MIS300
       Introduction to Management Information Systems
Winter Quarter, 2011
10:25am – 12:05 pm T TH in 072 Rike

Course Materials on Pilot


 

Instructor: Barbara Denison
Email: Pilot email or barbara.denison@wright.edu
Web Page: www.wright.edu/~barbara.denison
Office: 247 Rike Hall
Office Hours: 9:15-10:15 am T Th and 4:30 -5:30 pm T or by appointment
Phone: 775-2895 or 775-2416

Graduate Assistant:  Derrick Sendi

Email: sendi.2@wright.edu

Office: 293 Rike

 

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.

TEXT Baltzan, Paige and Philips, Amy; Business Driven Information Systems, 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill Irwn; 2009 (ISBN:978-07-730034-0)

LAB:  Shelly/ /Pratt/ Last; Microsoft Access 2010 Complete, Course Technology, 2011 (ISBN:0-538-74862-1) 

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.   Lab assignments are due at the beginning of class.  Lab assignments handed in late will receive a 10% point reduction per class late.

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 Pilot web site, http://pilot.wright.edu.  Log in using your Wright State email username and password.  Select the desired courseThe Content tab contains the chapter PowerPoint.

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 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 Pilot 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. Labs will be during the Thursday class meeting.  In class we will be covering a sample similar to the case you will be doing for homework.  The homework will be due the following Thursday at the beginning of class.  All homework handed in after the beginning of class is subject to a point reduction. For all but the last Access and Dreamweaver labs, you will turn in printed results of what you have done to be graded.

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 (Labs 1-5@15 points each)

75 points

Access Project (Lab 6 and Database Submission)

50 points

Hands on Access Quiz

50 points

Dreamweaver Exercise 1 & 2

35 points

Multiple choice on Access and Dreamweaver  

  40 points

               Total

250 points

 

Grading Factors:

 

Exams

60%

Cases/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. 

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

 

Week of

Assignments
Winter, 2011

In Class Labs & Assignments

1

T, January 4

Th, January 6

Course Introduction

Chapter 1: Information Systems in Business

 

Access Lab 1

ECO Clothesline Assignment 1: Tables and forms (p. AC66) due next week

2

T, January 11

Th, January 13

Chapter 6: Databases and Data Warehouses plus Designing Database Applications Plugin

In class exercise on Database Normalization

 Access Lab 2

ECO Clothesline Assignment 2: Queries (p. AC132-133)

3

T, January 18

Th, January 20

Chapter 2: Strategic Decision Making

Chapter 3: EBusiness

 

Access Lab 3

ECO Clothesline Assignment 3: Relationships and Database Maintenance (p. AC201-202)

4

T, January 25

EXAM 1: Chap. 1, 6, 2, 3, notes, slides

 

 

 

Th, January 27

 

Access Lab 4

ECO Clothesline Assignment 4: Forms & Reports (p. AC 266 -268)

5

T, February 1

Th, February 3    

 

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

Gift of Fire Top 10 Due on Thursday

Chapter 4: Ethics and Information Security

 Access Access Lab 5

ECO Clothesline Assignment 5: Forms and Subforms (p. AC 330-331)

 

 

 

6

 

T, February 8

 

 

 

Chapter 5 Enterprise Architectures

Cloud Computing Assignment DUE T, Feb 15

Chapter 7 Networks plus Appendix C

 

Th, February 10

In class exercise on Networking

Lab 6

ECO Clothesline Assignment 6 (Switchboards and completing the database) (p. 420-421)

 

 

7

T, February 15

 

EXAM 2: Chapters  4, 5,  7, Appendix C

 

Th, February 17

 

 

Access File Due

Access Hands-on Exam

 

8

T, February 22

Th, February 24

Chapter 8: Operations Management and Supply Chain Management

 

 

Intro to Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver Exercise 1

9

T, March 1

Th, March 3

Chapter 9: Customer Relationship Management

Chapter 10: Enterprise Resource Planning and Collaboration Systems

 

Dreamweaver Exercise 2 

 

10

T, March 8

 

Chapter 11: Systems Development

In Class Exercise on Building Systems

 

 

Th, March 10

Multiple Choice Questions: Access and Dreamweaver

Turn in Dreamweaver site

Thursday, March 18

FINAL EXAM:  10:30 am – 12:30 pm