Information Technology for Management

Paper Code: 
MFM 123
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

 Course Objectives

1. This course has been designed to introduce the students to applications of computers to manage different operation of organizations. It provides them an opportunity to study the hands-on implementation of different technologies in corporate environment.

  Course Outcomes (COs)

 

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

 
 

CO 11.Work on spreadsheets and employ basic functions to handle data.

CO 12.Work on advanced inbuilt functions available in spreadsheet software for data analysis

CO 13.Work on managerial and financial functions, create charts, perform statistical analysis through spreadsheet software

CO 14.Work on database management software to manage data for effective information management

CO 15.Understand current trends of e commerce operations and online financial transactions

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Case Study

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, presentations

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Information Management & Spread Sheet

Information Management: – Introduction, Classification of Information

Spread Sheet: Introduction, operations on spreadsheet and workbooks, Filling series, sort, and Formatting worksheet. Basic Spread Sheet Functions: cell referencing (Relative, Absolute, Mixed). Inbuilt function (SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, MIN,  COUNTIF, CEILING, FLOOR, TRUNC, ABS, , INT, LOG, MOD, POWER, ROUND, EXP, IF, AND, OR), Date & Time functions (NOW, DATE, TIME, DAY, MONTH, YEAR, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND) Protecting worksheets ,Charts in Excel: types, create chart from adjacent data/ nonadjacent data, data series, editing and formatting ,printing chart 

12.00
Unit II: 
Sensitivity Analysis using Spread Sheet :

Sensitivity Analysis using Spread Sheet : Filter, Advance Filter, Goal Seek, Solver, Scenario Manager, Consolidate, Subtotal, V lookup, H Lookup, pivot table, pivot chart, Freeze Panes. Advance Spread Sheet Functions & tools: Logical Function, Date and time function.

12.00
Unit III: 
Financial function & Database Management System

Financial function: FV, PMT, IPMT, NPER, NPV, PV, RATE, OLE (object linking and embedding).
Database Management System: Introduction, Types of Database, System Decomposition, MS Access : database structure, Data types, Creating Tables, table fields, Primary keys and field validation and record validation rules

12.00
Unit IV: 
Multiple tables, relationships, Sort & Filter in table:

Multiple tables, relationships, Sort & Filter in table, select data with queries: Creating query by design & by wizard, Creating basic forms & Reports.  

12.00
Unit V: 
E –Commerce & Recent Trends in IT

E –Commerce & Recent Trends in IT- Introduction to E-commerce, E business model as B2B, B2C, C2C, C2B, G2C. Recent Trends in IT:-  Wireless Access Technologies, Types of payments (Credit Card, debit card, online payments, e wallet, upi app based payments etc.)  Bluetooth, wifi, RFID

Essential Readings: 
  • Martin, Hansen, Klingher & Beth, “Mastering Excel 2000”, BPB Publications, 2013.
  • Wayne L.Winston, “Excel  Data Analysis  and Business Modeling”, 2010
  • John Walkenbach, “Excel 2016 Bible”, Wiley
  • Chandan Sengupta, “Financial Analysis and Modeling using Excel and VBA”, Wiley
  • Michael Alexander, Richard Kusleika, “MS Access 2013 Bible”, Wiley      
  • David Whiteley, “E-Commerce”, Tata McGraw Hill

 

References: 

• Leidner Dorothy, Turban Efrain, Information Technology for Management, 6th Edition, Wiley India, 2012.
• Barbara C McNurlin, Ralph H Sprague Jr., Information Systems Management In Practice, Sixth Edition, Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2012
• Luiz Antonio Joia,IT- Based Management Challenges and Solutions, Idea Group Publishing, 2012.
• Stephen Haag, Maeve Cummings, Management Information Systems for the Information Age, 4th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill ,2012
• Henry C. Lucas, Jr., Information Technology: Strategic Decision Making for Managers, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2012.

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