Management information systems
D Hawthorn
6 points * 3 hours per week * First semester (Clayton) * Second semester (city)
The subject provides an understanding of the principles underlying the use of computers in management, together with sufficient information to form a basis for sound judgement in the use and evaluation of computer systems. The subject will also extend students' knowledge of the faculty's computer systems, enabling them to make efficient use of these systems in other subjects. Topics covered include computer-based management information systems and their application to a range of common business functions; data management; managing system development; an overview of programming languages and current developments in business computing.
Assessment
Assignment 1 (special topics): 20% * Assignment 2: (system implementation): 20% * Examination (2 hours): 60%
Preliminary reading
Shelly G B and others Computer concepts Boyd and Fraser, 1990
Shelly G B and Cashman T J Learn to use Windows applications. Microsoft Excel 4 Windows Boyd and Fraser, 1994
Recommended texts
Arnott D and O'Donnell P Readings in decision support systems Monash U, 1991
Burkan W C Executive information systems - from proposal through implementation Van Nostrand, 1991
Cushing B E and Rommey M B Accounting information systems 6th edn, Addison-Wesley, 1994
Flaatten P O and others Foundations of business systems Dryden, 1989
Kroenke D M and Hatch R Management information systems 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill, 1994
Long L Management information systems Prentice-Hall, 1989
McFadden F R and Hoffer J A Modern database management 4th edn, Benjamin-Cummings, 1994
Parker C and Case T Management information systems: Strategy and action 2nd edn, McGraw-Hill, 1993
Panko P R End user computing: Management, applications and technology Wiley, 1988
Simpson A Understanding Microsoft Access Sybex Inc, 1988