Management Support Systems (Byte Size)
Description
One way of considering how managers use information is in terms of three levels, as professionals, experts, and innovators.
As professionals, we use the information available in the organisation, or gathered from outside, to perform our duties responsibly by following accepted procedures. As experts, we use information to enhance our understanding of how our business works. As innovators, we use information to seek out future enterprising activities.
The professional is focussed on performing today's task well and ensuring that there will be few problems in the near term. The expert understands the business sufficiently to see how processes can be improved continually. The innovator combines…
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One way of considering how managers use information is in terms of three levels, as professionals, experts, and innovators.
As professionals, we use the information available in the organisation, or gathered from outside, to perform our duties responsibly by following accepted procedures. As experts, we use information to enhance our understanding of how our business works. As innovators, we use information to seek out future enterprising activities.
The professional is focussed on performing today's task well and ensuring that there will be few problems in the near term. The expert understands the business sufficiently to see how processes can be improved continually. The innovator combines business knowledge with knowledge of the wider business context to identify new opportunities and anticipates actions to counteract strategic threats.
As you work through this course, and Chapters 9 and 10 of the textbook, you will encounter technologies that help managers be effective professionals, that enable managers to become experts in their businesses, and that provide insights for innovative managers to identify new business opportunities.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- explain the role of management support systems within managerial decision making
- classify decisions in terms of structure and type of control
- identify the information channel that is enhanced by a support system
- outline the steps in the data life cycle concept
- describe the role of background knowledge when interpreting information
- compare on-line transaction processing with on-line analytical processing
- outline the managerial issues of managing a knowledge network.
Syllabus
Introduction
Objectives
Management Support Systems
What managers do
Unstructured and structured decisions
Information Resources For Managing
On-line transaction processing
On-line analytical processing
Summary
Tutor-marked Question Paper
Sample Course Materials
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Qualifications
On completion of your course, you will receive the dual award:
Award 1 is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Management Support Systems (Byte Size) Certificate
Management Support Systems (Byte Size) Certificate issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, to view a sample of the college’s award, please click here.
Requirements for Entry
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
Study Options
In order to offer our students the most convenient and flexible distance learning courses, Stonebridge Associated College offers you the option to study for your course via two methods:
- 1. Via the traditional paper-based method.
- 2. Through the online method via ElearnUK.
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Stonebridge Prices
Studying by Post. If you would like to pay by instalments, we do offer an affordable interest free payment plan scheme which allows you to spread the cost of your course over a number of months. However, to use this option you will need to study for your course using the traditional paper-based method. For more information on our payment plans please visit our website at www.stonebridge.uk.com
The reason why the course fee is less if you choose to study online, is because with online study there are no costs associated with postage and printing etc. and thus we are able to offer the course at a reduced rate.
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Study Hours
This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.
The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 20 hrs.
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