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Management Information

Systems
Information Systems
Why Do People Need Information?

Individuals - Entertainment and


enlightenment

Businesses - Decision making, problem


solving and control

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Data, Information and
Systems
Data vs. Information
Data
 A “given,” or fact; a number, a statement, or a picture
 Represents something in the real world
 The raw materials in the production of information

Information
 Data that have meaning within a context
 Data in relationships
 Data after manipulation

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Data, Information, and Systems
Generating Information
Computer-Based Information Systems take data as
raw material, process it, and produce information
as output. Input-Process-Output

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Data, Information, and Systems
Information in Context
Characteristics of useful information

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Data, Information, and Systems
What Is a System?

System: A set of components that work together


to achieve a common goal

Subsystem: One part of a system where the


products of more than one system are combined
to reach an ultimate goal

Closed system: Stand-alone system that has no


contact with other systems

Open system: System that interfaces with other


systems
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Data, Information, and Systems
Several subsystems make up this corporate accounting system.

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Data, Information, and Systems
Components of an Information System

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Data, Information, and Systems
The Four Stages of Data Processing

Input: Data is collected and entered into


computer.

Data processing: Data is manipulated into


information using mathematical, statistical, and
other tools.

Output: Information is displayed or presented.

Storage: Data and information are maintained for


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later use.
Why Study Information
Systems?
Information Systems Careers
 Systems analyst, specialist in enterprise resource planning (ERP),
database administrator, telecommunications specialist, consulting,
etc.

Knowledge Workers
 Managers and non-managers
 Employers seek computer-literate professionals who know how to
use information technology.

Computer Literacy Replacing Traditional Literacy


Key to full participation in western society

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Ethical and Societal Issues
The Not-So-Bright Side
 Consumer Privacy
 Organizations collect (and sometimes sell) huge amounts of data on
individuals.

 Employee Privacy
 IT supports remote monitoring of employees, violating privacy and creating
stress.

 Freedom of Speech
 IT increases opportunities for pornography, hate speech, intellectual property
crime, an d other intrusions; prevention may abridge free speech.

 IT Professionalism
 No mandatory or enforced code of ethics for IT professionals--unlike other
professions.

 Social Inequality
 Less than 20% of the world’s population have ever used a PC; less than 3%
 1 have Internet access.
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