IT9221 INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN
UNIT I INFORMATION SYSTEM AND ORGANIZATION
Matching the Information System Plan to the Organizational Strategic Plan – Identifying
Key Organizational Objective and Processes and Developing an Information System
Development – User role in Systems Development Process – Maintainability and
Recoverability in System Design.
UNIT II REPRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF SYSTEM STRUCTURE
Models for Representing Systems: Mathematical, Graphical and Hierarchical
(Organization Chart, Tree Diagram) – Information Flow – Process Flow – Methods and
Heuristics – Decomposition and Aggregation – Information Architecture - Application of
System Representation to Case Studies
UNIT III SYSTEMS, INFORMATION AND DECISION THEORY
Information Theory – Information Content and Redundancy – Classification and
Compression – Summarizing and Filtering – Inferences and Uncertainty – Identifying
Information needed to Support Decision Making – Human Factors – Problem
characteristics and Information System Capabilities in Decision Making.
UNIT IV INFORMATION SYSTEM APPLICATION
Transaction Processing Applications – Basic Accounting Application – Applications for
Budgeting and Planning – Other use of Information Technology: Automation – Word
Processing – Electronic Mail – Evaluation Remote Conferencing and Graphics – System
and Selection – Cost Benefit – Centralized versus Decentralized Allocation Mechanism.
UNIT V DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Systems analysis and design – System development life cycle – Limitation – End User
Development – Managing End Users – off-the Shelf Software Packages – Outsourcing –
Comparison of Different Methodologies.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. K. C. Laudon, J. P. Laudon, M. E. Brabston, “Management Information Systems:
Managing the Digital Firm”, Pearson Education 2002.
2. K. C. Laudon, J. P. Laudon, “Management Information Systems, Organization
and Technology in the Networked Enterprise,” Sixth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2000.
REFERENCES:
1. E.F. Turban, R.K., R.E. Potter. “Introduction to Information Technology”, Wiley,
2004.
2. M. E. Brabston, “Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm”,
Pearson Education, 2002.
3. Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Joey F. George, Joseph S. Valachich, “Modern Systems
Analysis and Design”, Third Edition, Prentice Hall,2002.
