Friday, November 10, 2006

ISM Syllabus

03.705.3 INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MANAGERS ( ELECTIVE II) (R) 3 – 1 – 0

Module 1

Introduction to information systems – system life cycle – Role of system analyst – tools for system analysis and design and data collection. System flow charts – decision tables, HIPO, Sampling.

Survey & feasibility study – technical feasibility cost - benefit analysis – feasibility report.

Module 2

Information Revolution, fourth critical resources. Application other than number crunching management involvement in setting information system strategy. Islands of computation – components of management information system. Important characteristics. Hardware requirements for MIS. Guideline for hardware and software organizational changes – problems of behavior.

Module 3

Importance of RDMS concepts – different information system model :- Transaction processing systems, factors for designing TPS – case studies from manufacturing firm, Service sector etc. – Decision support system, Types of decision support system – Design of integrated system – typical examples – economics of information – cost of information – calculation of value of information cost. Benefit analysis – examples charging of computer services.

References :

1. Management information system James Emery Oxford University Press 1987
2. Management information system Jerome kanmter PHI Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
3. The analysis, design and Implementation of Information systems
Henry C. Lucas Jr. Fourth edition Mc Graw Hill International.

Note:

Question papers consist of two parts.Part A (40 marks) Compulsory ten short questions (10 x 4). Part B (60 marks) Three modules. Students must answer one out of two from each module.



P.S >> Hope this is the 2003 syllabus... Is it Dew??

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Ssshhh!!!...


kovilakathe sakala pithaamahanmaareyum manasil dhyaanichu kondu...
aarO viral meetti...

err.. Don't know what happened to the previous post.. its gone now... huh.???

here it is once again...
Poona talking.

This is DJN's valiant attempt.

CREDITS:....

Conceptualisation (wha??): Narayana
Sound and Audio : Ashwin
Photos : Shalini