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ISY3201
Academic Year 2017-2018
Information Systems Strategy,
Management and Acquisition.
Department
ISY 3201 of
Computer Science
University of Guyana Before we begin..
Admin Issues
Will be using Moodle to manage course
Lecture Notes will NOT provide all the information for
this course
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ISY3201 - Semester II: Academic Year 2017/2018
Course Time Table
Lectures:
Lectures 3 x 13 = 39 hrs.
Seminars 2 x 13 = 26 hrs
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Thinking
● Apply Systems Thinking principles to gain a new
Department
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Paradigm shift:
To HOLISM
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University of Guyana Systems Philosophy
Department
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University of Guyana Systems Philosophy
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University of Guyana What is a System?
biochemical systems.
● As an individual,you also form part
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Why is this systems view so important? Can we not just learn
about the technology of information systems and dispense
with more philosophical matters?
● The problem with the purely technical approach is that it
Department
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● Components and Subsystems
Department
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● Components and Subsystems
store data
● the software and procedures used to transform and extract
information
● the data that represents the activities of the business
● Openness
● Purposefulness
intuitive Behaviour
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Recommended
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Readings
Recommended Reading:
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End of Lecture 2
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