FDU/SCA/ISS
Executive MBA program
C. Title: Information Systems & Technology Management
C. Code: Executive 6640
Instructor: Dr. M Watad
Semester: Fall 2003
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course focuses on the organizational and technical foundations of management information systems.
It introduces the concepts of systems, IS, and IT and their applications in organizational context.
Management of information, knowledge management, and systems development will be discussed to
provide an understanding of the integration of IT into business processes. In this course IT is
conceptualized as a business resource while IS as a business solution.
PREREQUISITE: Computer proficiency and knowledge of spreadsheets
OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, students should:
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Understand the value of information (contrast with data and knowledge)
Understand IS as a business solution and IT as a resource
Understand the IS development process
Develop designer skills
Understand the impact of organizational context on systems usage and development
Understand IS\IT as a tool for organizational change
Understand how to use IS to improve overall organizational performance
Be able to apply decision making analysis to IS/IT cases
Develop awareness regarding the social and ethical issues of IS
Understand new trends such as EC and IOS, etc.,
COURSE TOPICS:
* Concept of IS and Managerial Issues
* Strategic Role of Information Systems
* Information Systems, Organizations, and Management
* Information and Knowledge Management
* Survey of Hardware and Software
* Managing corporate data
* Telecommunications and Connectivity
* Systems Development
* Approaches to Systems Building
* Support Systems for Knowledge Workers: AI, DSS, GDSS, EIS
* Ethics & Control of Information Systems
Information Systems & Technology Management
Instructor: Dr. M Watad
Exec 6640
Semester: Fall 2003
Email: watad@fdu.edu
Voice 201-692-7283
Fax
201-692-7219
1. Learning Objectives:
The most fundamental skill the course is intended to convey is that of learning how to learn about
computer-based information systems and the ways in which these systems are applied in
organizations. Lectures and discussions will focus on fundamental and persisting issues in
information technology and management. Issues that will help students appreciate the directions, in
which this changing technology is heading, the potential it offers organizations, and the key
elements that make up an organizational information systems.
In order to craft information technologies and software packages into effective applications, users
must possess problem solving and design skills. This course will help students to remove a great
deal of the puzzlement that frequently surrounds computers and information systems. Students are
assumed to bring the knowledge they have from other courses and from their own experiences to
bear on information management and on class discussions.
2. Required Text:
McNurlin & Sprague, Information Systems Management in Practice, latest edition.
Optional Texts:
Any text about the Internet and WEB technologies
Any text about Spreadsheets and DBMS
Additional Resources:
Films, case analysis, Internet, MIS and computers journals, handouts.
Note: These books provide a comprehensive overview of IS subject. However, lectures will not be
confined to any text.
Lectures: Saturday 8:30 Am - 4:30 PM
3. Deliverables and Weight Breakdown:
A: 8 Deliverables
1- IT /IS2- Design Project--
3- Creative -
IT/IS Infrastructure (2-3 pages, sec 5.II)
E-R Diagram and DBMS Implementation
Bio, Model, Scenarios, Learning
Home I
10-20
Class I.
30-50
5- KM
Knowledge Survey
6- Chapter or Project Presentation
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I/T
0-10
10-20
7- Solving a business problem by using spreadsheet (sec 5.III)
8- Learning new software (2 page bio)
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10-20
10-20
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0-10
4- Exam--
Identify IT/IS based problem (2-3 pages)
Follow IT/IS Trend
Conceptual
Points Range
Home I
0-10
Class Team 10-20
B- Participation
Manage Class Notes and Logistics
1. All assignments must be typed (1.5S)
2. Handout will be distributed to help you complete the requirements
4. Course Schedule:
1
Course Introduction and Overview
IT Evolution, Impacts, and Applications
Organizations and systems
IS\IT: strategic use and leadership issue
2
IT Resources
Communications and Networks
IT Architecture and Enterprise IS
Internet Applications and EC
3
Managing Operations
Managing System Development
System Analysis and Design
Database Management & Design
4
Decision Making and CBIS
DSS and GDSS
Systems for supporting knowledge work
Managing information resources
5
Artificial Intelligence
Ethical issues in Information Management
The challenges ahead
Projects Presentations, Final, other issues
Order may change
5. Assignment 1- Due Oct 11, 2003
Complete I, II, and III
I. M&S book
Read chapter 1
Answer in one page: RQ 5, 6, 7 (end of chapter 1)
Look at chapter 2 and 3.
II. Based on your current knowledge and experience:
Describe the computing resources in your office/department/firm. Present your report in the
following format:
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Brief company background (bio: product, size, mission, etc, )
hardware,
software,
networks,
IS and KM applications
III. Use any spreadsheet package to define and solve a business problem of your choice.
Examples:
1- balancing your bank accounts,
2- Managing an investment portfolio of 20 companies,
3- Decision support system for a small business, etc,
Report your answer in the following format:
1- Title, name, date
2- Problem Definition
3- Business objectives
4- Business constraints
5- Conceptual model
6- Printout of various scenarios
7- Timetable (activity, duration, level of difficulty)
8- Summary of problems that you faced in preparing this problem
9- Summery of lessons learned
Note: try your best and seek help