MIS300
       Introduction to Management Information Systems
Spring Quarter, 2008
12:20 pm –2:00 pm T Th in 072 Rike

Course Materials on WebCT


Instructor: Barbara Denison
Email: barbara.denison@wright.edu
Web Page: www.wright.edu/~barbara.denison
Office: 212-R Rike Hall
Office Hours: 10:00 – 11:15 T Th,  1:00 – 3:00 M or by appointment
Phone: 775-2895 or 775-2416

 

GA Lab Assistance:  Ismail Menaya  10:00am – 12:00 noon Thursday adjacent to 2nd floor Rike Hall Computers 

COURSE PREREQUISITE: CS 205

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

· Understand the role of Information Systems in organizations.
· Learn how E Commerce and E Business have changed how we do business.
· Be able to participate as a user in analysis, design and control of a system.
· Understand the impact of technological change in accessing and disseminating information.
· Be able to use information systems as a resource in decision making.

TEXTLaudon, Kenneth and Laudon, Jane; Essentials of Business Information Systems, 7th Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall; 2007 (ISBN:0-13-227781-6)

LAB:  Shelly/Cashman/Pratt; Microsoft Access 2007, Complete Concepts and Techniques , Thompson Course Technology, 2008 (ISBN:1-4188-4340-7)  and Hester, Nolan, Creating a Web Site in Dreamweaver CS3, Peachpit Press, 2007 (ISBN 0-321-50304-X).

METHODOLOGY: A theoretical framework for implementation of information systems will be provided through reading and discussing the text. In general, the lecture will follow the course outline and the text presentation. The instructor will utilize additional information, as required, to supplement the text.

Discussions will include the impact computers have on business and society and how the use of computers to store vast amounts of data can be a threat to individual privacy and a stimulus for illegal and unethical use.

Systems design will be introduced to the student by the use of exercises in designing a web page using Dreamweaver and simple information system using the Access database software. These assignments will also be part of the MIS300 Lab.  You must pass the lab to pass the class.

Assignments: Text material and topics are assigned on the attached schedule. It is assumed the student has read the assignment prior to class and will use the lecture to clarify difficult materials. Questions and other material at the end of the assigned chapters are assumed to be included in the readings. Any changes to the schedule and homework assignments will be given in class. If you must miss class for any reason, it is your responsibility to get the notes and find out what you missed.

Class Power Point Slides:  To print the class Powerpoint slides, go to the WebCT web site, http://wisdom.wright.edu.  Log in using your Wright State email username and password.  Select the desired courseSelect the slides folder, the chapter you wish to see or print.  To print, select Open, the OK.  Once file displaying, to print, select:  File, Print, Handout, 3, 4 or 6 per page, OK.

Cases/Homework:  Individual and in-class group cases will be assigned.   For the individual cases, read the case and answer the questions.  The individual cases will be cases at the end of the chapters in the book.  Typed answers are required. 

  • ·         For the in-class cases, you must attend to receive credit.  They will be done in groups and handed-in during class.  Additional cases may be added during the quarter. 

This will make up 15% of your grade.  Late homework will have a 10% penalty per class period late.

Exams: Materials included in the exams will be taken from the text, article reviews and class lecture/discussions. Exams will be administered on the dates scheduled. Please note these dates on the class schedule sheet. Students are not permitted to retain these exams. The tests will be multiple choice and essay. The multiple choice portion will be done first using WebCT and must be completed before you are given the essay portion.  Once you are done with the multiple choice, log off the computer and indicate you are ready for the essays.  Each midterm is worth 20% of your grade and the final is worth 20% of your grade. 

Requirements, Grading and Policies

Successful completion of the lab requires regular attendance, reading lessons before each class session and completion of weekly assignments.

The lab portion of MIS 300 will comprise 25% of the total MIS 300 course grade. Students must pass the lab portion of MIS 300 at a 70% (175 points or more) level to pass the MIS 300 lecture course!  Assignment details will be posted on WebCT as will the lecture power point slides. Students receive points for successfully completing each requirement:

Access Projects (5@20 points each)

100 points

Access Project (Database Submission)

30 points

Dreamweaver Exercise 1

  20 points

Dreamweaver Exercise 2

20 points

Exam on Access and Dreamweaver  

  80 points

               Total

250 points

 

Grading Factors:

 

Exams

60%

Homework/In class work

15%

MIS lab (must pass)

25%

  Grading Scale:

 

90-100

A

80-89

B

70-79

C

60-69

D

Less than 60

F

POLICIES:
 
Testing: Examinations are expected to be taken at the times scheduled, and make-up work will be permitted only for the following reasons:
1) Death of an immediate family member.
2) Personal illness requiring attention by physician.
3) Illness of an immediate family requiring your personal attention.
4) Military TDY.
5) Travel out-of-town required by your employer.
6) An emergency and/or situation at the discretion of the instructor.

Attendance: Regular class attendance is expected. If a student misses class, the student is responsible for obtaining class notes from another student. 

Case Study homework handed in late will receive a 10% point reduction per class late.


Policy Revision: I will reserve the right to make changes to the syllabus or to the above stated procedures if deemed appropriate. If changes are made, the student will be advised as part of the in-class lecture.


 

Tentative Course Schedule

 

Class Meeting

Assignments
Spring, 2008

In Class Labs & Assignments Due in Thursday Class of following week

Week 1 
T, April 1

Th, April 3

Chapter 1: Business Information Systems

Chapter 2: E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems

 

Access Lab 1

Hockey Fan Zones Assignment 1: Tables and forms (p. AC68)

Week  2 
T, April 8

Th, April 10

Chapter 5: Databases and Information Management

In class exercise on Database Normalization

 Access Lab 2

Hockey Fan Zones Assignment 2: Queries and Reports (p. AC132)

Week 3
T, April 15

Chapter 1: A Gift of Fire (chapter is on Electronic Course Reserve)

Gift of Fire Top 19 Due

 Access Lab 3

 

Week 3

Th, April 17

EXAM 1; Chap. 1,2, 5, A Gift of Fire

Hockey Fan Zones Assignment 3: Relationships and Advanced Forms (p. AC200)

Week 4
T, April 22

Th, April 24

 

Chapter 3: Achieving Competitive Advantage

Chapter 4: Hardware and Software

 

 Access Lab 4

Hockey Fan Zones Assignment 4: Advanced Queries & Reports (p. AC 292)

Week 5
T, April 29

 Th May 1

 

Chapter 6: Telecommunications, the Internet and Wireless Technology

 In class exercise on Networking

 

 Access Lab 5

Hockey Fan Zones Assignment 5: Mailing Labels and Switchboard (p. AC354)

Week 6

T, May 6

Th May 8    

 

 

Chapter7:  Securing Information

 

Chapter 8: Enterprise Applications

 

 Access Lab 6

Hockey Fan Zones Assignment 6 (completing the database)

7
T, May 13

EXAM 2: Chapters 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

 

 

7
Th, May 13

Exam Review and Lab

Intro to Dreamweaver 

Dreamweaver Exercise 1

8

T, May 20

Th, May 22

Chapter 9: E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods

 

Chapter 10:  Improving Decision Making

 

Dreamweaver Exercise 2

9
T, May 27

Th, May 29

Chapter 11:  Building Information Systems

In Class Exercise on Building Systems

 

Turn in Dreamweaver site on Thursday

10

T,  June 4

Chapter 12:  Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

 

10

Th, June 6

 

Lab Exam: Access/Dreamweaver

11
T, June 10

FINAL EXAM,   Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12

Tuesday, June 10

1:00 – 3:00 pm