Module Identifier IL32410  
Module Title MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS  
Academic Year 2005/2006  
Co-ordinator Dr Mohan Ravindranathan  
Semester Semester 1  
Other staff Mr Hugh J Preston  
Course delivery Lecture    
  Practical   7 x 1 hour  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours (For students undertaking ACCA accredited courses ONLY.)  60%
Semester Assessment (For students undertaking ACCA accredited courses ONLY.) Presentation (based on a case study in a group environment)  40%
Semester Assessment For all other students . One report of circa 1,500 words  60%
Semester Assessment For all other students . Presentation (based on a case study undertaken in a group environment)  40%

Learning outcomes

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

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
** Supplementary Text
Daniels, Alan Basic Systems Analysis edition 3r.e. . Pitman 273029312
Palmer, Adrian Business and Marketing Environment McGraw 77074424
Curtis, Graham Business Information Systems edition 4r.e. . Financial Times Prentice Hall 273651307
Porter, Michael E. Competitive Strategy edition 2r.e. . Free P.,U.S. 684841487
Adams, Roy J. Decision Support Systems in Academic Libraries Brit.Library,Research & Devel.Dept. 712332499
Patricia Baird Expert systems for decision-making London : Taylor Graham
Thomas D. Wilson Exploring the contexts of information behaviour London : Taylor Graham
Peters, Thomas J. In Search of Excellence edition n.e. . Harper & Row 63380021
Avison, D.E. Information Systems Development edition 2r.e. . McGraw 77092333
Mintzberg, Henry Structuring of Organizations Prentice-Hall 138552703
Robson, Wendy Strategic Management and Information Systems edition 2r.e. . Pitman 273615912
Underwood, Peter G. "Soft Systems Analysis and the Management of Libraries,Information Services and Resource Centres" Library Assn. 1856041506
Forgionne, G.A. Quantitative Decision Making Wadsworth Pub.Co. 534053645
Yeates, Don Project Management for Information Systems edition 3r.e. . Pitman 273620193
Barron, Michael Manager's Guide to Business Forecasting Blackwell 631140344
Brophy, Peter Management Information Systems and Performance Measurement for the Electronic Library LITC 1900508362
Parker, Charles S. Management Information Systems edition 2r.e.of "Management Information Systems: Strategy and Action" . McGraw 70485739
Senn, James A. Information Systems in Management edition n.e.of 4r.e. . Wadsworth Pub.Co. 534102662
Handy, Charles B. Understanding Organizations edition 4r.e. . Penguin 140156038
Judith Broady-Preston (1999) The role of information in the strategic management process London; British Library Research and Innovation Centre
Rappaport, Alfred Information for Decision Making Prentice-Hall 134643704
Spyros Makridakis Forecasting methods for management New York ; Chichester : Wiley
Johnson, Gerry Exploring Corporate Strategy edition 6r.e. . Financial Times Prentice Hall 273651129
Heymann, H.G. Decision Support Systems in Finance and Accounting Quorum Bks.,U.S. 899302696
Rhodes, Paul Decision Support Systems A.Waller 1872474071
Keen, Peter G.W. Decision Support Systems Addison-Wesley 201036673
Jackson, Ivan F. Corporate Information Management Prentice-Hall 131742108
** Recommended Consultation
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
UNIT ONE
ORGANISATIONS AND ORGANISATIONAL DECISION MAKING
Handy, C. B (1985) Understanding Organizations Penguin
PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMS
Porter, M (1980) Competitive Strategy Free Press
Peter, T. J. and Waterman, R. H (1982) In Search of Excellence: lessons from America's best run companies Harper & Row
Palmer, A. and Worthington, I (1992) The Business and Marketing Environment McGraw-Hill
Mintzberg, H (1980) Structuring of Organizations Prentice-Hall
Johnson, G. and Scholes, K (1989) Exploring Corporate Strategy: text and cases Prentice-Hall
Keen, P. G. W. and Scott Morton, M. S (1978) Decision Support Systems: an organisational perspective Addison-Wesley
Avison, D. E. and Fitzgerald, G (1985) Information Systems Development: methodologies, techniques and tools 2nd. Blackwell Scientific Publications
UNIT SIX
Makridakis, S. and Wheelwright, S. C (1989) Forecasting Methods for Management Wiley
Rhodes, Paul, C (1993) Decision Support Systems; theory and practice Alfred Waller
Parker, C. and Case, T (1993) Management information systems: strategy and action 2nd. Mitchell McGraw-Hill
GENERIC AND SPECIFIC MIS
UNIT TWO
Wood-Harper, A. T. et al (1985) Information Systems Definition: the multiview approach
Underwood, Peter, G (1990) Managing change in libraries and information service: a systems approach
Brophy, P (1997) Management Information and Decision Support Systems in Libraries Gower
Adams, R. J (1991) Decision Support Systems in Academic Libraries
Robson, W. (1997) Strategic Management and information systems: an integrated approach London: Pitman
EXPERT SYSTEMS
Keen, P. G, W. and Scott Morton, M. S (1978) Decision Support Systems: an organisational perspective Addison-Wesley
Elmasri, R. and Navathe, S. B (1989) Fundamentals of Database Systems
Curtis, G (1989) Business Information Systems: analysis, design and practice
Senn, J (1990) Information Systems in Management Wadsworth
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
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

Articles
Fisher, P. G. and Wallis, K. F (1992) Seasonality on large scale macroeconometric models Journal of Forecasting, 11, pp255-270
GENERIC AND SPECIFIC MIS
UNIT TWO
Belohlav, J. A. and Raho, L. E (1987) Perceptions of the organisational information system Journal of Information Science, 13, pp247-251
UNIT FIVE
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
Leslie, G (1986) Decision support systems: learning to apply computer Aslib Proceedings, 38(9), pp275-283
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
PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMS
UNIT ONE
Main, L (1987) Decision Support with Decision Modeling Software Library software review, pp128-133

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6