IS 3300

INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS

IS 3300 TCWAFall 2010

Instructor: / S. Thomas
Office Hours / Monday: 10:00-10:50 a.m., 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 - 10:50 a.m., 1:00 –4:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 - 10:50 am, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Office Location: / 15a McCartha
Telephone Numbers: / 670-3958 Office
670-3143 Secretary
Email: /
Subject line: IS 3300, your Last Name[Family Name], First Name, Reason for Email
[Do this on every email]
Other Information: / Student Emails to Professor:
When a student emails the professor, a notation MUST be made in the subject line indicating the Course Number, Student’s Last Name, Student’s First Name, Reason for Email
(E.g., for homework identifier BIO the following is a correct subject line entry for a Student named John Doe
Subject: IS 3300, Doe, John, BIO)
Time of Class: / 9:00 to 9:50am. Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays
Class Location: / GAB 103
Pre-requisite
Pre-requisite: IS 2241
Text: / Essentials Of Management Information Systems (9.th ed.) by Kenneth C. Laudon & Jane P. Laudon, Prentice Hall.
Other Materials: / Scantron Form No. 882-E for exams [this is a teal green color] and Blackboard
Course Description: / Introduction to information systems concepts, with an emphasis on describing information systems requirements, managing information resources, and applying information technology to the solution of business and management challenges.
Class Procedures / Instructor guided and discussions of course topics and cases will be framed and complemented with assigned readings.
Purpose of the Course: / To introduce information systems, including their applications, how organizations are managed efficiently by their intelligent use, and the social, moral, and legal implications of their use..

Sorrell College of Business Vision STATEMENT

Sorrell College of Business will be the first choice for higher business education students in their quest to succeed in a dynamic and global economy. Sorrell College of Business will create the model for 21st century business education and community service.

Sorrell College of Business Mission STATEMENT

Through operations that span the State of Alabama, the United States, and the world, Sorrell College of Business equips our students with the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies to become organizational and community leaders who make a difference in the global village and global economy. Through this endeavor, we serve students, employers, faculty, and Troy University at large as well as the local and global communities.

Course Approach / Textbook readings, lecture, and class discussion will be used to convey knowledge about information systems and to stimulate critical thinking. The instructor will serve as catalyst, facilitator and evaluator in a collaborative learning experience. The most effective learning will result from the student’s involvement in critical thinking through both reading materials and class participation.
Course Objectives: / On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
  • Demonstrate a descriptive understanding of the categories, components, and functions of computers and information systems (descriptive understanding).
  • Outline the technologies of the input, output, and storage building blocks of information systems.
  • Outline the technologies of the data management building blocks of information systems.
  • Outlinethe technologies of the telecommunications building blocks of information systems.
  • Describe the activities and issues involved in the development and implementation of information systems, including the design, development, testing, and operation issues of information systems.
  • Discuss the legal and ethical issues related to information systems.
  • Discuss the security issues related to information systems.
  • Explain the strategies in using Enterprise Systems to support business decisions and operations.
  • Explain the strategies in using E-Commerce Systems to support business decisions and operations.
  • Explain the strategies in using Supply Chain Management (SCM) Systems to support business decisions and operations.
  • Explain the strategies in using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems to support business decisions and operations.
  • Explain the strategies in using managerial support systems (MIS, DSS/BI, and KM) to support business decisions and operations.

Topics include: /
  • Information Systems in the Digital Age
  • Use of Information Technology Infrastructure
  • Key Systems Application for the Digital Age
  • Building and Managing Systems
  • Social and Ethical Issues Involved with Information Systems
  • Achieving Operational Excellence/Customer Intimacy Enterprise
  • Managing Hardware & Software
  • Managing Data Resources
  • Telecommunications & Networks
  • Internet and IT Infrastructure
  • Managing Knowledge
  • Enhancing Decision Making
  • IS Security & Control

Grading Methods / Exam 1 / 23%
Exam 2 / 23%
Exam 3 / 23%
Final (Comprehensive) / 25%
Participation / Assignments
Exams will be given after the completion of the 4th chapter in the exam series.
Exam 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 10)
Exam 2 (Chapters 4,5,6,11)
Exam 3 (7,8,9,12) / 6%
100% / Total Percentage
Final (Chapters 1-12)
A student caught cheating or plagiarizing will be given a course grade of F, No exceptions.
All grades will be placed in the grade book in Blackboard.
Grading Scale /

Grade

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Percent

A / 90-100%
B / 80-89%
C / 70-79%
D / 60-69%
F / 0-59%
All grades are entered into Blackboard. Please use the percentages for each exam.
Class Procedure and Requirements: / There are NO social promotions! You must earn a passing grade by meeting course objectives. Faithful attendance, a pure heart, noble intentions, curly hair, blue eyes, etc. -- without genuine achievement -- will not enable you to pass the course. Examinations, assignments, quizzes, and the teacher evaluation will be the criteria for grades. Each unexcused absence will be penalized by a deduction of 10 points from the student’s total points.
The student will be expected to attend scheduled class meetings, complete reading assignments prior to class, and to complete assignments by the assigned due date.

