Start of the new semester June 18, 2009 afternoon, 1:00-2:30 again we need to go to school(Engineering building room 505 ). For our first meeting in MIS 1 or Management Information System 1 under Dr. Randy S. Gamboa we really need to come to school early. Same as usual, he would come to school early, he will wait until it is time for him to start the class mad discuss with us. We start our class by a prayer lead by Ariel Serenado and it also ends with a prayer which lead by me. I think it helps a lot when we pray before and after class so that we will be guided in our discussions. We had a great time during our discussion, it was been a long time since we were handled by him and I think most of us misses his jokes. First he asked the USeP( Tagum campus) students and the late comers to stand in front so that they can introduce their self to us and to entertain us with their hidden talents. It was in the discussion time when he begins to ask our opinion about MIS 1 (Management Information System 1). We have learned the key activities in Management Information System 1 which he called P D O C or the Planning, Directing, Organizing and controlling, he said these activities are necessary in MIS. We dissect the the subject title, Management Information System 1, first the word Management he said that it pertains to the P D O C which are the Planning, organizing, directing and controlling the operation, Then the word Information which states about informing, lastly the word System which includes the orderly arrangement according to some common principles or rules, or a plan of doing something.
The Management Information System 1 has its components, the hardware, software and the people ware. But he asked us, how we could further explain this formula:
MIS = software + hardware + people ware
Hardware - is a general term that refers to the physical artifacts of a technology. It may also mean the physical components of a computer system, in the form of computer hardware.
Software - Computer software is often regarded as anything but hardware, meaning that the "hard" are the parts that are tangible while the "soft" part is the intangible objects inside the computer. Software encompasses an extremely wide array of products and technologies developed using different techniques like progr amming languages, scripting languages or even microcode or a FPGA state. The types of software include web pages developed by technologies like HTML, PHP, Perl, JSP, ASP.NET, XML, and desktop applications like Microsoft Word, OpenOffice developed by technologies like C, C++, Java, C#, etc. Software usually runs on an underlying software operating systems such as the Microsoft Windows or Linux. Software also includes video games and the logic systems of modern consumer devices such as automobiles, televisions, toasters, etc.
People ware -People ware is a term used to refer to one of the three core aspects of computer technology: hardware, software, and people ware. People ware can refer to anything that has to do with the role of people in the development or use of computer software and hardware systems, including such issues as developer productivity, teamwork, group dynamics, the psychology of programming, project management, organizational factors, human interface design, and human-machine-interaction
If the people ware controls the software and the hardware? Who controls the people ware? Many of us said that it is also the person it self who controls him/her self. I think it is correct because we all know that human is the most intelligent creation of God and only human can do m such things. Due to my curiosity, I try to research about MIS: these are the things that I have learned……
An 'MIS' is a planned system of the collecting, processing, storing and disseminating data in the form of information needed to carry out the functions of management. In a way it is a documented report of the activities those were planned and executed. According to Philip Kotler "A marketing information system consists of people, equipment, and procedures to gather, sort, analyze, evaluate, and distribute needed, timely, and accurate information to marketing decision makers."The terms MIS and information system are often confused. Information systems include systems that are not intended for decision making. The area of study called MIS is sometimes referred to, in a restrictive sense, as information technology management. That area of study should not be confused with computer science. IT service management is a practitioner-focused discipline. MIS has also some differences with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as ERP incorporates elements that are not necessarily focused on decision support.
MIS (management information systems) is a general term for the computer systems in an enterprise that provide information about its business operations. It's also used to refer to the people who manage these systems. Typically, in a large corporation, "MIS" or the "MIS department" refers to a central or centrally-coordinated system of computer expertise and management, often including mainframe systems but also including by extension the corporation's entire network of computer resources.
Based on http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid80_gci214098,00.html
After the discussions we are assigned to do many things. The preparation for our final paper, the reports, and creating our blog. I think it is really interesting to do those things hope we can make it in time.
After the discussions we are assigned to do many things. The preparation for our final paper, the reports, and creating our blog. I think it is really interesting to do those things hope we can make it in time.
Let us talk about the expectations, in this subject I expect it to more difficult that the other subject. In my professor, I think he could be nice to us (based on my past subjects under him) and based on what he said he is not a professor he is a facilitator. I hope he will extend his patience when it comes to noise.
I think I have shared the things that we had discussed on that day; I hope this will serve as a good start for this subject and a better relationship between the students and the facilitator.
God bless...^-^
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