TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
IS 6679
Management Information Systems
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.
Description
Conceptual and practical foundations of information systems to include support of management
and decision-making functions, computer system project management, economic and legal
considerations of management information systems, and system implementation/evaluation.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Categorize information systems, and identify their appropriate uses.
2. Identify legal, ethical, moral, societal, and security issues with regard to technology.
3. Identify activities and issues involved in the development and implementation of
information systems, including design, development, testing, and operation processes.
4. Identify the hardware and software components of an information system.
5. Identify uses of computer communications and the hardware and software components used
in networks.
6. Recognize, analyze and resolve IS security issues.
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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7. Apply information systems strategies to business objectives in an apt scenario.
Purpose
To provide familiarity with a framework for understanding and managing information systems in
organizations, emphasizing what they are, how they affect an organization and its employees,
and how they can enhance business efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness. EMBA core
requirement (non-Accounting). MBA Information Systems option requirement. MSM
Information Systems or Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness concentration requirement.
MBA unspecified elective (non-Accounting). MSHRM elective. This should be the first IS
course taken.
Approved Texts
Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2007 or current). Management information systems: Managing
the digital firm (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Martin, E. W., Brown, C. V., DeHayes, D. W., Hoffer, J. A., & Perkins, W. C. (2005 or current).
Managing information technology (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Supplements
Mingers, J., & Willcocks, L. P. (Eds.). (2004 or current). Social theory and philosophy for
information systems (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Rahmatian, S. (1995 or current). Management information systems: Learning exercises and
applications (1st ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Shelly, G. B., Vermaat, M. E., & Cashman, T. J. (2006 or current). Discovering computers
2006: A gateway to information, complete (1st ed.). Mason, OH: Thomson/SouthWestern.
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Added updated text, 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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