Mr C Johnston ICT Teacher BTEC IT Unit 03 - Lesson 07 Information System Case Studies

Session Objectives Identify information systems used within specific organisations

P5 Overview P5 requires you to identify information systems used within specific organisations, You need to find examples of systems which are used for: MIS, finance, human resources and marketing For each information system you should describe some of the key characteristics which you wrote about in P4 including: Level, People, Data (inputs, storage, processing, outputs), Hardware, Software and Communication You need to suggest why the system is useful and some possible advantages and disadvantages, Conclude if this type of system is useful for Batch ‘o’ Batch, You could choose to present your work in a table.

Company Name and overview of company System Overview Main purpose of the system Level Operation / Tactical / Strategic DataInputs Data going into the system and how Storage Is data stored if so where? Processing Processes carried out by the system Outputs Output from the system and in what format Hardware Hardware used by the system Software Software used by the system (if known) Communication Type of communication used e.g. PAN / LAN / WAN Evaluation What benefits does the system offer and any issues Useful For Batch ‘0’ Batch Based upon your findings is this system suitable for Batch ‘o’ Batch and what benefits does it offer

Case Studies Lots of case studies are provided for you to look at Ensure you cover a range of systems which support different areas of a business, REMEMBER BTEC want you to cover systems including MIS, Finance, Human Resources and Marketing.

Activity: Codes if Practice P5 – identify the information systems used in a specified organisation P5 – identify the information systems used in a specified organisation Make sure you clearly name the organisation which uses each of the information systems you identify Learners should describe the features of information systems and explain which they would use in their mini-enterprise (Batch ‘o’ Batch), and why Cover systems including MIS, Finance, Human Resources and Marketing