1. THE INFORMATION AGE IN WHICH YOU LIVE
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THE INFORMATION AGE IN WHICH YOU LIVE
Changing the Face of Business
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2. Presentation Overview
Today’s Economic Environment
Information as a Key Resource
People as a Key Resource
Information Technology as a Key Resource
Roles and Goals of Information Technology
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3. Opening Case Study Can Technology Catch You Having An Affair?
Technology is pervasive, and often invasive.
How can technology be inadvertently used for “good” and “bad” purposes?
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4. Management Information Systems for the Information Age
Introduction
Information age – a time when knowledge is power.
Knowledge worker – works with and produces information as a product.
Outnumber all other types of workers by a to-1 margin.
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5. Management Information Systems for the Information Age
Introduction
Management information systems (MIS) – deals with the planning for, development, management, and use of information technology tools to help people perform all tasks related to information processing and management.
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6. Today’s Economic Environment
To be successful in today’s economic environment, you must:
Know your competition.
Know your customers.
Work closely with your business partners.
Know your organization inside and out.
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7. Today’s Economic Environment The E.conomy
Electronic commerce – is commerce, but it is commerce accelerated and enhanced by information technology.
Telecommuting – the use of communications technologies to work in a place other than a central location.
Virtual Workplace – a technology-enabled workplace. No boundaries.
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8. Today’s Economic Environment The E.conomy
Percentage of Sites that Plan to Add Telecommuting
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9. Today’s Economic Environment The “Now” Economy
Characterized by the immediate access customers have to the ordering of products and services.
An ATM is an example of a product in the “now” economy.
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10. Today’s Economic Environment The “Now” Economy
M-commerce – electronic commerce conducted over a wireless device such as a cell phone or personal digital assistant.
Team Work
I Want It!
(p. 7)
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11. Today’s Economic Environment The Global Economy
Global economy – one in which customers, businesses, suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers all operate without regard to physical and geographical boundaries.
Transnational firms – produce and sell products and services in countries all over the world.
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12. Today’s Economic Environment The Global Economy
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13. Today’s Economic Environment The Arriving Digital Economy
Digital economy – marked by the electronic movement of all types of information including physiological information such as:
Voice recognition
Speech synthesization
Biometrics
Holograms
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14. Information as a Key Resource
Information is one of the key components of management information systems.
We are in the “information” age, a time when knowledge is power.
Knowledge comes from information.
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15. Information as a Key Resource Data Versus Information
Data – raw facts that describe a particular phenomenon.
Information – data that have a particular meaning within a specific context.
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16. Information as a Key Resource Personal Dimensions of Information
The three personal dimensions of information include:
Time
Location
Form
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17. Information as a Key Resource Personal Dimensions of Information
Time dimension
When you need it.
Specific time period.
Location dimension
No matter where you are.
Form dimension
Useable and understandable.
Free of errors.
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18. Information as a Key Resource Organizational Dimensions of Information
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19. Information as a Key Resource Organizational Dimensions of Information
Strategic management – provides overall direction and guidance.
Tactical management – develops the goals and strategies.
Operational management – manages and directs the day-to-day operations.
Nonmanagement employees – perform daily activities.
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20. Information as a Key Resource Organizational Dimensions of Information
The four flows of information include:
Upward – describes the current state of the organization based on its daily transactions.
Downward – consists of the strategies, goals, and directives that originate at one level and are passed to lower levels.
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21. Information as a Key Resource Organizational Dimensions of Information
Information flows continued
Horizontal – between functional business units and work teams.
Outward – information that is communicated to customers, suppliers, distributors, and other partners for the purpose of doing business.
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22. Information as a Key Resource Organizational Dimensions of Information
Information granularity – refers to the extent of detail within the information.
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23. Information as a Key Resource Organizational Dimensions of Information
What the information describes can include:
Internal information – specific operational aspects of the organization.
External information – the environment surrounding the organization.
Objective information – something that is known.
Subjective information – something that is unknown.
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24. People as a Key Resource Information and Technology Literacy
The single most important resource in any organization is its people.
Technology-literate knowledge worker – a person who knows how and when to apply technology.
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25. People as a Key Resource Information and Technology Literacy
Information-literate knowledge workers:
Define what information they need.
Know how and where to obtain information.
Understand the information.
Act appropriately based on the information to help the organization achieve the greatest advantage.
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26. People as a Key Resource Your Ethical Responsibilities
Ethics – the principals and standards that guide our behavior toward other people.
Ethics are different from laws as they are a matter of personal interpretation.
Ethics have a right and wrong outcome according to different people.
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27. People as a Key Resource Your Ethical Responsibilities
Hacker – very knowledgeable computer user who uses his or her knowledge to invade other people’s computers.
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28. People as a Key Resource Your Ethical Responsibilities
On Your Own
Electronic Mail
or Expensive Mail?
