MIS : Meaning – Features – Requisites of an effective MIS –MIS Model – Components –Subsystems of an MIS – Role and Importance – Corporate Planning for MIS – Growth of MIS in an Organisation - Centralization Vs. Decentralization of MIS support – Limitations of MIS.

Elements of a System- Characteristics of a system - Types of System–Categories of Information System – System Development Life Cycle – System Enhancement.

Information Systems in Business and Management: Transaction Processing System Information Repeating and Executive Information System.

Database Management Systems – Conceptual Presentation – Client Server Architectures Networks – Business Process Re–Engineering [BPR].

Functional Management Information System: Financial – Accounting – Marketing- Production – Human resource – Business Process Outsourcing.