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University
System of Maryland
Graduate Programs – Europe
Bowie State University
Term III –
2001/2002: Kapaun/Ramstein, Germany
Prerequisites:
All undergraduate prerequisite courses or permission of the instructor.
Credit:
Three (3) semester hours.
Required
Texts:
Management Information Systems: Managing Information
Technology in the E-Business Enterprise, 5th Edition, O’Brien, Irwin,
2002.
The Portable MBA, 3rd
Edition, Bruner, et al, 1998.
Purpose:
This course establishes a foundation for understanding and analyzing
information in organizations. The contents of this course are covered on
the comprehensive exam.
Objectives:
This
course enables students to understand:
1. The fundamental concepts of systems and information.
2. The basic tools and techniques for representing systems that will be
needed in subsequent courses.
Description:
INSS 530 Information Systems in Organizations (3)
Prerequisites:
All undergraduate courses or permission of the instructor.
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.
Topics:
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Information
Systems and Managerial End-User
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Information
Systems Vision and Views
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Cost/Benefit
Analysis of Information Systems
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Information
for Operation, Management, and Strategic Advantage
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Systems
Approach to Problem Solving
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Information
Systems Solutions Development
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Transaction
Processing
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Information
Reporting and Executive Information Systems
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Managerial
Decision Making and Decision Support Systems
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End
User and Office Information Systems
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Automation
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Business
Function Information Systems
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Information
Systems Resource Management
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Information
Systems Planning
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Implementing
Information Systems
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Control
for Information Systems Performance/Security
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Computer
Crime, Ethics, and Society
Course Requirements/Grading
Criteria
1. Participation: Learning means being involved,
participating, and enjoying the class. Participation is the degree to
which a student makes a responsible effort in class and makes a commitment
to his/her group and contributes to combined efforts. Participation is
expected and encouraged by assigned case and topic discussions. It is
assumed that students have an e-mail account for communicating with group
members and the instructor regarding case discussions and assignments.
2. Exams: Two exams will be given. Exams will
consist of case situations and multiple-choice questions.
3. Written and Oral Assignments: Two assignments, (a) a
written analysis of a current article or current topic/issue and (b) participation on a case
analysis group, are required. Details and requirements for these
assignments will be distributed separately in class. The short article
analysis or current topic/issue is individual work. The case analysis and presentation is a group
project. Students must participate in a group case analysis, but may
select their own group members. Group work requires cooperation, must be
acknowledged, and credit will be given to group members.
4. Final grade: Grades will be determined using the
following percentages:
Class Participation:
15%
Written Article Analysis or Current Topic/Issues Paper and Class Presentation/Discussion: 10%
Group Case Analysis and Presentation: 25%
Exam 1: 25%
Exam 2: 25%
Course Policies
1. Attendance: Class attendance is expected and
required. Attendance is directly related to the educational benefit
received when lectures, discussions, and cases used. It is also a prime
indicator of a student’s interest and motivation. If a class must be
missed for an unavoidable duty assignment or illness, contact the
instructor immediately - if possible, before missing a class.
2. Class Preparation: Assigned readings must be completed
before the class session for which the topic is scheduled. Class lectures
are designed to reinforce the assigned text, to present additional
material and illustrate current industry examples. Graduate students are
expected to read and master the assigned readings independently when class
time is used for case analysis, discussions, and presentations.
3. Late Assignments: Permission must be obtained in
advance if an assignment is to be submitted late. Late submission of
assignments is strongly discouraged.
4. Make-up exams: ”Students are responsible for
keeping informed concerning the dates of announced quizzes, tests, and
examinations. A lecturer is not required to give make-up exams unless
students can present evidence that the absences were caused by illness or
emergency circumstances over which they had no control. Make-up
examinations, when permitted, are given at the lecturer’s convenience
and should not interfere with regularly scheduled classes.” (University
System of Maryland, Graduate Programs-Europe, Graduate Catalog) The
instructor reserves the right to decide if an emergency is warranted and
if a make-up exam is to be given. Make every effort to take the exam when
scheduled if for no other reason than the discussion related to
comprehensive exams that is associated with each exam.
5. Incomplete: The grade of Incomplete (I) is rarely
given except under circumstances over which the student had no control.
6. Plagiarism/Academic Integrity: “Academic dishonesty
is failure to maintain academic integrity. It includes but is not limited
to obtaining or giving aid on an examination, doing work for another
student and plagiarism. Plagiarism is the presentation of another
person’s idea or product as one’s own. Plagiarism includes but is not
limited to copying verbatim all or part of another person’s work; using
phrases, charts, figures, illustrations, computer programs or mathematical
or scientific solutions without citing the source; paraphrasing ideas,
conclusions or research without citing the source; and using all or part
of a literary plot, poem, film, musical score or other artistic product
without attributing the work to its creator.” (University System of
Maryland, Graduate Programs-Europe, Graduate Catalog) Students can avoid
plagiarism by carefully following accepted scholarly practices.
7. Other: (a) All complete exams and assignments will be kept by
the instructor once submitted. Exams and assignments will be distributed
to students immediately after they have been graded for temporary perusal
and they will be collected at the end of the time period or class. A
student may request a previously submitted assignment or exam for
temporary review at any time, however, a student may not keep it once it
has been graded. (b) Oral lectures and discussions may not be recorded
electronically in any manner. (c) The schedule
is tentative and subject to change. The instructor reserves the
right to make changes to the schedule and/or the syllabus for the
successful progress of the course. It is the student’s responsibility to
know if, when, and what changes have been made to the schedule and/or
syllabus by contacting the instructor or by checking the instructor’s
Web site.
Instructor: Maggie
Smith
Telephone: Civilian: 06221-303890 or 0173-323-4249
(1900-2100) or Military: 370-6762, #212 (0830-1800)
E-mail: mjsmith@ed.umuc.edu
Students must include INSS530 in the subject line when sending
e-mail.
Web Site: http://www.maggiesmith.com
Office Hours: Saturday and Sunday before/after class and
by appointment.
Location: Kapaun, Germany
Dates: Check
Assignments here!
Read Chapters
1 through 6 prior to the first class weekend. Start
reading the Portable MBA - you are also responsible for it on exams.
Class Meeting Dates:
12 & 13 January 2002
2 & 3 February 2002
16 & 17 February 2002
2 & 3 March 2002
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