ITEC 3355-34414: Integrated Information Systems
Spring 2010 (Hybrid)
College of Technology Building T2-202
Wednesdays 1:00-2:30 PM
3 credit hours
Dr. Nada Khatib
Office Hours: Mondays 2:00-4:00pm/Wednesdays 3:00-5:00pm
Office Number: T2-387 Phone: (713)743-1867
Email: nkhatib@uh.edu
PREREQUISITES:
To enroll in this course, students should have completed ITEC3347-Principles of information
Management
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course covers evaluation of integrated information systems. Students who have
constructed personal information systems will be exposed to the theory of the Information
Systems discipline. Application of these theories to the success of organizations and to the roles
of management, users, and IS professionals are presented.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Title: Management Information Systems, 6th Edition
Author: Oz
Publisher: Business Higher Education © 2009
ISBN: ISBN 1423901789
COURSE OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS:
By the end of the course, students will be able:
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to introduce, discuss, and describe fundamental concepts of IS theory and their
importance to practitioners
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to show how an information system is a strategic and integral component of an
organization
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to discuss how an information system is developed and managed within an organization
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to present and discuss the relevance of the cognitive process and human interactions in
information system design and implementation
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to discuss how individuals make decisions and set and achieve goals
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to discuss the Simon Model of organizational decision making and its support by IS
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to introduce systems theory, quality, and organizational modeling and demonstrate
their relevance to information systems
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to discuss a systems based role for management, users, and designers
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to explain physical systems and work flow and how information systems relate to
organizational systems
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to present other organizational models and their relevance to IS
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to discuss the relationship of IS planning to organizational planning
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to demonstrate specific classes of application systems including TPS and DSS
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to discuss and examine the process, standards, and policies for development of
information systems: development methodologies, life cycle, workflow, OOA,
prototyping, spiral, end-user, and other approaches
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to discuss outsourcing and alternate implementations of the IS function
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to discuss performance evaluation consistent with quality management and continuous
improvement
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to introduce the societal implications of IS and related ethical issues
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to introduce and explore ethical concepts and issues relating to personal and
professional behavior
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to introduce, compare, and contrast ethical models and approaches
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to explore ethical and social analysis skills
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to consider the nature and existence of power
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to discuss and explain ethical and legal principles and issues

to discuss and explain ethical considerations of information systems development,
planning, implementation, usage, sales, distribution, operation, and maintenance
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to investigate issues relative to managing the information systems function
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Students will be evaluated in weekly quizzes, exam, as well as a comprehensive individual and
group projects. Grading weights are listed below. Individual assessment will carry associated
rubrics
I retain the right to subjectively evaluate an individual student's grade in appropriate cases.
Grading Scale
A
B
C
F
90-100
80-89
70-79
Under 70
Assignment-Grade Distribution
Homework/Quizzes
Midterm Exam
Individual Project
Group Project
25 %
25 %
25 %
25 %
100%
Students are expected to attend every class. There will be no makeup exams unless a
demonstrable emergency occurs. All assessments will be performance based using a rubric that
will be presented to students. Quizzes will usually occur within the first few moments of class.
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
Readings are to be completed prior to class where listed.
Week
Dates
Topic
Assignment for
following week
Chapters 2
Assignment due
date
1
1/20/2010
Lecture 1: Introduction & Chapter
1
2
1/27/2010
Lecture 2: Chapter 2
Quiz 1: Chapters 1, 2, & Lecture 1
Individual Project Assignment
Chapter 3
Individual
Project
3/24/2010
3
2/3/2010
Lecture 3: Chapter 3
Quiz 2: Chapters 2, 3, & Lecture 2
Chapter 8
4
2/10/2010
Lecture 4: Chapter 8
Quiz 3: Chapters 3, 8, & Lecture 3
Chapter 9
5
2/17/2010
Lecture 5: Chapter 9
Quiz 4: Chapters 8, 9, & Lecture 4
Chapter 10
6
2/24/2010
Lecture 6: Chapter 10
Quiz 5: Chapters 9, 10, & Lecture
5
Chapter 11
7
3/3/2010
Lecture 7: Chapter 11
Quiz 6: Chapters 10, 11, &
Lecture 6
Chapter 12
8
3/10/2010
Lecture 8: Chapter 12
Chapter 13, 14
Quiz 7: Chapters 11, 12 & Lecture
7
9
3/17/2010
Spring Break
10
3/24/2010
Lecture 9: Chapter 13, 14
Quiz 8: Chapters 12, 13, 14 &
Lecture 8
Individual
Project Due
11
3/31/2010
MIDTERM
Group Project Assignment
12
4/7/2010
Group Project
13
4/14/2010
Lab
14
4/21/2010
Lab
15
4/28/2010
Lab
4/28/2010
Group Project Due
No Final Exam
CERTIFICATIONS:
ITEC3355 covers topics which partially align with the content evaluated on Microsoft
Certification Exams 70-290, 70-294, 70-270, 70-210, 70-284, 70-285, & 70-298. Students who
wish to pursue either certification can receive ten (10) points added to their final average grade.
