Course Strategy and Officework
 • Please commit yourself to lecture time ( late arrival are not acceptable),  
  there is a marks assign for attendance.
 • Write down your notes regarded the information during lecture time.
 •  Class materials could be downloaded from the profile ( university 
  website).
 • Homework is a must and must be delivered within the time frame given 
  for each assignments.
 • You should finish minimum of 3 quizzes during the course and (2 Exam). 
  So be prepared to take a quiz at any time.
                      Week                     topic                                                      description
                        1 An introduction to Organization and           Information concepts: Data, Information Knowledge
                          information system                            Characteristic of valuable information
                                                                        Information system components
                                                                        Value of Information
                        2 Managing       Information     Systems      in Managing in the Internet Era, the IT interaction model, Challenges for the 
                          Organizations                                 manager-what information to build?
                                                                        how much to spend on information systems?
                                                                          the  organization  structures,  Methodologies,  types  :OAS,TPS,  MIS,  DSS 
                                                                        and ES
                        3 Decision making and communication             Decision  making  with  MIS-Tactical  decisions-operational  decisions  and 
                                                                        strategic decisions.
                                                                         communication in organizations
                        4 Data Resource Management                      Database Application System, Warehouse Vs. database, Big data.
                        5 Competing with IT and It strategy             information systems and competitive strategy- value chain, the Role of 
                                                                        CIO-information system’s plan-vendor coordination-technology updates-
                                                                        return on investment on technology.
                        6 Business Process Integration with IT,         Managing Business Process
                                                                        Business process Documentation
                                                                        ERP Systems
                        7 SCM, CRAM and International Systems           Introduction,   Supply    Chain    Management       Systems,    Customer 
                                                                        Relationships  Management  Systems,  Challenges  of  Enterprise  Systems 
                                                                        Implementations- Managing the implementation, 
                        8 International Information Systems-            Outsourcing, Reengineering Vs continuous Improvement
                          Outsourcing                                   Outsourcing, On-Demand Computing, and Downsizing 
                                                                         
                        9  MIS Basics: Hardware, Software,              Productivity
                          Networking, and Security                      Return on Investment and the Value of Information Systems
                                                                        Net present value
                                                                        Risk and Disaster recovery
                       10 Technologies  and  Tools  for  Security  and The 3 principles of information security  (CIA)
                          Control                                       Best practice of institution security system techniques: Access control , 
                                                                        Intrusion detection systems, Antivirus software
                       11 IS quality measures                           Quality assurance, ISO, DRP
           Understanding the keywords 
           Management, Information, and System
          Management? 
          • Planning, control, and administration of an organization.
          • Management is generally hierarchical:
             
              Top managers handle planning; 
             
              Mid – career managers control; 
             
              And, junior managers administer. 
          Information? 
          • Processed data to support management functions
                                    Information Vs Data
                                     Raw facts representing events.
                                     Organized and arranged in standard formats.
                                     Arranged to ease understanding and use.
                                     Rendered to support decision making. 
 What is a System? (in the context of MIS) 
 •An inputs – processing - output and feedback matrix.
 •Supports the processing of data into information. 
 A system is a group of interrelated components working together toward a 
 common goal by accepting inputs and producing outputs in an organized 
 transformation process. 
 Information system (IS) is an organized combination of People, Hardware, 
 Software,  and data Resource that collects, transforms and distributes 
 information in an organization.
      Management Information 
      System
 A management information system (MIS) is a system or process that provides 
 the information necessary to manage an organization effectively. 
 Used by managers throughout the organization to help them in 
 directing, 
 planning, 
 coordinating, 
 communicating,
  and decision-making.