An-Najah
National University
‫جـامـعـة‬
‫النـجـاح الـوطنـيـة‬
‫كليـة تكنولوجيا المعلومات‬
‫انظمة المعلومات االدارية‬
Faculty of I T
MIS Dept.
Management Information Systems
MIS –132219
SPRING, 2nd Semester 2011-2012
Constructor
Time
Office Hours
: Maher Arafat, (MA Edu., MBA, B.Sc. CIS)
: 10h00-11h00
12h30-14h00
: Mon., wed. 10h00-12h30 and 14h00-15h00
: Sun, Tue.,Thu. 12h00-13h00
Web Link:
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_laudon_mis_9/32/8209/2101530.cw/index.html
http://mis-11e.wikispaces.com/
Course scope and objectives
MIS is a 3 credit hours IT college obligatory course intended to familiarize students with some of the
problems and opportunities associated with managing organizations and how information systems and
modern information technologies can provide modern management with business solutions to keep up
with technology CHANGE and manage performance. The learner is expected to understand and
appreciate the revolution in businesses caused by the internet and its related technologies and its
abundant offerings.
Learner must develop a solid understanding to apply IT and managerial concepts to solve business
problems. This course can be divided into two major parts to demonstrate how IS and IT are essential
ingredients for the success of today’s Inter-networked business enterprise by placing major emphasis on
the following strategic role of IT in:
 Revitalizing business process and operations.
 Improving managerial decision making process.
 Gaining and sustaining competitive advantages.
 Solving modern-day business problems.
 Maximum utilization of business opportunities.
Part I.
Part one is intended to improve your competence and your theoretical frame of reference in fundamental
managerial principles, concepts, theories and ideas in relation to organizations, management, information
systems and the Networked Enterprise.
Part II.
In Part two focuses on applying acquired competences gained in the theoretical part 1 and will provide
the learners the chance to build awareness and solid comprehension on major fundamental IT
infrastructure within the enterprise
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Instruction Methodology
Based on the principle of “Learning by Doing”, we will try to adopt the constructionist
methodology and learner centered approach of instruction in an interactive learning
environment.
This course, will provide the learners with the opportunity to develop knowledge and will
stress on the fact that “The learner is responsible for his own learning”, therefore
the learners are encourages to change their learning attitudes to develop skills to diagnose
and solve their educational problems. To this end, we believe that, the use of student
learning portfolio is appropriate for the students to reflect on their learning, therefore;
it is required by all students to demonstrate their learning progress. The work on the
portfolio will be part of the learner’s final grade, as an additional assessment tool.
A Learning Portfolio/ Learning Journal: is simply a tool intended to helps learners to
reflect and document all their skills and constructed meanings acquired through his
learning experiences also to present his accomplishments, in another words, “a purposeful
collection of student work that exhibits the student’s efforts and progress and provide an
evidence of the knowledge a learner has actually achieved and the application of the
acquired knowledge during a certain period of time and in an area of study.
Course delivery:
This course will be delivered in an e-enabled approach (mixing) traditional F2F and eLearning method of teaching and learning using wikispaces as The Learning or Content
Management System (LMS), http://mis-11e.wikispaces.com/ where most of the course
web activity will take place like email, chat, forums and on-line materials. Wikispaces can
provide all students with the opportunity to maintain interaction with the instructor and
can benefit from interacting with other students as a platform to collaborate with team
members and work ON-LINE.
More over the student need to visit the companion website of Laudon’s MIS 9th edition to
interact with web based materials and on-line test at www.prenhall.com/laudon.
Course Timeline:
Week
1
Jan. 22
2
Jan. 29
3
Feb. 5th
4
Feb. 12h
5
Feb. 19th
Sunday
Tuesday
Monday
Thursday
Wednesday
Lesson ZERO
During this week everyone must:
1- Try your OCC account and meticulously read this contract.
2- Familiarize yourself with the OCC environment, course forum, online reading materials and
presentation.
3- Check with Al-Zajel for hard-copy of reading material, MIS, Managing the Digital Firm, K. Laudon, 11th
edition.
4- Make sure to have a copy of the videos related to all chapters.
5- Open discussion Introducing The contract and agreeing on the course road-map and PORTFOLIO
(Learning Log)
6- Responsibility to Learn (The learner is responsible for his learning)
Chapter 1, Global Bus. Today, Managing the Digital Firm:
In-class Discussion
Opening Case: NBA
Strategic role of IT
Chapter 1 Global Bus. Today, Managing the Digital Firm
Why IT matters, Nicolas Carr MIS11 CH01 LT1 Does IT Matter.pdf
Chapter 2, Global e-Business
Opening Case:
Chapter 2, Global e-Business
In-class Discussion
Chapter3
IS, Org. Mgmt., & Strategy
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6
Feb. 26th
7
March.
4th
8
March 11th
9
March 18th
10
March 25st
11
April 1st
12
April. 8th
13
April. 15th
14
April 22nd
15
April 29th
16
May 2nd
Learning log (PORTFOLIO)
Opening case:
First Exam
Chapter3 IS, Org. Mgmt., & Strategy
In-class Discussion: the relationship between IS and organization
The relationship between Mgmt and Strategy
Chapter 4, Ethical, Social and Policy Issues
Video case: SPA Co. Meeting
Chapter 9, Enterprise Applications
Video case: SPA Co. Meeting
Second exam PORTFOLIO
Part I, Review
Chapter 10, e- Commerce
Opening case:
Chapter 10
e- Commerce
Web Quest on Systems Development Life Cycle SDLC
Students will refer to the net to look for material on SDLC to participate in class discussion
Chapter 11 Knowledge Mgmt and Collaboration
Video Acxium Co. Car Racing
Operational Data.
Chapter 11 Knowledge Mgmt and Collaboration
Opening case: doing more with less using network
Chapter 12 Enhancing Decision Making
PORTFOLIO (Learning Journal)
Chapter 12 Enhancing Decision Making
General Review
General Review
Final
Assessment and grading system:
1st Test ( 2 Exams )
2nd Test ( 2 Exams )
On-line activities and assignments & self-Assessment
In-class Group activity and Learning PORTFOLIO
Final Test
20%
20%
10%
10%
40%
Portfolio Assessment Criteria:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Completeness
Personal ingenuity and reflection
Resourcefulness
Originality and creativeness
Videos:
Each chapter has its own video, available on OCC, or can be provided to you.
Text Book and Learning Resources:.
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MIS Managing the Digital Firm, Laudon, Kennith, 11th ed. The first 4 chapters a must to read
The Wonderful Writable Web.
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_laudon_mis_9/32/8209/2101530.cw/index.html
Including self study guide and online assessments.
Videos will be provided. And some study cases
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