MIS 2000 - Information Systems for Management Course Outline

MIS 2000 - Information Systems for Management
The University of Manitoba, I.H. Asper School of Business
Department of Accounting and Finance
Course Outline
Summer Session 2016 A01
Instructor:
Pavel Platonov
Campus Office:
357 Drake Centre
Class:
7.00 – 9.30pm TTh, 107 Drake Centre
Office Hours:
6 – 7pm TTh
Email:
[email protected]
Textbooks
Laudon, K.C., J.P. Laudon, and M.E. Brabston. 2014 Management
Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 7th Canadian Edition,
Toronto: Pearson Education Canada Inc. ISBN: 9780133156843.
Additional Materials
MISsimulation.com Student Access Code. ISBN: 9780994998408.
Course: S1YUMW
Online Class Materials
Class materials (e.g., syllabus, PPT slides and project descriptions) will be posted on the
UMLearn system/ Please check frequently for new information. Slides will be available for
download on UMLearn before the lecture.
URL: http://umanitoba.desire2learn.com
OVERVIEW
Today, information technology (IT) and information systems (IS) are embedded in all functional
areas of the firm (from accounting to marketing to operations to human resources). The
convergence of processes and technologies for accessing, gathering, analyzing, and presenting
information is often referred to as information and communications technologies (ICT). (IS and
IT are known collectively as IST; we may use the terms ICT or IST interchangeably, depending on
the context.) Many organizations also use IST to add value to products or services. In some
cases, firms have even used IT and IS to gain massive advantages over competitors, which are
then typically forced to follow with similar technology just to survive.
Regardless of your field of specialization, the type of organization you expect to work in, or
what kind of job you might hold, developing and maintaining a sufficient understanding of the
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relationship between IT, IS, and organizational performance will have important implications
for your career.
This course introduces aspects of IST from a business perspective. Our objective is to answer
the question: What do I need to know about IST to make good management decisions? To
answer this question, we will examine three aspects of IST management:
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Exploring and understanding the organizational foundations of IS and its emerging
strategic role in business, focusing on its relationship to organizational, managerial,
ethical, and social issues;
Understanding the technical foundations of IT in terms of hardware, software, data and
databases, functionality, capabilities, and limitations; and
Understanding the design, development, use, adoption, and management of IS.
Specific concepts will be highlighted during the course. This coverage will also provide an
appreciation of the major challenges that we face today in designing, developing, applying, and
managing IST effectively. This course is primarily intended for students with little background in
IST. For those who have some previous experience in this area, the course can serve as an
update or systematic review of IST concepts that are relevant and important in business today.
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
We believe that to be successful, each student must ultimately take on the responsibility for his
or her learning. Only in doing so, and by being an active learner, will the student truly learn the
material that is taught. Our goal, therefore, is to do our best to guide students through the
different subjects of the course and to help to facilitate this learning. We will also try to make
learning enjoyable as well as interesting and engaging.
You are strongly encouraged to attend all classes. Some exam questions will be based on
material, particularly recent IST developments, introduced in the classroom. Moreover, class
discussions should give you a good idea of what topics will be emphasized and how to think
about IT in organizations.
EVALUATION
Your final grade will be based on the following:
Deliverable
Group Assignments
Participation
Lab
Mid-term Examination
Final Examination (cumulative)
Percentage
20%
5%
15%
25%
35%
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AACSB Assurance of Learning Goals and Objectives.
The Asper School of Business is proudly accredited by AACSB. Accreditation requires a
process of continuous improvement of the School and our students. Part of “student
improvement” is ensuring that students graduate with the knowledge and skills they
need to succeed in their careers. To do so, the Asper School has set the learning goals
and objectives listed below for the Undergraduate Program. The checked goal(s) and
objective(s) will be addressed in this course and done so by means of the items listed
next to the checkmark.
Goals and Objective in the Undergraduate Program
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3
4
Quantitative Reasoning
A. Determine which quantitative analysis
technique is appropriate for solving a specific
problem.
B. Use the appropriate quantitative method in a
technically correct way to solve a business
problem.
C. Analyze quantitative output and arrive at a
conclusion.
Written Communication
Goals and
Objectives
Addressed
in this
Course
Course Item(s)
Relevant to
these Goals
and Objectives
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Assignment 2
(MISsimulation)
/ Chapter 5
Assignment 2
(MISsimulation)
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A. Use correct English grammar and mechanics in
their written work.
