‫جامعة الملك عبد العزيز‬
‫كلية االقتصاد و اإلدارة‬
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Management Information Systems (MIS 250)
Course Syllabus
Instructor:
Office Number:
e-mail:
Sections
Office hours:
Term/year
Dr.Shaymaa Mohamed Rashad
2224
shaymaarashad@yahoo.com
DA-GA
S,T: 12:30-2 M,W:11:30-2
Term1- 2011/2012
Prerequisites: CPIT 100
Text book:
Essentials
of
Essentials
of
Management
Laudon, Kenneth and Jane Laudon.. Prentice Hall , 2011.
Information
Systems,
9th
Edition
Additional References:
. Laudon, Kenneth and Jane Laudon . Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm. 11th
Edition.. Prentice Hall.
Rainer,Introduction to information system , e-book
Course description
This course provides an overview of information systems in the business world. It presents an
organizational view of how to use information technology to create competitive firms, manage global
organizations, and provide useful products and services to customers. Topics include hardware,
software, databases, telecommunication systems, the strategic use of information systems, the
development of information systems, and social and ethical issues involved with information
systems.
Course Objectives
 Explain how information technology can be used by a business organization to gain a competitive
advantage; and why a knowledge of information systems is crucial to anyone who plans a career in
business.
 Provide the student with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the needs for and roles of
management information systems (MIS) within business.
 Understand the types of information systems that are needed to support the various levels of a
business enterprise; and the process of analyzing, designing, and developing an information system.
 Provide an awareness of critical issues faced by the MIS profession, including international
information flow, legal and ethical issues of information usage, and security and privacy of data
resources.
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Course Grading
Presentation
15
Participation and attendance
5
Assignments
15
Mid-term
25
Final exam
40
Total
100
Course content
PART I. Information Systems in the Digital Age
1. Business Information Systems in Your Career
2. Global E-Business and Collaboration
3. Achieving Competitive Advantage with Information Systems
PART II. Information Technology Infrastructure
4. IT Infrastructure: Hardware and Software
5. Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management
6. Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology
7. Securing Information Systems
PART III. Key System Applications for the Digital Age
8. Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications
9. E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods
10. Improving Decision Making and Managing Knowledge
PART IV. Building and Managing Systems
11. Building Information Systems and Managing Projects
12. Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
Course Materials
Lecture slides will take place in the course web page before each class. These slides cover related
chapter subjects. If student want to get hard-copy of slides, just print them.
Examination Facts
Midterm examination is one hour duration and final examination is two hours duration. Both exams
are close-book, close-notes. The exams are not in any particular format so expect both fill in the
blanks, true/false, match case and multiple choice type questions. Students are expected to take the
mid-term exam on the scheduled date. If a student is unable to be present in class when an exam is
scheduled, no makeup tests will be taken. Exam dates will be noted later
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Course Schedule
Week
Topic
Chapter
1
Business Information Systems in Your Career
Chapter 1
2
Global E-Business and Collaboration
Chapter 2
3
Achieving Competitive Advantage with Information Systems
Chapter 3
4
IT Infrastructure: Hardware and Software
Chapter 4
5
Chapter 5
6
Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information
Management
Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology
7
Securing Information Systems
Chapter 7
8
Chapter 8
9
Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy:
Enterprise Applications
E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods
10
Improving Decision Making and Managing Knowledge
Chapter 10
11
Building Information Systems and Managing Projects
Chapter 11
12
Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
Chapter 12
Chapter 6
Chapter 9
Assignments and presentations dates
Will be noted later.
Class Participation Facts, Responsibilities and Academic Honesty
Each student should attend 75% of classes.. If student’s class attendance is below that level, student
will lose final exam opportunity. In addition, any unnecessary disruption of class may serve to lower
a student's grade. Such disruptions include, but are not limited to, chatting, sleeping, arriving late,
leaving early, and cellular phone calls. Students have a responsibility to themselves, their fellow
classmates, and the instructor to come prepared and to participate in classroom discussions. Learning
is an interactive process. Students are responsible for all material presented in class whether or not
they are presented. This material includes the lectures, discussions, and student presentations.
Students are also responsible for being aware of all assignments, exam dates, and other course
scheduling information. Cheating of any type will not be tolerated. Anyone caught plagiarizing,
copying from other students, or allowing others to copy her work will receive a grade of "0" on the
relevant assignment or exam. In certain cases additional penalties may be applied as provided by
university regulations.