This document discusses the concepts of data, information, and knowledge. It defines data as raw facts, information as organized data that has added value, and knowledge as an awareness and understanding of information. It also discusses what makes information valuable to organizations, noting characteristics like accuracy, completeness, accessibility, and timeliness. The document provides examples of how data can be transformed into information and suggests materials for further learning on information systems concepts, including a textbook, video, and university course information.

1. What are Data, Information,
Knowledge?
INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONCEPT (IS184102)
Fall Semester 2019/2020

2. Agenda
• Wrap up: Why studying IS concept
• What is Data, Information, Knowledge
• What is Valuable Information
• Suggested materials for further discussion

3. Wrap up: Why studying IS
concept

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their childhood dream job (Jan, 2019)
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6. Enlarge your options
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7. Participate in IT Workshops and Seminar (CIO
Forum (AISINDO) 2018)

8. Enrich your skills
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9. Getting to know your skill (and
knowledge!) better

10. What is Data, Information,
Knowledge

11. Why Learn About Information Systems in
Organizations?
• Information systems used by:
• Sales representatives
• Managers
• Financial advisors
• Information systems:
Indispensable tools to help you achieve your career goals

12. Introduction
• Information system (IS):
A set of interrelated components that collect, manipulate,
and disseminate data and information and provide feedback
to meet an objective
• Businesses:
Can use information systems to increase revenues and
reduce costs

13. Information Concepts
Information:
• One of an organization’s most valuable resources
• Often confused with the term data

14. Data, Information, Knowledge (1)

15. Data, Information, Knowledge (2)
• Data:
Raw facts
• Information:
Collection of facts organized in such a way that they have
value beyond the facts themselves
• Knowledge:
Awareness and understanding of a set of information

16. Types of Data

17. Transforming data into information
Understanding relationship
among data creates
information

18. Could you identify data and information? (1)

19. Could you identify data and information? (2)

20. Hierarchy ofVisual
Understanding
Data → Information → Knowledge → Wisdom
(DIKW)

22. What is Valuable Information

23. Why information should be valuable?
• If an organization’s information is not accurate or
complete:
People can make poor decisions, costing thousands, or even
millions, of dollars
• Depending on the type of data you need:
Some characteristics become more important than others

24. Characteristic of valuable information

25. IS usage simulation (1)
SIMPLE
BUSINESS
NEED
RELIABLE

26. IS usage simulation (2)
COMPLETE COMPLETEACCURATE
ACCESSIBLE

27. IS usage simulation (3)
SIMPLE
COMPLETE
FLEXIBLE

28. IS usage simulation (4)
KONSEP SISTEM INFOMASI - GASAL 2018/2019
VERIFIABLE

29. IS usage simulation (5)
TIMELY

31. INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
Types: IS Diary – O2
Topics: World Ranked University Data and Information
How to:
1. Imagine that you will take a course in one of the IS department in the universities assigned to you in the
previous assignment. You will need to browse the university website to find data and information of the
course.
2. Find and List WHAT data in university courses (Information Systems related subject) that enable you to
choose a course that appropriate for you? I suggest you to search The Curriculum of the subject that
you have chosen.
• Data
• Description of Data
• Reason (Why you need the data)
3. Find and List WHAT information do you get after digging more information about the course curriculum
4. Make a video in Flipgrid about the course
5. Hand in the softcopy in Flipgrid before the class starts.

32. Suggested References for
Further Discussions

33. Recommended sources of learning
• [VIDEO]The 5 Components of an Information System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlcolUHMnh0

34. Source: https://slideplayer.com/slide/3448753/12/images/19/Information+Technology+is+part+of+Information+Systems.jpg
What Next?
What is System and Information Systems?

35. Useful readings
Information Concepts (pp. 5-20)
Ralph Stair, and George Reynolds. (2010). Chapter 1 :
An Introduction to Information Systems, Principles of
Information Systems

37. anisah@is.its.ac.id
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