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B. Communicate in a coherent and logical
manner
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C. Present ideas in a clear and organized fashion.
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Ethical Thinking
A. Identify ethical issues in a problem or case
situation
B. Identify the stakeholders in the situation.
C. Analyze the consequences of alternatives
from an ethical standpoint.
D. Discuss the ethical implications of the
decision.
Core Business Knowledge
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Assignment 2
(MISsimulation)
Assignment 2
(MISsimulation)
report
Assignment 2
(MISsimulation)
report
Assignment 2
(MISsimulation)
report
Assignment 2
(MISsimulation)
report
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 4
Chapter 4
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Chapter 4
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Entire course
COURSE POLICY
Assignments
All assignments are due on the date and time specified in the assignment descriptions to be
posted on D2L. Any request for postponing an assignment submission must be made at least 48
hours before the deadline and must involve unusual circumstances. There is a ten percent
(10%) penalty per day for late assignments, starting the minute the assignment is due. All
assignments must be completed satisfactorily by the last day of class in order to pass the
course. All assignments are team based. Teams can only be composed of students from the
same section.
There will be two group assignments in this course:
Assignment 1
The first assignment is a group assignment worth 5%. The assignment will feature a set of Entity
Relationship Diagram (ERD) exercises.
Assignment 2
The second assignment is a group assignment. The assignment is worth 15%. The student
groups will participate in the MISsimulation business simulation. Throughout their participation
they will use the course and lab concepts to make data driven decisions, with the aim of
improving operational effectiveness, increasing the ROI, and identifying strategic priorities.
The simulation will run from May 26, 2015 to June 9, 2016. Additional assignment information
will be posted on UMLearn before the start of the simulation.
Labs
In order to provide students with the computing skills necessary for a wide range of business
applications, this course is complimented by a set of mandatory lab sessions.
Students must achieve, at minimum, a 50% lab mark in order to pass the course.
Exams
Students who receive less than 50% (weighted average) on the midterm and final examinations
will be assigned a grade of F for the semester.
Students who miss the midterm will receive a mark of zero unless a valid medical excuse with
supporting written documentation is presented. No make-up exams will be scheduled; students
with valid medical excuses who miss the midterm will have that component's weight in the
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overall mark added to the final examination's weight. All medical excuses are subject to
validation by the doctor’s office.
With regard to final exams, students are reminded that they must remain available during the
entire examination period. Make-up exams can be given only in extremely rare situations (e.g.,
a very serious illness or death of a family member).
Electronic devices of any kind are not permitted to be in the possession of any student during
any exam. All electronic devices must be left at the door or with the invigilator. Any student
found in possession of an electronic device (for example, cell phone, smart phone, smart watch,
calculator, dictionary, translator, personal digital assistant, MP3 player, or iPod, etc.) will be
debarred from the examination and will receive a mark of 0 for the examination.
Participation
Five (5%) percent of the semester mark is based on your participation in classes. Mere
attendance, however, does not count at all toward participation. Students have to contribute to
discussions and other in-class activities to earn participation marks. Student participation must
be specific and must relate to the topic being discussed. Merely echoing another student’s
comments (or those of the instructor) does not count for participation. Participation marks can
range from –1 to +1 for a given day or activity. Disruptive behaviour (e.g., talking to other
students during class, using email, or surfing the Web during class, being late for class, leaving
class early without advance notice, etc.) counts as negative participation marks. Therefore, it is
possible for a student to earn a negative participation mark for a particular class. Students
caught surfing the Web or using their computers for other than class purposes (approved by the
professor) may also be debarred from the course. Students must display their nameplates to
receive credit for participation.
Quiz
The primary purpose of the quiz is to demonstrate the type of multiple choice questions that
students should expect on the midterm and the final exam.
E-Mail
All e-mail you send to your MIS 2000 instructors must have a subject line that starts with “MIS
2000, Section #A0 (your section number), and the topic of the e-mail; for example, a subject
line that reads “MIS 2000, Section #A01, Question on assignment”.
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Wireless Policy
Wireless access has been established throughout the Drake Centre. However, in order to
ensure that students who attend class pay attention to what is going on in the classroom and
not to unrelated material they may be accessing during class, we have established rules for
wireless use in the classroom during MIS 2000 classes.
