Business Context and Operation of 
       Information Systems
     Implementation of Information 
       Systems in support of the 
       Organisation’s Strategy
     Risks and Benefits in information 
       related systems
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      The importance and characteristics of information 
        for organisations
      The role of information systems in organisations
      Emerging information system trends in organisations
          Enterprise-wide systems/knowledge management 
        systems/customer relationship management 
        systems/E-business and Web tools
      Information technology enabled transformation
      Emergence of new forms of organisation.
      Geographically dispersed (virtual) teams; role of 
        information systems in virtual teams and challenges 
        for virtual collaboration.
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     Some say it’s Processed data.
     Data that is 
     (1) Accurate and timely.
     (2) Specific and organized for a purpose.
     (3) Presented within a context that gives 
      it meaning and relevance.
     (4) Can lead to an increase in 
      understanding and decrease in 
      uncertainty.
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     Information is valuable because it can 
       affect behavior, a decision, or an 
       outcome. 
     For example: if a manager is told 
       his/her company's net profit decreased 
       in the past month, he/she may use this 
       information as a reason to cut financial 
       spending for the next month..
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