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Principles and Learning Objectives
" The value of information is directly linked to how
it helps decision makers achieve the organization’s
goals
– Distinguish data from information and describe the
characteristics used to evaluate the quality of data
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Principles and Learning Objectives
(continued)
• Knowing the potential impact of information systems
and having the ability to put this knowledge to work
can result in a successful personal career,
organizations that reach their goals, and a society
with a higher quality of life
– Identify the basic types of business information
systems and discuss who uses them, how they are
used, and what kinds of benefits they deliver
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Principles and Learning Objectives
(continued)
• System users, business managers, and information
systems professionals must work together to build a
successful information system
– Identify the major steps of the systems development
process and state the goal of each
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Principles and Learning Objectives
(continued)
• The use of information systems to add value to the
organization can also give an organization a
competitive advantage
– Identify the value-added processes in the supply
chain and describe the role of information systems
within them
– Identify some of the strategies employed to lower
costs or improve service
– Define the term competitive advantage and discuss
how organizations are using information systems to
gain such an advantage
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Principles and Learning Objectives
(continued)
• Information systems personnel are the key to
unlocking the potential of any new or modified
system
– Define the types of roles, functions, and careers
available in information systems
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Introduction
• Information system (IS)
– Set of interrelated components: col ect, manipulate,
disseminate data and information
– Provide feedback to meet an objective
– Examples: ATMs, airline reservation systems, course
reservation systems
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Information Concepts: Data Versus
Information
• Data: raw facts
– Alphanumeric, image, audio, and video
• Information
– Organized col ection of facts
– Have value beyond the facts themselves
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Data Versus Information (continued)
Figure 1.1: Defining and Organizing Relationships Among Data
Creates Information
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Data Versus Information (continued)
Figure 1.2: The Process of Transforming Data into Information
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