This document provides an introduction to information systems concepts. It defines key terms like data, information, systems, information management, and management information systems. It also discusses the process of transforming data into information and the different types, quality, dimensions, and value of information. The dimensions of information systems discussed are economic, business, and technical. The document aims to give students an overview of foundational information systems concepts.

1. Lecturer: Joseph Orori
Course Code e.g. INTE 322/BBIT 322/COSF
317
Course Name e.g. MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS)
Lecture No 1: Introduction Information and
System Concepts

2. Devotional Meditation
Proverbs 2:6
For the LORD gives wisdom: out of His mouth
comes knowledge and understanding.

3. Introduction
1. Computers are changing every aspect of our lives from
entertainment to shopping, from the work we do and where we
do it, to how we communicate with friends and relatives.
 Globalization of business
 Competitive markets

4. Terminologies
Data -are streams of raw facts representing events occurring in
organizations or the physical environment before they are
organized and arranged into a form that people can understand
and use.
Types of data
 Alphanumeric Data-rep numbers, letters, and other characters
 Image Data: this represents graphic images, and pictures
 Audio Data: this represents sounds, noise or tones
 Video Data: this represents moving images or pictures

5. Terminologies con’t
Information- processed form of data that is used for decision-
making.
System is defined as a collection of elements integrated to
achieve the organizational goals.
management:-Management is art of getting things done through
and with the people in formally organized groups

6. Terminologies Con’t
Information management (IM) is the collection and management
of information from one or more sources and the distribution of
that information to one or more audiences.
Information system- is a set of interrelated components that
collect, manipulate, store and disseminate data and information
and provide a feedback mechanism to an objective.
Management information system- a planned system of
collecting, storing and disseminating data in the form of
information needed to carry out the functions of management

7. Process of data transformation
 Data is a by-product of transactions that occur during the
processing of operations in an organization.
 Data can be processed through a number of transformation to
produce required information relevant to a particular recipient.

9. Types of information
Information obtained from processing of data is vital
for an organization in terms of long term and short
term planning.
Strategic information
Tactical information
Operational information

10. Quality of information
Quality of information is measured in terms of its various
attributes such as:
Timeliness
Accuracy
Relevance
Adequacy
Completeness
Explicitness
Exception based

11.  .
DIMENSIONS OF INFORMATION
Information presented to the management is
estimated to have its dimension in terms of cost,
business and technical issues involved. Various
dimensions of information systems are.
Economic
Business
Technical

12. Economic Dimension
Economic dimension of information determines the cost
involved in obtaining the information and the benefits that are
derived from the information
Cost of information
Cost of information determines the cost involved in obtaining
the information, which includes.
Cost of acquiring the data
Cost of maintaining the data
Cost of generating the information
Cost of communicating the information

13. Economic Dimension con’t
Value of information
Value of information is determined on the basis
of benefits that are derived from the
information

14. Business Dimension
 The business dimension of the information is used to
determine the relevance of information at various
levels of management.
 The business dimension of information at top-level
management is totally different from the business
dimension of information at lower level management

15. Technical Dimension
 The technical dimension of information covers the
technical aspects of information such as the volume of
information to be stored in the database.
 It also undertakes the type of database that is used to
store information in the database.

16. Q and A session
Thanks and welcome
Conclusion