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Gain hands-on expertise on information systems with Using MIS course. The MIS course provides the knowledge of MIS, ways Information systems are transforming business, and how one can participate in that transformation. The managing information systems course teaches the skills that can help get a great job, increase earning potential, and become indispensable to your employer. The course covers all the concepts of MIS such as database processing, business intelligence systems, information systems management, and development.
Lessons
15+ Lessons | 150+ Quizzes | 504+ Flashcards | 504+ Glossary of terms
TestPrep
150+ Pre Assessment Questions | 4+ Full Length Tests | 150+ Post Assessment Questions | 600+ Practice Test Questions
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Here's what you will learn
Download Course OutlineLessons 1: Learning Aids for Students
Lessons 2: Preface
- Importance of MIS
- Today's Role for Professors
- Falcon Security and ARES Cases
- Use of the Categorical Imperative and Utilitarianism in Ethics Guides
- 2027?
- Why Might You Want Your Students to Use SharePoint?
Lessons 3: The Importance of MIS
- Lesson Preview
- Q1-1 Why Is Introduction to MIS the Most Important Class in the Business School?
- Q1-2 How Will MIS Affect Me?
- Q1-3 What Is MIS?
- Q1-4 How Can You Use the Five-Component Model?
- Q1-5 What Is Information?
- Q1-6 What Are Necessary Data Characteristics?
- Q1-7 2027?
- Active Review
- Using Your Knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 4: Collaboration Information Systems
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- Q2-1 What Are the Two Key Characteristics of Collaboration?
- Q2-2 What Are Three Criteria for Successful Collaboration?
- Q2-3 What Are the Four Primary Purposes of Collaboration?
- Q2-4 What Are the Requirements for a Collaboration Information System?
- Q2-5 How Can You Use Collaboration Tools to Improve Team Communication?
- Q2-6 How Can You Use Collaboration Tools to Manage Shared Content?
- Q2-7 How Can You Use Collaboration Tools to Manage Tasks?
- Q2-8 Which Collaboration IS Is Right for Your Team?
- Q2-9 2027?
- Active Review
- Using Your Knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 5: Strategy and Information Systems
- Lesson Preview
- Q3-1 How Does Organizational Strategy Determine Information Systems Structure?
- Q3-2 What Five Forces Determine Industry Structure?
- Q3-3 How Does Analysis of Industry Structure Determine Competitive Strategy?
- Q3-4 How Does Competitive Strategy Determine Value Chain Structure?
- Q3-5 How Do Business Processes Generate Value?
- Q3-6 How Does Competitive Strategy Determine Bus...cesses and the Structure of Information Systems?
- Q3-7 How Do Information Systems Provide Competitive Advantages?
- Q3-8 2027?
- Active Review
- Using Your Knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 6: Hardware, Software, and Mobile Systems
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- Q4-1 What Do Business Professionals Need to Know About Computer Hardware?
- Q4-2 How Can New Hardware Affect Competitive Strategies?
- Digital Reality Devices
- Q4-3 What Do Business Professionals Need to Know About Software?
- Q4-4 Is Open Source Software a Viable Alternative?
- Q4-5 What Are the Differences Between Native and Web Applications?
- Q4-6 Why Are Mobile Systems Increasingly Important?
- Q4-7 What Are the Challenges of Personal Mobile Devices at Work?
- Q4-8 2027?
- Active Review
- Using Your Knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 7: Database Processing
- Lesson Preview
- Q5-1 What Is the Purpose of a Database?
- Q5-2 What Is a Database?
- Q5-3 What Is a Database Management System (DBMS)?
- Q5-4 How Do Database Applications Make Databases More Useful?
- Q5-5 How Are Data Models Used for Database Development?
- Q5-6 How Is a Data Model Transformed into a Database Design?
- Q5-7 How Can Falcon Security Benefit from a Database System?
- Q5-8 2027?
- Active Review
- Using your knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 8: The Cloud
- Lesson Preview
- Q6-1 Why Are Organizations Moving to the Cloud?
- Q6-2 How Do Organizations Use the Cloud?
- Q6-3 What Network Technology Supports the Cloud?
