MGT 300

hmm..subjek yg boleh kukirakan sbg subjek yg lain drpd yg lain..spnjg 5 sem aku blajar akhirnya aku nmpk btapa pentingnya ada Blog utk student mcm aku nih, sbb ni lah satu2nya peluang utk tambah markah kann..... !! hehhheh.
IT?! Blog?!..klaw ikutkan hati xnak ambil tahu bnde2 mcm nie..tapi kali nih,aku terpaksa ikutkn rasa..bukan nk m'binasakan diri,tapi nk bagi aku rasa sendiri cara belajar yg berfaedah..(memang suka pon jadi budak skema2 nih) hehhee.
. . . . .dah2,bkn nk bercerita psl 2 sbnrnya.. ! actually, i wanna share with u some input that i ve learn from Miss Salina's class..it's all bout technology, as what i ve learn in chapter one,i thought it's more better for me to share with u cuz it's ll give me more understanding bout business driven technology actually..
 . . .yaa ! anyway,I HAVE TO love this kind of subject !

BISMILLAHIRRAHMANIRRAHIM...

Firstly,in this chapter you should be able to comparing management information systems(MIS) and information technology(IT).There is totally have different meaning.
Management Information System is a general name for the business function and academic discipline covering the application of people,technologies, and procedures,so that's why it collectively called information systems in order to solve the business.

MIS is a business function and it is similar to Accounting, Finance, Operations, and Human Resources.

Information Technology means a field concerned with the used of technology in managing and processing information.
IT is an important enabler of business success and innovation.
That's all is the information technology basics that you should to know..
When beginning to learn about information technology, it is important to understand the following:
 *Data, information, and business intelligence
 *IT resources
 *IT cultures

What do you think about DATA??
Its such a raw fact that describe the characteristic of an event.

Then,what about INFORMATION meaning for us??
That is a DATA converted into a meaningful and useful context.

Business Intelligence?
It is an applications and technologies that are used to gather, provide access to, and analyze DATA and INFORMATION to support decision-making efforts.

IT resources..
~people
~information technology to work with
~information

IT cultures..
It is classified in four organizational information cultures such:
        *Information-Functional Culture
Employees used information as a means of exercising influence or power over other.
        *Information-Sharing Culture
Employees across departments trust each other to use information, especially about problems and failures to improve performance.
        *Information-Inquiring Culture
 Employees across department search for information to better understand the future and align themselves with current trends and new direction.
        *Information-Discovery Culture
Employees across departments are open to new insights crisis and radical changes and it will solve by creating competitive advantages.

What is the IT's impact on Business operation??
~Business functions receiving the greatest benefits from IT such in order below:
70% customer service
51% finance
42% sales and marketing
39% IT operation
17% HR
17% security
~Information Technology project goals:
81% reduce cost/improve productivity
71% improve customer satisfaction/loyalty
66% create competitive advantage
54% generate growth
37% streamline supply chain
16% global expansion
~Common Department in an organization:
*Accounting,marketing,operation management,human resources, production management,finance,sales and management information system.

Organizations typically operate by functional areas or functional silos.
Functional areas are interdependent.

Thats all for chapter one..later on we will proceed to another topics in chapter 2 in another day!! =)