experiencing mis 4th by kronenke ch01
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Chapter 1
The Importance of MIS
“But Today, They’re Not Enough.”
Jennifer lacks skills FlexTime needs
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Abstract reasoning skills
Systems thinking skills
Collaboration skills
Experimentation skills
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Study Questions
Q1:
Why is Introduction to MIS the most important class in the business
school?
Q2:
What is an information system?
Q3:
What is MIS?
Q4:
Why is the difference between information technology and information
systems important to you?
Q5:
What is your role in IS security?
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Q1: Why Is Introduction to MIS the Most Important Class in the Business
School?
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Number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18
months
– Speed of computer chip increases in proportion to density of transistors
– Price/performance ratio falls dramatically
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Computer Price/Performance Ratio Decreases
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All of These Companies Exist Because of Moore’s Law
Cost of data
communications and
data storage essentially
zero
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YouTube
iPhone
Second Life
Pandora
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What Are Cost-Effective Business Applications of Facebook and
Twitter or Whatever Will Soon Appear?
• Are these applications cost-effective?
• Do they generate revenue worth the time and expense of running them?
• Someone needs to be examining that question, and that person works in
marketing ... not in a technical field.
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How Can I Attain Job Security?
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Knowledge and skills are your job security
Ability to cope with rapid technological change
Develop non-routine cognitive skills and ability
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Organizations favor those with strong non-routine cognitive skills
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How Can I Attain Job Security? (cont'd)
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Business professionals need to assess, evaluate, and apply emerging
information technology to business.
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Knowledge gained in this course will help you attain skills that lead to greater
job security.
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Why Jennifer Lost Her Job
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How Can Intro to MIS Help You Learn Non-Routine Skills?
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Abstract Reason
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Chapter 1: Model of an information system
Chapter 2: How to use IS model to assess scope of any new information
system project
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Chapter 5: How to create data models
Chapter 7: How to make process models
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How Can Intro to MIS Help You Learn Non-Routine Skills? (cont’d)
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Systems Thinking
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Ability to model system components, connect inputs and outputs among
components to reflect structure and dynamics of system observed
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Every chapter, especially Ch. 2–7 and 10
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How Can Intro to MIS Help You Learn Non-Routine Skills? (cont’d)
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Collaboration
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Activity of two or more people working together to achieve a common goal,
result, or work product
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Chapter Extensions 2A and 2B discuss collaboration skills and illustrate
several sample collaboration information systems
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How Can Intro to MIS Help You Learn Non-Routine Skills? (cont’d)
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Ability to Experiment
Make reasoned analysis of an opportunity; developing and evaluating
possible solutions
“I’ve never done this before.”
“I don’t know how to do it.”
“But will it work?”
“Is it too weird for the market?”
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Fear of failure paralyzes
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Job Growth over the Past Twenty Years
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What is the Bottom Line?
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Assess, evaluate, and apply emerging information systems technology to
business.
Learn abstraction, systems thinking, collaboration, and experimentation.
There is strong growth in the number of available jobs for those with
strong cognitive skills.
Read Ethics Guides about ethical dilemmas.
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Q2: What Is an Information System?
Group of components that interact to produce information.
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Experiencing MIS InClass Exercise 1: Information Systems and Online
Dating
Basis
Companies
Theory of relationships: personality, compatibility, etc.
• Chemistry
• eHarmony
• PerfectMatch
• Plenty of Fish
Political interests
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Common social/economic interests
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Common activity interests
• Golfmates
• EquestrianCupid
• CowboyCowgirl
• Single Firefighters
• Asexual Pals
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ConservativeDates
Liberalhearts
GoodGenes
MillionaireMatch
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Q3: What Is MIS?
1. Development and use of information systems
2. Achieve business goals and objectives
• Goal of MIS
– Aligning IS to achieve business goals and objectives
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What Is MIS (cont’d)
Management
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Means develop, maintain, and adapt
To create an information system that meets your needs, take an active role
in system’s development. Why?
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Business professionals understand business needs and requirements.
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Development and Use of Information Systems
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Business professionals need to:
Take active role in IS to ensure systems meet their needs
Understand how information systems are constructed
Consider users’ needs during development
Learn how to use information systems
Take into account ancillary IS functions (security, backups)
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Achieving Strategies
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MIS empowers users to achieve business objectives
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Information systems exist to assist business people
Information systems exist to help achieve business goals and objectives
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Q4: Why Is the Difference Between Information Technology and
Information Systems Important to You?
Information technology (IT)
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Products
Methods
Inventions
Standards
. IT components = Hardware + Software + Data
. IS = IT + Procedures + People
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Why Is the Difference Between Information Technology and Information
Systems Important to You? (cont’d)
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Avoid a common mistake: Cannot buy an IS
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Can buy, rent or lease hardware, software and databases, with predesigned
procedures.
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People execute procedures to employ new IT.
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Use of new system requires training, overcoming employees’ resistance, and
managing employees as they use new system.
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Q5: What Is Your Role in IS Security?
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Security systems have five components, including people.
Security system ultimately depends on behavior of its users.
If security procedures are not followed, then hardware, software, and data
components of security system are wasted expense.
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