OE 201, INT882

e-Commerece

Foundations of Information System In BusinessIntroductionNeed

GURPREET SINGH
Gurpreet.17457@lpu.co.in

Learning Outcome

Information System Technologies

Information Systems Definition

System

Set of Interrelated components, with clearly defined boundary, working together to achieve common set of objectives

Definition

Information System

Set of interrelated components that

Collect/retrieve, process, store, and distribute information to Support decision making, coordination, control Analyze problems Visualize complex subjects Create new products Smoke signals, Card storage in library, etc.

Help managers and workers

Not necessarily employ computers

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Information Systems Definition

Information Systems

Data Stream of Raw facts

Information Data shaped into useful/meaningful form

IS Framework for Business Professionals

Foundation concepts:

fundamental behavior, technical, business, and managerial concepts like system components and functions, or competitive strategies; developments, or management issues regardinghardware, software, data management, networks, and other technologies; major uses of IT for business processes, operations, decision making, and

Information technologies concepts:

Business applications:

IS Framework for Business Professionals

Development processes:

how end users and IS specialists develop and implement business/IT solutions to problems andopportunities arising in business; and how to effectively and ethically manage the ISfunction and IT resources to achieve top performance and business value in support of the business strategies of theenterprise.

Management challenges:

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Role

Fundamental Roles of IS in Business:

Support of business process and operations Support of business decision making Support of strategies for competitive advantage

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Queries

GURPREET SINGH

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Types of Information Systems

Why Information Systems Are Important An understanding of the effective and responsible use andmanagement of information systems and technologies is important for managers, business professionals, and other knowledge workers in todays internetworked enterprises. Information systems play a vital role in the ebusinessand e-commerce operations, enterprise collaboration and management, and strategic success of businesses thatmust operate in an internetworked global environment. Thus, the field of information systems has become a major functional area of