CIS 360 Management Information Systems

 

Professor: Alden C. Lorents

Office: BA 254 Hours Daily 11:00-12:00 am

If you have a class conflict with these hours, please make an appointment.

Phones: Office: 523-3510 Home: 526-8396 8am-10pm

E-Mail: alden.lorents@nau.edu

 

Summer Session I: Jun 3 - Jul 3, 1997 Section 1: Daily 9:00 - 10:45 Rm 108

Deadlines: Add Jun 6; Drop/Delete Jun 10; Drop with grade "W" Jun 26

 

CIS 360 Course Description

Application of systems concepts to the analysis, design and management of computer-based information systems; cases and projects analyzing the application of computer hardware and software to information systems in business firms and other organizations.

 

Prerequisites

CIS 120 and MGT 300. Prerequisite means knowledge that is required prior to this course.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  1. Why information systems are needed and the benefits they bring.
  2. Knowledge of the components of an information system.
  3. Know the role of information systems in organizations and how they relate to organizational objectives and organizational structure.
  4. The role of information systems in strategic and operational functions.
  5. The consideration of computer information systems with a strategic focus.
  6. How computer information systems can be used for competitive advantage.
  7. Understand and determine how to use information systems for successful business operation.
  8. Determine how information systems can be used to increase productivity.
  9. Knowledge of various types of applications that are part of an information system.
  10. Affect of information systems on users and system professionals.
  11. Advantages and disadvantages of associated computer technology used in information systems.
  12. How to control computer information systems instead of being controlled by computer information systems.
  13. Responsibilities of managers and end-users in the development and management of information systems.
  14. Identify the basic concepts of systems point of view, the organization of a system, information flows, the nature of information systems.
  15. Knowledge of basic techniques and elementary skills in representing system structure.
  16. Identify business problems that are candidates for solution with end-user techniques.
  17. Analyze a business problem and to design and construct a system solution.
  18. Development of problem analysis, business decision making, critical thinking, and conceptual modeling skills.

 

Course Organization

The topics are presented with a review of previous material and then building on these concepts new concepts are presented and connected to the previous material.

Course Materials

O’Brien, James A. Management Information Systems: Managing Information Technology in the Networked Enterprise. 3rd ed. 1996, Irwin: Homewood Ill.

Several diskettes to store data files and for backups. Lack of sufficient backups is not an excuse for a late or missing assignments.

 

 

CIS 360 Management Information Systems

 

Date

Day

Topic

Reading

Projects

June 3

Tue

Introduction to Info Systems Ch 1

Netscape Introduction

 

Netscape

Windows

4

Wed

Fundamentals of Info Systems Ch 2

Windows Introduction

 

Netscape

Windows

5

Thur

Solving Business Problems Ch 3

Access Introduction

 

Windows

Access

6

 

Fri

Database Management Ch 7

System Project

 

Access

9

 

Mon

System Project

Exam I

 

Access

10

 

Tue

Computer Hardware Ch 4

 

Netscape

Access

11

 

Wed

Computer Software Ch 5

 

Access SQL

12

Thur

Telecommunications Ch 6

 

Access SQL

13

Fri

IS for End User Computing Ch 8

 

Access SQL

16

 

Mon

System Project

Exam II

 

Access SQL

17

 

Tue

IS for Business Operations Ch 9

 

Forms

Netscape

18

Wed

IS for DSS Ch 10

 

Forms

19

Thur

IS for Strategic Advantage Ch 11

 

Reports

20

Fri

IS for AI Ch 12

 

Reports

23

 

Mon

System Project

Exam III

 

 

24

Tue

Enterprise and Global Management

Ch 13

 

Excel

Netscape

25

 

Wed

Planning and Implementing Change

Ch 14

 

Excel

26

Thur

Security and Ethical Challenges

Ch 15

 

Excel

 

27

Fri

Projects IV

 

Excel

30

Mon

 

Exam

 

Power Point

1

 

Tue

Projects

 

System Project

2

 

Wed

Projects

 

System Project

3

Thur

Final Exam

 

 

 

 

Caution

Courses presented in summer semesters (5 weeks) cover the same amount of content as in a regular semester of 15 to 16 weeks. It is important that you read the material and work on the assignments on a daily basis. Quizzes may be used to test this.

