MIS Course Outline
COURSE SYNOPSIS
The goal of this course is to present a core of IS principles with which every business student should be familiar and to offer a survey of the IS discipline that will enable all business students to understand the relationship of advanced courses to the curriculum as a whole. It will also highlight the use of IT and ICT in managerial decision making.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course students will be able to:
1. Describe the different types of information resources that are available to the firm or organization. (C1,P1,A1)
2. Explain the concepts upon which these information systems are based upon. (C2,P2,A3)
3. Compare the different IT/ICT that is used to store, manipulate, retrieve and transmit these information both within the organization and also to its external environment. (C6,P6,A4)
4. To discuss the convergence of technology and decision-making, computing and communication etc. (A2,C6,P3)
5. To recommend necessary managerial input to higher level managers through the effective generation of information so as to enhance organizational competitive advantage. (C6,A2,P7)
COURSE CONTENT
Topic 1:MIS
Topic 2:Managers and their information needs
Topic3:MIS and Competitive Strategy
Topic4: Hardware and Software
Topic 5:Database Processing Topic 6:Reporting and Data Mining Systems
Topic 7:Data Communication
Topic 8:Social Media
Topic 9:Structured Processes and IS
Topic 10:IS Security
Topic 11: Systems development
GRADING AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Overall grading will comprise the following sub-divisions:
Assignments: 50% (30/20)
Mid sem/quiz: 20%
Final Exam: 30% 100%
REFERENCES
Stair, R. & Reynolds, G. (2011). Information Systems. 10th edition. Cengage Learning.
Haag,S.,Cummings,M.,Phillips, A (2010) Management Information Systems for the Information Age. 8th ed. McGrawHill.USA.
Kroenke, M. D (2013) Using MIS. 5th ed. Pearson Prentice Hall.
The goal of this course is to present a core of IS principles with which every business student should be familiar and to offer a survey of the IS discipline that will enable all business students to understand the relationship of advanced courses to the curriculum as a whole. It will also highlight the use of IT and ICT in managerial decision making.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course students will be able to:
1. Describe the different types of information resources that are available to the firm or organization. (C1,P1,A1)
2. Explain the concepts upon which these information systems are based upon. (C2,P2,A3)
3. Compare the different IT/ICT that is used to store, manipulate, retrieve and transmit these information both within the organization and also to its external environment. (C6,P6,A4)
4. To discuss the convergence of technology and decision-making, computing and communication etc. (A2,C6,P3)
5. To recommend necessary managerial input to higher level managers through the effective generation of information so as to enhance organizational competitive advantage. (C6,A2,P7)
COURSE CONTENT
Topic 1:MIS
Topic 2:Managers and their information needs
Topic3:MIS and Competitive Strategy
Topic4: Hardware and Software
Topic 5:Database Processing Topic 6:Reporting and Data Mining Systems
Topic 7:Data Communication
Topic 8:Social Media
Topic 9:Structured Processes and IS
Topic 10:IS Security
Topic 11: Systems development
GRADING AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Overall grading will comprise the following sub-divisions:
Assignments: 50% (30/20)
Mid sem/quiz: 20%
Final Exam: 30% 100%
REFERENCES
Stair, R. & Reynolds, G. (2011). Information Systems. 10th edition. Cengage Learning.
Haag,S.,Cummings,M.,Phillips, A (2010) Management Information Systems for the Information Age. 8th ed. McGrawHill.USA.
Kroenke, M. D (2013) Using MIS. 5th ed. Pearson Prentice Hall.
References: Stair, R. & Reynolds, G. (2011). Information Systems. 10th edition. Cengage Learning. Haag,S.,Cummings,M.,Phillips, A (2010) Management Information Systems for the Information Age. 8th ed. McGrawHill.USA. Kroenke, M. D (2013) Using MIS. 5th ed. Pearson Prentice Hall. USA Laudon, K.C. & Laudon, J. P. (2009). Essentials of Management information systems. (8th ed). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.