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CA (CL) IT (Module-1) (01) Information Systems in Business by MD - Monowar FCA, CISA
CA (CL) IT (Module-1) (01) Information Systems in Business by MD - Monowar FCA, CISA
Information Technology
CA (Certifiecate level)
Class Notes on
2023
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Information Technology
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Information Technology
By Md. Monowar Hossain, FCA,CISA,CPFA(UK)
md.monowar@gmail.com
INDEX
(As per References)
Sl. Topcs Chapter
Learning outcomes
01. Information Systems in Business
1. Foundation concepts: information systems in business 1
(Referance: 1, Chapter-1, Section-I)
2. Foundation concepts: the components of information systems (Referance: 2
1, Chapter-2, Section-II)
References:
1. Management Information Systems: James A O'Brien, George M Marakas, and Ramesh Behl, Tata
McGrawHill Education Private Limited
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The following learning outcomes should be read in conjunction with the relevant sections of the technical knowledge grids.
Information Systems in Business LO1
1. Information Systems in Business
Candidates will be able to understand the five basic areas of information systems needed by business professionals,
including the conceptual system components, major types of information systems and the trends in information systems
along with managerial challenges associated with it.
In the assessment, candidates may be required to:
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a. Identify the following cross-functional enterprise systems, and illustrate how they can provide significant business value
to a company:
i. Enterprise application integration
ii. Transaction processing systems
iii. Enterprise collaboration systems
b. Illustrate how Internet and other information technologies support business processes within the business functions of
accounting, finance, human resource management, marketing, and production and operations management.
Electronic Commerce Systems LO7
4. Electronic Commerce Systems
Identify the basic process components of e-commerce systems, and discusses important trends, applications, and issues in e-
commerce.
In the assessment, candidates may be required to:
a. Identify the major categories and trends of e-commerce applications.
b. Identify the essential processes of an e-commerce system and give examples of how it is implemented in ecommerce
applications.
c. Identify and give examples of several key factors and Web store requirements needed to succeed in ecommerce.
d. Identify and explain the business value of several types of e-commerce marketplaces.
e. Discuss the benefits and trade-offs of several e-commerce clicks-and-bricks alternatives.
Enterprise Business Systems LO8
5. Enterprise Business Systems
Understand the goals and components of customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, and supply chain
management, and the benefits and challenges of these major enterprise applications.
a. Identify and give examples to illustrate the following aspects of customer relationship management, enterprise resource
management, and supply chain management systems:
i. Business processes supported
ii. Customer and business value provided
iii. Potential challenges and trends
b. Understand the importance of managing at the enterprise level to achieve maximum efficiencies and benefits.
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By Md. Monowar Hossain, FCA,CISA,CPFA(UK)
md.monowar@gmail.com
01.1.03 The three fundamental roles of the business applications of information systems.
The Fundamental Information systems provide an organization with support for business processes and
Roles of IS in operations, decision-making, and competitive advantage.
Business
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Management Information Systems by James OBrien, George Marakas, 10th_Edition
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MIS by James OBrien, George Marakas, 10th_Edition page -7
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Although there are a seemingly endless number of software applications, there are three fundamental reasons for
all business applications of information technology. They are found in the three vital roles that information systems
can perform for a business enterprise:
(1) Support of business processes and operations.
(2) Support of decision making by employees and managers.
(3) Support of strategies for competitive advantage.
At any moment, information systems designed to support business processes and operations may also be providing
data to, or accepting data from, systems focused on business decision making or achieving competitive advantage.
The same is true for the other two fundamental roles of IS. Today’s organizations are constantly striving to achieve
integration of their systems to allow information to flow freely through them, which adds even greater flexibility and
business support than any of the individual system roles could provide.
3Support of Business Processes and Operations
Computer-based information systems
Support of Business Decision Making
Support of Strategies for Competitive Advantage
What is a System?
A set of interrelated components with a clearly defined boundary which work together to achieve a common set of
objectives.
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MIS by James OBrien, George Marakas, 10th_Edition page -8
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2023 >>>>>>>>>>
01.1.05 Businesses today depend on the Internet, intranets, and extranets to implement and
The Role of manage innovative e-business applications.
e-Business in
Business
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MIS by James OBrien, George Marakas, 10th_Edition page -10
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The Internet and related technologies and applications have changed the ways businesses
operate and people work, as well as how information systems support business processes,
decision making, and competitive advantage.
