Course Description | Resources | Course Grading | Class Schedule | Course Requirements| Policies |

Course Information

Instructor Information

I. Course Description  Top

The primary objective of this course is to gain knowledge of the planning for, development, management and use of information technology to help people perform all tasks related to information processing and management. By studying real-world business cases students are introduced to the problems that occur, observe how the chosen solution is selected and implemented and learn the results of the decision. Students are given the opportunity to use business application software to solve commonly occuring business problems. Students gain valuable group experience by teaming with 2 -3 other students to prepare and present a current information technology topic to the rest of the class.

II. Resources  Top

Textbook

Managing Information Technology 4th edition . by Martin, E. Wainright, Brown, Carol V., DeHayes, Daniel, W., Hoffer, Jeffrey A., and Perkins, William, C. Prentice Hall, 2002.   ISBN 0-13-064636-9

WebCt

The course will be managed through WebCt. The syllabus, calendar, weekly assignments, information about the presentation and power point slides are available from the homepage. If you are unfamiliar with WebCt press How to Access and Use Your Course Web Site.

Software

Microsoft Office 2000 is available to KSU students for a nominal fee at the KSU bookstore. For more information, go to: http://act.kent.edu/microsoft/product/

III. Course Grading  Top

Final grade will be computed as follows:

Notes:

• Final letter grade determinations will be assigned according to the following points:
   A = 360 - 400;   B = 320 - 359;   C = 280 - 319;  D = 240 - 279;   F< 240
  
  
• Attendance Policy - Students are expected to attend all class sessions and to actively participate in class discussions. "Active participation" means providing substantive, insightful comments about a topic (e.g., quality); asking stimulating and probing questions that further the discussion and everyone's understanding of the topic; and being an enthusiastic participant in cooperative learning exercises.

  Missing class is not an excuse for failure to understand material or complete assignments. Material covered in class will not be covered again outside of class. It is up to you to read the material and get notes from another student if you miss class. Do not expect any special help or privileges if you do not attend class regularly.

• Late Assignments - Assignments are due at the beginning of the class on the due date. Absence from class is not an excuse for failing to have the assignment in. Late assignments will be penalized 10% per day (not per class session). Assignments will not be accepted after one week beyond the due date.
  
  
• Make-up Exams - Make-up exams are given only under extraordinary curcumstances. Inform the instructor as soon as possible (ideally before the exam). Some form of written excuse for absence from an exam is required.

IV. Tentative Schedule  Top

V. Course Requirements  Top

• Assignments - 25 points each

  Students are responsible for completing five assignments throughout the course of the semester. Lab time and instruction will be made available for completing the assignments. The assignments are briefly described below:
  1. Locate two business web sites and critique. More information
  2. Create an Excel worksheet to keep track of student grades. More information
  3. Create a database to keep important product and supplier information. More information
  4. Create a simple web page and place on a server. More information
  5. Add an image, table and links to your existing web page. More information



• Team Presentation - 25 points

  Student teams are responsible for investigating current topics in information systems management. Each team will present their findings to the rest of the class. Students will be assigned to a group and a presentation time. More information




• Course Exams - 50 points each

  There will be three in-class exams. Each exam has 50 multiple choice or true/false questions. Each question is worth one point. Refer to the class schedule for the exam dates.




• Final Exam - 100 points 

  A comprehensive final exam will be given during Final Exam Week. This exam contains 50 multiple choice or true/false questions. Each question is worth two points.

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VI. Policies  Top

The following policies apply to all students in this course.

• Necessary Prerequisites

  Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisites risk being deregistered from the class.

• Enrollment Registration

  Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.You are advised to review your official class schedule during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section. Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until January 23,  2004 to correct it with your advising office.If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.

• Academic Honesty

  Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit. The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense. It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course. Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.

  Academic honesty is expected and required. HELPING fellow students is acceptable. COPYING IS NOT acceptable, and will result in loss of credit for the assignment, and possibly failure of the course for all students involved. If you give help to another student, then it is your responsibility to make sure they fully understand the concepts.

  If copying is suspected, both (or all) students involved will receive zeros for that assignment at the least, and possibly a failure for the course. DO NOT GIVE OTHERS YOUR WORK .

• Course Withdrawal Deadline

  For Spring 2004 the course withdrawal deadline is Saturday, March 20,  2004. Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

• Students with Disabilities

  In accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester or when given an assignment for which an accommodation is required. Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Michael Schwartz Service Center (672-3391).

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VII. How to Access and Use Your Course Web Site  Top

This course uses a system called WebCT to organize and present online content. WebCT allows the instructor to provide a comprehensive solution to presenting online content, and student management. Thus, in addition to taking online examinations, and reading material from online content, the student is able to track their progress, interact with fellow students through chat and e-mail, and even make online presentations. The following pages give a brief introduction to WebCT for your course.

Before you can access this course, you must create a myWebCT account. This account will be the starting point for all courses using the WebCT system.

1. Go to http://class.kent.edu
2. Click on myWebCT to log in. If you are unsure how to log in, click on Help.
3. Enter your username and password (see below).
4. Choose Add a Course, and select M&IS: Using Information Systems for Solving Business Problems. The course should be visible under Main.
5. Click on the course to access your Homepage for that course.

Everyone needs a User Name and password to log on to WebCT. They are the same as the ones used for your KSU Flashline account. The User Name and password are case-sensitive in WebCT. That means it make a difference whether you use capital letters or not.