 

Student Preparation and Attendance

Projects listed in the project column are to be prepared in a professional manner and turned in. Students are responsible for any class discussions, changes in the assignment schedule or other information given in class. If you are absent it is your responsibility to find out what went on in your absence.

 

Academic Integrity

Cheating, copying the work of others, lying, altering documents, forging signatures or documents or assisting others to do so are violations of the University's academic integrity policy. Students who violate this policy can fail the course, be removed from the College of Business Administration, and dropped from the University.

 

Exams

The format of the exams will be mostly objective. Some short answer and/or problem solving questions may be used. The main emphasis of the exams will be on your understanding and application of the concepts.

 

Makeup’s On Exams And Late Assignments

Avoid makeup exams at ALL COSTS. Makeup exams must be scheduled with your professor PRIOR to the exam. Late assignments may be penalized.

 

Grading Policy

Your grade is based on the total points you earn out of the total points available for the semester. The following grading scale can be used as a guideline for your grade as we progress through the session. The instructor reserves the right to use judgment in the assignment of final grades.

A >= 90%

B >= 80% and < 90%

C >= 70% and < 80%

D >= 60% and < 70%

F < 60%

 

Projects

 

Windows

Windows tutorial in Windows

 

WWW

Project each week due on Friday

Project 1 Select a technology company and summarize the content and how users can benefit from their content. Select a technology topic and search and summarize the content of that topic within that company.

Technology companies include but are not limited to TI, IBM, Sun, Novell, Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase, Gupta, Micro Focus.

 

Project 2 Select a technology topic and research that topic using a number of sites on the WWW. Reference each site used with its URL and give a summary of the info on the topic at that site. Technology topics include but are not limited to Internet, Intranet, Client-Server, Object Oriented Programming, Object Oriented Databases, Networks, Telecommunications, Year 2000 problem, Java, SAP, IEF, Object Oriented Cobol, Data Warehouse.

 

Project 3 Find a company that is using technology to leverage their competitive edge. Explain their use of technology, use of the WWW, show comparative data with other companies in the industry (financial and market share) and other info that helps explain how they are using technology. Use the WWW as much as possible for your research. Pull data off the WWW and load into a spreadsheet as part of this assignment.

 

Project 4 Select a topic of interest and research it using the WWW. Topics may include 1) a trip to some place where you are interested in hotels, resorts, rental cars, air transportation, activities in the area, etc., 2) genealogy, 3) information on starting a business in some location, 4) employment opportunities in a particular field and/or location, 5) research on a particular company you are interested in working for, 6) doing business in a some foreign country or working in a foreign country.

 

ACCESS

 

Pick an application and design a system around that application. The system should include at least three tables, some forms, SQL queries, and some reports. Documentation should include printouts of each table (data and definitions), relationship diagram, samples of each form, samples of each report, SQL and related results of the query.

 

Project due dates: Tables and relationship diagram with data Week 1

SQL and related results Week 2

Forms and Reports Week 3

Complete Project Week 4

Integrate into spreadsheet

Prepare Powerpoint Presentation

 

 

EXCEL

 

Projects using graphs, functions (lookup, financial), planning (what if) and integration with other tools such as Word and Powerpoint.

 

HTML

 

Project setting up a page for a Browser

 

Reading On-line Journals

 

WWW.pcweek.com

WWW.computerworld.com

WWW.other

Summarize a topic, or a number of hot topics, or summarize the general content of the presentation for each week for 4 weeks. Due on Mondays. (1-2 pages)

 

 

Your Journal

 

Maintain a journal in Word (use table format) that shows each day, the activity each day ( class, reading chapter, preparing for exam, working on Netscape, working on Access project, Working on Excel Project), and the hours spent on each activity. Hand in a copy of this journal (cumulative) each Monday, and a final copy at the end of the course.

 

Group Work

 

The projects can be done in groups of not more than three.

 

Interesting URL’s

 

http://yp.uswest.com

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/demoweb/