IS People and Group

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Information Systems (People, Organizations,
Systems Management) Inam Ul-Haq MS Computer
Science Sweden organizer_at_dfd-charity.com,
inam_at_ue.edu.pk
Lecture 2
University of Okara
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example of IS
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Data, Information, Knowledge and Occupations

• Where the primary focus of job is.

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University of Okara
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People and groups used in is

• The information systems department consists of
  specialists, such as programmers, systems
  analysts, project leaders, and information
  systems managers.
• Programmers are highly trained technical
  specialists who write the software instructions
  for computers.
• Systems Analysts make the main connection between
  the IS groups and the rest of the organization.
  The SAs job is to translate business problems
  and requirements into information requirements
  and systems.
• IS Managers are leaders of teams of programmers
  and analysts, project managers, physical facility
  managers, telecommunications mangers, or
• database specialists.
• Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a senior
  manager who oversees the use of information
  technology in the firm.

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Types of IS (Cont.)
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Types of IS (Cont.)

1. Operational-level systems support operational
   managers, keeping track of the elementary
   activities and transactions
2. Management-level systems serve the monitoring,
   controlling, decision-making, and administrative
   activities
3. Strategic-level systems help senior management
   tackle and address strategic issues

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MAJOR TYPES OF SYSTEMS IN ORGANIZATIONS
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Exercise

• I will show Transaction Processing system,
  ePayment, eBanking, eTransfer, eShopping and LMS.
• What will be student decision?
• What will be student level?

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References

• www.Wikipedia.org (accessed 9.10.2013)
• http//www.mu.ac.in/mis
• "Management Information System new approaches to
• Organization and Technology", 5e, Kenneth C.
  Laudon , Jane P. Laudon.
• http//lecture-notes-forstudents.blogspot.com/2010
  /03/management-information-system.html