Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Course Content

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Module One – Introduction to Management Information Systems, (MIS).

What is meant by MIS? A reliable definition of the term. WHat information does a company need, how is it gathered and why? How dependable and accurate should it be? Storage of data (particularly important in view of recent data leaks from high profile organisations). Confidentiality. Uses for MIS in many different aspects. Discussion of artificial intelligence.

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Module Two – Decision Support Systems

What is a DSS? They have become widely available and affordable in recent years but are they widely understood? Real life case studies are used to illustrate the essentially practical issues under consideration.

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Module Three – The Use of Expert Systems

How have ES developed in the 21st Century? What are their uses and applications? How can they improve the competitiveness of your organisation? What are the rules for obtaining the correct answer to a query? All of this needs to be understood if the system is to be an advantage rather than a burden to the organisation. Again case studies highlight some of the great advantages and some of the pitfalls of an Expert System.

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Module Four – Processing Information

Once we have got all of that information how should it be processed to provide the most effective (i.e. usually most profitable) outcome to the organisation? Although computing science plays an important part in this the unit will explore techniques of Workflow, Business Process Re-Engineering, Architecture of systems and the output of information into a meaningful form. What are the implications of such systems for employment patterns in the near future?

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Module Five – Recording and Storing of Business Data

A database management system (DBMS) is a computer program (or more typically, a suite of them) designed to manage a database, a large set of structured data, which allows an organisation to store, organise and search for information on anything within its business from records to product detail. These systems are very powerful and contain almost unbelievable amounts of data. What would once have occupied a ship can, now, be contained in a chip! That information, though, is of value only if it can be readily and effectively accessed.

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Module Six – Report Writing and Producing Executive Information Systems

One important task for which these systems can be used is in the production, and updating, of management reports Here we look at various approaches to this aspect of their use. If you are writing a report for top managers it must be accurate, timely, relevant etc… If your job success depends on this, then you have a very good reason for producing good reports.

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Module Seven – Performance Monitoring

Business performance management (BPM) is a set of processes that helps organisations optimise business performance by consolidating, analysing and implimenting results. BPM is focused on business processes such as planning and forecasting by setting key performance indicators for measuring and evaluating their success. It helps businesses to use their assets efficiently thereby maintaining quality, competitiveness and the bottom line.Aspects of Business Intelligence, Planning, Forecasting, Workflow Analysis and process improvement techniques are examined and discussed. The Six Sigma model is discussed through the use of case studies where champions and coaches identified key areas of work that needed to be developed and improved.

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Module Eight – Database Management

Continuing on from module 5, a database management system (DBMS) is a computer program designed to manage, store and retrieve a large set of structured data. They can also run operations on the data requested. Typical examples of DBMS use might include accounting, human resources and customer support systems. These would enable it, for example, to check if an invoice has been paid. Once the sole preserve of huge corporations, such systems are now available to much smaller organisations due to advances in technology. They are widely available, but not always widely understood.

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Module Nine – Object Oriented Analysis and Design

This module is more technical and discusses how models are developed and set to deliver a particular software system with an engineered specification setting and visual modelling. It discusses how software is developed to do a particular job such as processing wage payments. To do this it needs to be aware of hours worked, pay-scales, bonuses, absent days and other factors which need to be included in the model used to set and design the software. Object-oriented analysis and design applies object modelling techniques to design a solution. Object-oriented analysis builds a model of a system that is composed of objects that communicate with each other or other sections of the software. The results of object-oriented analysis are concepts and relationships between concepts expressed as a conceptual model.

Accredited Level 3 Management Information Systems Diploma Module Ten – Information Security Management

An information security management system (ISMS) is, as the name suggests, a system of management concerned with information security. The idiom arose primarily out of ISO/IEC 17799, a code of practice for information security management published by the International Organization for Standardization in 2000. ISO 17799 was revised and re-issued in 2005. You will be aware of the multiple lapses of security in recent years. These are examined and solutions offered. This unit, by its very nature, is quite sensitive as most organisations are understandably unwilling to discuss their arrangements!