Narmada College of Management, Bharuch, Gujarat, INDIA

CP 107 - At MBA Full Time Semester - I

CP 301- At MBA Evening Semester - III

Computer Applications in Management

Objectives:

The objectives of this course include developing an appreciation of different software and hardware systems available in the industry among the participants and build up the experience of computer usage in business organizations with specific reference to commercial data processing systems.

Course Contents:

Introductory Concepts, Hardware And Software
Numbering System for Data Representation
Input & Output Devices
Operating Systems
Types of Computers
Programming Concepts & Programming Languages
Introduction to Business Practice & Business Computer System
Introduction to Data Bases, Entering and Retrieving Information, Modifying information, Arranging Data, Multiple Files and Aggregate, Queries, Report Generation
Computer Virus
Presentation Techniques
Introduction to Local Area Network (LAN)
Introduction to Management Information System
Introduction to Internet
Introduction to E-Commerce
Spreadsheet ( MS- Excel) as a Managerial Tool to solve various Business Problems*
Introduction to MS Access as a Managerial Tool*

Suggested Readings :

Burch, John and Grudniski Gary, Information Systems: Theory and Practice, 5th Ed., New York, John Wiley, 1989.
David, Van Over, Foundations of Business Systems, Fort Worth, Dryden, 1992
Eliason, A. L. Online Business Computer Applications, 2nd Edition, Chicago, Science Research Associate, 1987
Esatrada, Susan, Connecting to the Internet. Seabastopol, C.A. O'Reilly, 1983
John, Moss Jones. Automating Managers: the implications of Information Technology for Managers, London, Pinter, 1990
Long, L. Computers, Englewwod Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice Hall Inc., 1986
Summer, M. Computers Concepts and Uses. 2nd Ed. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice Hall Inc., 1988
Jaydip Chaudhari & Vinod B. Patel , 'Introduction to Computers & Information Technology', New Popular Prakshan, Surat