COURSE TOPICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

Management Information Systems is a broad multifaceted

discipline. In order to provide some structure for examining the
research being conducted within the field, the research has been
classified into five broad categories: design, management and
organization, hardware and software, evaluation, and other.

Twenty

topical areas have been identified within these

categories. The research in each topical area ls considered in
S601 and/or  S602. The complete topical list is shown below

designating which topics are covered in S601 and/or S602.

I.

s601

Ss601

S601

s601

II.

S602

s602

s601

s601/
s602

MIS RESEARCH TOPICS

DESIGN

1. 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 implemen-
tation/conversion phase of the development

lifecycle.

K gi Structured Design Technigues: Information
Algebra,  SOP, ADS,  ISDOS, TAG, SADT, DFD, WOD,
LCS, etc.

4. User-System Interface: Focus on man machine
interface, human engineering, e.g. data
entry/output, color-graphics, natural language,
inguiry, menus of report options, etc.

MANAGEMENT s ORGANIZATION

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

6. MIS Management: Administration of MIS function,
project management.

zEč Data Management: Data Base Administration,
library functions, etc.

8. Impact of Computer Technology on Organizations:
impact on structure of organizations, on jobs,

sociotechnical issues.