IT for Management

Paper Code: 
MBA-323
Credits: 
4.0
Contact Hours: 
40.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • Issues and strategies of managing IT.  
  • Providing IT support for system development, technology planning,  and operations
8.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to IT

Concept, Component, IT application in Management, Hardware and Software, Database Management, Introduction to Word Processor and Electronic Presentation

8.00
Unit II: 
Technology Environment and Strategic Issues of IT

Organizational Structure and Design, Dependence on Technology, Integrating Technology with Business Environment.
IT and Corporate Strategy, Sustaining a Competitive Edge through application of IT in management functions.

8.00
Unit III: 
Recent Trends in IT

Introduction to e-commerce, e-business and ERP, Wireless Access Technologies: GSM, GPS, CDMA, GPRS, Bluetooth, Infrared, 3G & 4G technologies, RFID, Modern Computing and storage methods.

8.00
Unit IV: 
Managing System Development

Foundations of System Development, System Reengineering, System Integration and Internet Based Systems.

8.00
Unit V: 
IT Management Issues for Senior Management

Management control of Information Technology, Auditing, Security Concerns, Outsourcing, Societal Implications and On Line Trends.

Essential Readings: 
  • Henry C. Lucas, Information Technology for Management, McGraw Hill, International Edition, July 2001.
  • Kenneth C. Laudon & Jane P. Laudon, Management Information System, Global Edition, Pearson Education, 2009.
  • Waman Jawadekar, Management Information System: Text and Cases, Tata McGraw Hill, June 2009.
References: 
  1. Leidner Dorothy, Turban Efrain, Information Technology for Management, 6th Edition, Wiley India, 2008.
  2. Barbara C McNurlin, Ralph H Sprague Jr., Information Systems Management In Practice, Sixth Edition, Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2003
  3. Luiz Antonio Joia,IT- Based Management Challenges and Solutions, Idea Group Publishing, 2003.
  4. Stephen Haag, Maeve Cummings, Management Information Systems for the Information Age, 4th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill ,2004
  5. Henry C. Lucas, Jr., Information Technology: Strategic Decision Making for Managers, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2005.
  6. Asoke K Talukder, Roopa R Yavagal, Mobile Computing, Tata McGraw Hill, 2005.