# CIS105: Computer Applications & Information Systems Lect. 13

## Chapter 13: Information Systems in Business

### 13.1: Business Functions

- What is the definition of a business
  - Accounting
  - Human Resources
  - Marketing
  - Research and Development (R&D)
  - Production
  - **Collaboration is key**

### 13.2: The Accounting Department

- "The mathematics of business"
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)

### 13.3: The Human Resources Department

- Management of employees
- What is the most important asset of any business?

### 13.4: The Marketing Department

- Promotion of a business' products
- The Four P's of Marketing - E. Jerome McCarthy
  - Products
  - Pricing
  - Promotion
  - Placement

### 13.5: The Research & Development Department

- If a business isn't growing, it's dying
- Creative and systematic approach
  - AKA Brainstorming
- Is this idea feasible?

### 13.6: The Production Department

- The makers of the business
- Tangible vs. Intangible

### 13.7: Information System Collaboration

- Electronic Computing Tols
  - Discussion Boards
  - Instant Messaging
  - Texting
- Video Conferencing Software
  - Webinar
- Project Management Software
  - Microsoft Project
  - Gantt Chart
  - System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  - Unified Modeling Language (UML)
- Knowledge Management Systems
- Online Application Software