Managing Data in a Systems

In the systems investigation phase, the project teams may conduct a feasibility study to solve the problems with their legacy system/software. A legacy system is the name given to the existing system used by an organisation. Common sense: 1) How do you decide whether we need to conduct a FEASIBILITY study or not? Think about it. Factors to evaluate whether to conduct feasibility/preliminary study or not: ........................................ 2) How do you approach the feasibility study - an assessment whether the proposed new system will be working or not? Source: Internet images

Beginning Week 11 until Week 14, I am going to spend the last 30 minutes in every lecture releasing one or two strategies for Jan 2018 Final Examination. NOTE:(Week 14) 1) On Tuesday, 17 April 2018, I will be attending a training programme. So, my tutorial sessions (T1 & T10) on that day will be cancelled.  Thank you - Hayati PREAMBLE 1) Success Stories  Link 1: Success Stories - Jack Ma 2) Security and Ethical Concerns in IS Link 2:  Facebook Scandal Link 3:  Security risks to small business

Now, let us focus on the following  Business Information Systems / Functional Information Systems: a) Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) Link 1:  HRIS 1 Link 2:  HRIS 2 b) Marketing Information Systems (MkIS) Link 1:  MkIS 1 c) Accounting Information Systems - SQL Accounting Software (an illustration) Link 1:  AIS 1 d) Manufacturing: Platform for designing Link 1:  Technical Designing Work using Software - CATIA Link 2:  Designing a Concept Car e) Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Youtube 1:  MES While Cross- Functional Information Systems are: 1) Activities supported by Cross-functional Enterprise Systems: source:https://www.slideshare.net/gsgurpreetsingh30/om-ppt-modified  source: http://certifind.com/blog/improve-business-activities-with-an-efficient-supply-chain-management-process-and-courses-in-uae/ 2) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Link 1:  ERP 1 Link 2:  ERP 2 Group Activity 1: What modules are cov

Dear students, I am posting excerpts of your attendance so that you can have a look and gauge (measure) your position in Week 13. a) FAS-PR Attendance b) FBF Attendance 1 Since it is a print screen, there will be eight (8) excerpts/ different portions of the attendance worksheet. If your tutorial is empty, please remind your tutors to key in the tutorial attendance. c) FBF Attendance 2 d) FBF Attendance 3 e) FBF Attendance 4 f) FBF Attendance 5 g) FBF Attendance 6 h) FBF Attendance 7 i) FBF Attendance 8 This is shown for the purpose of attendance monitoring by the students, without other intention. Thank you. Hayati Yusof

  In this entry, I'd like to discuss a few issues: 1) The difference between E-Commerce and E-Business Link:  E-Commerce and E-Business: A Comparison " .. e-business is not confined to buying and selling of goods only, but it includes other activities that also form part of business like providing services to the customers, communicating with employees, client or business partners can contact the company in case if they want to have a word with the company, or they have any issue regarding the services, etc. All the basic business operations are done using electronic media. There are two types  of e-business, which are: Pure-Play : The business which is having an electronic existence only.  Example : Hotels.com Brick and Click : The business model, in which the business exists both in online i.e. electronic and offline i.e. physical mode. Source: https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-e-commerce-and-e-business.html 2) Collaborative Commerce (B2B) 3)

If you missed the discussion on Data Center (Tutorial 6), here are some tips: Exercise: In a paragraph (5-6 sentences), can you describe a Data Center? Source: Google Data Center (YouTube)