BUILDING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO COORDINATE THE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS PROCESSES: A PROPOSED MODEL FOR DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY

Management information systems are computer based information systems, which collect and analyse data, and transform this data to the information, which is valuable for the managers who are responsible from the organizational activities. a management information system, established in a university may increase the in-house activity by improving the decision making process of the senior management. software development life cycle has essential steps. these steps involve planning, analysis, design production and maintenance. in this study, a software application planning, analysis and design processes are implemented in order to create a model management information system for universities. planning phase include feasibility and requirement specification. analysis phase include an examination of an existing organizational structure of a university and exposure of the essential problems and requirements. design phase include the basic software structure in order to meet the requirements. despite the complexity of the administrative and academic organizational structure, this study is important because it offers a design and implementation model of a management information system for the universities.