This is what i learned about information technology.
Set of tools, processes and methodologies such as coding/programming data communicationd, data conversion, storage, and retrieval. systems analysis and design, system controls, and associated equipment employed tto collect, process and present information. In broad terms, IT also includes office automation, multimedia, and telecommunications.
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MGT 300 Chapter 1 - Business Driven Technology.
Why we need to study Information Technology?
IT is everywhere in business. Understanding IT provides great insight to anyone learning about business.
Information Technology’s Impact on Business Operations
• Organization typically operate by functional areas or functional
silos
• Functional areas are interdepends
Information Technology Basics
• Information technology (IT) – A field concerned with the use of
technology in managing and processing information. IT is an important enabler
of business success and innovation
• Management information system (MIS) – A general name for the
business function and academic discipline covering the application of people,
technologies and procedures to solve business problems. MIS is a business
function, similar to Accounting, Finance, Operations and Human Resources.
- When beginning to learn about information technology it
is important to understand
Data, information and business intelligence.
. IT resources
. IT cultures
- Data, information and business intelligence.
. Data is a raw facts that describe the characteristics of
an event.
. Information is a data converted into a meaningful and
useful context.
. Business intelligence is an applications and technologies
that are used to support decision making efforts.
- IT Resources
. People use
. Information technology to work with
. Information
- IT Cultures
. Organizational information cultures include;
• Information-Functional
Culture – Employees use information as a means of exercising influence or power
over others. For example, a manager in sales refuses to share information with
marketing. This causes marketing to need the sales manager’s input each time a
new sales manager’s input each time a new sales strategy is developed.
• Information-Inquiring
Culture – Employees across departments search for information to better
understand the future and align themselves with current trends and new
directions.
• Information-Discovery
Culture – Employees across departments are open to new insight about crisis and
radical changes and seek ways to create competitive advantages.
• Information-Sharing
Culture – Employees across departments trust each other to use information
(especially about problems and failures) to improve performance.
Questions?
- Describe the information age and the differences among data, information, business intelligence, and knowledge.
- Identify the different departments in a company and why they must work together to achieve success.
- Explain systems thinking and how management information systems enable business communications.
