MGMT 2080 - INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Spring 2015
Bryce Paulson
319-361-3645
Bryce.paulson@uni.edu
Office Hours
By appointment
Class Hours
MGMT 2080:06
6:00 – 8:50
T CBB 113
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
An introduction to management information systems. Includes an introduction to hardware and data
communication technology, software and data management, and business applications of the technology. 3
Credit Hours.
MATERIALS
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Kroenke, David M., MIS Essentials / Edition 4, Prentice Hall, 2014, ISBN 0133546594
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Excel 2013, Access 2013, & HTML Manual. Available for purchase in CBB 321 for $20.
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USB drive (also called Flash drive, jump drive, key drive)
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Businesses all over the world are focusing on information as a key resource. Information Technology is an
essential enabler of business innovation and a tool for getting the right information into the hands of the right
people at the right time. Information Technology and Management Information Systems have surfaced as key
competitive tools for all organizations. The use of information technology is no longer left solely to the IT
specialists, however. Today, employees who work with and produce information as a product actively participate
in developing their own systems, use query tools to mine data, and employ telecommunications to redesign
business processes.
The primary goal of the course is to prepare students to be ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS in the “information age.”
This goal will be achieved through a combination of understanding business information systems and mastering
today's software. Our texts have been chosen to do the following:
1. Explain how information systems can be used by organizations to gain a competitive advantage.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of essential information system building blocks, including hardware, software,
databases, and cloud services.
3. Describe specific ways information systems applications provide competitive advantage, including
supporting business processes, social media, and providing business intelligence.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of managerial issues surrounding information systems, including how to develop
information systems correctly and efficiently, how to manage information technology and information
systems resources, and how to protect and secure information systems.
5. Be able to use and apply contemporary and emerging hardware and software tools in business settings.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING
A major component of this course is the MIS conceptual material presented in the MIS Essentials textbook. This
material will be the focus of most of the classroom lectures and discussions. There will be three examinations
covering the textbook material. See the accompanying course schedule for the dates of the exams. The two
midterm exams will be held during the regular class period; the final exam will be held during the regularly
scheduled final exam period for your course section.
The second major component of the course is the development of basic proficiency with today’s personal
productivity software applications. Your understanding of the software applications will be tested through two inclass, hands-on application examinations. We will also introduce data analysis using Tableau, along with the
development of basic web using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).
A final component of the class will be in-class quizzes and hands-on computer exercises and assignments
administered by your instructor.
Tentative Summary of Grade Components
Exam 1 (Ch. 1, 2, 3, 4)
Exam 2 (Ch. 5, 6, 7, 8)
Exam 3 (Ch. 9, 10, 12, Tableau)
Excel Exam
Access Exam
HTML Project
Assignments and Quizzes
100 points
100
100
40
40
TBA
30-50 (approximately)
INSTRUCTOR EXPECTATIONS
Students are expected to read the assigned textbook pages PRIOR to the lecture period for discussion. Lectures
will be designed to help students through the more difficult sections of the text and to integrate the materials.
Students should bring questions to class and be ready to actively participate in discussions. Software tutorial
assignments should be completed by the dates on the schedule. Students falling behind will find it very difficult
to catch up.
ATTENDANCE
I will take roll each class period. While it is entirely up to each individual student as to whether he/she attends
class, unexcused and excused absences are treated differently. When a student misses class, he/she is expected
to take full responsibility for getting class notes from other students in the class. Quizzes and hands-on lab
exercises may not (may NOT) be announced, and students without an excused absence the day the quiz or
exercise is given AND the day it is due WILL NOT be given an opportunity to make up those points. Excused
absences are granted for legitimate reasons for missing class provided to the instructor prior to the absence.
Points will be deducted for chronic tardiness, leaving class early (without excuse), failure to bring the materials
necessary to work on assignments or exercises (e.g., manuals, jump drive), and/or not using lab time
appropriately (working on homework or assigned exercises). Emailing, surfing the Web, or playing games is
viewed as inappropriate use of class time. Cell phone use, including texting, is not permitted during class. All
electronic devices (e.g., MP3 players, cell phones) must be turned off or muted and kept in your
book bag during the class session.
