IT in Business (Chapter 1)

Business Driven Technology 

# Learning Outcomes

1.1 To compare management information system (MIS) and technology (IT)

1.2 Describe the relationship among people , technology and information.

1.3 To identify 4 different department and explain how technology helps

1.4 Compare 4 different types organization and which culture applies to your school

Information Technology's impact on Business Operations

* Operate by functional areas or functional silos

* Functional areas are interdependent

Information Techology Basics

Information technology (IT) – a field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing

Its important to enabler of business succedd and innovation

Management information systems (MIS) – general name for the business function and academic that covering the application of people, technology .

MIS is a business function that similar to accounting , finance , operation and human resources

To learn about information it is important to understand :

- Data information and business intelligence IT resources

-  IT cultures

INFORMATION

Data – Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event

Infirmation – Data converted into a meaningful and useful context

Business intelligence – application and technology that are used to support decision-making efforts

IT Resources

# People use

# information technology to work with

# information

IT Cultures

•  Orgazational information cultures include :

Functional Culture – Employees use information as a means of exercising influence or power over others .

Sharing Culture – Employees across department trust each other to use information .

Inquiring Culture – Employees across departmet search for information to better understand

Discovery Culture – Employees across department are open to new insight about crisis and radical changes and seek ways to create competitive advantages .