Students may receive a maximum of twenty (20) points added to their final average grade via
certifications. Physical proof of certification in the form of official documentation from
Microsoft for the relevant exams must be shown to the Professor on or before the final exam
date for the current semester. NOTE: ITEC3355 is not a certification exam prep course;
preparation for certification is the sole responsibility of the student and should not interfere
with or substitute for the current semester’s academic expectations.
REFERENCES
Information and Logistics Technology library research link:
http://info.lib.uh.edu/libraries/ilt.html
ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY
Students are expected to abide by the university’s academic honesty policy in all matters
concerning this course. (http://www.uh.edu/provost/policies/uhhonesty_policy.html)). In
particular, plagiarism, “Representing as one’s own work the work of another without
acknowledging the source,” whether intentional or unintentional, will not be tolerated.
STUDENT ACCOMODATIONS UNDER
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
When possible, and in accordance with 504/ADA guidelines, we will attempt to provide
reasonable academic accommodations to students who request and require them. Please call
the Center for Students with Disabilities at ext 3-5400 for more assistance.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON UH STUDENT POLICIES
As a student of the University of Houston, the following information will be critical to you in
insuring that your academic pursuits meet with success and that you encounter the fewest
financial and academic difficulties possible. Please take a few moments to review the
information located at:
http://www.uh.edu/provost/stu/stu_syllabsuppl.html
Sections at the Website include: UH Academic Calendar, Students with Disabilities, Religious
Holy Days: FAQs
DISCLAIMER
While every effort is made to ensure that all information and dates are accurate at the time of
printing this syllabus, I reserve the right to make any changes to this course. Modifications
include, but are not limited to, adding quizzes, changing assignments and/or due dates, or
providing opportunities for extra credit. Verbal notification at any regularly scheduled class
meeting or through any of the established means of communication such as email, Blackboard
Vista, or update of online syllabus will constitute sufficient notice. Students are responsible for
keeping up to date of any changes. The current record syllabus will be maintained on Blackboard
Vista.
CLASS ETIQUETTE
All students are expected to respect each others workspace and property.
HOLD HARMLESS POLICY
The University of Houston administration and faculty agree that students will be held harmless
for absences due to University sanctioned activities in so far as possible. All parties recognize
that not all classes are amenable to alternative assignments and in some cases it is impossible to
reschedule critical learning experiences. Though faculty has the final decision regarding the
appropriateness of alternative assignments or experiences, in all cases they will make a good
faith effort to accommodate.
Students should work with their advisors and potential faculty members to design student
course schedules that minimize absences in those courses with learning experiences that
present special challenges for replication at an alternative time.
Wherever possible, all student work should be completed before the end of the course block. If
it is not possible for a faculty member to replicate a learning experience that produces similar
critical learning outcomes to the missed experiences in a particular course within the same
block, incompletes may need to be issued to the student until such time as suitable learning
experiences, if possible, can occur. Final decisions regarding the appropriateness of assigning
incomplete grades are made exclusively by the faculty.
This policy is effective so long as:
1. The student provides both verbal and written communication to the faculty member or
employer on Day 1 of any given block.
2. The student is engaged in a university-sanctioned event necessitating the student’s absence.
Examples of such events include (but are not limited to) athletic activities, career fairs, and field
experiences. The faculty member or employer must be able to verify this activity if so desired.
The student is not excused from academic work required for a course, but in these instances will
be allowed to work with a faculty member or employer to alter deadlines, or complete alternate
assignments, or make up work as assigned by the faculty member or employer in so far as
possible.
Students will not be penalized for engaging in such activity and the faculty member or employer
shall attempt to accommodate the student as long as the student provides for 1 and 2 above.