Managing Information: Core Management
- 1st Edition - February 23, 2004
- Latest edition
- Authors: Diana Bedward, John Stredwick
- Language: English
The authors focus on the following topics:Information Systems*Contribution of IS/IT to organisations*Systems concepts and attributes*Planning, reviewing and controlling with IS*Se… Read more
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The authors focus on the following topics:
Information Systems
*Contribution of IS/IT to organisations
*Systems concepts and attributes
*Planning, reviewing and controlling with IS
*Serving the end user - spreadsheets, databases, e-mail and DTP
*Software application for HR and other areas
*Legislation and Security
Finance
*Sources and application of funds
*Accounting documentation - cash statements, profit and loss accounts, balance sheets
*Interpretation of accounts - management ratios
*Costing and budgeting
Statistics
*Sources and uses of statistics
*Presentation of statistics
*Interpretation - measures of average, measures of distribution, correlation, time series, index numbers, significance tests
*Use of current software for computation of statistics
Information Systems
*Contribution of IS/IT to organisations
*Systems concepts and attributes
*Planning, reviewing and controlling with IS
*Serving the end user - spreadsheets, databases, e-mail and DTP
*Software application for HR and other areas
*Legislation and Security
Finance
*Sources and application of funds
*Accounting documentation - cash statements, profit and loss accounts, balance sheets
*Interpretation of accounts - management ratios
*Costing and budgeting
Statistics
*Sources and uses of statistics
*Presentation of statistics
*Interpretation - measures of average, measures of distribution, correlation, time series, index numbers, significance tests
*Use of current software for computation of statistics
* Designed to cover the CIPD syllabus - finance, information systems and statistics
* Includes sample exam questions after each topic area to facilitate learning
* An array of case studies from both HR and business spheres support theory and offer practical insight
* Includes sample exam questions after each topic area to facilitate learning
* An array of case studies from both HR and business spheres support theory and offer practical insight
The primary market will be students taking the CIPD Core Management Programme. However, it will also be suitable for undergraduate/HND HR students and all
business students who need to take introductory modules in Finance, Statistics and IT/IS.
business students who need to take introductory modules in Finance, Statistics and IT/IS.
Managing Information: Core Management covers the areas of Finance, Information Systems and Statistics and is specifically designed to cover the CIPD syllabus. These fields of study often cause considerable fear amongst students, however they must attain a working knowledge of Finance, Information Systems and Statistics as these subjects are essential in every organisation. Managers and supervisors are faced with a barrage of data from a variety of sources that affect the way they operate. All HR practitioners need to have a good grasp of information and its sources. They need to know how accounts are put together, how statistics are collected and analysed, and how projects are costed. Basic principles of the concepts and applications of information systems, including designing systems and processing data are required.
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: February 23, 2004
- Language: English
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Diana Bedward
Affiliations and expertise
Former Head of Dept of HRM and Graduate Business School and
currently runs her own businessJS
John Stredwick
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, Luton Business School and a consultant on Reward and Flexible Working Practices