Welcome to … ADMS 2511
Management Information Systems
Prof. Ingrid Splettstoesser, ingrids@yorku.ca
Information Systems and the Modern Organization
Session 1, Part 1_1
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Why are information systems
important? (Videos and Link)
 The Internet and wireless systems have
created rapid growth and innovation:
 Digital “Did You Know” (how do you use
IT and how does this make you feel?):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u06BXgWbGvA
 Current world Internet usage statistics are
at: https://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
 Modern AI Robot for the elderly (what do
you think?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2GvuPCNhs0
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Online Course: Website
 Each of our 11 Sessions has:
Lecture content
Practice cases, MCQ questions and answers
 More information (varies by instructor):
Links to Zoom office hour (and for group
presentations)
Assignments, how to submit them, with tips
Announcements and a general forum
Link to Course Outline (has link to accessible
services)
Orientation Handout
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Session 1 Agenda
 Overall objectives of this course
 Review the course evaluation methods
(in general)
 Clarify the nature of academic honesty
and relate this to our work
 Review Learning Objectives for this
session
 Practice, practice, practice!
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Compare your objectives ...
 Why is studying IT important? (Text Section 1.1)
Become an informed user so that you
can assist organizations with digital
transformation and help to define and
manage information systems
IT offers many career opportunities and
IT is needed to manage information
resources and maintain secure systems
 Is this a required course for you? How do
you balance your desired grade against
the amount of time that you have
available?
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My role in this course
 Provide structure and a framework for
your learning
 Act as a resource for your questions
 Provide tools to facilitate your meeting
the learning objectives, as described in
the Orientation Handout and if needed,
FAQs
 These objectives can be fulfilled with
your active participation
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Please be specific when asking
questions by email
 E-mails should be sent from the YorkU
domain (using your @my.yorku.ca email
account) For Ingrid Splettstoesser to:
ingrids@yorku.ca
 Include your course code [2511], section
letter, your name and a purpose in the
subject line
 Use these guiding principles for emails or
postings: cooperation, courtesy, and
effective communications. Thanks!
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Course evaluation structure
 Varies by term, Refer to our Outline:
Practice case questions and exams
Group assignment
Weekly multiple-choice quiz
Max Labs Project assignments
Midterm examination
Final examination, cumulative, during
regular examination schedule
 Accommodation: https://students.yorku.ca/accessibility
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Why do we need to talk about
academic honesty?
 Many people do not know the different types of
plagiarism
Inadequate or improper citation (including use
of ChatGPT)
Piecemeal plagiarism (inappropriate
paraphrasing)
Cut and paste or copying without citation
 Plagiarism is different from cheating
 See also: https://spark.library.yorku.ca/academicintegrity-what-is-academic-integrity/ (Part 5 deals
with citations)
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