Every manager eventually faces a decision that needs data faster than a human can process it manually — and that is exactly the gap computers were built to close. This Training Course in Computer-Supported Decision Making, offered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, is for anyone who wants to shift from paper-based judgement calls to electronic methods that are faster, more accurate and easier to trace.

A computer, at its core, is an electronic machine built to receive, reduce and process data so that both simple and complex operations happen quickly and accurately, with results generated automatically once information is translated into a language the machine can work with. Beyond individual processing, computers exchange information with one another to form networks, and information systems combine people, records and both manual and automated operations to collect, store and distribute data that supports decisions, strengthens organisational control, and builds a clear picture of the road ahead.

This course is designed for:

• Owners and managers of large and medium enterprises
• Heads of electronic planning, development and modernisation departments
• Anyone looking to upgrade their company's management with modern digital methods
• Students and researchers studying computer-based management

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the concept of electronic management and where the computer fits into it
• Identify the latest software that simplifies management within a company
• Manage company departments electronically rather than through manual routines
• Build more flexible, faster decision-making mechanisms suited to today's pace of work

Module 1: Putting the Computer at the Centre of Management

• How the computer serves the company and takes over many of its daily operations
• Connecting the computer to every department in the company and passing decisions through it

Module 2: Scaling Electronic Management Across the Company

• Expanding the functions the computer performs to develop electronic management overall
• Employing the computer in ways that go beyond its traditional, narrow uses

Module 3: Centralising Instructions and Daily Work

• Linking company computers to a central machine and distributing instructions and daily work mechanisms through it

Module 4: Information Systems That Support Decisions

• Definitions and importance of information management
• Methods of keeping information secure
• Using computers and technology in the management of information systems