UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
School of Management
Semester II, Academic Year 2013/2014
COURSE OUTLINE
APW 302E – MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Lecturer: T. Ramayah
Room. 118, Ext: 3889
Lecture Hall:
Day/Time: Wednesday/11.00 – 1.00 pm
Consultation:
e-mail: ,
Web Page: http://www.ramayah.com
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is an introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS):
§ What it is?
§ How it affects organizations and their employees?
§ How it can make businesses more competitive and efficient?
Therefore, the primary aim of this course is to provide the students with the relevant skills, knowledge, and sound understanding of the following areas:
§ Strategic importance of information and knowledge.
§ Basic concepts, scope, and characteristics of information systems.
§ Basic technological issues of information systems.
§ Management and organizational support systems.
§ Internet and security issues.
§ Building information systems.
§ Importance of information systems in creating competitive firms, managing global corporations, and providing useful products and services to customers.
At the end of the course, the students should be able to
§ understand the basic concept and scope of MIS.
§ illustrate the basic technological issues of MIS.
§ appreciate the strategic role of MIS in the organization.
§ apply real-world MIS experiences.
§ synthesize business and socio-legal issues in MIS.
COURSE EVALUATION
Mid semester exam 20%
Project 20%
Final Exam 60%
*ASSESSMENT / Course objectives / LEARNING OUTCOME / LEVELS OF LEARNINGProJect / 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / K, C, aP, aN, s, e
Mid-Sem Tests / 1, 2, 3, 4 / 1 / k, c, aP
Final Exam / 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / k, c, aP, aN, s, e
DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT:
Project (20%) Students will be divided into groups of three people and they will be given a topic to research on.
Mid-Semester Test (20%) The students will be given a 1 hour test which is an objective test with 60 questions during the 7th week. The topics will cover up to 6 chapters of the text book.
Final Exam (60%) The final exam will have 2 sections. The first section is an objective questions part where there will be 50 questions. The second part will have 4 questions covering identifying the right research methodology, model and hypotheses, and interpretation of computer outputs plus a question to test the understanding by asking the students to explain certain terms and concepts
MAIN TEXT BOOK
Laudon, Kenneth C. and Jane P. Laudon (2012). Essentials of Management Information Systems. New Jersey: Pearson-Prentice Hall Inc.
ADDITIONAL READING MATERIALS
Alter, S. (2002). Information Systems: The Foundation of E-Business. Prentice Hall.
Baltzan, P. (2013). Business Driven Technology. Irewin McGraw-Hill.
Haag, S., & Cummings, M. (2013). Management Information Systems for the Information Age. New York, Irwin McGraw-Hill.
Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2012). Management Information System: Managing the Digital Firm. New Jersey: Pearson-Prentice Hall Inc.
Laudon, K. C., & Traver, C. G. (2013). E-Commerce: Business. Technology, Society, Prentice Hall.
McNurlin, B. C., Sprague, R. H. Jnr, & Bui, T. (2009). Information Systems Management. Prentice Hall Inc.
Marakas, G. M., & O'Brien, J. A. (2013). Management information systems.. McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Turban, E., & Volonino, L. (2010). Information Technology for Management: Transforming Organizations in the Digital Economy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Wallace, P. (2013). Information Systems in Organizations. New Jersey: Pearson-Prentice Hall Inc.
WEB REFERENCES
http://www.kmnetwork.com/
http://www.businessweek.com/
Databases:
http://www.lib.usm.my/equip-usm/custom/dbusm.jsp
COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULING
Week / Topic / Content1 / Chapter 1: Business Information Systems in Your Career / · The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
· Perspectives on Information Systems and Information Technology
· Understanding Information Systems: A Business Problem-Solving Approach
· Information Systems and Your Career
2 / Chapter 2: Global E-Business and Collaboration / · Components of a Business
· Types of Business Information Systems
· Systems for Collaboration and Network
· The Information Systems Function in Business
3 / Chapter 3: Achieving Competitive Advantage with Information Systems / · Using Information Systems to Achieve Competitive Advantage
· Competing on a Global Scale
· Competing on Quality and Design
· Competing on Business Processes
4 / Chapter 4: IT Infrastructure: Hardware and Software / · IT Infrastructure: Computer Hardware
· IT Infrastructure: Computer Software
· Managing Hardware and Software Technology
5 / Chapter 5: Foundations of Business Intelligence: Database and Information Management / · The Database Approach to Data Management
· Database Management System
· Using Databases to Improve Business Performance and Decision Making
· Managing Data Resources
6 / Chapter 6: Telecommunications, the Internet and Wireless Technology / · Telecommunications and Networking in Today’s Business World
· Communications Networks
· The Global Internet
· The Wireless Revolution
7 / Chapter 7: Securing Information Systems / · System Vulnerability and Abuse
· Business Value of Security and Control
· Establishing a Framework for Security and Control
· Technologies and Tools for Protecting Information Resources
8 / Mid term exam
9 / Chapter 8: Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications / · Enterprise Systems
· Supply Chain Management Systems
· Customer Relationship Management Systems
· Enterprise Applications: New Opportunities and Challenges
10 / Chapter 9: E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods / · Electronic Commerce and the Internet
· Electronic Commerce: Business and Technology
· The Mobile Digital Platform and Mobile Commerce
· Building an E-Commerce Web Site
11 / Chapter 10: Improving Decision Making and Managing Knowledge / · Decision Making and Information Systems
· Systems for Decision Support
· Intelligent Systems for Decision Support
· Systems for Managing Knowledge
12 / Chapter 11: Building Information Systems and Managing Projects / · Problem Solving and Systems Development
· Alternative Systems-Building Approaches
· Modeling and Designing Systems
· Project Management
13 / Chapter 12: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems / · Understanding Ethical and Social Issues Related to Systems
· Ethics in an Information Society
· The Moral Dimensions of Information Systems
14 / Presentations
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