Students may only use their laptops during class time for classroom purposes only, such as
accessing the PowerPoint slides for that specific class. There should be no other reason during
class time for students to access the Web. Students found to be using the Web for purposes
other than accessing the PowerPoint file for that specific class or for another purpose
specifically stated by the instructor will lose participation marks for the first violation; a second
violation will result in the student being asked to leave the class. A third violation will result in
the student being debarred from the course.
Academic Integrity
It is critical to the reputation of the I.H. Asper School of Business and of our degrees that
everyone associated with our faculty behave with the highest academic integrity. As the faculty
that helps create business and government leaders, we have a special obligation to ensure that
our ethical standards are beyond reproach. Any dishonesty in our academic transactions
violates this trust. The University of Manitoba General Calendar addresses the issue of
academic dishonesty under the heading "Plagiarism and Cheating." Specifically, acts of
academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to:
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using the exact words of a published or unpublished author without quotation marks
and without
referencing the source of these words;
duplicating a table, graph or diagram, in whole or in part, without referencing the
source;
paraphrasing the conceptual framework, research design, interpretation, or any other
ideas of another person, whether written or verbal (e.g., personal communications,
ideas from a verbal presentation) without referencing the source
copying the answers of another student in any test, examination, or take-home
assignment;
providing answers to another student in any test, examination, or take-home
assignment;
taking any unauthorized materials into an examination or term test (crib notes);
impersonating another student or allowing another person to impersonate oneself for
the purpose of submitting academic work or writing any test or examination;
stealing or mutilating library materials;
accessing tests prior to the time and date of the sitting;
changing name or answer(s) on a test after that test has been graded and returned;
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submitting the same paper or portions thereof for more than one assignment, without
discussions with the instructors involved.
Group Projects and Group Work
Many courses in the I.H. Asper School of Business require group projects. Students should be
aware that group projects are subject to the same rules regarding academic dishonesty.
Because of the unique nature of group projects, all group members should exercise special care
to insure that the group project does not violate the policy on Academic Integrity. Should a
violation occur, group members are jointly accountable unless the violation can be attributed to
a specific individual(s).
Some courses, while not requiring group projects, encourage students to work together in
groups (or at least do not prohibit it) before submitting individual assignments. Students are
encouraged to discuss this issue as it is related to academic integrity with their instructor to
avoid violating this policy.
In the I.H. Asper School of Business, all suspected cases of academic dishonesty are passed to
the Dean's office in order to ensure consistency of treatment.
Disabled Students
Any student who, because of a disability of any kind, may require some special arrangements in
order to meet course requirements should contact either Disability Services at 474-6213 or the
instructor as soon as possible to make the necessary accommodations.
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COURSE SCHEDULE
Date
May
3
5
10
12
17
19
24
26
31
June
2
7
9
14
16
18
Topics & Readings
Introduction to the course
Chapter 1: ISs in Business Today
Chapter 2: How Businesses Use Information Systems
Chapter 3: ISs, Organizations, & Strategy
Chapter 6: Database and Information Management
Chapter 6: Database and Information Management
Data Diagraming Tutorial
Chapter 5: IT Infra and Emerging Technologies
Chapter 5: IT Infra and Emerging Technologies
Chapter 7: Telecom and the Internet
Other Information
Assignment 1 (ERD) is released
Assignment 1 is due
Assignment 2 (data driven business
decision making) is released.
Midterm Exam (in class). 2 hours in length. 7 – 9pm.
Assignment 2 Discussion
Chapter 8: Securing Information Systems
Chapter 8: Securing Information Systems
Midterm Review
Chapter 12: Enhancing Decision Making
Chapter 13: Developing Information Systems
Chapter 14: Project Management, Business Value,
and Managing Change
Chapter 10: E-Commerce
Chapter 9: Enterprise Applications
Chapter 11: Managing Knowledge
Chapter 4: Social, Legal & Ethical Issues
Chapter 4: Social, Legal & Ethical Issues
Assignment 2 is due.
Assignment 2 presentations
Chapter 15: Managing Global Systems
Course Review
Final Exam. Location: TBA.
Bring pencils, erasers, pens, student
ID.
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