The purpose of this study was to survey information systems (IS) curriculum in Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredited information systems programs across the United States, to evaluate current adherence to the IS 2010 curriculum guidelines, and to assess the number and type of career track developments initiated as a result of less stringent requirements in the new curriculum guidelines. In addition, an analysis was conducted to see if curriculum in AACSB-accredited information systems programs across the United States changed significantly since other similar evaluations reported in 1996 and 2006, and whether it is closer in adherence to the IS 2010 curriculum guidelines. The results of this study provided a current-state description of IS curriculums in the United States, specifically: (a) percentage adherance relationships and between AACSB-accredited information systems programs to IS 2010 curriculum guidelines; (b) defined curriculum profiles or latent class cluster characteristics of recent career track developments that have emerged; and (c) perceptions of adherence by the IS department faculty compared to the assessed adherence to IS 2010 curriculum guidelines. In the findings, a comprehensive view of the landscape for adherence to IS curriculum guidelines is discussed, including the following. (a) There is a wide range of adherence to the IS curriculum guidelines. In addition, none of the IS program assessed were either entirely compliant or not compliant at all. (b) Some topics are widely covered (over half) as core curriculum while other topics are offered as core curriculum in less than half of IS programs. (c) Very few IS programs have formally implemented the IS 2010 career track guideline recommendations. (d) IS programs implementing formal career tracks specify a reasonably small number of track options for students to consider. (e) IS programs that include career tracks provide unique offerings beyond the proposed sample tracks depicted in the IS 2010 curriculum guidelines. (f) There appear to be reasonably well-defined categories or clusters of IS programs as related to IS 2010 curriculum guideline adherence. (g) IS program faculty describe a higher perceived adherence to IS curriculum guidelines than what is actually assessed in this study. (228 pages)

Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1980 / Bibliography: leaf 85. / by Hong Kien Ong. / M.S. / M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1984 C375 / Master of Science

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:32:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Wagner_Xavier.pdf: 1543722 bytes, checksum: 1b13c015233e32ca6816325902c0071e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2003-06-23 / The science advancement on last thirty years caused a dramatic growth on products based in new techonology information relationated with computation, telecommunication, automation and robotic. These technologies, in whole world, are introducing important transformations in companies atmosphere, affecting directly on formulation of their business strategy. In a interval of few decades, the technology of information transformed our culture, defining the paradigms for a new era organized around by the big media. On this scene, the System Information Management (SIM), became important tools for the management process organization, providing the necessary information for the decisions and collaborating, in this way, for the companies to keep competitives in relation of the market that they participate. Considering the kind of system and his foolscap on management of the organizations, this study had as an objective to ckeck the perception of the companies in relation of the results obtained after the introduction of the system. More specifically, the objective was relacionate the introduction of SIM with the acquisition of better results, increasing the productivity or profitability and practical results of the companies??s commercial process. Delimiting the study, the focus of the SIM analysis was concentred on the sales area, having as a sample a joint of companies that use the same management system of sales. It was expected that the result of this research could indicate the available resources and utilizated by the organizations on utilizing of the SIM, the characteristics of the system introducing and how effectively the executives realize the financial results obtained. / Os avan??os da ci??ncia intensificados nos ??ltimos 30 anos provocaram um dram??tico crescimento de produtos baseados em novas tecnologias de informa????o relacionadas com a computa????o, telecomunica????o, automa????o e rob??tica. Essas tecnologias, no mundo inteiro, est??o induzindo importantes transforma????es no ambiente organizacional das empresas, afetando diretamente na formula????o das suas estrat??gias de neg??cios. Num intervalo de poucas d??cadas, a tecnologia de informa????o transformou a nossa cultura, definindo os paradigmas para uma nova era organizada em torno dos grandes meios de comunica????o de massa. Neste cen??rio, os Sistemas de Informa????es Gerenciais (SIG) t??m se tornado ferramentas importantes para a gest??o de processos nas organiza????es, fornecendo as informa????es necess??rias para as tomadas de decis??es e colaborando, desta forma, para que as empresas se mantenham competitivas em rela????o ao mercado em que atuam. Considerando-se esse tipo de sistema e seu papel no gerenciamento das organiza????es, este estudo teve como objetivo verificar a percep????o das empresas em rela????o aos resultados obtidos ap??s a implanta????o do sistema. Mais especificamente, objetivou-se relacionar a implanta????o do SIG com a obten????o de melhores resultados, aumento de produtividade ou lucratividade e resultados pr??ticos no processo comercial das empresas. Delimitando o estudo realizado, o foco de an??lise do SIG concentrou-se na ??rea de vendas das empresas, tendo-se como amostra um conjunto de empresas usu??rias de um mesmo sistema de gest??o de vendas. Esperou-se que o resultado da pesquisa pudesse indicar os recursos dispon??veis e utilizados pelas organiza????es na utiliza????o do SIG, as caracter??sticas da implanta????o do sistema e o quanto efetivamente os executivos percebem os resultados financeiros obtidos.

The purpose of this project was to analyze six companies in various industries that are currently using systems, applications, and products in data processing (SAP)'s R/3. It outlines the history of SAP and gives background on the companies including what they used before R/3, why they chose R/3, and some of the challenges involved with the changing over to R/3. The companies that were analyzed are Allegran Pharmaceuticals, Pacific Communications, Varian Incorporated, Northop-Grumman, Sempra Energy, and Goodrich. A comparison of the companies is done along with analysis on strategic motivators behind the change to R/3.

The purpose of this project is to try and establish a blueprint for integrating Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Supply Chain Management (SCM). ERP and SCM have become popular in many industries because they help companies improve their Information Systems (IS) which helps support their operational goals. New technology is being used in resource planning and e-commerce and a stable supply chain helps corporations integrate many basic applications. This helps facilitate smooth supplier-customer interactions while minimizing transaction costs. This project is trying to provide a way in which to implement ERP systems properly into SCM. It should result in improved business performance and client satisfaction.

The Online Hotel Booking System was developed to allow customers to use a web browser to book a hotel, change the booking details, cancel the booking, change the personal profile, view the booking history, or view the hotel information through a GUI (graphical user interface). The system is implemented in PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) and HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language).

Thesis (Dr.P.H.)--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, 1982. / Typescript. Dissertation Abstracts International order no. 83-08270. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 174-180).

Thesis (Dr.P.H.)--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, 1983. / Typescript. Dissertation Abstracts International order no. 84-08513. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 140-143).

Risk management is an evolving discipline in the developing and developed world and has received increased prominence from the 1990s’ corporate accounting scandals, the Turnbull study in the US and the 2009 global financial crisis. Within organisations, risk management is competing with profit making whereas the focus of risk management is on improving organisational performance. The aim of this study was to establish the effectiveness of a risk management strategy at an Information Technology organisation in South Africa. An exploratory research approach was used and was conducted using a survey. An extensive literature review was conducted and seven research questions were subsequently formulated to guide the study. A mailed questionnaire designed with a Likert scale was used to collect data and the questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 25.9 percent of employees from a population of 204 employees. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed to interpret data and revealed that the employees believed that risk management is essential and that management support is necessary but not sufficient to implement an effective risk management strategy. A salient feature was that management needed to perform continuous improvement in the ever-changing risk management landscape and in addition, the inculcation of a risk management culture was equally vital. The study recommends that organisations need to assess the current corporate risk maturity level and review the current corporate risk strategy, risk structure, and risk criteria, as part of a risk management programme. The study suggests further research into the impact of industry drivers on risk management. / Thesis (MBA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, 2010.