This book is written for the Intermediate Group I examination of

THE INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA

Syllabus

PAPER 4
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

Part A. Management Information Systems (50 marks)

1. Systems Analysis and Design — an overview

System study, system design, development and implementation, testing and conversion.
2. Management Information Systems — an overview
Management Information Systems concept; evolution and elements of MIS; definition, characteristics
and basic requirements of MIS; structure of MIS; computerised MIS; approaches of MIS development;
pre-requisites of an effective MIS; computers and its effect on MIS, limitations of MIS; MIS v. data
processing, MIS and decision support systems, MIS and information resource management, executive
information and decision support systems; artificial intelligence and expert system, MIS in Indian
organisations; recent developers in Information Technology.
3. Computers and Communication — an overview
The information technology – the concept of global village, on-line information services, electronic
bulletin board systems; the Internet; intranet; extranet; electronic mail; interactive video;
communication channels; communication networks; local area networks; wide area networks; video
conferencing; emerging information technologies in new millennium.
4. Client/Server Computing
Communication servers; digital networks; electronic data interchange and its applications; enterprise
resource planning systems (ERP systems); inter-organisational information systems; value added
networks.
5. Electronic Commerce and Internet
E-Commerce — basics; e-commerce and Internet; applications of Internet; website management; multi-
media.
6. Contemporary Issues and Developments.
(ii) MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN MODERN BUSINESS

Contents
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