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ME-803 (D) RGPV B.Tech

Management Information System (MIS)

The official syllabus is free to read, no account needed.

Syllabus, notes and important questions for ME-803 (D)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Introduction of MIS 8 topics
  • What is MIS
  • Decision support systems
  • Systems approach
  • The systems view of business
  • MIS organization within the Company
  • Development of organizational theory
  • Management and organizational behavior
  • Management information and the systems approach
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Information systems for decision‑making and strategic / project planning for MIS 9 topics
  • Evolution of an information system
  • Basic information systems
  • Decision making and MIS
  • MIS as technique for making programmed decisions
  • Design assisting information systems
  • General business planning
  • Appropriate MIS response
  • MIS planning – general
  • MIS planning – detailed
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Conceptual System Design and Detailed System Design 20 topics
  • Define the problems
  • Systems objectives
  • Establish system constraints
  • Determine information needs
  • Determine information sources
  • Develop alternative conceptual designs and select one
  • Document the system concept
  • Prepare the conceptual design report
  • Information and involvement of the organization in detailed design
  • Project management of MIS detailed design
  • Identify dominant and trade‑off criteria
  • Define the subsystems
  • Sketch the detailed operating MIS systems and information flows
  • Determine the degree of automation of each operation
  • Inputs, outputs and processing
  • Early system testing
  • Software, hardware and tools
  • Propose an organization to operate the system
  • Document the detailed design
  • Revisit the manager‑user interaction
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Implementation, Evaluation and Maintenance of the MIS 12 topics
  • Plan the implementation
  • Acquire floor space and plan space layouts
  • Develop procedures for implementation
  • Train the operating personnel
  • Computer‑related acquisitions
  • Develop forms for data collection and information dissemination
  • Develop the files
  • Test the system
  • Cut‑over
  • Document the system
  • Evaluate the MIS
  • Control and maintain the system
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Pitfalls in MIS Development 4 topics
  • Fundamental weaknesses
  • Soft spots in planning
  • Design problems
  • Implementation issues – the TAR PITF
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 6 past ME-803 (D) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Introduction of MIS 51 marks
  • Unit 2 Information systems for decision‑making and strategic / project planning for MIS 49 marks
  • Unit 3 Conceptual System Design and Detailed System Design 3 marks
  • Unit 4 Implementation, Evaluation and Maintenance of the MIS 9 marks
  • Unit 5 Pitfalls in MIS Development 4 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. Explain the role and responsibilities of MIS organization within the Company.

    Asked 8 times: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022

  2. Develop procedures for implementation of MIS (including documentation, testing and training).

    Asked 8 times: 2025, 2023

  3. Discuss management and organizational behavior concepts relevant to MIS.

    Asked 4 times: 2025, 2024, 2023

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