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The
University Of Lethbridge |
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| Instructor: Jim Clark
Office & Phone: M4065 329-2157 Class Time : MW 9:00 - 11:50 Room: AH |
Office Hours: M
12:00 - 1:00 pm E-mail: clark@uleth.ca WEB PAGE - http://uleth.ca/~clark |
A. Course Readings
MIS2 2nd Edition , Hossein Bidgoli ISBN 1111533962
B. Course Objectives.
Build
a basic understanding of the value and uses of information systems for business
operation, management decision making, and strategic advantage.
Thus, it will provide students with an understanding of the ways in which
they can utilize information systems as end user managers.
It concentrates on providing the tools needed for mastery of the
information systems concepts and terms which are important to end user managers.
This course is designed for all business students, NOT JUST information
systems majors, but who expect to be managerial end users of information
systems.
C. Grading Policy.
Grading Policy: Three Mid Terms @ 27 % each 81 %
Group paper(8%) /Presentations (8%) 16%
Quizzes/assignments/participation 3%
** attendance of 80% is required to receive a passing grade in course
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Letter Grade |
Numerical |
Letter Grade |
Numerical |
Letter Grade |
Numerical |
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A+ |
100-95 |
A |
94.9-90 |
A- |
89.9-86 |
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B+ |
85.9-82 |
B |
81.9-78 |
B- |
77.9-74 |
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C+ |
73.9-70 |
C |
69.9-66 |
C- |
65.9-62 |
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D+ |
61.9-58 |
D |
57.9-50 |
F |
49.9-0 |
Evaluation Items
Midterm
Exams
The exams
can be a combination of multiple choice, essay and short answer based on the
text, class discussion and cases
Group Topic/Presentations
| Topic |
| Refer
to the Table of Contents of the Text. Any topic, approved by the
instructor, related to MIS.
Only
one group per topic |
| Organization |
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will be 5 students per group. Each group will be responsible for
monitoring member workload |
| NOTE:
Do not submit in a folder, envelop, or cover Place one staple in the top left corner |
| Presentation Each group member will share equally in the formal PowerPoint presentation |
Participation
It
is expected that all students will come to class having read the chapter that we
will discussing that day . Another
area that is part of this grade is your effort to move the class forward in our
exploration of Information Systems and your contribution in evaluating your
classmates' presentations will all be taken into account in this area of
evaluation.
D. Other Course Policies.
| ATTENDANCE | ||||
| Students
are required to attend all lectures. In the event of an impending
absence please notify the instructor. It is the student’s
responsibility to obtain the material and information presented in a
lecture that the student has missed.
During exams - no cell phones, pda's, computers, paper or electronic dictionaries or any other electronic device is allowed to be used. Any deviation from this will result in a failure for the course. |
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| GROUP FORMATION | ||||
| Students are responsible for forming their own groups consisting of 5 individuals. Group marks will be shared equally. Thus, each group will be responsible for the equitable allocation of workload. |
E. Course Agenda. List the weekly activities, including readings, assignments, projects, and testing, that students can expect.
| Date | Readings | Assignments, Projects, & Testing | |
| May 9 | class 1 |
Introduction
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2. Computers: The Machines Behind Computing |
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| May 11 | class 2 |
3. Database Systems, Data Warehouses, and Data Marts |
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| May 16 | class 3 |
4. Personal, Legal, Ethical, and Organizational Issues of Information Systems |
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| May 18 | class 4 |
5. Protecting Information Resources. |
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Exam # 1 Chapters 1,2,3,4 |
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| May 25 | class 5 |
6. Data Communication: Delivering Information Anywhere and Anytime.
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7. The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets. |
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| May 30 | class 6 |
8. E-Commerce. |
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| June 1 | class 7 |
9. Global Information Systems.
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10. Building Successful Information Systems. |
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| June 6 | class 8 | Exam # 2 Chapters 5,6,7,8,9, |
Exam # 2
Chapters
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11. Enterprise Systems. |
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| June 8 | class 10 |
12. Management Support Systems. |
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| June 13 |
13. Intelligent Information Systems. |
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14. Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications. |
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| June 15 | class 11 | Exam # 3 Chapters 10,11,12,13,14 | Exam # 3 |
| Exam # 3 Chapters | Exam # 3 | ||
| June 29 | class 12 | Term Paper and presentation Prep | Term Paper and presentation Prep |
| Term Paper and presentation Prep | Term Paper and presentation Prep | ||
| June 22 | class 13 | Presentations | |
| Presentations |