CLASSROOM ADMINISTRATION

Students are expected to:
  • Punctually attend all scheduled classes. Students who arrive at class after roll call will be counted absent. See attendance policy.
  • Be responsible for all instructions and assignments given in class as well as for the supporting textbook content.
  • Read the textbook material before the lecture covering that material. This leads to a better understanding of the lecture as well as the opportunity to ask questions about material(s) in the text or outside readings that were unclear or that the student did not understand.
  • Hand in assignments on the assigned due date at the beginning of class. See homework policy.
  • All assignments must be handed in to receive a passing grade. Late work will be penalized 10% per day or portion of a day late!
  • Not wear hats or sunglasses in the classroom.
  • No food, tobacco products, nor drinks are allowed in the computer labs
  • Cell phones, pagers, PDA’s, and other wireless devices are not to be used in the classroom. Please set these devices to the “silent” mode and place them in your book bag, handbag, backpack, brief case, or such. You may have them clipped to your belt in a carrying case. End your wireless sessions prior to entering the classroom. Do not start a call until you are out in the hallway. If I see any wireless device being used orif your phone interrupts my class I will confiscate it. I will also have you to leave my class. No exceptions!!!! Do not use cell phones in my class during class time.
Exams, except the final can be reviewed in my office during my office hours. I will post all grades in Blackboard.
Electronic Devices Policy
Per TROY Academic Operating Policy 8-1-07-08 (See
Use of any electronic devise by students in the instructional environment is prohibited unless explicitly approved on a case-by-case basis by the instructor of record or by the Office of Disability Services in collaboration with the instructor. Cellular phones, pagers, and other communication devices may be used for emergencies, however, but sending or receiving non-emergency messages is forbidden by the University. Particularly, use of a communication device to violate the Troy University “Standards of Conduct” will result in appropriate disciplinary action (See pp. 42-52 of the Oracle.)
In order to receive emergency messages from the University or family members, the call receipt indicator of devices must be in the vibration mode or other unobtrusive mode of indication. Students receiving calls that they believe to be emergency calls must answer quietly without disturbing the teaching environment. If the call is an emergency, they must move unobtrusively and quietly from the instructional area and notify the instructor as soon as reasonably possible. Students who are expecting an emergency call should inform the instructor before the start of the instructional period.
General Supports: / The computer labs in MC 119 are available for student use.
Calendar: / Class Begins / Wednesday. Aug., 11, 2010
Last day to add a course in
Person by 4:30 pm / Mon. Aug., 16, 2010
Last day to drop course w/o financial penalty / Mon. Aug., 16, 2010
Last day to drop a course w/o financial Penalty on Web
Express only / Mon. Aug., 16, 2010
Holiday-Labor Day / Mon. Sept., 6, 2010
Fall Break / M-TUNov. 22-23, 2010
Holiday-Thanksgiving / W-SU. Nov., 24-28, 2010
Classes End / Tues. Nov., 30, 2010
Dead Day / Wed. Dec., 1, 2010
Final Exam / Friday, Dec., 2010 (TBA)
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Additional Services: / AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Any student whose disabilities fall within ADA must inform the instructor at the beginning of the term of any special needs or equipment necessary to accomplish the requirements for this course.
Students who have or may be dealing with a disability or learning difficulty should speak with the instructor, contact the Office of Adaptive Needs Program (Adams Center 215), or call 670-3220/3221. Various accommodations are available through the Adaptive Needs Program. The faculty in the School of Business makes every effort to accommodate unique and special needs of students with respect to speech, hearing, vision, seating, or other possible disabling conditions. Please notify the instructor as soon as possible of requested accommodations or ways to help.
Troy University supports Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which insure that postsecondary students with disabilities have equal access to all academic programs, physical access to all buildings, facilities and events, and are not discriminated against on the basis of disability. Eligible students, with appropriate documentation, will be provided equal opportunity to demonstrate their academic skills and potential through the provision ofacademic adaptations and reasonable accommodations. Further information, including appropriate contact information, can be found at the link for Troy University’s Office of Human Resourcesat
Absenteeism: / Each student is expected to attend all scheduled classes. It is the student's responsibility to obtain all information and materials presented in the classroom (including materials covered, handouts, and assignments) during his or her absence. Exams will include not only the material from the assigned chapters in the text and assigned readings, but also from any other materials covered during class lectures.
Attendance Policy: / 1.Class Roll: Class roll will be taken at the beginning of the class session
2.Attendance is mandatory. If a student misses a class it is his/her responsibility to obtain all information and materials presented (including materials covered, handouts, skills learned, and homework assignments) during his/her absence. Unexcused absences will penalized your grade at the end of the semester.
I do not repeat lectures nor perform the tutoring function for students who are absent. Each absence will make the successful completion of this course more difficult, since computer courses are cumulative in nature and days missed from class are lost knowledge. Exams will include not only the material from the assigned chapters in the text, but also from any other materials covered in class lectures and/or labs.
