How MIS supports a business organization which you are familiar with.
(1) Cover page: Title of the course report. Student name.
(2) Table of contents.
(3) Text
● Introduction (company’s background – no confidential information)
● Overview of the business processes
● Diagram for the major business process (see examples in the textbook, e.g., the flowcharts on page 91, for business processes. If your organization has complex business processes, you may choose the major business process for this part.)
● Descriptions of the information system
(Follow the five components: hardware, software, data, computerized business process, and people. Please note that the hardware and software should include computer networks as discussed in Chapter 5)
● Values of the MIS for strategic competitiveness of the organization (i.e., MIS alignment with the business strategies; tangible and intangible benefits of the system)
● Issues of the MIS in the organization (Usability, reliability, information quality, ethics, security, global, cultural, user training, etc.)
● Opportunities of the applications of information technology (devices and software systems) to improve the MIS and your recommendations for the organization.
(4) Appendices
● Samples of business processes, if any
● Samples of useful supporting material, if any
● Hardware specifications and software screenshots samples
● Others.