MIS 492: Management of Information Systems Section: 1 Schedule No: 22022 Units: 3.0 Spring 2014 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Dr. Theo Addo Office Hours: MW: 12:00 noon - 1:30pm Phone: (619) 594-3013 Office: SS 3109 E-mail: taddo@mail.sdsu.edu Class Meeting: MW: 2:00-3:15pm (P-149) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Required Text Baltzan, P., Business Driven Technology (5th ed.), McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2013. 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 management issues and challenges facing today’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and other senior IT executives in a modern business organization, and the strategies that these executives can use to exploit information systems and technologies for competitive advantage in an increasingly global business environment. 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 explain and describe the role of information systems in providing competitive business advantage describe the global electronic business environment and IT’s role in it explain the linkage between information systems strategy and business strategy describe the challenges inherent in information systems development and infrastructure design and development. conduct research on, and describe, several current and emerging technologies and explain their impact on corporate performance. 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: Exercises, quizzes, and assignments……..… Midterm examination …………………..……….. IT paper group project …………………….…….. Final project ……..……………………………….…… Class participation .……………………….……….. 18% 22% 26% 24% 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 grading 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 1 Jan 22 2 Jan 27, 29 3 Feb 3, 5 4 Feb 10, 12 5 Topic Overview of course The new IT-enabled business environment IT for competitive advantage Organizational IS: A historical perspective and managerial decision-making Reading Assignment Ch 1 Ch 2, 10, 11, 15 B8, B9 Ch 8, 9, B18 Ch 3-5 Feb 17, 19 Strategic information systems planning Management and methodological issues in systems development and project management 6 Feb 24, 26 Business processes B2 7 Mar 3, 5 Homework assignment -- no class Ch 17-19 8 Mar 10, 12 Midterm Examination 9 Mar 17, 19 IT paper group project presentations 10 Mar 24, 26 IT paper group project presentations 11 Mar 31, Apr 2 Spring recess – no class 12 Apr 7, 9 IT organization, governance, and personnel issues Instructor reference 13 Apr 14, 16 IT infrastructure Ch 20, B4 14 Apr 21, 23 Ethics and information systems Ch 5, B6, B7 15 Apr 28, 30 Final project presentations 16 May 5, 7 Final project presentations 17 May 12 Final examination (scheduled for 1:00 pm) – no final exam