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INSS 530 -- INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ORGANIZATIONS
| Location | Lakenheath RAF, England |
| Term 4 | March 27 - May 29, 2001 |
| Time | Tuesdays and Thursdays, 18:00-21:00 |
| Lecturer | Fred Swartz, Email: fred@leepoint.net, Phone: 07799-187-201 |
| Office Hours | The half hour before each class or by appointment. |
| Prerequisites | All undergraduate prerequisite courses or permission of the lecturer |
| Credit | 3 semester hours credit |
Texts
O'Brien, James A., Management Information Systems: Managing Information Technology in the Internetworked Enterprise (4th edition), New York: Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1999. ISBN 0-07-115811-1. This is our primary textbook.Bruner, Robert F., et al, The Portable MBA (3rd edition), New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998. ISBN 0-471-18093-9. This will be used for general business background reading.
Supplementary readings will be given to cover the rapid changes in this area.
Course Description
Introduces basic management information systems concepts and examines the fundamental types of information systems. Personal, work group, and enterprise, and global information systems are discussed. The use of information systems are examined with respect to operations, finance, decision support, and strategic planning. The impact of the Internet is discussed. The course is organized into the following areas: fundamental concepts, technology, applications, development, and management. Many aspects of e-commerce will be discussed throughout the course.Objectives
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:- Identify and understand the organizational roles of information systems.
- Understand the basic MIS concepts that are the foundation for subsequent MIS courses.
- Use the basic skills to describe and specify the structures and applications of information systems.
- Analyze organizational situations where information technology is involved.
- Make recommendations for improvement in operations and management information systems.
- Analyze the impact of advances in information technology on organizations.
- Demonstrate an ability to follow advances in information systems.
Evaluation
| 10% | Homework, problems, discussion, quizzes |
| 15% | Group case studies |
| 20% | Technical Papers |
| 25% | Midterm exam |
| 30% | Final exam |
Tentative Course Schedule
| Topic | Readings | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Information Systems in Business | MIS Ch 1 |
| Fundamentals of Information Systems | MIS Ch 2 | |
| 2 | Discussions of cases in MIS Ch 1 & 2 | |
| Solving Business Problems with Information Systems | MIS Ch 3 + App A Case 1 | |
| 3 | Discussion of cases in MIS Ch 3 | |
| Managerial Overview: Computer Hardware | MIS Ch 4 | |
| Managerial Overview: Computer Software | MIS Ch 5 | |
| 4 | Discussion of cases in MIS Ch 4 & 5 | |
| The nature of business and the future | PMBA Ch 1+2 | |
| Managerial Overview: Telecommunications | MIS Ch 6 | |
| 5 | Discussion of cases in MIS Ch 6 | |
| Quantitative Methods | PMBA Ch 5 | |
| Managerial Overview: Database Management | MIS Ch 7 | |
| 6 | Discussion of cases in MIS Ch 7 | |
| Economics | PMBA Ch 6 | |
| Information Systems for End User Computing & Collaboration | MIS Ch 8 | |
| 7 | Midterm Exam (MIS Chapters 1-8, PMBA Chapters 1-2, 5-6) | |
| 8 | Discussion of cases in MIS Ch 8 | |
| Operations Management | PMBA Ch 8 | |
| Information Systems in Business Operations | MIS Ch 9 | |
| 9 | Discussion of cases in MIS Ch 9 | |
| Information Systems for Managerial Decision Making Support | MIS Ch 10 | |
| Information Systems for Strategic Advantage | MIS Ch 11 | |
| 10 | Discussion of cases in MIS Ch 10 + 11 | |
| Accounting | PMBA Ch 10 | |
| Information Systems for Artificial Intelligence Technologies | MIS Ch 12 | |
| 11 | Discussion of cases in MIS Ch 12 | |
| Managing IT: Enterprise and Global Management | MIS Ch 13 | |
| 12 | Discussion of cases in MIS Chapter 13 | |
| Managing IT: Planning & Implementing Change | MIS Ch 14 | |
| Managing IT: Security & Ethical Issues | MIS Ch 15 | |
| 13 | Discussion of cases in MIS Ch 14 & 15 | |
| Individual Case Analysis | ||
| 14 | Group Case Presentations | |
| 15 | Group Case Presentations | |
| 16 | Final Exam |