12MBA15 IT for Managers syllabus for MBA


Unit-1 Foundation concepts 8 hours

Foundations of information systems (IS) in business: Data & Information,Information as a Resource, Information in organizational Functions, Systemconcepts – Components of an IS – IS resources – Fundamental roles of ISapplications in business – Trends in IS.

Unit-2 Kinds of Information Systems 8 hours

TPS, OAS, MIS, DSS, GDSS, ES, EIS or ESS, Parameters for selecting asuitable Information System.

Unit-3 Building and Managing Systems 8 hours

System Analysis and Design – Systems Development Life Cycle – SystemBuilding Approaches – Prototyping – Rapid Application DevelopmentModels.

Unit-4 Business value of telecommunication networks 6 hours

The basics of doing business on the Internet- the Internet revolution – thebusiness value of Internet, Intranet and Extranet.

Unit-5 Business applications 6 hours

IT in business: functional business systems – cross-functional enterprisesystems – Enterprise resource planning (ERP)- Customer relationshipmanagement (CRM) and Supply chain management (SCM).

Unit-6 e-Business and e-Commerce 6 hours

E-Business systems: e-Business models – Enterprise e-Business systems –E-Commerce systems – Essential e-Commerce processes – electronic paymentprocesses – e-commerce application trends – Web store requirements.

Unit-7 Organization & Information Technology 7 hours

IT Capabilities and their organizational impact Fundamentals of strategicadvantage –– using IT for strategic advantages.

Unit-8 Management challenges 7 hours

Management Issues in MIS: Information Security and Control – QualityAssurance -Ethical and Social Dimensions – Intellectual Property Rights asrelated to IT Services / IT Products – Managing Global Information Systems

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