Management Information Systems

Informatics Class 2

• Information Technology in the Digital Economy

Class objectives

• Chapter 1

• 1 Describe the characteristics of the digital economy and e-business.
• 2 Recognize the relationships between business pressures, organizational responses, and information systems.
• 3 Identify the major pressures in the business environment and describe the major organizational responses to them.
• 4 Define computer-based information systems and information technology.
• 5 Describe the role of information technology in supporting the functional areas, public services and specific industries
• 6 List the new technology development in the areas of generic and networked computing and Web-based systems.
• 7 Understand the importance of learning about information technology.

Digital Economy – New Economy

• E-Business: The use of electronic technologies to transact business.
• Collaboration: People and Organizations interact, communicate, collaborate and search for information
• Information Exchange: Storing, processing and transmission of information.

Technological trends of global IT market - the “3rd Platform concept“

Digital Business

• Chapter 1

• Networks

• Internet

• Telecommunications

• Consumer

• In-office

• Field Sales

The Old Economy – Taking Photo’s

• Chapter 1

• Buy film in a store
• Load your camera
• Take pictures
• Take roll of film to store for processing
• Pickup the film when ready
• Select specific photos for enlargement
• Mail to family and friends