To provide the learner with an introduction to management information systems and their use in organizations.

• To introduce the term "information"
• To introduce different types of information systems, their architecture, and their spheres of influence
• To explain the role of information systems in organizations
• To discuss the role of information systems in gaining a competitive advantage

Course Length:  180 minutes

Information Technology- Introduction to Information Systems
The concept of information

• Information concepts
• Systems concepts
• Hands-on: Classifying systems
• Information Systems
• Reasons for studying IS
• TOPIC TEST

• Types of business IS
• Architecture and business planning
• TOPIC TEST

• Value-added processes
• Organizational structure
• IS in organizational progress
• DECISION PATH: Building a Management Information System
• TOPIC TEST

• Competitive advantage
• IS in strategic management
• Information resource management
• Hands-on: Identifying IRM activities
• TOPIC TEST

• 500MHz Pentium or faster with 512MB Ram (1GB recommended)
• 1024 x 768 minimum monitor screen resolution with 16-bit video card
• Windows 2000, XP or later MAC Compatible
• Broadband connection (256 kbps or greater) connection recommended
• Internet Explorer 6.0+ or Firefox 2.0+
• Flash Player 9.0+ required for most courses
• Sound card with speakers or headphones for audio playback
• Browser JavaScript must be enabled