Faculty Contact Information:
The instructor can be contacted by e-mail:
yhinz@faculty.ed.umuc.edu | |
Consultation:
| Instructor will be available for consultation 20 minutes prior to and 30 minutes following each session and by e-mail. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
Bruner, R., Eaker, M., Freeman, R., Spekman, R., Teisberg, E., and
Venkataraman, S. (2003). The Portable MBA (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
O'Brien, James A. and Marakas, George M. (2008). Management Information
Systems with MISource 2007 (8th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. | |
Supplementary Readings:
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The standard for papers in the graduate program is the APA style. All participants in this course and all graduate INSS, MGMT, PUAD, and ECON courses should have a copy of the style guide:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. Washington DC: Author. All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills.
Throughout the course, the instructor will assign specific articles that students are expected to read and discuss as part of the “Participation” component of the course grade. | |
Recommended Journals:
A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge, and pay-per-view academic journals are available through the MIS Webboard at http://webboard.ed.umuc.edu/~mis.
Governing.comis especially useful, as are the publications of the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society, and the various management professional societies). In addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS professionals should become familiar with, many of these being published both weekly and on-line. | |
Course Description:
| 3 semester hours credit. (Formerly INSS 530.) Prerequisites: Undergraduate principles of management and economics, or permission of the Program Director. Introduces basic management information systems concepts and examines the fundamental types of information systems. Personal, work group, and enterprise information systems are discussed. The challenge and use of information to gain competitive advantage are also examined. Other topics to be discussed include: the economics of information, use of value added concepts to evaluate information system effectiveness, and the application of system theory to information system architecture. | |
Course Goals:
As a required course in both the M.S. in Management Information Systems and the M.P.A., as well as the Information Systems Analyst Certificate, the Certificate in E-Government and the Certificate in Public Management, this course seeks primarily to:
1. improve the professional skills of the participants,
2. provide students with a foundational knowledge of the various
roles of information systems in organizations, and
3. assist degree-seeking students in preparing for the comprehensive
exam, and
4. improve the students' comprehension of the link between information
management and public administration. | |
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Compare and contrast the various roles information systems play
in organizations and discuss how these roles are reflected in the
organization's structure,
2. Analyze different organizational situations involving the use of
information systems and/or the application of information
technology and make recommendations for improvement,
3. Analyze and demonstrate the impact of advancements of information
technology on organizational variables (such as: communications,
work groups, management decisionmaking, and security),
4. Demonstrate knowledge of basic techniques and elementary skills in
in using application software (such as: databases and spreadsheets),
5. Demonstrate familiarity with the literature in information systems
or a field of their own interest (e.g., medicine or welfare) with
a focus on the use of information technology in that field,
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the other functional areas of an
organization (such as: finance, marketing or public relations,
operations, human resources, and research and development) so that
information systems analysis of any organization can be performed
in a more comprehensive fashion,
7. Analyze ethical issues surrounding the use of information technology
in organizations,
8. Discuss the importance of networkds to organizations, including
issues of security and privacy,
9. Analyze the extent to which an organization's use of information
technology contributes to its competitive advantage, and
10. Apply value added concepts in the evaluation of information system
effectiveness. | |
Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90%+
B 80 – 89%
C 70-79%
F Below 70%
or for regular non-attendance F(n)
Please note that the Bowie State grading system does not include the grade of D.
Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC – Europe policies. Please refer to the UMUC – Europe Graduate Catalog available at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/index.html or your local Education Center. | |
Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Participation in Class 10%
Midterm Examination: 25%
MBA Presentation & paper: 20%
MIS Paper: 15%
Final Examination: 30% | |
Description of Course Requirements:
Portable MBA Paper and Presentation:
Each student will make a 10-minute presentation on a chapter from the book The Portable MBA. The instructor will assign the chapters. There may be more than one student assigned to the same chapter, depending on class size. Visual aids and inclusion of additional information from sources beyond the textbooks are highly encouraged. These chapters will be covered on the exams. Minimum requirements for the chapter review are:
Chapter review must include a summary and at least five (5) major points, and must compare and contrast the ways in which the chapter topics apply in the business world and in public administration.
Summary and discussion of major points are to be written up and posted to the electronic classroom supplement no later than 24 hours prior to the presentation. The other students are encouraged to read this before the in-class presentation, and come prepared for discussion.
MIS Paper
Each student will select an organization or company, and investigate how is manages its information system(s), and the ability of the(se) information system(s) to support the needs of the company or organization in the future.
