Mb0031 Management Information System

ASSIGNMENT Subject code: MB0031 (3 credits) Set 1 Marks 60 SUBJECT NAME: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Answer the following questions. Each Question carries 10 marks 1. Define MIS? What are the objectives and characteristics of MIS ?

2. Explain strategic MIS categories in detail. Give illustrations for each category.

3. Write a detailed note on the planning and development of Management Information Systems.

4. Explain in detail the necessity and importance of Systems Design in MIS.

5. Explain in detail about e-business, e-commerce and e-collaboration. Give suitable examples.

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What is an internet? Explain the differences between internet, intranet and extranet.

ASSIGNMENT Subject code: MB0031 (3 credits) Set 2 Marks 60 SUBJECT NAME: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Answer the following questions: 1. What are limitations of MIS? What are the factors which lead to the success and failure of MIS in an organization? (10)

2. What is Business Process Re-engineering. Explain in detail the focus of BPR on the current issues in Business. (10)

3. Explain the various role of a Systems Analyst. What is meant by Feasibility of systems ? What are the various types of Feasibility study? (10)

4. Explain the significance of DSS. What are the components of DSS and explain DSS model?(10)

5. Read the following case and answer the question (20) You have 10 messages on voice mail, six faxes in your in-basket, three people standing outside of your office waiting either for you to get off of the phone or finish speaking with the guy sitting in your office (whichever comes first). Your computer just beeped to inform you, again, that an e-mail message has just been added to your stockpile of unread messages gathering electronic dust. You make a mental note to change the notification sound to an evil laugh. Your reading pile is teetering, threatening to put out of misery the plant you haven't watered in three weeks. You wonder who the strange people are in the picture on your desk. ... Oh yeah, it's your spouse and kids. Your boss strides into your office, throws a letter under your nose, and says, "Read this. We just got a project that requires us to `collaborate over the Internet'-whatever that means-and since you're the computer guru around here, you have to get a handle on it and teach us all what to do by next Thursday." As he leaves, you make a few ecomments about what he can e-do with his e-letter. Welcome to e-hell. Most professionals know by now that eventually they will have to deal with e-business. It's too early to tell if e-collaboration will resolve the communications overload engineers are facing today or just clutter the available bandwidth even more. Look around you. Did PCs lead to a paperless office? Waiting for the e-collaboration to stabilize or shake out, however, might be counterproductive. You might find yourself in a situation like the one described above where you'll have to "e-collaborate" in a pinch. If this happens, here are a few survival tips: read about e-collaboration to get a general impression of what it is and how it works and then visit some Websites where some of the more popular products exist and try them out. Visit the HPAC Engineering Interactive Website at

www.hpac.com and, under Heavy Duty Content, choose the Information Technology (IT) Tips area. Read the columns on extranets that were published by Dr. Joel Orr in April and May 2000 and the August column by Digital Media Editor Lynne Brakeman on collaboration software exhibited during the A/E/C Systems show earlier this year. These three columns introduce you to collaboration software and point you to some products that are tailored to our industry. I'd also recommend visiting Orr's Website (www.extranets.cc) for a comprehensive list of sites. Some of these sites allow you to download "demo" versions. Trying out the software demo will help you decide which method is right for you and possibly your whole company. Call some of the vendors and ask if they provide training either online or at a nearby facility. Depending on the stock market, some might be desperate enough to come to your office. If your firm is being required to e-collaborate, as the story goes above, try and find the people who are leading the e-collaboration effort and ask them what method they're using. If they have not made a decision on which product to use, you may be able to sway them toward a decision that benefits you and your company. If you need to teach others in your company how to use e-collaboration tools or make a corporate-wide procurement/standardization decision, I recommend that you do further research and get others in your company involved. To learn more about introducing new information technologies gradually into a company, read the IT Tips column "Strategic Planning for Information Technology" in the December 1996 issue. This e-business is a tough nut to crack. It represents a pivotal time in our industry. The best way to deal with it is proactively. [Source: Proquest by Ivanovich, Michael G.. Heating/Piping/Air Conditioning Engineering: HPAC. Cleveland: Sep 2000. Vol. 72, Iss. 9; pg. 9, 1 pgs, Copyright Penton Media, Inc. Sep 2000]

Question: Which particular concept of MIS is being dealt here in this particular case? List out all the issues related to MIS mentioned in the above case. List out all the advantages and disadvantages what you feel is appropriate in this case.