BBUS22070 MIS
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2.Unit Schedule
3.Assignment 1 – Does IT Matter?
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BBUS22070 Management
Information Systems
Avondale College
Semester 1, 2016
David Heise
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Introductions
The teacher:
– Name:
– Email:
– WWW:
– Class URL:
David Heise
dlheise@outlook.com
david.heise@sanitarium.com.au
http://dheise.andrews.edu
http://dheise.andrews.edu/Content/Courses/MIS
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BSc (London University)
MEngSci (University of Newcastle)
MComp (Macquarie University)
PhD (Andrews University)
Experience:
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Scientific and business programming, 12 years, Sanitarium
Systems and Applications Engineer, 6 years, Hewlett-Packard
Project and IT Manager, 8 years, Avondale College
IT Manager and CIO, 6 years, Andrews University
Group IT Manager, 8 years, Sanitarium
Now IT Internal Solutions Manager for Sanitarium
Introduce yourself
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Your name, degree/course studying
Academic background, courses studied
Where you are from, where you have studied
What grade you wish/hope/expect to achieve
Something unusual/unique/special/humorous
about yourself
– incl. hobbies, interests, food & exercise habits,
things you do for fun, etc.
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Housekeeping
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Locations of amenities
What to do if an alarm sounds
Where is our Evacuation Assembly Point
What about power failure
Keeping corridors uncluttered
Mobile phones on silent/vibrate
Your Avondale email account
Academic integrity
• See Avondale College’s Code of Conduct
• Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s ideas
or words as if they were your own. It is one form
of academic dishonesty, and students are
expected to avoid plagiarism by doing their own
work when independent work is required;
acknowledging all sources of information and
ideas; and acknowledging all group members
when group assignments are required.
• Students should attach a cover sheet to all
assignments that includes the following
declaration:
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Declaration of Own Work
“I certify that this assignment is my own work and is free from
plagiarism. I understand that the assignment may be checked
for plagiarism by electronic or other means. The assignment
has not previously been submitted for assessment in any other
subject or institution. I have read and understood Avondale
College’s academic integrity policy.”
Signed .................................. Date ..................................
Full text
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The Unit
• Code and Title:
– BBUS22070 Management Information Systems
• Textbook:
– Laudon, Kenneth. C., and Laudon, Jane. P.
Management information systems: Managing
the digital firm (14th ed.). Prentice Hall.
• Level 2 subject, core requirement in BBus
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Class Procedures
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5:00 – 6:00 : Interactive lecture
6:00 – 6:30 : Break
6:30 – 7:30 : Interactive lecture
7:30 – 8:30 : Tutorial
Interactive lectures/Tutorials include
slide presentations as well as small case
study discussions
Groups
• There will be ? groups of 3-4 students each
• These groups will work together on in-class
case studies, as well as on the major group
case study and presentation
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Grading
Assessment Type
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When
assessed
Weighting
Chapter quizzes;
Participation in
discussions
Weekly
25%
Individual Opinion
Analysis
Week 5
5%
Individual Case Study
Week 9
15%
Group Case
Presentation
Week 13
20%
Final Examination
End of
semester
35%
Lecture Schedule
• See website or Moodle
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Online Resources
• http://dheise.andrews.edu/
Online Course Resources
– Unit Outline
– Schedule
– Quizzes (Moodle)
– Assignments
– Class List
– Course PowerPoint Presentations
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Textbook Overview
MIS – Managing the Digital Firm 14e, Laudon & Laudon
• 4 parts, 15 chapters (page iv)
• Chapter format: (page v)
– Opening Case
– Content Sections
– Last Section – Hands-on MIS (Dirt Bikes)
– Learning Track Module
– Case Study
• Two Interactive Sessions per chapter
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New Leading-Edge Topics
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RSS
Virtualization
Multicore processing
Software mashups
Web 2.0+
Ajax
Cloud
BYOD
Mobility
• Offshore vs. Inshore
Outsourcing
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Social networking
• Social shopping
• Social bookmarking
• Shadow IT
Chapter 1
MIS – Managing the Digital Firm 14e, Laudon & Laudon
Questions?
Information Systems in Global Business Today
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