Southern State Community College
Curriculum Committee – November 2014
CSCI 1160 – Information Systems
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I.
COURSE TITLE:
Information Systems
COURSE NUMBER: 1160
II.
PREREQUISITES: None
III.
CREDIT HOURS: 3
LABORATORY HOURS: 0
IV.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
CATALOG PREFIX:
CSCI
LECTURE HOURS: 3
OBSERVATION HOURS: 0
The goal of this class is to help business students learn how to use and manage information
technologies to revitalize processes, improve business decision making, and gain
competitive advantage. It will cover foundation concepts, information technologies,
business applications, development processes, and management challenges.
V.
ADOPTED TEXT(S):
Introduction to Information Systems
16th edition
James A. O’Brien and George M. Marakas.
McGraw-Hill Irwin
ISBN: # 0-07-337688-4
VI.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 Present and overview of the five basic areas of information systems knowledge
needed by business professionals
 Introduce fundamental concepts of competitive advantage through information
technology
 Describe how information systems integrate and support enterprise-wide business
processes
 Introduce the basic process components of e-commerce systems and discuss
important trends and issues in e-commerce
 Show how to management information systems and decision support systems can be
applied to decision-making situations faced by business managers
 Discuss the threats against and the defenses needed for the performance and security
of business information systems
 Discuss the ethical implications and societal impacts of information technology
 Present the managerial implications of the use of information technology in global
business
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VII.
COURSE METHODOLOGY:
May include but not limited to: lecture, independent and group programming projects, inclass and at-home assignments, tests and quizzes
VIII. GRADING:
A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 - 59
IX.
COURSE OUTLINE/SAMPLE COURSE CALENDAR:
Chapter 1
Foundations of Information Systems in Business - Week 1 and 2
a. The Fundamental Roles of IS in Business
b. Trends in Information Systems
c. Types of Information Systems
d. Components of an Information System
e. Information System Activities
Chapter 2
Competing with Information Technology –Week 3 and 4
a. Strategic Use of Information Technology
b. Building a Customer-Focused Business
c. The Value Chain
d. Reengineering Business Processes
Chapter 7 e-Business Systems – Week 5
a. Cross-Functional Enterprise Applications
b. Transaction Processing Systems
c. Enterprise Collaboration Systems
d. Functional Business Systems
i. Marketing Systems
ii. Manufacturing Systems
iii. Human Resource Systems
iv. Accounting Systems
Chapter 8
Business Across the Enterprise – Week 6
a. Customer Relationship Management
b. Enterprise Resource Planning
c. Supply Chain Management
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Chapter 9
e-Commerce Systems - Week 7 and 8
a. E-Commerce Fundamentals
b. E-Commerce Applications and Issues
Chapter 10 Supporting Decision Making – Week 9 and 10
a. Decision Support Trends
b. Decision Support Systems
c. Using Decision Support Systems
d. Technologies for Decision Support
a. AI
b. Expert Systems
c. Neural Networks
d. Virtual Reality
Chapter 11 Business/IT Strategies for Development – Week 11
a. IT Planning Fundamentals
b. SWOT Analysis
c. Business Models
d. Business Application Planning
e. Implementation Challenges
Chapter 12 Developing Business/IT Solutions - Week 12
a. IS Development
b. Starting the Systems Development Process
c. Systems Analysis
d. Implementing New Systems
e. Project Management
Chapter 13 Security and Ethical Challenges - Week 13 and 14
a. Computer Crime
b. Privacy Issues
c. Cyber Law
d. Health Issues
e. Inter-Networked security Defenses
f. Viral Defenses
g. Other Security Measures
Chapter 14 Enterprise Management of Information Technology - Week 15
a. Business and IT
b. Organizing IT
c. Outsourcing and Offshoring IT and IS
d. Failures in IT management
** Instructor reserves the right to organize work to meet the objectives of the course
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X.
OTHER REQUIRED TEXTS, SOFTWARE AND MATERIALS:
At the discretion of the instructor
XI.
EVALUATION:
Instructor will specify which criteria apply to a particular assignment.
Students will complete multiple exercises.
Other assignments, projects, and exercises may be assigned and graded at the discretion of
the instructor.
XII. SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS:
At the discretion of the instructor
XIII. OTHER INFORMATION:
FERPA: Students need to understand that your work may be seen by others. Others may
see your work when being distributed, during group project work, or if it is chosen for
demonstration purposes.
Students also need to know that there is a strong possibility that your work may be
submitted to other entities for the purpose of plagiarism checks.
DISABILITIES: Students with disabilities may contact the Disabilities Service Office,
Central Campus, at 800-628-7722 or 937-393-3431.