COURSE SYLLABUS
LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Description of Course.
Management Information Systems is a three credit hour course designed to
familiarize the student with some of the problems associated with managing an
organization and how an information system and network will aid in the
management process. The student will acquire the analytical tools necessary to
diagnose, design, develop and implement a management information system within
an organization.
Rationale.
Today's organizations are required to collect, process and disseminate large
volumes of information. This has been brought about by their large size, rapid
growth, diversity and widely dispersed operations. Many problems arise in
handling an organization's informational requirements: data consistency,
storage problems, multiple access from multiple users, etc. It is the goal of
the MIS to provide all levels of management with the information necessary to
operate the organization on a day-to-day basis and plan for a prosperous future
in an ever-changing environment.
Course Objectives
- Understand the fundamental concepts of management.
- Survey current management information systems and tools.
- Study how management can derive value from information.
Course Outline.
Class 1 (June 25, 2007): Course Overview.
- What is MIS?
- How is it different from BIS?
- Basic Data and Information Concepts.
- What is a CIO/CTO?
- Business Organizations.
- The Business Process.
- Information Theory.
- The Class Project.
Class 2 (June 27, 2007): Business Concepts.
- Planning 101
- Accounting 101
- Manufacturing 101
- Organization 101
- Marketing 101
- Management 101
- Finance 101
- Human Resources 101
Class 3 (July 2, 2007): IT Industry
- Sectors
- Jobs
- Certification
- Outsourcing
- Business Initiation
- IT Support for Management
Class 4 (July 9, 2007): Business Intelligence
- Knowledge Management
- Data Warehousing
- Data Mining
- Intellectual Property
- Content Management
Class 5 (July 11, 2007): Electronic Commerce
- EFT, EDI
- Internet
- Intranet
- Extranet
- Portals
Class 6 (July 16, 2007): MIDTERM EXAM
Class 7 (July 18, 2007): Electronic Commerce
- Security
- Examples eBay, Amazon
- Payment Clearances
- e-Governemnt
Class 8 (July 23, 2007): Relationship Management
- CRM
- Supply Chain Management
- ERP
- Systems Analysis & Design
- Programming
- Application Tools
- PeopleSoft
- JD Edwards
- Oracle
- SAP
Week 9 (July 25, 2007): Security
- Fraud
- Hacking
- Identity Theft
- Spam
- Intrusion Protection/Detection
Week 10 (July 30, 2007): Advanced Topics
- Quality Management
- TQM
- Six Sigma
- TCO
- ISO9000
Regulation/Privacy
Hot Technologies
- Wireless/RFID
- Smart Cards
- Bio-metrics
Class 11 (August 1, 2007): FINAL EXAM
Performance Evaluation
- Homework 15%
- Midterm 25%
- Project 20%
- Class Participation 10%
- Final Exam 30%
Reserved Materials
Where possible, the course handouts, lecture notes, homework solutions and
supplemental material will be placed on the class web site.
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