Faculty of Management and Commerce

Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

Department Management Studies Programme MBA
Semester II Batch 2019
Course Code 19MBA511A Course Title Management Information Systems
Course Leader Savitha Kulkarni

Marks
Sections

Max Marks
Marking Scheme First
Examiner Moderator
Marks

Discussion on impact of emerging technologies on

A 1.1 3
employment and significance of Robots and its adaptation
A.1Part

Case/scenario where Robots have replaced the workforce

A 1.2 and discuss the challenges of Artificial Intelligence and 7
Robotics
A.1 Max Marks 10
Elucidation of the rationale for choosing the company and
discussion of various challenges faced by selected
B.1.1 company, which motivated them to migrate to a single 10
B.1Part

platform MIS/ERP and relate the success of selected

company to chosen MIS/ERP
Identifying the challenges in ERP implementation in the
B.1.2 10
chosen company
B.1 Max Marks 20
Discussion of the criteria for selecting appropriate
B.2.1 methodology for analysis and design of information 10
Part B.2

systems as a system/business analyst

Discussion of different tools and techniques required for
B.2.2 10
design and implementation of selected ERP/MIS
B.2 Max Marks 20

Total Assignment Marks 50

Assignment
Reg.No. Name of Student

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 Course Marks Tabulation

Component-1 (B) First

Remarks Moderator Remarks
Assignment Examiner
A
B.1
B.2
B.3
B.4
Marks (Max 50 )
Marks (out of 25 )

Signature of First Examiner Signature of Second Examiner

Please note:
1. Documental evidence for all the components/parts of the assessment such as the reports,
photographs, laboratory exam / tool tests are required to be attached to the assignment report
in a proper order.
2. The First Examiner is required to mark the comments in RED ink and the Second Examiner’s
comments should be in GREEN ink.
3. The marks for all the questions of the assignment have to be written only in the Component –
CET B: Assignment table.
4. If the variation between the marks awarded by the first examiner and the second examiner lies
within +/- 3 marks, then the marks allotted by the first examiner is considered to be final. If the
variation is more than +/- 3 marks then both the examiners should resolve the issue in
consultation with the Chairman BoE.

Assignment

Instructions to students:

1. The assignment consists of 3 questions: Part A – 1 Question, Part B- 2 Questions.

2. Maximum marks is 50.
3. The assignment has to be neatly word processed as per the prescribed format.
4. The maximum number of pages should be restricted to 20.
5. Restrict your report for Part-A to 3 pages only.
6. Restrict your report for Part-B to a maximum of 17 pages.
7. The printed assignment must be submitted to the course leader.
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 8. Submission Date: 27thJune 2020
9. Submission after the due date is not permitted.
10. IMPORTANT: It is essential that all the sources used in preparation of the assignment must
be suitably referenced in the text.
11. Marks will be awarded only to the sections and subsections clearly indicated as per the
problem statement/exercise/question

Introduction to the course:

This aim of this course is to equip the students to the skills required to conceptualize and design
Management Information Systems (MIS). Students are taught to analyse and design management
information system in a business environment. In addition, students are taught information search
and retrieval skills, database management system, security aspects and Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) software for effective decision making.

They are also introduced to application of MIS in all functional areas in an organisation. Considerable
emphasis is given to identify, evaluate and apply solution to critical business issues along with
associated techniques for designing information systems. In addition, students are trained to create
tables, forms, reports and execute Structured Query Language (SQL) queries in database application
and ERP to improve business decision‐making.

Part -A (10 marks)

Preamble

Rapid advances in technology have led to a surge of public interest in automation and robotics.
Modern information technologies and the advent of machines powered by artificial intelligence (AI)
have strongly influenced the world of work in the 21st century. Robots will probably take over the
world someday in the future. Robots have the advantage over humans by being able to live forever,
further they can be stronger and more resilient. According to the International Federation of
Robotics (IFR), sales of robots are increasing year by year, with a 15% increase in 2015 over the
previous year. The IFR estimates that over 2.5 million industrial robots will be at work in 2019,
representing an average annual growth rate of 12% between 2016 and 2019. Today it is no longer
fiction, as companies increasingly use robots on production lines or algorithms to optimize their
logistics, manage inventory, and carry out other core business functions.
Computers, algorithms and software simplify everyday tasks, and it is impossible to imagine our life
to be managed without them. However, it is also impossible to imagine most process steps can be
managed without human force. Alternatively, mass unemployment, mass poverty and social
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distortions are also possible situations where robots, intelligent systems and algorithms play an
increasingly central role. In addition to companies, employees and societies, education systems and
legislators are also facing the task of meeting the new challenges resulting from constantly
advancing technology. Robots are the invention of humans, hence will not continue to inhabit
without the effort of humans, or unless the human wants the robots to do so. Everything that a
robot does is controlled and programmed by a human.

Write an essay on:

“Organisations believe that Robots will replace the workforce by 2020”.

Your essay should address the following:

A 1.1 Discuss the impact of emerging technologies on employment and significance of Robots and
its adaptation.

A 1.2 Discuss one case/scenario where Robots have replaced the workforce and discuss the
challenges of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.

Part B (40 marks)

B.1 Identify a company* where ERP/MIS is implemented

B.1.1 Elucidate the rationale for choosing the company. Review the
reports/whitepapers/articles/case studies) of the chosen company and discuss various
challenges faced by selected company, which motivated them to migrate to a single
platform MIS/ERP and relate the success of selected company to chosen MIS/ERP

(10 marks)

B.1.2 Identify the challenges in ERP implementation in the chosen company (10 marks)

(*Company should be selected in consultation with the course leader)

B.2 The Requirement Engineering (RE) is the most important phase of the SDLC which is used to
translate the imprecise, incomplete needs and wishes of the potential users of software into
complete, precise and formal specifications. The specifications act as the contract between
the software users and the developers. Therefore the importance of RE is enormous to
develop effective software and in reducing software errors at the early stage of software
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 development. There exists a number of approaches for RE. Among the approaches, object-
based and problem domain-based approaches are widely used. An effective methodology is
essential for the appropriate capturing of requirements. The success of any Information
system depends on selection of appropriate methodology for analysis and design of
information systems

(10+10 = 20 marks)

B.2.1 For the same company selected in Part B, as a system/business analyst in the company,
discuss the criteria for selecting appropriate methodology for analysis and design of
information systems.

B.2.2 Discuss different tools and techniques required for design and implementation of selected
ERP/MIS.