Concept explainers
Explanation of Solution
Levels of scope:
The three levels of scope are:
- Workgroup
- Enterprise
- Inter-enterprise
Workgroup processes:
Workgroup processes achieve goals of a particular department by implementing groupwork.
Example: Professors’ time table manager, subject manager, workload manager.
Enterprise processes:
Enterprise processes provide the organization to sustain longer and also it supports the activities performed in various departments.
Example: Students’ events manager.
Inter-enterprise processes:
Inter-enterprise processes provide two or more independent organization to sustain longer and also it supports the activities performed in various departments.
Example: Symposium manager
The three departmental information systems that share common data are: financial department, library department, and Administrator department. These all departments share common data like student’s name, age, department, enroll ID, etc.
Characteristics:
Scope | Examples | Characteristics |
Workgroup | Timetable manager, subject manager and workload manager for the professors. | It contains 10 to 100 users. It is used by professors from the university. |
Enterprise information system | Events manager for students | It contains 100 to 1000 users. It is used by students as well as professors. |
Inter-enterprise information system | Symposium manager | It contains more than 1000 users. It is used by several universities. |
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Chapter 7 Solutions
Using MIS (10th Edition)
- Make a table that separates the needs for the chosen information system into functional and non-functional categories, and provide evidence to support your analysis.arrow_forwardDescribe the advantages and disadvantages of each model, as well as the step (or steps) that, in your opinion, should be added to or eliminated from each model in order to make it more effective.arrow_forwardTo fully understand information systems, you must understand the broader organization, management, and information technology dimensions of the systems. justify the statement with appropriate examples. Explain in 200 words for each dimension.arrow_forward
- Fundamentals of Information SystemsComputer ScienceISBN:9781337097536Author:Ralph Stair, George ReynoldsPublisher:Cengage Learning