3.Excused absences: Excused absences have the following characteristics:
a. Professor was informed prior to the absence.
b. Professor determines that the absence is excused.
c. Absence is of the following type:
1. Participation in a documented official university function that does not permit the student’s class attendance (e.g., participation in athletic events, field trips, etc.)
2. Severe illness (this does not include scheduled medical appointments nor driving someone else to doctor), a hospital stay, or a doctor's excuse saying that it is impossible for student to attend class(es)
3. Death of immediate family member (grandparent, parent, sibling, or child)
4. Appearance in court
5. Family emergencies involving an immediate family member (grandparent, parent, sibling, or child)
6. Personal situations that are approved by the professor in advance of the time the student is to be absent
d. Written documentation (on letterhead) must be provided.
4.A deduction will be made to the student’s participation grade for unexcused absences.
Incomplete Work Policy: / Any incomplete work at the end of the term will not be accepted unless the student can provide acceptable and clear documentation prior to grades being submitted to the Registrar.
Homework, Quiz & Test Policy / HOMEWORK POLICY:
  1. Assignments will be taken up for a grade. To be considered on time they must be handed in at the beginning of class. Any point after the homework is collected will be considered late.
  2. All assignments must be handed in to receive a passing grade. Late work will be penalized 10% per day or portion of a day late!
  3. To get credit for assignments the student must do the following:
a. Hand in at the beginning of class. If you arrive after the homework is collected your assignment will be considered late and the grade penalized.
b. If student is not in class, the homework must still be handed in at the beginning of class. Someone other than the student may hand it in for the student.
QUIZ POLICY:
Quizzes will NOT be announced and there will be no make-ups.
TEST POLICY:
The use of electronic devices (e.g., cell phone, E-dictionary, translators, calculator, PDA) are prohibited during exam time and will cause a student to receive a grade of zero for the exam. Make-up exams will be given only for documented (on letterhead), approved absences. See ATTENDANCE POLICY. Make up exams are administered only to students who have received approval from the professor prior to the test date. The make-up exam must be taken within one week of the student's returnto class. Make-ups are different from exams given in class. A grade of zero will be assigned for an exam missed due to an unexcused absence.
Cheating Policy: / If you are caught cheating, you will get a course grade of "F". Cheating is when you give answers for homework items or exam questions to another student. Cheating is when you receive answers to homework items or exam questions.
See ORACLE: Student Handbook, 2009-2010, pp. 41-49. “A student is subject to disciplinary action if: 2. In connection with the taking of, or in contemplation of the taking of any examination by any person: a. A student knowingly discovers or attempts to discover the contents of an examination before the contents are revealed by the instructor; 3. Where the work affects or might affect a student’s grade, credit, or status in the university, a student represents to be his or her own any work which is not the product of his or her own study and efforts.”
Plagiarism is the act of stealing and passing off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own or to commit literary theft: present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source (Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary). Plagiarism will cause a student to get a course grade of “F”. According to the TU ORACLE: Student Handbook, 2009-2010, pp. 48, one definition of misconduct is: “1. Dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism...” A student is subject to disciplinary action:
Where the work affects or might affect a student’s grade, credit, or status in the university, a student represents to be his or her own any work which is not the product of his or her own study and efforts”. The penalty for such misconduct may be subjected “a. A student’s grade in the course or on the examination affected by the misconduct may be reduced to any extent, including a reduction to failure.” b. A student may be suspended from the university for a specific or an indefinite period.
Plagiarism / A plagiarism checker will be used on all papers turned in. Papers that do not give correct credit for intellectual property will receive a grade of zero. A course grade of F will be assigned.

Use of any electronic devise by students in the instructional environment is prohibited unless explicitly approved on a case-by-case basis by the instructor of record or by the Office of Disability Services in collaboration with the instructor. Cellular phones, pagers, and other communication devices may be used for emergencies, however, but sending or receiving non-emergency messages is forbidden by the University. Particularly, use of a communication device to violate the Troy University “Standards of Conduct” will result in appropriate disciplinary action (See pp. 41-49 of the Oracle.)
In order to receive emergency messages from the University or family members, the call receipt indicator of devices must be in the vibration mode or other unobtrusive mode of indication. Students receiving calls that they believe to be emergency calls must answer quietly without disturbing the teaching environment. If the call is an emergency, they must move unobtrusively and quietly from the instructional area and notify the instructor as soon as reasonably possible. Students who are expecting an emergency call should inform the instructor before the start of the instructional period.

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