Thus, many businesses today are using Internet technologies to Web-enable their business
processes and create innovative e-business applications.
E-business as the use of Internet technologies to work and empower business processes, e-
commerce, and enterprise collaboration within a company and with its customers, suppliers,
and other business stakeholders. In essence, e-business can be more generally considered an
online exchange of value . Any online exchange of information, money, resources, services, or
any combination thereof falls under the e-business umbrella.
01.1.06 Enterprise collaboration systems involve the use of software tools to support communication,
Enterprise coordination, and collaboration among the members of networked teams and workgroups. A
collaboration business may use intranets, the Internet, extranets, and other networks to implement such
systems systems.
For example, employees and external consultants may form a virtual team that uses a corporate
intranet and the Internet for e-mail, videoconferencing, e-discussion groups, and Web pages of
work-in-progress information to collaborate on business projects.
01.1.07: eCommerce is the buying, selling, marketing, and servicing of products, services, and
eCommerce information over a variety of computer networks. Many businesses now use the Internet,
intranets, extranets, and other networks to support every step of the commercial process,
including everything from advertising, sales, and customer support on the World Wide Web to
Internet security and payment mechanisms that ensure completion of delivery and payment
processes.
For example, e-commerce systems include Internet Web sites for online sales, extranet access to
inventory databases by large customers, and the use of corporate intranets by sales reps to access
customer records for customer relationship management.
01.1.08: Operations and management classifications of information systems.
Types of Note how this conceptual overview emphasizes the main purposes of information systems
Information that support business operations and managerial decision making.
Systems The applications of information systems that are implemented in today’s business world can
be classified in several different ways.
For example, several types of information systems can be classified as either operations or
management information systems.
Information systems are categorized this way to spotlight the major roles each plays in the
operations and management of a business.
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01.1.09 Information systems have always been needed to process data generated by, and used in,
Operations business operations. Such operations support systems produce a variety of information
Support products for internal and external use; however, they do not emphasize the specific information
Systems products that can best be used by managers.
Further processing by management information systems is usually required. The role of a
business firm’s operations support systems is to process business transactions, control industrial
processes, support enterprise communications and collaborations, and update corporate
databases efficiently.
A summary of operations support systems with examples
01.1.10: Transaction processing systems are important examples of operations support systems that
Transaction record and process the data resulting from business transactions. They process transactions in two
processing basic ways. In batch processing , transactions data are accumulated over a period of time and
systems processed periodically. In real-time (or online ) processing, data are processed immediately after
a transaction occurs.
For example, point-of-sale (POS) systems at many retail stores use electronic cash register
terminals to capture and transmit sales data electronically over telecommunications links to
regional computer centers for immediate (real-time) or nightly (batch) processing. Accounting
software that automates accounting transaction processing.
01.1.11 Process control systems monitor and control physical processes.
Process For example, a petroleum refinery uses electronic sensors linked to computers to monitor chemical
control processes continually and make instant (real-time) adjustments that control the refinery process.
systems Enterprise collaboration systems enhance team and workgroup communications and productivity
and include applications that are sometimes called office automation systems .
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For example, knowledge workers in a project team may use e-mail to send and receive e-messages
or use videoconferencing to hold electronic meetings to coordinate their activities
01.1.12 When information system applications focus on providing information and support for effective decision
Manage- making by managers, they are called management support systems. Providing information and support
ment for decision making by all types of managers and business professionals is a complex task. Conceptually,
Support several major types of information systems support a variety of decision-making responsibilities:
Systems (1) management information systems (MIS),
(2) decision support systems (DSS), and
(3) executive information systems(EIS).
01.1.13 Management information systems (MIS) provide information in the form of reports and
Management displays to managers and many business professionals.
information For example, sales managers may use their networked computers and Web browsers to receive
systems instantaneous displays about the sales results of their products and access their corporate intranet
(MIS) for daily sales analysis reports that evaluate sales made by each salesperson.
Decision support systems (DSS) give direct computer support to managers during the
decision-making process.
