INFO 530 Foundations of Information Systems
Fall 2010
Dr. M. Carl Drott
Office phone: (215) 895-2487
Email: drott@drexel.edu
(when sending email be sure the subject line includes "I530" and that your name
appears in the header or in the body)
Office: Rush Building 336
Office Hours: T, Th 2-4; and by appointment.
Web Page: http://cdrott.org/
follow the link "Course Materials"
Blackboard: http://drexel.blackboard.com/
Text information:
There are 2 custom edition books required for the course. The custom editions are based
on the standard edition of the book but only include material we will cover during the
course and should cost less then the full standard edition. Both books will be available
from the Drexel bookstore.
• Book 1:
Title:
INFO 530 - Experiencing MIS
Author: David Kroenke
Edition: Custom Edition – for Drexel University INFO 530 (based on the 1st edition,
not the second edition)
Publisher: Pearson / Prentice Hall
ISBN:
55047881
NOTE: Your custom book may include 2 extra chapters on Information Systems
Development (chapter 10), and Information Security Management (chapter 12). You will
not be reading those chapters.
• Book 2
Title: INFO 530 - Systems Analysis and Design Methods 7th edition
Author: Whitten and Bentley
Edition: Custom Edition – for Drexel University INFO 530
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Primis
ISBN-13: 987-0-390-75981-8
ISBN-10: 0-39-075981-3
Grades: Your final grade will be based on your grades on homework assignments, labs,
class participation, quizzes, a midterm, and a final exam. I will adjust grades based on
class attendance. Homework, quizzes and participation carry the weight of one grading
unit each, each exam carries the weight of two units each. Your final grade will be
calculated by multiplying each grade by its weight, adding the results, and dividing by the
total number of grading units for the course. For example: If we have four homeworks,
four quizzes and midterm and final exams; that would be 12 grading units plus class
participation.
Unannounced quizzes may be given. There are NO make-up quizzes.
There is no make-up for missing class participation. That is, if I call on you, it is expected
that you are there and prepared. Students who wish to be excused from class participation
on a particular day must send me email (or leave a voicemail message) explaining their
absence (or lack of preparation) BEFORE the start of class. This means that you may be
attending class but have asked to be excused from participation.
(Important: The assignments on the web page are not in final form until they are
assigned -- if you start an assignment early, be sure you re-check the assignment)
See the Class Procedures for more important information.
See the policy on Academic Dishonesty for more important information.
Course Outline
Week
1
2
Date.
9/23
9/30
Topics
Kroenke
Whitten
Reading
Chapters
Reading
Chapters
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IS in the Life of Business Professionals
Business Processes, Information, and Information
Systems
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
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Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and
Competitive Advantage
Hardware and Software
Database Processing
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Data Communications
Information Systems Within Organizations
Information Systems Across Organizations
Chapter 06
Chapter 07
Chapter 08
Information Systems for Decision Making
Information Systems Management
Chapter 09
Chapter 11
3
10/7
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4
10/14
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5
10/21
Midterm
6
10/28
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The Context of Systems Analysis
Information System Building Blocks
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
7
11/4
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Information Systems Development
Chapter 03
8
11/11
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Systems Analysis
Chapter 05
9
11/18
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Data Modeling Analysis
Chapter 08
11/25
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Thanksgiving – no class
10
12/2
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Process Modeling
11
12/9 ?
Final Exam
Chapter 09