MIS 492: Management of Information Systems
Section: 2 Schedule No: 22065 Units: 3.0
Spring 2015
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Instructor: Dr. Theo Addo
Office Hours:
Tues, Wed: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Phone:
(619) 594-3013
Office:
SS 3109
E-mail:
taddo@mail.sdsu.edu
Class Meeting: Mon: 4:00 - 6:40pm (P-147)
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Required Text
Turban, E., Volonino, L., and Wood, G., Information Technology for Management: Digital Strategies for
Insight, Action, and Sustainable Performance (10th ed.), Wiley, 2015.
Supplementary Reading
Students are expected to keep abreast of current information systems and technology issues by reading
extensively from current journals. Active classroom discussion of these issues is strongly encouraged.
Appropriate information systems journals include the following: CIO, InfoWorld, Information Week,
Computer World, Communications of the ACM, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, etc.
BSBA Program Goals
This course is part of the BSBA degree program, and BSBA students will graduate being: a) effective
communicators; b) critical thinkers; c) able to analyze ethical problems; d) global in their perspective; and e)
knowledgeable about the essentials of business. MIS 492 contributes to these goals through its specific
objectives and student learning outcomes.
Course Objective
This course explores the technological and management issues and challenges facing today’s Chief
Information Officer (CIO) and other senior IT executives in a modern business organization. Strategies and
techniques used by these executives to exploit information systems and technologies for competitive
advantage in an increasingly global business environment are examined.
Learning Outcomes
Through lectures, journal articles, case studies, and assigned readings, the student will be able to:
 describe the major technological, organizational, behavioral, and ethical issues facing today’s
information systems executive
 describe IT strategy formulation and explain its alignment with organizational and business strategies
 conduct research on, and describe, several current and emerging technologies and explain their impact
on corporate performance.
 explain the difference between supporting a business with technology and driving a business with
technology
 describe and explain the role of information systems in providing competitive business advantages
 describe how technology facilitates and enhances both operational and strategic decision making in an
organization
 describe the global electronic business environment and IT’s role in it
 describe the challenges inherent in information systems development and infrastructure design and
development.
Course Prerequisites: Completion of MIS 306 and MIS 380
Course Policies
1. All reading and/or written assignments must be completed before coming to class. All written
assignments must be turned in at the beginning of class on the days that they are due. Late
assignments will not be accepted.
2. There will be in-class exercises and/or quizzes, some of which may be unannounced. In general, there
are no make-ups. It is the student's responsibility to inform me in advance of any inability to attend
class on a particular day. A valid, verifiable, and documented reason for an absence, such as a doctor's
note (written on an official letterhead), is an acceptable excuse.
3. All announcements made in class or via e-mail or Blackboard are binding, regardless of whether or not
you miss a class. Therefore, it is your responsibility to find out what you may have missed, should you
fail to attend class on a particular day. Also, be sure to check your e-mail and Blackboard on a regular
basis.
4. Dishonest academic behavior (cheating on a test, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration on
assignments, etc.) will be grounds for failure (grade of ‘F’) or dismissal from the course. Any incident of
academic dishonesty, regardless of how it is resolved, will be reported to the university—this is
university policy. SDSU defines plagiarism as follows:
“…the act of incorporating ideas, words, or specific substance of another, whether purchased,
borrowed, or otherwise obtained, and submitting same to the university as one’s own work to fulfill
academic requirements without giving credit to the appropriate source. Plagiarism shall include but not
be limited to (a) submitting work, either in part or in whole, completed by another; (b) omitting
footnotes for ideas, statements, facts, or conclusions that belong to another; (c) omitting quotation
marks when quoting directly from another, whether it be a paragraph, sentence, or part thereof; (d)
close and lengthy paraphrasing of the writings of another; (e) submitting another person’s artistic
works, such as musical compositions, photographs, paintings, drawings, or sculptures; and (f)
submitting as one’s own work papers purchased from research companies. This definition may be
found in section 2.2 (page 18) of the SDSU policy file, available at
http://newscenter.sdsu.edu/universitysenate/images/2010pffinal.pdf.
To discourage plagiarism, some assignments may be checked for originality using online verification and
validation resources such as TurnItIn.com.
5. University policies on Adds, Drops, Withdrawals, and Incompletes are strictly enforced. Be sure to
familiarize yourself with these policies, procedures (including deadlines), and other relevant
information.
6. Students with special problems or issues (academic or otherwise) which could possibly have an adverse
impact on their performance in this class, or their academic performance in general, are encouraged to
see me as soon as possible to discuss appropriate courses of action before it is too late.
If you are a student with a disability and believe you will need accommodations for this class, it is your
responsibility to contact Student Disability Services at (619) 594-6473. To avoid any delay in the receipt
of your accommodations, you should contact Student Disability Services as soon as possible. Please
note that accommodations are not retroactive, and that I cannot provide accommodations based upon
disability until I have received an accommodation letter from Student Disability Services.
Grading Scheme:
Assignments and exercises …………………..……………..
Tests & quizzes ………….…………………..……………………..
IT paper group project …………………….……………………
Final group project …………………………….…………………
Class participation ..……………………….…………………….
20%
22%
26%
22%
10%
100%
Scale: A (90-100%), B (80-89%), C (70-79%), D (60-69%), F (< 60%)
Letter grades with pluses and minuses are also awarded. These typically apply to percentage
scores that lie within the highest and lowest sub-ranges, respectively, within a given grade
range (e.g., C-: 70-71.9%; C+: 78-79.9%; B-: 80-81.9%, B+: 88-89.9%; A-: 90-91.9%).
Do not assume that grades will be curved.
Assignment and Project Specifications
Detailed requirements and specifications for each assignment and project (including oral presentations) will
be provided in class or via Blackboard. Grading of these projects will be in strict accordance with the
specifications.
Class Participation
Class participation points will be awarded based on the overall quality of participation throughout the
semester. Please note that class attendance does not necessarily equate to class participation. The criteria
used in assessing class participation include, but are not limited to, the following: consistency and
constructiveness of contributions to class discussions; willingness to voluntarily contribute ideas and
opinions; quality and insightfulness of responses when asked questions; and regularity of attendance in
class.
MIS 492: Tentative Course Schedule
Week
Dates
Topic
1
Jan 27
Overview of course
The new IT-enabled business environment
2
Feb 3
IT for competitive advantage
3
Feb 10
Organizational IS: A historical perspective
Managerial decision-making and decision systems
4
Feb 17
Strategic information systems planning
5
Feb 24
Management and methodological issues in
systems development and project management
6
Mar 3
Guest speaker (tentative)
Reading Assignment
Ch 1 (1-18; 25-29)
Ch 1 (19-24)
Ch 6 (181-187; 191-194; 204)
Ch 7 (221-224)
Ch 8 (271-272; 277-282)
Ch 2 (47-53)
Ch 3 (70-75; 86-97; 99-102)
Ch 7 (255-257)
Ch 12
Ch 2 (56-59)
Ch 9 (302-303)
Ch 13
7
Mar 10
IT paper group project presentations
8
Mar 17
IT paper group project presentations
9
Mar 24
Business process reengineering and management
10
Mar 31
Spring recess – no class
11
Apr 7
Corporate IT governance
Ch 2 (33-46)
12
Apr 14
IT organization and personnel issues
Instructor reference
13
Apr 21
Ethics and the Information Systems professional
Ch 14 (438-452); Ch 5
14
Apr 28
Final project presentations
15
May 5
Final project presentations
16
May 12
Final examination (scheduled for 4:00 pm)
Ch 1 (15-18); Ch 10 (346-352)