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MBA Program
Information Technology for Management Support
Spring Semester 2016
This Course Syllabus Provides a General Plan For The Course;
Deviations May Be Necessary
INSTRUCTOR:
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Url:
Office Hours:
Vagif Salimov
493-45-38 (Office), (050)3367308 (mob)
vagif_salimov@yahoo.com
http://vagif6.tripod.com
By appointment
TextBook: Management Information Systems.
K.C.Laudon, J.P.Laudon. 6,7,8,9,10 Editions
Course Description
In the past century, few things have changed the face of business more than
information technology and systems. There is no reason to suspect this trend will reverse
itself anytime in the future. This course addresses what every MBA student needs to know
in order to leverage information systems for the design and implementation of business
models of an organization. A dual objective of the course is to understand how information
technology can enhance the quality and efficiency of decisions made by individuals,
groups, and organizations.
The course is designed around a model that views the firm as an information
processing entity that must sense and respond to its environment. The environment in
which firms operate today is one in which there is greater complexity, reduced cycle times,
increased globalization, and greater competition than ever before. Firms capable of
successfully competing in such kind of environment will be those that have the ability to
develop and implement nimble organizational models with high-quality decisions being
made at all levels in the organizations. Seen in this light, information technology should be
examined in terms of its strategic impact on the organizations and its role in supporting
individual, group, and organizational decision processes.
The course is designed for managers who need (1) to understand the role and
potential contribution of information technology for their organizations, and (2) be able to
understand and apply various computerized systems to make better decisions. The course
will emphasize the strategic role that computer-based information systems now play in
modern organizations. We will explore how rapid advances in hardware and software
technology are impacting strategies, structures and processes within organization.
Much of what managers do, involves the search (both internal and external to the firm),
acquisition, processing, interpretation and use of information. As a bridge between
information use, managers often need to build and manipulate models for decision making
processes. Finally, the course will explore various approaches for developing or acquiring
information systems.
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Course Objectives
As the completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Describe and differentiate among the types of information technologies;
Identify, describe, and evaluate the role of information technology in
relation to the organization's business, competitive strategies, and
organization design;
- Identify the important elements of an organization's information technology
infrastructure and evaluate them;
Critically evaluate decisional processes in organizations and how they can
be leveraged or redesigned using emerging technologies; Determine the
costs and benefits associated with the choices available to develop or
acquire information systems.
Evaluation
Students are evaluated on the participation in class, their performance on two
exams , and 3 assignments involving MS Office 2007/2010/2013 software.
Performance in these areas is weighted equally toward the final grade in the
course:
Participation
10%
Assignments
15%
Mid-term exam
25%
Final exam
50%
Final grades for the course will be based on the following scale:
A
B
C
D
E
F
91-100
81-90
71-80
61-70
51-60
bellow 50
Group work
The class will organize itself into groups, with each group consisting of
three or more students. The same grade for assignments will be accorded
to each group members. Midterm exam, and final exam will represent
individual work.
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Class Schedule
Week/Date
Topics
Textbook
The Information Systems Revolution:
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Transforming Business and Management
Chapter 1
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The strategic role of information system
Chapter 2
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Information systems, Organizations and management
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Chapter 3
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Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business
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Chapter 4
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Computers and Information Processing
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Chapter 5
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Information Systems Software
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Chapter 6
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Managing Data Resources
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Chapter 7
Midterm Exam
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Telecommunications
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Chapter 8
The Internet Information technology infarstructure
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Chapter 9
Building Informations sytems
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Chapter 10
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Understanding the business value of systems and
managing change
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Chapter 11
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Managing Knowledge
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Chapter 12
Enhancing Management Decision Making
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Chapter 13
Information System Security and Control
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Ethical and Social Impact of Information System
Chapter 14, chapter 15
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Managing international information systems
Chapter 16
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FINAL