For example, an advertising manager
may use a DSS to perform a what-if
analysis as part of the decision to
determine how to spend advertising
dollars/ taka. A production manager
may use a DSS to decide how much
product to manufacture, based on the
expected sales associated with a future
promotion and the location and
availability of the raw materials
necessary to manufacture the product.
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md.monowar@gmail.com
Executive information systems (EIS) provide critical information from a wide variety of internal
and external sources in easy-to-use displays to executives and managers.
For example, top executives may use touch-screen terminals to view instantly text and graphics
displays that highlight key areas of organizational and competitive performance.
01.1.14
A summary of
other
categories of
information
systems with
examples.
01.1.15 Success in today’s dynamic business environment depends heavily on maximizing the
Managerial use of Internet-based technologies and Web-enabled information systems to meet the
Challenges of competitive requirements of customers, suppliers, and other business partners in a
Information global marketplace.
Technology
Information systems and their technologies must be managed to support the business
strategies, business processes, and organizational structures and culture of a business
enterprise.
That is because computer-based information systems, though heavily dependent on
information technologies, are designed, operated, and used by people in a variety of
organizational settings and business environments.
The goal of many companies today is to maximize their customer and business value by
using information technology to help their employees implement cooperative business
processes with customers, suppliers, and others.
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01.1.17 By now we should be able to see that the success of an information system should not be
Success and measured only by its efficiency in terms of minimizing costs, time, and the use of information
Failure with resources.
Inforamation Success should also be measured by the effectiveness of the information technology in
Technology supporting an organization’s business strategies, enabling its business processes, enhancing
its organizational structures and culture, and increasing the customer and business value of
the enterprise.
It is important to realize, however, that information technology and information systems can
be mismanaged and misapplied in such a way that IS performance problems create both
technological and business failures.
Developing
information systems
solutions to business
problems can be
implemented and
managed as a
multistep process or
cycle.
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md.monowar@gmail.com
Examples of some of the ethical challenges that must be faced by business managers who implement major
applications of information technology.
01.1.20 The successful management of information systems and technologies presents major
The Information challenges to business managers and professionals. Thus, the information systems function
Technology (IS) represents:
Function A major functional area of business equally as important to business success as the
functions of accounting, finance, operations management, marketing, and human
resource management.
An important contributor to operational efficiency, employee productivity and
morale, and customer service and satisfaction.
A recognized source of value to the firm.
A major source of information and support needed to promote effective decision
making by managers and business professionals.
A vital ingredient in developing competitive products and services that give an
organization a strategic advantage in the global marketplace.
A dynamic, rewarding, and challenging career opportunity for millions of men and
women.
A key component of the resources, infrastructure, and capabilities of today’s
networked business enterprises.
A strategic resource.
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By Md. Monowar Hossain, FCA,CISA,CPFA(UK)
md.monowar@gmail.com
CA
Information Technology (MCQ for exam preparation)
Foundation concepts: information systems in business
01 ______ _____are the combination of people, information 02 ______ ______ _____ provide critical information from a
technology, and business processes to accomplish a wide variety of internal and external sources in easy-to-
business objective. use displays to executives and managers.
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By Md. Monowar Hossain, FCA,CISA,CPFA(UK)
md.monowar@gmail.com
CA
Information Technology (MCQ for exam preparation)
07 Information System (IS) is all the components and 08 The Foundation Concepts, Information Technologies,
resources necessary to deliver information and Business Applications, Development Processes and
functions to the organization. And ___ __ is hardware, Management Challenges are the five areas of __ __
software, networking and data management. knowledge.
(a) Management Information (MI) (a) Management Information (MI)
(b) Information System (IS) (b) Information System (IS)
(c) Information Technology (IT) (c) Information Technology (IT)
(d) Artificial Intelligent (AI) (d) Artificial Intelligent (AI)
Ans.(c) Ans.(b)
09 Decision support systems (DSS) give direct computer 10 A set of interrelated components with a clearly defined
support to managers during the _____ ______ ________. boundary which work together to achieve a common set
(a) decision-making process. of objectives. What is it?
(b) operation of the organization. (a) Business process. (b) System.
(c) business development process. (c) Information Technology. (d) Information System.
(d) business automation process.
Ans.(a) Ans.(b)
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