DS32410 - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Module Identifier

DS32410

Module Title

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Academic Year

2003/2004

Co-ordinator

Mr Hugh J Preston

Semester

Available all semesters

Course delivery

Lecture

15 Hours

Practical

7 Hours 7 x 1 hour

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours (For students undertaking ACCA accredited courses ONLY.)	60%
Semester Assessment	(For students undertaking ACCA accredited courses ONLY.)	40%
Semester Assessment	Project (For all other students)	100%

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

develop an awareness of management information needs and decision-making activity in an environment of "information use";
appreciate the design of systems which support management decision-making in all types of organisation;
use an integrated software tool for decision support, including production of management reports;
acquire skills in evaluating information systems in the corporate environment

Brief description

This module will enable students to understand, use and design systems to aid management decision-making in all types of organisations. It covers the appropriate use of supporting technology in this area of information management. This includes design of a management information system and use of an actual system.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Consultation
Parker, C. and Case, T (1993) Management information systems: strategy and action 2nd. Mitchell McGraw-Hill
Rhodes, Paul, C (1993) Decision Support Systems; theory and practice Alfred Waller
Senn, J (1990) Information Systems in Management Wadsworth
UNIT ONE
ORGANISATIONS AND ORGANISATIONAL DECISION MAKING
Handy, C. B (1985) Understanding Organizations Penguin
Johnson, G. and Scholes, K (1989) Exploring Corporate Strategy: text and cases Prentice-Hall
Mintzberg, H (1980) Structuring of Organizations Prentice-Hall
Palmer, A. and Worthington, I (1992) The Business and Marketing Environment McGraw-Hill
Peter, T. J. and Waterman, R. H (1982) In Search of Excellence: lessons from America's best run companies Harper & Row
Porter, M (1980) Competitive Strategy Free Press
Robson, W. (1997) Strategic Management and information systems: an integrated approach London: Pitman
PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMS
Avison, D. E. and Fitzgerald, G (1988) Information Systems Development: methodologies, techniques and tools 2nd. Blackwell Scientific Publications
Mackenzie, A Systems Analysis as a Decision-Making Tool
Underwood, Peter, G (1990) Managing change in libraries and information service: a systems approach
Wood-Harper, A. T. et al (1985) Information Systems Definition: the multiview approach
UNIT TWO
GENERIC AND SPECIFIC MIS
Adams, R. J (1991) Decision Support Systems in Academic Libraries
Brophy, P (1997) Management Information and Decision Support Systems in Libraries Gower
Keen, P. G, W. and Scott Morton, M. S (1978) Decision Support Systems: an organisational perspective Addison-Wesley
EXPERT SYSTEMS
Baird, P (1987) Expert Systems for Decision-Making
UNIT TRHEE
Daniels, A. and Yeates, D. Basic Systems Analysis
UNIT FOUR
BNB Research Fund Report 61 (1992) Availability and value of library management information: a feasibility study Book industry communication & National acquisitions group
Curtis, G (1989) Business Information Systems: analysis, design and practice
Elmasri, R. and Navathe, S. B (1989) Fundamentals of Database Systems
Jackson, I. F (1986) Corporate Information Management Prentice-Hall
Robinson, H (1981) Database Analysis and Design Chartwell-Bratt
UNIT FIVE
Barron, M. and Targett, D (1985) The Manager's Guide to Business Forecasting
Forgionne, G, A (1986) Quantitative decision making
Makridakis, S. and Wheelwright, S. C (1989) Forecasting Methods for Management Wiley
UNIT SIX
Avison, D. E. and Fitzgerald, G (1985) Information Systems Development: methodologies, techniques and tools 2nd. Blackwell Scientific Publications
Keen, P. G. W. and Scott Morton, M. S (1978) Decision Support Systems: an organisational perspective Addison-Wesley

Articles
UNIT ONE
PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMS
Belohlav, J. A. and Raho, L. E (1987) Perceptions of the organisational information system Journal of Information Science, 13, pp247-251
UNIT TWO
GENERIC AND SPECIFIC MIS
Andreu, R., Ricart, J. E. and Valor, J (1991) The strategic dimension of transactional information systems: some organisational implications Journal of Information Systems, 1, pp223-232
Leslie, G (1986) Decision support systems: learning to apply computer Aslib Proceedings, 38(9), pp275-283
Marlow, C. and Preston, H (1998) Information contracting tools in a cancer specialist unit: the role of Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) Information Research, 4/2, available at: http://www.shef.ac.uk/~is/publications/infres/paper52.html
UNIT FIVE
Fisher, P. G. and Wallis, K. F (1992) Seasonality on large scale macroeconometric models Journal of Forecasting, 11, pp255-270
Main, L (1987) Decision Support with Decision Modeling Software Library software review, pp128-133

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6