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CS 311 Management Information Systems
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ASSIGNMENTS:
How your case studies will be graded: Sample Grade Criteria Sheets (click below) Oral Presentation Grade Criteria Written Case Study Grade Criteria
Catalog Description PREREQUISITE: CS 232. Study of the systems concept and its relationship to information requirements for decision making and management in traditional and e-commerce environments. (Formerly CS 411)
Required Text Oz, Effy. Management Information Systems, 5th edition. Course Technology, 2006. ISBN # 1-4188-3597-8
Tentative Course Outline Chapter 1: Business Information Systems: An Overview Chapter 2: Strategic Uses of Information Systems Chapter 12: Systems Planning and Development EXAM 1 = 20 percent of your course grade Chapter 3: Business Functions and Supply Chains Groups Presentation groups set up Chapter 8: The Web-Enabled Enterprise PRESENTATIONS Case Study 1 due and peer evaluations completed Lecture: Managers and Their Information Needs
EXAM 2 = 20 percent of your course grade
Chapter 9: Challenges of Global Information Systems Chapter 10: Decision Support and Expert Systems PRESENTATIONS Case Study 2 due and peer evaluations completed Chapter 11: Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management PRESENTATIONS Case Study 3 due and peer evaluations completed Chapter 13: Choices in Systems Acquisition
FINAL EXAM = 20 percent of your course grade - Monday, December 11, 2006 - 10:30-12:30 Final is NOT comprehensive. š The remaining forty percent of your course grade will be based on 3 case studies, 2 presentations, and various project assignments. In addition, if students work in groups, each student will earn a participation grade which will be factored into this 40 percent.
Attendance Attendance WILL be taken. While attendance is not mandatory, you should make every effort to attend all classes. In order to perform well in the class, attendance needs to be a priority. Absence, no matter the reason, does NOT excuse being unprepared for labs, quizzes, exams, assignments, etc., etc. If you come into class after attendance has been taken, you need to tell me – at the end of that class period – so I can change your absence into a tardy. Please try to avoid being tardy; you disrupt the class when you come in late. Please try to prepare yourself to remain in the classroom during the entire class meeting. Students who constantly get up and wander in and out of the room during class are disruptive to the other students. If you do need to leave the room, please do so quietly. YOU are responsible for all material missed, including all announcements and assignments made in class, on days you are absent. It is your responsibility to obtain notes from a fellow student when you are absent. Office hours are not meant for individual lectures due to absences. I have little sympathy for those students who have problems when they do not come to class regularly. Students typically do not do well when they have poor attendance. We cover new material practically EVERY class meeting - you need to be here . . . All students are expected to attend class fully prepared with appropriate materials and all devices which make noise turned to the off position (e.g., cellular phones, pagers, personal stereos, etc.). Students are NOT to conduct business (personal or otherwise) during class time. Taking phone calls during class time is disruptive to the other students in the class. Any student behavior deemed disruptive by the professor will result in expulsion of the student from the classroom, with an absence for the day and possible disciplinary action. Exam PolicyAlternate exam schedules will be arranged only when the absence from the exam is cleared with me WELL IN ADVANCE. The only acceptable excuse for missing one of the major exams (without prior approval) is illness; however, other excuses will be considered. When a major exam is missed because of illness, a doctor's excuse must be provided in order to make up the exam (no photocopies of doctor's excuses will be accepted). Only one (1) major exam can be made up per semester. It is to your advantage to take all exams on time. Homework Policy You will receive case study assignments during the semester which are to be completed outside of class time. All assignments are to be turned in on time and they will NOT be accepted late - no matter the reason. I do not want you missing class to complete a case study. Therefore, case studies will be due PRECISELY at the beginning of class on the announced due dates. Do not come to class tardy on these due dates. On due dates, students will be giving presentations. Once presentations start, no student will be allowed to enter the classroom as it will be disruptive to the other students. If you find you must be absent on the day a case study is due, send your assignment with another student, slide it under my office door (stapled), room 235AH, or bring it to me BEFORE it is due. Absence - no matter the reason - does not excuse late homework. If you miss your presentation or if you're late to class to hand in your written case study, you will NOT be able to make it up and will earn a zero. Case Studies and Presentations As stated, 40 percent of your course grade will be based on three case studies (at 10 percent each) and two presentations (at 5 percent each).
Case Studies: If class size permits, case study assignments will be made in groups of two or more; otherwise, they will be completed individually. If working in groups, you may select your partner for each case study, but you must work with a new person on each case study. Any evidence that material from a previous semester was used in completing a case study will result in a grade of zero for all students in the group.
Projects: In addition to solving case studies, various projects may be assigned during the course. These projects may cover problems such as building a decision support system or researching an MIS topic. Each project will be calculated into the 30 percent portion of your grade (along with your case studies).
Presentations: Each student must be present and take an active part to receive a grade on the presentation (if working in a group, all team members will present). Presentations will be made in groups of three to five students if the class size permits; otherwise, students will make individual presentations. Each presentation itself will receive a grade which will become the starting point for each group member's individual grade. Each presenter will receive a separate presentation grade based on their individual presentation and on their participation grade.
Be sure you follow the criteria set for the case studies and presentations. This information may be found in the links under the ASSIGNMENTS heading at the top of this page.
Participation Grade This grade will be determined by each student’s peers if/when students work in a group. If working in a group, after each case study and the oral presentation has been completed, the other team members in each student’s group will complete a peer evaluation form indicating the amount of work they feel each member of the group contributed to the “finished product.” The peer evaluation will be kept CONFIDENTIAL. This evaluation will be used toward the computation of each student’s case study grades and presentation grade. The purpose of the participation grade is to prevent freeloading. Grades Grades are not “given,” they are earned. I am more than willing to meet with any student to discuss their course performance or grades. University Policies All current JSU policies will apply. Each student is responsible for being aware of and abiding by these policies, including the Academic Honesty Policy in the current JSU Student Handbook.
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2003, Karen Myers.