The document discusses management information systems (MIS) and their components and functions. An MIS is made up of interrelated components that collect, process, store, and disseminate information to support decision making. It discusses the functions of an information system including input, processing, output, and feedback. It also covers the skills required for MIS including computer literacy, information literacy, and the ability to understand and use information at different stages of problem solving.

1. 8-Management Information System — Presentation
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• 1. Management Information System Lecture Notes for Business Introduction By
Fahmy Radhi
• 2. Management Information System (MIS) Interrelated components that collect,
process, store and disseminate information to support decision making and
Problem Solving Information that rely on computer hardware and software for
processing and disseminating information
• 3. Information System within an Organization
• 4. Functions of an Information System
• 5. Functions of an Information System Input – the collection of raw data for
processing information system Processing – the conversion of data into
information for more meaningful Output – the distribution of processed
information Feedback – output that is returned to help evaluate or correct input
• 6. MIS Activities MIS is activities to manage information for problem solving and
decision making in an entity by managed the following activities: Acquiring
information by gathering data and processed the data to be the valuable
information efficiently Using the information in the most effective way
Discarding the information at the proper time
• 7. Differences between Data and Information Data consists of facts and figures
that are relatively meaningless to user. E.g. the number of hours worked for each
employee in the company Information is processed data that are more
meaningfully. E.g. the hours works for each employee multiplied by the hourly
rate, the out put information is the gross earning
• 8. Skills required in MIS Computer literacy understanding of computer
terminology a recognition of the strength and weakness of the computer an ability
to use the computer Information literacy Understanding how to use information at
each step of problem solving process Understanding where information can be
obtained Understanding how to share information with other
• 9. Computer-based information Subsystem Electronic data processing (EDP) –
produces some information as by product of the accounting process called
Accounting Information System (AIS) Management information system (MIS) –
the computer application should be implemented for the primary purpose of
producing management information.
• 10. Computer-based information Subsystem Decision support system (DDS) – an
information producing system aimed at a particular problem that a manager must
solve and decision. Office automation (OA) – facilities of computer and
communication that increase productivities for manager and office worker in
conducting their activities Expert System (ES) – computer application that can be
used by managers in problem solving and decision making
• 11. Computer-based information Subsystem
• 12. Functional Information Subsystem Human Resources Information System
Manufacturing Information System Manufacturing Intelligence Subsystem
Industrial Engineering Subsystem Financial Information System Marketing

2. Information System Marketing Research Subsystem Marketing Intelligence
Subsystem
• 13. Main Reason interest in MIS Increasing Complexity of Business Activities
influenced by: International economic Worldwide Competition Increasing
complexity of Technology Shrinking time frames Improving rapidly Computer
Capabilities
• 14. Information Specialists System analyst is an expert who works with user in
developing system at defining problems and in preparing written documentation
of how the computer will assist in solving the problem. Database administrator
works with user and system analyst in creating the data needed to produce the
information needed by users
• 15. Information Specialists Network specialist works with user and system analyst
in establishing the data communication network that ties together widespread
computing resources Programmers use the documentation prepared by the system
analyst to create the software program that lead the computer to transform data
into information needed by users Operators operates the computing equipment
and using software program
• 16. Information Specialists