(p. 16)
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29. Information Technology as a Key Resource
Information technology – any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization. Made up of:
Hardware – physical devices that make up a computer.
Software – set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out a specific task.
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30. IT as a Key Resource Key Technology Categories
Hardware categories
Input devices
Output devices
Storage devices
Central processing unit
Random access memory
Telecommunications devices
Connecting devices
On Your Own
Identifying
Hardware
And Software
(p. 19)
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31. IT as a Key Resource Key Technology Categories
Software categories
Application software
Operating system software
Utility software
(See Figure 1.6 on page 18 for a complete overview of software categories.)
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32. IT as a Key Resource Decentralized Computing and Shared Information
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33. IT as a Key Resource Decentralized Computing and Shared Information
Decentralized computing – environment in which an organization splits computing power and locates it in functional business areas and on knowledge workers’ desktops.
Shared information – environment in which an organization’s information is organized in one central location.
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34. Roles and Goals of Information Technology
Increase employee productivity
Enhance decision making
Improve team collaboration
Create business partnerships and alliances
Enable global reach
Facilitate organizational transformation
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35. Roles and Goals of IT 1 - Increase Employee Productivity
Online transaction processing (OLTP) – the gathering of input information, processing that information, and updating existing information to reflect the gathered and processed information.
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36. Roles and Goals of IT 1 - Increase Employee Productivity
Transaction processing system (TPS) – processes transactions that occur within an organization.
Customer-integrated system (CIS) – An extension of a TPS that places technology in the hands of an organization’s customers and allows them to process their own transactions.
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37. Roles and Goals of IT 1 - Increase Employee Productivity
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38. Roles and Goals of IT 2 - Enhance Decision Making
Online analytical processing (OLAP) – the manipulation of information to support decision making.
Artificial intelligence – the science of making machines imitate human thinking and behavior.
Neural network – an artificial intelligence that is capable of finding and differentiating patterns.
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39. Roles and Goals of IT 2 - Enhance Decision Making
Executive information system (EIS) – a highly interactive IT system that allows you to first view highly summarized information and then choose how you would like to see greater detail, which may alert you to potential problems or opportunities.
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40. Roles and Goals of IT 3 - Improve Team Collaboration
Collaboration system – designed specifically to improve the performance of teams by supporting the sharing and flow of information.
Groupware – software components that supports the collaborative efforts of a team.
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41. Roles and Goals of IT 3 - Improve Team Collaboration
Groupware contains support for:
Team dynamics
Document management
Group document database – acts as a powerful storage facility for organizing and managing all documents related to specific teams.
Applications development
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42. Roles and Goals of IT 4 - Create Business Partnerships and Alliances
Team Work
Finding Business
Partners and
Alliances on
The Web
(p. 26)
Interorganizational system (IOS) – automates the flow of information between organizations to support the planning, design, development, production, and delivery of products and services.
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43. Roles and Goals of IT 4 - Create Business Partnerships and Alliances
Electronic data interchange (EDI) – the direct computer-to-computer transfer of transaction information contained in standard business documents, such as invoices and purchase orders, in a standard format.
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44. Roles and Goals of IT 5 - Enable Global Reach
Business today is global business.
Culture – the collective personality of a nation or society, encompassing language, traditions, currency, religion, history, music, and acceptable behavior, among other things.
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45. Roles and Goals of IT 6 - Facilitate Organizational Transformation
Organizational transformation is necessary to respond to the ever-changing needs (and wants) of today’s marketplace.
Blockbuster now provides movies on a pay-per-view rental basis through cable.
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46. Closing Case Study One You and Your Information
Information travels with you and is captured and stored by a number of organizations.
Trust and accuracy of information is important.
Do you trust organizations to maintain accurate information about you?
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47. Management Information Systems for the Information Age
Closing Case Study Two How Much of Your Personal Information Do You Want Businesses to Know?
Businesses need information about you to provide the best possible products and services.
How much of your information do you want others to be able to access?
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48. Summary Student Learning Outcomes
Describe the information age and the role of knowledge workers within it.
Define management information systems (MIS).
Describe key factors shaping today’s economic environment.
Validate information as a key resource and describe both personal and organizational dimensions of information.
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49. Summary Student Learning Outcomes
Define how people are the most important organizational resource, their information and technology literacy challenges, and their ethical responsibilities.
Describe the important characteristics of information technology (IT) as a key organizational resource.
List and describe the six roles and goals of information technology in any organization.
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50. Summary Assignments & Exercises
Surveying the global economy
Finding trust in TRUSTe
Reporting on Internet statistics by business sector
Learning about an MIS major
Reviewing the 100 best companies to work for
Redefining business operations through IT innovation
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51. Visit the Web to Learn More www.mhhe.com/haag
Job databases
Electronic resumes
Searching newspapers for job ads
Locating internships
Interviewing and negotiating tips
Organization sites and job postings
Employment opportunities with the government
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