For your blog post, read the chapter and then define and explain the following terms: (Due by 12 p.m. on 5/22/2013).
These terms need to be defined and explained in your own words (using the textbook as your reference and guide). Be sure to include the textbook APA citation at the end of your blog post.
Business process
Key corporate assets of a business
Business model
Complementary assets
Information technology
Data
Information
Management Information Systems
Information systems literacy
Knowledge worker
Computer literacy
Business function
Hardware
Software
Sociotechnical approach of information systems
Next, identify and explain a concept from the Chapter 1 reading that you found interesting and discuss what it is, why you found it interesting, and any questions or comments you have about the concept. (This can be from any of your reading of the chapter - not limited to just the terms you defined above).
Remember, in order to post your response, just choose the "comment" option and comment on the post I made (rather than creating a new post). By doing this, I am able to see the date and time you posted your comment.
Business process:
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Key corporate assets of a business : intellectual property, core competencies and financial and human assets, production technologies and business processes of sale, marketing, and finance knowledge and the firm's tangible assets, such as goods and services. time and knowledge
business model:
An abstraction of what an enterprise is and how the enterprise delivers a product or service, showing how the enterprise creates wealth
Complementary assets:
additional assets required to derive value from primary investment.
Information technology
information technology is one of many tools managers use to cope with change. all the hard ware and software technologies a firms needs to achieve its business objectives.
Data
Streams of raw facts representing events occurring in or organization or the physical environment before they have been organized and arranged into a form that people can understand and use
Information
Data that have been shaped into a form that is meaningful and useful to human being
Management Information Systems
The study of information systems focusing on their use in business and management.
information systems literacy
Broad-based understanding of information systems that includes behavioral knowledge about organizations and individuals using information systems as well as technical knowledge about computers.
Knowledge worker:
People such as engineers or architects who design products or services and create knowledge for the organization.
Business function
Specialized tasks performed in a business organization, including manufacturing and production, sales and marketing finance and accounting and human resources
Hardware
Hardware is the physical equipment used for input, processing and output activities in and information system.
Software
Software consists of the detailed preprogrammed instructions that control and coordinate the computer hardware cornponents in an informations system
Sociotechnical approach of informations systems:
An approach to complex organizational work design that recognizes the interaction between people and technology in workplaces.
Missing the citation as well as what you found to be an interesting concept.
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