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MIS 44045-001 FALL '05
INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Class Schedule: [TR] 3:15-4:30 PM Room BSA 208

 

 

* * * * TENTATIVE 08 30 05 * * * *

 

Instructor: Dr. Andrew G. Kotulic
Office: BSA A-408
Telephone: 330.672.1229 (Office)
e-mail: akotulic@kent.edu

Web Site: Http://www.personal.kent.edu/~akotulic

 

Office Hours: Tues & Thur 1:30-2:30 PM & 4:45-5:45 PM, Wed 2:00-3:00 PM

Other times by appointment


Textbook: Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (2006) Ninth Edition. K. C. Laudon & J. P. Laudon. Pearson/Prentice Hall.ISBN 0-13-153841-1
Text Book Web Site Resource:http://www.prenhall.com/laudon/

 

Interactive Multimedia CD-ROM, 9/E Not yet published; Estimated Availability: 09/15/2005.

 

 

Course Objectives
The course has been designed to introduce the MIS student to the importance of the triad (Technology, Management, Organization) and their individual and collective role in the development, deployment and administration of information systems required by the effective digital firm.

 

 

 

The student should gain an understanding of the nature of the digital firm and what the key issues are in order to organize it and manage it. The course content should provide the student a broad view of what the challenges are that the digtal firm faces; identify the technologies that will aid in meeting the individual challenges; identify the upside and downside potential associated with each of the the technologies and how the two other members of the triad will be effected by the deployment of the technologies.

 

 

 

Today Internet technology is playing a major role in developing business processes that play an important role in enabling business application integration and collaboration across multiple organizations. The MIS student must appreciate the differences between internal integration and external integration. A typical Internal integration might be Enterprise application integration (EAI). External integration can lead to many different possible integration patterns across multiple entities. The typical business process based external application integration might include either or both business process to application integration (BP2Ai) and business process to business process integration (BP2BPi)

 

 

 

The digital firm must stay competitive by being agile in how and when they adapt the business processes to the volatile nature of the market dynamic The adaptive business process based enterprises should look beyond the traditional enterprises and marketplaces through collaborative interactions and dynamic e-business solution bindings. The enterprise infrastructure has to provide the capability for dynamic discovery of trading partners and service providers as well as enabling federated security mechanisms,solution monitoring and management.

 

 

 

The information systems professional must be prepared to deal with these issues in the global E-Business environment. These are important considerations in building and maintaining trust relationships between all firm stakeholders. The convergence of IT and networked organizations requires a focus on the basic principals and mechanisms required to provide the maximum utilization of the information resources of an organization.

 

 

 

In support of these objectives, the classroom activity will include in class case analysis (selected), lectures, quizzes and homework assignments. This approach will be used in order to enrich the learning environment.

 

The students will be required to read the assigned material prior to the class meetings.

General Topic Coverage
The topics that will be covered are necessary to understand how the digital firm operates in today's global environment.

 

 

 

Learning Activities
Lectures
Visits to Web sites
(X) Homework Quizzes [Interactive CD-ROM]
(X) in class Tests
Group class discussion of assigned chapter cases.
Videos

Grading Policy: The final grade for this course will be based on the following;

After rounding your numeric score to the nearest integer, your course letter grade will be assigned according to the scale: A = 90-105; B = 80-89; C = 70-79; D = 60-69; and F = 0-59.

 

PLEASE NOTE: I will NOT be using the Plus/Minus Grading system in this class.

 

Class Attendance: Students are expected to attend all classes. If you are not in class you cannot contribute to the overall class experience. If you are not in class you cannot earn credit when cases are assigned for in class discussion. In case of borderline grades, attendance (or lack of) will be used in the determination of the final grade.

Assignments: The chapters, that are assigned should be read before coming to class. The student should be ready to contribute to the class by being ready to respond if called upon to lead a discussion based on the specific topic under review. Additional details will be explained in class.

 

IN CLASS GROUP CASE ANALYSIS PROJECTS
Each individual will be assigned to temporary group(s) that will be assigned cases that will be discussed in class.

Assignment (3)CASE(s:)There will be A MAXIMUM of (3) in class group discussion projects assigned during the semester. The final details will be furnished at a later date. This is necessary due to the impact of class size on the number and types that will be assigned.

 

 

 

HOMEWORK CHAPTER QUIZZES. The text book has an interactive CD-ROM included on the back cover. There are (4) simple steps to receive homework credit. (1) Remove the CD-ROM from the back cover; (2) run the CD-ROM on a PC; (3) Take the chapter quiz and answer every question. (4) Send the results to me via e-mail (NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM) one day prior to the next scheduled Chapter, certifying that the test results belong to you. The e-mail MUST identify the chapter that you answered the questions for that are included in the assigned chapter. Additionally, you must clearly identify yourself (Full Name) in the body of the e-mail.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Based on the browser and the e-mail program you are using plus the impact of the specific operating system you are using YOU MAY [HIGH PROBABILITY] experience some difficulties sending the test results via e-mail to me.

 

 

Contract of Understanding

Students will have the opportunity to earn one bonus grade point by executing the following process: (1) Obtain a copy of the syllabus & schedule; (2) Read both documents and if there are any items that are not understood ask the instructor to clarify the item(s) for you. (3) Send the instructor an e-mail message that contains the text included in the next paragraph.