No later than by 21 April, you must submit a one-page proposal (Word or WordPerfect document) identifying the organization or company (and the industry in which it operates), a description of why you have chosen this company or organization, and the sources you expect to use for your research (you may add sources as your work progresses). You will receive feedback from the instructor on within two days regarding the suitability, scope, etc. of your proposal. Once approved, perform an analysis of the company or organization. This should consist of an in-depth study that provides a brief overview of the company or organization, discussing the appropriateness of their current systems, and assessing the future potential of these systems to support growth, reduce costs, maintain competitive advantages, and otherwise support the future needs of the organization. The results of the analysis should be presented as by a consultant hired to recommend an improved system to the board of directors, which outlines a go-forward systems approach for the next decade and beyond. Include financial (cost to implement) and Return on Investment (ROI) data.
Documentation should consist of an 8-10 page paper, double-spaced, with standard margins and type font/pitch.
The final version of your paper will be due, again via email and as a Word, WordPerfect, or pdf document, no later than 16 May 07.
All papers must conform to the APA style.
Participation:
From time-to-time, questions will be asked in class (by the instructor and/or by students) for which you will be told to search out an answer (using the web, library, or other sources) and share the information found with the rest of the class. The remainder of the participation component of the grade comes from traditional in-class discussions.
Absences:
If you must miss class, you are responsible for getting information from fellow students regarding what you missed. Assume that there will be discussion and/or lecture information that is not in the textbook. Realize also that the Course Schedule shown below is subject to change by the instructor as needed. The instructor is willing to help you regarding what you missed, but will not have notes regarding the discussions that take place in the classroom, nor on the presentations, and cannot repeat the class. Your “Participation” for the missed class should come in the form of postings to Webtycho.
If you must miss an exam, you are responsible for making arrangements with the instructor, in advance if possible.
You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment.
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Course Schedule:
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Projected Course Schedule:
Weekends 31 March/1 April, 21/22 April, 5/6 & 19/20 May
Saturday, 31 March 07
Module I: FOUNDATION CONCEPTS
O’Brien
Foundations of Information Systems in Business
Competing With Information Technology
Portable MBA Chapters 1 & 2
Sunday, 1 April 07
O’Brien
Module II: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Computer Hardware
Computer Software
Portable MBA Chapters 3 & 4
Saturday, 21 April 07
O’Brien
Data Resource Management
Telecommunications and Networks
Paper 1 due
Portable MBA Chapters 5 & 6
Sunday, 22 April 07
O’Brien
Module III: BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
Electronic Business Systems
Portable MBA Chapter 7
Midterm exam
Saturday, 5 May 07
O’Brien
Enterprise Business Systems
Electronic Commerce Systems
Portable MBA Chapters 8 & 9
Sunday, 6 May 07
O’Brien
Module IV: DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
Decision Support Systems
Developing Business/IT Strategies
Portable MBA Chapters 10 & 11
Saturday, 19 May 07
O’Brien
Module V: MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
Developing Business/IT Solutions
Security and Ethical Challenges
Portable MBA Chapters 12 & 13
Paper 2 due
Sunday, 20 May 07
O’Brien
Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology
Portable MBA Chapters 14 & 15
Course evaluations
Final exam | |
Academic Policies:
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The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course.
Students with disabilities should contact the appropriate support office at UMUC-Europe.
Jan Keller, Director of Student Services
UMUC-Europe, Heidelberg
Phone: +49-6221-378299
Email: edstudent_svc@ed.umuc.edu
Mailing Address: Unit 29216, APO AE 09102 OR Im Bosseldorn 30, D-69126 Heidelberg, Germany
Please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Code of Civility
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center. | |
Faculty Bio:
Yurek Hinz was born and spent majority of his life in Poland. He worked as a professional musician for over 25 years in Europe and the USA and received a Master of Music degree in 1989 from the Chopin Conservatory of Music, Warsaw, Poland.
In 1990, he was granted a full scholarship to study communication at Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, were he received a Master of Arts degree in Radio Production and Directing two years later.
Yurek Hinz graduated with the Master of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Bowie State University, Bowie, MD in 2002.
He holds the following professional certifications: Information Systems Analyst Certificate, MCP, MCSA, MCSE, MCSA 2003: Security, MCSE 2003: Security, CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA Security+.
Mr. Hinz is an IT Specialist for the Directorate of Information Management in Schwetzingen, Germany. In 2006, he was accepted to the Northcentral Univeristy's PhD program in Management Information Systems. | |