- Q6-4 How Does the Internet Work?
- Q6-5 How Do Web Servers Support the Cloud?
- Q6-6 How Can Falcon Security Use the Cloud?
- Q6-7 How Can Organizations Use Cloud Services Securely?
- Q6-8 2027?
- Active Review
- Using your knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 9: Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems
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- Q7-1 What Are the Basic Types of Processes?
- Q7-2 How Can Information Systems Improve Process Quality?
- Q7-3 How Do Information Systems Eliminate the Problems of Information Silos?
- Q7-4 How Do CRM, ERP, and EAI Support Enterprise Processes?
- Q7-5 What Are the Elements of an ERP System?
- Q7-6 What Are the Challenges of Implementing and Upgrading Enterprise Information Systems?
- Q7-7 How Do Inter-enterprise IS Solve the Problems of Enterprise Silos?
- Q7-8 2027?
- Active Review
- Using Your Knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 10: Social Media Information Systems
- Lesson Preview
- Q8-1 What Is a Social Media Information System (SMIS)?
- Q8-2 How Do SMIS Advance Organizational Strategy?
- Q8-3 How Do SMIS Increase Social Capital?
- Q8-4 How Do (Some) Companies Earn Revenue from Social Media?
- Q8-5 How Do Organizations Develop an Effective SMIS?
- Q8-6 What Is an Enterprise Social Network (ESN)?
- Q8-7 How Can Organizations Address SMIS Security Concerns?
- Q8-8 2027?
- Active Review
- Using Your Knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 11: Business Intelligence Systems
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- Q9-1 How Do Organizations Use Business Intelligence (BI) Systems?
- Q9-2 What Are the Three Primary Activities in the BI Process?
- Q9-3 How Do Organizations Use Data Warehouses and Data Marts to Acquire Data?
- Q9-4 How Do Organizations Use Reporting Applications?
- Q9-5 How Do Organizations Use Data Mining Applications?
- Q9-6 How Do Organizations Use Big Data Applications?
- Q9-7 What Is the Role of Knowledge Management Systems?
- Q9-8 What Are the Alternatives for Publishing BI?
- Q9-9 2027?
- Active Review
- Using Your Knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 12: Information Systems Security
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- Q10-1 What Is the Goal of Information Systems Security?
- Q10-2 How Big Is the Computer Security Problem?
- Q10-3 How Should You Respond to Security Threats?
- Q10-4 How Should Organizations Respond to Security Threats?
- Q10-5 How Can Technical Safeguards Protect Against Security Threats?
- Q10-6 How Can Data Safeguards Protect Against Security Threats?
- Q10-7 How Can Human Safeguards Protect Against Security Threats?
- Q10-8 How Should Organizations Respond to Security Incidents?
- Q10-9 2027?
- Active Review
- Using Your Knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 13: Information Systems Management
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- Q11-1 What Are the Functions and Organization of the IS Department?
- Q11-2 How Do Organizations Plan the Use of IS?
- Q11-3 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing?
- Q11-4 What Are Your User Rights and Responsibilities?
- Q11-5 2027?
- Active Review
- Using your knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 14: Information Systems Development
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- Q12-1 How Are Business Processes, IS, and Applications Developed?
- Q12-2 How Do Organizations Use Business Process Management (BPM)?
- Q12-3 How Is Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) Used to Model Processes?
- Q12-4 What Are the Phases in the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?
- Q12-5 What Are the Keys for Successful SDLC Projects?
- Q12-6 How Can Scrum Overcome the Problems of the SDLC?
- Q12-7 2027?
- Active Review
- Using Your Knowledge
- Collaboration Exercise
- Application Exercise
- Case Study
- Review Questions
Lessons 15: The International Dimension International MIS
- QID-1 How Does the Global Economy Affect Organizations and Processes?
- QID-2 What Are the Characteristics of International IS Components?
- QID-3 How Do Inter-enterprise IS Facilitate Global Supply Chain Management?
- QID-4 What Are the Security Challenges of International IS?
- QID-5 What Are the Challenges of International IS Management?
- Active Review
- Using Your Knowledge
- Application Exercise 8
- Study Questions