"I FIRST NAME, LAST NAME have read the syllabus & schedule and I understand what is expected of me during the Spring 2005 semester in MIS 44045-001. Additionally, I will check the syllabus and schedule to confirm when all assignments are due. I have requested and received clarification from the instructor regarding any item(s) I did not fully understand.

Writing Standards: Students enrolled in this course are expected to use literate and effective English in their speech and writing. All papers submitted must be neat and well-written; grades on written work will be based on expression as well as content.

PLEASE come to class on time and stay until the class has ended. Unless you have a legitimate reason for doing so, do not come to class late or leave early. There are other students who want to be in class and it is not fair to disrupt them by the noise and disturbance of late arrivals and early departures. Never ridicule anyone for asking a question. There is no such thing as a stupid question but it is stupid not to ask questions!

USE OF A CELL PHONE OR PAGER during class is not permitted. PLEASE shut them off before coming in the class room or place the ringer on silent or vibrate status.

There will be 4 tests. They each will be worth 20 points. The emphasis will be on the assigned chapter materials, and the homework quizz material. Each test will be approximately 50-60 minutes long and usually will be given at the beginning of a class period or before new material is covered in that class period. While taking the quiz, you may refer to one 1-sided 8 1/2 x 11" page of notes which you are to show me when you turn in your quiz. Except for this document, each test will be closed book.The use of calculators, note book computers, PDAs, Blackberries, or smart phones during the test will not be allowed.

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES

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

[B] Course registration: Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes. You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Web for Students) 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 Sunday, September 11, 2005 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. In addition, it is considered cheating when one cooperates with someone else in any such misrepresentation. 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.

Course withdrawal:For Fall 2005, the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, September 11, 2005. Withdrawal after the deadline (September 12-November 6, 2005) results in a "W" on the official transcript; after November 6, 2005 a grade must be calculated and reported.

Students with disabilities: University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must verify your eligibility for these through Student Disability Services (contact 330-672-3391) or visit www.kent.edu/sds for more information on registration procedures).

 

E-mail Accounts: Effective Fall '02 Student Kent State University e-mail accounts are the university's official means of communication with students. Students should check their e-mail accounts on a periodic basis (at least twice a week) for university related items.

I will only send e-mail to a student e-mail account. If you want e-mail sent to a different account you must set up your Kent State account to forward your e-mail. There will be no exceptions to this policy.

 

E-MAIL PROTOCOL: Subject Line: ISM, ASSIGNMENT XXXXX, LAST NAME, FIRST NAME.. Make sure that in the body of the attachment (IF Any) you clearly identify yourself as the author of the attachment LAST NAME, FIRST NAME

 

 

 

*** PLEASE NOTE **** Only send e-mail to me at akotulic@kent.edu I MAY NOT BE ABLE to respond, in a timely manner, to your e-mail if sent to akotulic@bsa3.kent.edu

 

You are expected to take each test in class on the day that it is scheduled. A makeup test (which may be different from the original quiz) will only be given if you have a legitimate excuse (i.e., sickness with medical note, athletic event with coach's note, religious observation, military responsibility with documentation, or death in family with documentation) and obtain my permission prior to the scheduled test time. Otherwise, you will receive a zero for a missed test. If you have any questions concerning a grade you receive on a test, it is your responsibility to inform me within 1 week of the test being returned to you. Test grades will not be discussed after that time.

The instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus.

 

 

MIS 44045-001 SPRING 2005 Schedule

 

 

 

 

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Author: Andrew G. Kotulic.


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MIS 44045-001 3:15-4:45 PM ROOM BSA 208 FALL '05

INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

*-* -* -*08 30 05* -* -* -*

MONTH

DAY

TOPIC

ASSIGNMENT

08

30

Introduction

See Syllabus For Details

09

01

Chapter 01

 

09

06

Chapter 01

Contract of Understanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

09

08

Chapter 02

 

 

09

13

Chapter 02

 

 

09

15

Chapter 03

 

 

09

20

Chapter 03

 

 

09

22

TEST 01

TEST 01(CHAPTERS 1, 2 & 3)

 

09

27

Chapter 04

 

 

09

29

Chapter 04

 

 

10

04

Chapter 05

 

 

10

06

Chapter 05

 

 

10

11

Chapter 06

 

 

10

13

Chapter 06

 

 

10

18

TEST 02

TEST 02(CHAPTERS 04, 05, & 06)

 

10

20

Chapter 09

 

 

10

25

Chapter 09

 

 

10

27

Chapter 10

 

 

11

01

Chapter 10

 

 

11

03

Chapter 11

 

 

11

08

Chapter 11

 

 

11

10

TEST 03

TEST 03 (CHAPTERS 9, 10 & 11)

 

11

15

Chapter 12

 

 

11

17

Chapter 12

 

 

11

22

Chapter 14

 

 

11

24

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

NO CLASS

 

11

29

Chapter 14

 

 

12

01

Chapter 16

 

 

12

06

Chapter 16

 

 

12

08

SLACK

 

 

12

12

FINAL EXAM PERIOD

7:45-10:00 AM

 

12

12

TEST 04

TEST 04 (CHAPTERS 12, 14 & 16)

 

THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THE SYLLABUS/SCHEDULE AS NEEDED

MIS 44045 FALL 2005 Syllabus

 


Author: Andrew G. Kotulic.


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