Course Code : MCS-052 Course Title : Principles of Management and Information Systems Assignment Number : MCA(5)/052/Assign/07 Maximum Marks : 100 Weightage : 25% Last Date of Submission : 15 th Oct, 2007 This assignment has eight questions. Answer all questions. Each question is of 10 marks. Rest 20 marks are for viva voce. You may use illustrations and diagrams to enhance the explanations. Please go through the guidelines regarding assignments given in the Programme Guide for the format of presentation. Answer to each part of the question should be confined to about 300 words. Q1: What is vertical and horizontal organisation? What are the shortcomings in the Function Oriented (Vertical) type of Organisational structure? Explain. (10 Marks)
Q2: Explain different business functions and processes. Identify a business process for each functional area. (10 Marks) Q3: What are the different management levels? Explain different Information systems and their functions in each level. (10 Marks)
Q4: What is total cost of ownership (TCO)? What are the different cost factors for computation of the TCO of any system? Explain. (10 Marks)
Q5: What is Portfolio Management? Explain different tools used to automate the portfolio management processes. (10 Marks)
Q6: What is an ERP? Explain, how an ERP is different from conventional packages? Also, explain different components of an ERP. (10 Marks) Q7: Explain the different advantages and disadvantages of Knowledge Management in Organisations. Also, explain different the role of business intelligence tools in different management levels. (10 Marks) Q8: Explain the different drawbacks of information technology development. How the information rules and rights will be useful to avoid these drawbacks. Also, propose some solutions to avoid these drawbacks and misuse of information technology. (10 Marks)
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