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COURSE AIM

The overall aim of this course is to introduce you to basic concepts of management information system to enable you understand the basic elements of management involves in every organisation. This course highlights and enumerates modern technologies that transform the society into the global village as far as information dissemination is concerned. You will be put through the definitions of common terms in relation to management information system, the characteristics of information, internet and its usage, the different management levels, and lastly, numerous ways of information representation and storage media.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

COURSE OBJECTIVES
It is important to note that each unit has specific objectives. You should study them carefully before proceeding to subsequent units. Therefore, it may be useful to refer to these objectives in the course of your study of the unit to assess your progress. You should always look at the unit objectives after completing a unit. In this way, you can be sure that you have done what is required of you at the end of the unit.
However, below are overall objectives of this course. On completing this course, you should be able to:
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 define what Management Information System is all about
 explain the meaning of management
 define the meaning of information
 list characteristics of information
 list the advantages of MIS
 enumerate the values of information
 state the goals of MIS
 pinpoint problems of MIS
 discuss the levels of management
 discuss types of MIS
 give an overview of Information Technology
 state reasons for Information Technology
 state the technologies for Information System
 state the ethics of Information Technology
 state the application of Information Technology
 discuss the origin of the Internet
 list the requirements for Internet connectivity
 explain the information format on the Internet
 list the limitation of the Internet
 state different ways of information representation in computer system
 discuss storage media in computer.

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