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ISYS6299 - P1a - W1 - R0
ISYS6299 - P1a - W1 - R0
ISYS6299 - P1a - W1 - R0
Concept
Week 1 - Introduction to
Information Systems
Learning Objectives
1. Identify the reasons why being an informed user of
information systems is important in today’s world.
2. Describe the various types of computer-based
information systems in an organization.
3. Discuss ways in which information technology can
affect managers and nonmanagerial workers.
4. Identify positive and negative societal effects of the
increased use of information technology.
• Business Analyst
• Chief Information Officer
• IS Director • Systems Programmer
• Information Center manager • Applications Programmer
• Applications Development Manager • Emerging Technology Manager
• Project Manager • Network Manager
• System Manager • Database Administrator
• Operations Manager • Auditing or Computer Security
• Programming Manager Manager
• Systems Analyst • Webmaster
• Web Designer
Data
Procedures
Network People
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Discuss three ways in which IT can impact managers and three ways in which it
can impact nonmanagerial workers.
Potential IT impacts on managers:
• IT may reduce the number of middle managers.
• IT will provide managers with real-time or near real-time information,
meaning that managers will have less time to make decisions.
• IT will increase the likehood that managers will have to supervise
geographically dispersed employees and teams.
Discuss three ways in which IT can impact managers and three ways
in which it can impact nonmanagerial workers.
Potential IT impact to nonmanagerial workers:
• IT may eliminate jobs.
• IT may cause employees to experience a loss of identity.
• IT can cause job stress and physical problems, such as
repetitive stress injury.
Discuss three positive and three negative societal effects of the increased use of
information technology.
Positive societal effects:
• IT can provide opportunities for people with disabilities.
• IT can provide people with flexibility in their work (e.g., work from
anywhere, anytime).
• Robots will take over mundane chores.
• IT will enable improvements in healthcare.