TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
IS 6674
Information Systems Management
Vision Statement
Sorrell College of Business will be the first choice for higher business education students in their
quest to succeed in a dynamic and global economy. Sorrell College of Business will create the
model for 21st century business education and community service.
Mission Statement
Through operations that span the State of Alabama, the United States, and the world, Sorrell
College of Business equips our students with the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies to
become organizational and community leaders who make a difference in the global village and
global economy. Through this endeavor, we serve students, employers, faculty, and Troy
University at large as well as the local and global communities.
Prerequisites
If part of the EMBA sequence, EMBA 5501. If part of the MBA sequence, MBA 5505 or
equivalent. Otherwise, graduate standing. Not available in the MSHRM program.
Description
Theoretical and practical applications for managing computerized information systems; planning
and control functions of the firm; emphasis on case studies of design projects; the application of
human and organizational issues of Management Information Systems (MIS); current academic
research into the analysis, design, and implementation of computer information systems.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Identify information system technologies and management issues.
2. Analyze and debate critical issues related to managing and administering the IS function.
3. Explicate the overall information needs of an organization and the role of information
systems in meeting them.
4. Compare and contrast alternatives to matching information system functions to the structure
and behavior of the organization.
5. Complete an information systems research project, properly displaying data or illustrations.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
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6. Apply information systems management strategies to business objectives in an apt scenario.
Purpose
To introduce technologies and management issues in information systems, emphasizing the
major IS technologies and the techniques to manage IS development and operations. MBA
Information Systems option requirement. EMBA/MSM Information Systems concentration
requirement. MBA unspecified elective (non-Accounting). Satisfies the MBA research
requirement. This course should be taken before IS 6672.
Approved Texts
Applegate, L. M., Austin, R. D., & McFarlan, F. W. (2003 or current). Corporate information
strategy and management: Text and cases [hardbound version, with cases] (6th ed.). Boston,
MA: McGraw-Hill.
Applegate, L. M., Austin, R. D., & McFarlan, F. W. (2003 or current). Corporate information
strategy and management: The challenges of managing in a network economy [paperback
version, without cases] (6th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Galliers, R. D., & Leidner, D. E. (Eds.). (2003 or current). Strategic information management:
Challenges and strategies in managing information systems (3rd ed.). Oxford, England,
UK: Butterworth-Heinemann.
McNurlin, B. C., & Sprague, R. H. (2006 or current). Information systems management in
practice (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Pearlson, K. E., & Saunders, C. S. (2003 or current). Managing and using information systems:
A strategic approach (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Supplements
Cox, J. (1999 or current). Executive’s guide to information technology: Shrinking the IT gap (1st
ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Fortune, J., & Peters, G. (2005 or current). Information systems: Achieving success by avoiding
failure (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Shim, J. K., & Siegel, J. G. (2005 or current). The vest pocket guide to information technology
(2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
(UPDATED by IS-DCC: August 15, 2008) Added mission and vision statements.
Troy State University Faculty Handbook (2001): Section 3.8.2.8 [extract]—22 essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
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