescription for patients. It receives the prescription order electronically‚ then matches to the available pharmaceutical
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A marketing information system (MIS) is a set of procedures and methods designed to generate‚ analyze‚ disseminate‚ and store anticipated marketing decision information on a regular‚ continuous basis. An information system can be used operationally‚ managerially‚ and strategically for several aspects of marketing. A marketing information system can be used operationally‚ managerially‚ and strategically for several aspects of marketing. We all know that no marketing activity can be carried out in
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Chapter 1: Business Driven MIS (Key Terms pg. 27) Competing in an information age 4 Driving factors Data: raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object(pg.6) Information: data that has been converted into a meaningful and useful context(pg.8) uses variables‚ data characteristics that stand for a value that changes or varies over time‚ to help answer questions Business intelligence: information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers‚ customers‚ competitors‚ partners
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of MIS. Meaning of MIS Marketing Information System‚ abbreviated as MIS‚ means to collect‚ analyze and supply marketing information to the marketing managers. The marketing managers use this information to take marketing decisions. MIS is a permanent and continuous process. Marketing information includes all facts‚ estimates‚ opinions‚ guidelines‚ policies and other data. This information is necessary for taking marketing decisions. This information is collected from both internal and external
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Table of Contents Introduction Scenario 5 Types of Information Systems Benefits & Drawbacks Conclusion Introduction My business partner and I are thinking about opening a small‚ nostalgic record store. Our vision in this endeavor is to help preserve and maintain the idea of the old school record store‚ where customers could physically interact with the music and experience different and new ideas‚ styles‚ and trends. XYZ Record Store will be carry all different forms
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Discussion Questions 1. Discuss some of the challenges facing business today. Does information technology play a role in these challenges? Explain. The business world and society in general are undergoing phenomenal and sometimes turbulent change. The “new economy” driven by the Internet has seen the rise of entirely new businesses like Amazon.com‚ Yahoo‚ eBay‚ and of course Google. While the “dot com bust” of 2000 saw the demise of thousands of Internet-oriented businesses‚ the fact remains that
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