Prepared by
V.N. Asopa
Indian Institute of Management
and
G. Beye
Research and Technology Development Service
Research, Extension and Training Division, FAO
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1997
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Session 1. Management information systems
Session guide: Management information systems
Reading note: Management information systems
Information and the MIS concept
Management and the MIS process
Systems approach
Organizational structure and MIS
Information requirements for MIS
Types of MIS
Process of MIS
Criteria for MIS
Strategies for determining MIS design
Session guide: Management information system exercise
Session 3. Computers as management tools
Session guide: Computers as management tools1
Reading note: Computers as management tools
Overview of computer technology
Computer fundamentals
Computer applications in agricultural research
A framework for de-centralized use of computers
Management of the computer services function
Acquisition of computer resources
Literature references for further reading
Session guide: Network techniques
Reading note: Network techniques
A drainage experiment for salinity control
Concept of a project networkNetwork
Activities
Events
Distinguishing between events and activities
Drawing the network
Estimating time
PERT and CPM models
Incorporating the time estimate
Critical path
Earliest start and finish times
Latest finish and latest start times
Slack time
Time-cost relationship
Session 5. PERT and CPM exercise
Session guide: PERT and CPM exercise
PERT and CPM exercise: Developing salt-tolerant varieties of paddy