Information Decision Making Assignment (Unit 5002)
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Introduction
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Task 1 – The selection of information and data
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Task 2 – The identification, analysis and evaluation of information and data
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Task 3 – The presentation and communication of information and data
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Bibliography
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CMI Dip. In Leadership And Management L5, Module 5013, Assignment
Introduction
Information is data that has been processed so that it has meaning and value to a recipient, whereas data tends to refer to recorded descriptions of things, events, activities and transactions. A database consists of stored data items organised for retrival. In organisations information plays an important
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Although legislation is firmly in place, it may not always prevent misuse, unethical use, or objective us of data and information. It is therefore the responsibility of organisations to have data and information policies in place that align to current legislation.
I practical terms, applied to the FE and HE sector, data is usually related to enrolments, assessments, progression, personal data of students, and often background data related to
CMI Dip. In Leadership And Management L5, Module 5013, Assignment
SEN and medical conditions. This is gathered in a number of ways, such as enrolment forms, course forms, registration with awarding bodies, assessment tracking databases, register and attendance databases, etc. These data systems also tend to act as information systems, e.g. are able to process and condition stored data. For example a register software called Columbus will hold attendance data for all students registered on all courses but it will be possible to
“run” an attendance report for a single student, highlighting attendance, lateness, or absences that have fallen below acceptable levels. This database is password protected and anly accessible by assigned staff, via their corporate login. The system is deemed to be secure but its actual security is debateable as it is possible to access the system as somebody else, providing their initials and a
An electronic system is usually password protected which ensures only specific staff can access the information.
The decision-making process occurs at all levels of management. However, the top executive managers, middle level managers, and front line managers are responsible for guiding the decision making process within their healthcare organizations (Liebler & McConnell, 2008,p.148). CEO’s are responsible for guiding the actions and behaviors of their employees to collectively achieve the organization’s goals. The mission and vision statement are the foundation of what direction the healthcare agency is heading. The CEO and top level executives are responsible for developing code of ethics and code of conduct to align with accreditation, licensing, and federal and state laws.
Information is made from Data that is numerical which is changed and used to make it seem sense. For an example train timetable, the number of trains and how much it weights.
The information is stored in locked filing cabinets as the information can hold company details and account numbers this is only accessible by the Administration staff and each file is signed out on a register.
Second, Database is needed to take the collection of all sorts of sensitive data to organize, analyze, and extract data. It is the heart of many functions in today’s world. For example, when a password or user in a program it is checking the information type in against the information it stored in order to open the software. Databases solve most of the data management problems that are encountered.
The departments of a company that are holding personal information are required to have adequate security measures in place. Those include technical measures (such as firewalls) and organisational measures (such as staff training).
There are different data entry systems for the different types of departments i.e. OR, ER, labor &
In the previous section we determined the impact of management information on decision making process within an organisation. One of the Critical Success Factors (CSF) that enables effective decision making is “Information sharing”. This allows managers to take the right decision at the right time.
Data comprises of factual information. Data are the facts from which information is derived. Data is not necessarily informative on its own but needs to be structured, interpreted, analysed and contextualised. Once data undergoes this process, it transforms in to information. Information should be accessible and understood by the reader without needing to be interpreted or manipulated in any way.
Information is data which is accurate and timely specific and organized for a purpose presented within a context that gives it meaning and relevance. Information can lead to an increase in understanding and decrease in uncertainty.
Organizational behavior helps managers to improve the organization in a good way. Decision making process is the one of the behavior in human organizational behavior. According to McShane and Von Glinow (2000), “decision making a conscious process of making choices among one or more alternatives with the intention of moving toward some desired state of affairs”. Decision making is a linear process and it includes six steps such as identifying the problems, gather and evaluate data, list and evaluate alternatives, select best action, implement the decision and getter feedback (refer to Figure 1 in Appendix 1).
Decision making can be described as a process of making a decision or decisions, based on choices made amongst two or more competing course of actions. The ‘Decision making’ also requires making a define choice between two or more alternatives course of actions that are available.
Our opening series for 2010 is going to be about management of information. Information is the trigger that causes virtually everything in business to happen. Processes are initiated, executed,and terminated based on information. Sometimes the information is inherent, nothing new needs to be communicated to cause something to happen. More often processes “wait” for information before something can begin. For appropriate action to take place information must have three characteristics.
I still remember the days in my universities as if it were yesterday. In those days I worked with lot of national and international organizations, which are working in varied sectors and bringing change by modern methodologies. In second year of my under-graduate, I founded a Non-Governmental Organization named Fep-Si (Forum for Empowering people through Social Innovation and Entertainment) and worked with another organization named Alexis Foundation as research associate for designing public policy driven by Big-Data. From the experiences of working in these organizations I learnt about the importance of making valid decision and strategizing on business, polity and market front by providing accurate and up-to-date information and performing data-driven decision making at minor level. On the other hand exposure of working with United Nations Envoy on Youth also helped me in evolving as a leader who has the quality of thinking analytically towards global problems. During these days I have felt many times that a lot of these problems can be solved by integrating computer technology into data collection and management of resources, energy, capital and various other things which are generally done by old methodologies. These instances motivated me to believe that in the complex and interconnected world of international business and its strategizing, the science of information management is ever more important.