1. Class 1 What are Information Systems? What environment do systems exist in and why is it important? Why do firms implement new systems? What does the “socio-technical” perspective mean? Kevin Brabazon, Instructor

2. Business Information Systems What are Data and Information? Figure 1-5

3. PERSPECTIVES ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS Business Information Systems Chapter 1 Functions of an Information System

4. The sociotechnical perspective Business Information Systems Information Systems Are More than Computers

5. Business Information Systems The Interdependence between Organizations and Information Systems

6. THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A NEW I.S. OFTEN REQUIRES MUTUAL ADJUSTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY DESIGN AND ORGANIZATION Business Information Systems A Sociotechnical Perspective on Information Systems

7. PERSPECTIVES ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS Business Information Systems Variation in Returns on Information Technology Investment Source: Based on Erik Brynjolfsson and Lorin M. Hitt, “Beyond Computation: Information Technology, Organizational Transformation and Business Performance.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 14, no. 4 (Fall 2000). Used with permission of the American Economic Association.

8. Business Information Systems Information Technology Capital Investment WHY INFORMATION SYSTEMS? Source: Based on the data in U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, Tables 5.2 and 5.8, 2004.