Mgmt 418 Management Information Systems Syllabus
Fall 2007
Instructor:
Email: mlewis14@missouriwestern.edu Phone: 271-4273
Web Site: http:\\academic.missouriwestern.edu/mlewis14
Office: Room 309A Popplewell
Office Hours:
Required Text:
“Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital
Firm,” 9th edition, Laudon and Laudon. There are
several books on reserve in the library.
Information Systems
Information Systems (IS) can be described as an integrated structure with three major components: Management, Technology and Organization Behavior. These combine to create an IS solution to business challenges, such as low quality, high costs, long delivery times or poor customer satisfaction, as well as business opportunities (e.g. under-served markets such as non-traditional students or new markets such as 3/4G phone systems). Information systems are used by all levels of employees in all functional areas of an organization and we will investigate the socio-technical aspects of this reality this semester. Global business opportunities, fueled by exponential improvements in technology, are creating digital firms which have most aspects of their organization not only influenced by digital processes, but often transformed by them. Companies such as Google, Yahoo, MySpace, SecondLife and others would not be successful or even exist without Information Systems. Companies like Blockbuster, Kodak, Polaroid, Xerox, K-mart and WalMart have been transformed by them.
The textbook has a website http://www.prenhall.com/laudon/ with lecture slides, sample test questions
and other material. Upon completion of
this course, each student should have gained an appreciation for the
difficulties and subtleties of managing information technology within an
organization. In addition, you will
learn organizational concepts, ethical issues relating to technology advances,
hardware / software / database / networking fundamentals, and the uses of IS
for managing knowledge & decision making.
Figure 1. Business Challenges & Solutions
Academic
Honesty Policy and Due Process Statement
Academic honesty is required in all academic endeavors. Violations of academic honesty include any instance of plagiarism, cheating, seeking credit for another’s work, falsifying documents or academic records, or any other fraudulent activity. Violations of academic honesty may result in a failing grade on the assignment, failure in the course, or expulsion from the University. When a student’s grade has been affected, violations of academic honesty will be reported to the Provost or designated representative on the Academic Honesty Violation Report forms.
Please see the
Western Student Handbook and Calendar for specific activities identified as
violations of this policy and the student due process procedure. The handbook
is available online at http://www.missouriwestern.edu/handbook/index.pdf. I do
not consider working together on homework academic dishonesty – as long as
each person is doing their own work.
Grading
|
Homework & Class Participation |
15% |
|
3 Tests over Laudon text |
20% / 25% / 25% |
|
Comprehensive Final |
15% |
All letter grades are assigned using a 90/80/70/60 per cent scale.
Homework & Attendance
Regular attendance will improve your
comprehension of the material and you will get better grades (than if you don’t
attend class). Homework will be assigned in class and I will also post
info you may need on the publicly accessible drive O:\Business\mlewis. Homework will be presented by the students in
class on a random basis. I will be
focusing on the use of Microsoft's Access database and Web Site development.
Unexcused absences from tests result in a 0% for that test! Excused absences must be arranged prior to missing the exam, in other words, coordinate with me on your absence prior to the exam or else it will be an unexcused absence. Any excused absence will be made up via the comprehensive final.
Course
Schedule
We will attempt to
closely meet the goals of the following schedule. I have built in some extra time to cover
topics of interest that are not covered in the textbook. These include applications using
spreadsheets, databases and design of web sites.
Management 418: Management of Information Systems
Course Schedule Fall 2007
|
Week |
Topics Laudon
textbook |
|
1 |
Chapter 1: Managing the
Digital Firm |
|
2 |
Chapter 1 / 2: IS in
the |
|
3 |
Chapter 2 / 3: IS in the Organization |
|
4 17 Sep |
Test #1 Chapter 4: Digital Firm |
|
5 |
Chapter 4: Digital Firm |
|
6 |
Chapter 5: Ethical & Social Issues |
|
7 |
Chapter 6: IT Infrastructure |
|
8 15 Oct |
Test #2 |
|
9 |
Chapter 7: Managing Data Resources |
|
10 |
Chapter 8: Telecom & Networks |
|
11 |
Chapter 10: Security and Control |
|
12 20 Nov |
Test #3 / Thanksgiving Break 20 Nov |
|
13 |
Chapter 12: Managing Knowledge |
|
14 |
Chapter 13: Decision Making |
|
15 |
Catch up |
Final Exam Morning class: Thursday, Dec 13
Final Exam Afternoon class: Thursday, Dec 13