CHEATING POLICY
Any student who cheats during an examination or who assists another student in cheating during an examination
will automatically FAIL the course. The case may also be forwarded to the Office of Academic Affairs for
university disciplinary action. Cheating includes, but is not limited to: crib sheets, copying answers from another
student's exam, use of recording devices, use of calculators capable of storing alphanumeric data, and gaining
unauthorized prior access to exams or answers.
Any student who cheats on a quiz, assignment, case, or lab exercise; or any student who assists another student
to cheat on a quiz, assignment, case or lab exercise will be subject to a penalty determined at the instructor’s
discretion. Penalties may include, but are not limited to, a reduction in points awarded, zero points awarded, and
automatic FAILURE of the course. The case may be forwarded to the Office of Academic Affairs for university
disciplinary action. Cheating includes, but is not limited to: submitting any other person's work as your own (or
any portion thereof), submitting any previous semester's assignment, case, or lab exercise, copying another
student's spreadsheet, database, or HTML problems, or similar offenses. If you have any doubt, ask your
instructor before you submit the work as your own. After you submit the work, it is too late to ask!
TESTING POLICY
All cell phones, books, papers, notes, bags, and computers not being used to take the examination and all other
personal items (for example, jackets) must be placed in a location designated by your instructor prior to the start
of the examination. Phone calls, emails, text messaging or any other similar communication during an
examination is prohibited. Only those materials explicitly designated by your professor in their examination
instructions will be allowed at your desk.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / DISABILITY POLICY
The College of Business Administration at the University of Northern Iowa seeks to provide equal access to its
programs, services, and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in this class,
reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the professor and the Student Disability Services Office (273-2677,
SHC 103) to make arrangements for accommodations.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION POLICY ON REPEATING COURSES
The following policy has been adopted by the College of Business Administration: Students enrolled in a College
of Business Administration course at the beginning of the second week of the Fall 2014 semester will not be
allowed to register again for the same course until the end of advance registration for Spring 2015. Students
who wish to re-register for a course may place their name on a waiting list. Registration accommodation will
depend on course openings after the completion of Spring 2015 advance registration.
CLASS SCHEDULE
(Subject to change with notice)
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Legend:
Week of:
Jan. 13
Jan. 20
Jan. 27
Feb. 3
Feb. 10
KROENKE MIS Essentials text by Kroenke
Textbook Readings
Computer Activities
KROENKE – Ch. 1: The Importance of
MIS
No Class
Google Drive
EXCEL
KROENKE – Ch. 2: Business Processes,
Information Systems, and Information
KROENKE – Ch. 3: Organizational
Strategy, Information Systems, and
Competitive Advantage
KROENKE – Ch. 4: Hardware and
Software
EXCEL
Feb. 17
EXCEL
EXCEL
EXCEL
Feb. 24
KROENKE – Ch. 6: The Cloud
Mar. 3
KROENKE – Ch. 5: Database Processing
ACCESS
Mar. 10
KROENKE – Ch. 7: Organizations and
Information Systems
Spring Break – No Classes
ACCESS
KROENKE – Ch. 8: Social Media
Information Systems
ACCESS
Mar. 17
Mar. 24
Mar. 31
Apr. 7
Apr. 14
KROENKE – Ch. 9: Business Intelligence
Systems
Apr. 21
KROENKE – Ch. 10: Information
Systems Development
Apr. 28
KROENKE – Ch. 12: Information
Security Management
May 5: Finals
Week
Exams
ACCESS
Data Analytics
Tableau
Data Analytics
Tableau
Data Analytics
Tableau
HTML
Data Analytics
Tableau
HTML
HTML
Exam 1: KROENKE
Ch. 1, 2, 3, 4
EXCEL Application
Exam
-
Exam 2: KROENKE
Ch. 5, 6, 7, 8
ACCESS Application
Exam
-
-
Exam 3: KROENKE
Ch. 9, 10, 12, Tableau
HTML Project Due