M&IS 44055 Fall 2006 Kotulic

MIS 44045-001 FALL '06
> INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE

Class Schedule: [TTH] 3:45-5:00 PM BSA 324

* * * * ORIGINAL 08 29 06 * * * *

Instructor: Dr. Andrew G. Kotulic
> Office: BSA A-408 Telephone: 330.672.1229 (Office)
> e-mail: <a href="mailto:akotulic@kent.edu">akotulic@kent.edu<a>

Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 1:00 – 2:00 PM; Tues & Thurs 5:15 – 6:00PM; Wed 2:00 – 3:30PM
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 0-13-169455-3 Text Book Web Site Resource:http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_laudon_mis_9

**********IMPORTANT NOTICE**********

The KSU book store WILL NOT buy back a used text book unless the CD that was included with the text book is returned with the book. In some cases they will buy back the book at a reduced refund

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 digital 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, tests, 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
> Homework ****{Self Study Guide-Companion Web Site}******* Tests
> Group class discussion of assigned chapter cases. Videos-Tentative

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

FACTOR

WEIGHT

POINT RANGE

GRADE

Homework Quizzes (12)

18 points

90-100

A

Tests (3)

78 points

80-90

B

Case Discussion Project(2)

4 Points

70-80

C

Bonus Project

5 points

60-70

D

Bonus Contract of Understanding

1 point

<60-0

F

Total

100-106 points

NA

NA

After rounding your numeric score to the nearest integer, your course letter grade will be assigned according to the scale: A = 90-106; 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 case Credit Points when chapter cases are included in class group case discussions. Additionally, 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 be apart of a class discussion based on the specific topic under review. Additional details will be explained in class.

*****HOMEWORK CHAPTER QUIZZES.**** (1)Browse to the book companion web site (2) Answer the True/False and Multiple choice questions (3) Submit your answers to the on-line grading system (4) Send a copy of the results to me and to yourself via the web site mail program (NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM) one day prior to the next scheduled Chapter. Please NOTE ***** the final chapter included on a test must be submitted (NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM) one day prior to the test. The e-mail MUST COME DIRECTLY from the companion web site grader and you MUST send a copy of the test results to yourself so that you are notified via a reply that your results have been received and recorded. Additionally, you must be clearly identified as the individual submitting the results (Full Name) in the space provided in the "E-MAIL YOUR RESULTS" area.

PLEASE NOTE: Any e-mail results that were submitted for grading later than the 5:00 PM deadlines will not receive credit. THE STUDENT MUST ATTAIN A SCORE OF => 80% ON THE QUIZ (TRUE FALSE OR MULTIPLR CHOICE) TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE QUIZ.

IN CLASS GROUP CASE PROJECT(S)
> Each individual will be assigned to temporary group(s) that will have an assigned case that will be discussed in class. There will be A MAXIMUM of (2) 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.

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. The e-mail must be received no later than 5:00PM 09/05/06

"I FIRST NAME, LAST NAME have read the syllabus & schedule and I understand what is expected of me during the fall 2006 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.

BONUS PROJECT

Students will have the opportunity to earn 5 bonus grade points by executing the following assignment: (1) The instructor will prepare a topic list of special interest items. (2) Students will be able to select an item of interest from the list to research and write a mini-report. Details will be given out at a later date.

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, PDA, BLACKBERRY 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 3 tests. They each will be worth 26 points. The emphasis will be on the assigned chapter materials, and the homework quiz 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 2-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 10, 2006 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 2006, the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, September 10, 2006. Withdrawal after the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after November 05, 2006 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 ORIGINAL 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.

Use of a CELL PHONE, PAGER, PDA, BLACKBERRY or NOTE BOOK COMPUTER (Except to take Notes with permission) during class is not permitted. PLEASE shut them off before coming in the class room or place the ringer on silent or vibrate status.

The instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus.

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