information system
Let an agent explain information systems as socio-technical systems, relay kinds, components and development methods from the information systems discipline, describe domain examples, and distinguish information systems from software alone and from information technology.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain information systems as socio-technical systems, relay kinds, components and development methods from the information systems discipline, describe domain examples, and distinguish information systems from software alone and from information technology.
An organised combination of people, processes, data and technology that collects, stores, processes and distributes information to support operations, decision making and coordination in an organisation, including transaction processing, management and decision support systems, knowledge management software, clinical and pharmacy information systems, public health data systems such as Brazil DATASUS, meteorological and agrometeorological service systems and information clearing houses; information systems are studied as a discipline bridging computing and management.
What it is for: Supporting organisations with information.
It can be explain the concept and components; relay kinds and methods; describe domain examples; distinguish from software and IT.
Distinguishing features
People, process and technology
Organisational purpose
Data lifecycle
Domain variety
What it looks like
Not a visible object; software, databases, people and procedures together.
Physical character
discipline established: 1960s period - management information systems
How it is recognised
Socio-technical system for information
Transaction, management, decision support and knowledge management systems; clinical, meteorological and public health systems; clearing houses
Software is one component; IT is the technology; a database alone is not an information system
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms, in its technical component
is studied in - as an academic discipline
is built through - and agile methods
In practice
Families and kinds
transaction processing systems
management information and decision support systems
enterprise resource planning systems
knowledge management software
clinical and pharmacy information systems
public health information systems such as DATASUS
meteorological and agrometeorological service systems
information clearing houses and geographic information systems
Standards and regulation
ISO/IEC 27001 information security
Data protection laws
Health information standards such as HL7 and FHIR
Government data and interoperability standards
Failure modes and hazards
Failed implementations
Data quality and security breaches
Confusing information systems with software or IT
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What an information system is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and components.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an information system, and how do people, processes, data and technology combine? definition
- Is the question about information systems in general, a specific system or software or IT alone? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds exist, from transaction and decision support systems to knowledge management and clinical systems? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Build Development and management.
Practice.
Development
Development.
Development
Development.
- How are information systems analysed, designed, built and maintained? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Governance
Governance and security.
Governance
Governance.
- How are systems governed, secured and made compliant with data laws? provenance
- Which entry fits information security management? action
Domains Domain systems.
Sources.
Health
Health systems.
Health
Health.
- How do clinical, pharmacy and public health systems such as DATASUS work? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Environment
Meteorological and other systems.
Environment
Environment.
- How do meteorological, agrometeorological and clearing house systems serve users? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific system? action
Context Discipline and history.
Context.
Discipline
The discipline.
Discipline
Discipline.
- What does the information systems discipline study, and how does it relate to computer science and management? provenance
- Which entry fits information systems as a discipline? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did information systems develop from punched cards to enterprise and cloud systems? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of computing? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should decision support system and clinical information system be separate primary entries?
- How should discipline references be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific national systems and service organisations; should they be split off?