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VanHorn, Richard L., "Empirical Studies of Management Information Systems,"
Database, (5:2, 3, 4 4). Winter 1974, pp. 172-180 (includes discussants'
comments).

Weber, Max, "Ideal Types and Theory Construction," in Readings in the Philo-
sophy of the Social Sciences, MacMillan Pub. Co., Inc., New York, NY 1968,
pp. 496-507.

The readings for the second half of the semester will be taken from the
following "Course Topical Bibliography":

COURSE TOPICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

Management Information Systems is a broad multifaceted discipline. In
order to provide some structure for examing the research being conducted with-
in the field the research has been classified into five broad categories: de-
sign, management and organization, hardware and software, evaluation and other.
The following eighteen subcategories have been identified within these cate-
gories:

MIS RESEARCH TOPICS

DESIGN

Information Reguirements Analysis: Definition of user reguirements via
interviews, observation, prototyping, and documentation of existing system.

Application Systems Implementation: All phases of getting a system in place,
not just the implementation/conversion phase of the development lifecycle.

Structured Design Technigues: Information Algebra, SOP, ADS, ISDOS, TAG, etc.

User-System Interface: Focus on man machine interace, human engineering, €.8.
dataentry/output, color-graphics, natural language, inguiry, menus of report
options, etc.

MANAGEMENT 4 ORGANIZATION

Computing Operations Management: DP Management, use of performance monitors,
operations personnel, "production" focus.

MIS Management: Administration of MIS function, project management.
Data Management: Data Base Administration, library functions, etc.

Impact of Computer Technology on Organizations: Impact on structure of organi-
zations, on jobs, sociotechnical issues.

HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE
Distributed Systems: Hardware, software, management

Software Engineering: Software documentation, structered programming, proof
of programs, efficiency of programs, high level macros.

Computer Languages: Compilers, assemblers, translators and languages.

'Telecommunications: Digital-analog conversion, transmission over a mile, net-
working, error rates in lines, etc.