UCC/UGC/ECCC
Proposal for New Course
Please attach proposed Syllabus in approved university format.
1. Course subject and number:
ADM 500
2. Units:
See upper and lower division undergraduate course definitions.
3. College:
Extended Campuses
4. Academic Unit:
3
Business & Administration
5. Student Learning Outcomes of the new course. (Resources & Examples for Developing Course Learning
Outcomes)
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Essential features of a MIS systems
o MIS systems,
o Accounting/Bookkeeping systems,
o Project management,
o Security,
o Legal requirements,
o Reporting.
Data collection including:
o Quality and value of data,
o Shopping carts,
o Social media,
o Online payments.
Creation of an organization website
o Website registration and hosting,
o Maintenance options,
o Content considerations,
o Customer interactions.
6. Justification for new course, including how the course contributes to degree program outcomes,
or other university requirements / student learning outcomes. (Resources, Examples & Tools for Developing
Effective Program Student Learning Outcomes).
This course was created to support the new Small Business emphasis of the Master of Administration
program. This emphasis is being added because of clear market demand.
7. Effective BEGINNING of what term and year?
See effective dates calendar.
Fall 2014
8. Long course title: Management Information Systems for Administrators
(max 100 characters including spaces)
9. Short course title: MIS for Administrators
(max. 30 characters including spaces)
Effective Fall 2012
10. Catalog course description (max. 60 words, excluding requisites):
Development, management, and effective use of information systems used by small businesses with
an emphasis on accounting and project management.
11. Will this course be part of any plan (major, minor or certificate) or sub plan (emphasis)?
Yes
If yes, include the appropriate plan proposal.
No
12. Does this course duplicate content of existing courses?
Yes
No
If yes, list the courses with duplicate material. If the duplication is greater than 20%, explain why
NAU should establish this course.
13. Will this course impact any other academic unit’s enrollment or plan(s)?
Yes
No
If yes, describe the impact. If applicable, include evidence of notification to and/or response from
each impacted academic unit
14. Grading option:
Letter grade
Pass/Fail
Both
15. Co-convened with:
14a. UGC approval date*:
(For example: ESE 450 and ESE 550) See co-convening policy.
*Must be approved by UGC before UCC submission, and both course syllabi must be presented.
16. Cross-listed with:
(For example: ES 450 and DIS 450) See cross listing policy.
Please submit a single cross-listed syllabus that will be used for all cross-listed courses.
17. May course be repeated for additional units?
16a. If yes, maximum units allowed?
16b. If yes, may course be repeated for additional units in the same term?
Yes
No
Yes
No
18. Prerequisites:
If prerequisites, include the rationale for the prerequisites.
19. Co requisites:
None
If co requisites, include the rationale for the co requisites.
20. Does this course include combined lecture and lab components?
Yes
If yes, include the units specific to each component in the course description above.
21. Names of the current faculty qualified to teach this course:
Effective Fall 2012
No
Answer 22-23 for UCC/ECCC only:
22. Is this course being proposed for Liberal Studies designation?
If yes, include a Liberal Studies proposal and syllabus with this proposal.
Yes
23. Is this course being proposed for Diversity designation?
If yes, include a Diversity proposal and syllabus with this proposal.
Yes
FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Date
Approvals:
Department Chair/Unit Head (if appropriate)
Date
Chair of college curriculum committee
Date
Dean of college
Date
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC Approval
Date
Approved as submitted:
Yes
No
Approved as modified:
Yes
No
Effective Fall 2012
No
No
EXTENDED CAMPUSES
Lisa Wischmeier
10.16.13
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Date
Approvals:
Academic Unit Head
Date
Division Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized Learning)
Date
Division Administrator in Extended Campuses (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized
Learning)
Date
Faculty Chair of Extended Campuses Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or
Personalized Learning)
Date
Chief Academic Officer; Extended Campuses (or Designee)
Date
Approved as submitted:
Yes
No
Approved as modified:
Yes
No
Effective Fall 2012
ADM 500 - Management Information Systems for Administrators
Course Syllabus
General Information
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Business and Administration
ADM 500 - Management Information Systems for Administrators
Semester: TBD
3 Units
Instructor's Name: TBD
Office Address: TBD
Office Hours: TBD
Course Prerequisites
None
Course Catalog Description
Development, management, and effective use of information systems used by small businesses with an
emphasis on accounting and project management. Letter grade only.
Student Learning Expectations/Outcomes for this Course
Evaluate, select, implement and assess:
1) Essential features of a MIS systems
a) MIS systems,
b) Accounting/Bookkeeping systems,
c) Project management,
d) Security,
e) Legal requirements,
f) Reporting.
2) Data collection including:
a) Quality and value of data,
b) Shopping carts,
c) Social media,
d) Online payments.
3) Creation of an organization website
a) Website registration and hosting,
b) Maintenance options,
c) Content considerations,
d) Customer interactions.
Emphasis Outcomes
1) Communicate business information in a professional manner.
Effective Fall 2012
2) Analyze the small business environment using a variety of business tools and produce ethical actionable
strategies to effectively negotiate and profit in that environment.
3) Demonstrate the ability to design, write, and produce a business plan meeting professional standards for
finance, marketing, economics, business law and management in organizations.
Program Outcomes
1) Demonstrate in writing knowledge of administration, leadership, organizational theory, ethics and effective
management of diverse cultures in organizations. They will specifically demonstrate the ability to design, write
and produce documents meeting professional standards in these key areas.
2) Demonstrate the ability to conduct both research and program evaluation that meets rigorous
methodological standards and produces useful, actionable, results.
3) Analyze problems and create solutions using a variety of qualitative and quantitative problem-solving
processes, technologies, systems approaches, and innovative/creative thinking.
4) Demonstrate professional skills applied to practical problems by consistently meeting deadlines, working
both independently and collaboratively in teams, and integrating scholarly knowledge from the student's
chosen field of specialization and the Core area.
5) Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and develop the skill sets necessary to pursue and find the
answers to professional questions through detailed study in and contribution to the scholarly literature of the
student's chosen field.
Course Structure
Course is a combination of reading, short lectures, computer applications, writing including computer
discussions, and problem solving. Models, cases, and mini-cases will be used.
Textbook and required materials
· Readings from a Management Information textbook (Such as Management Information Systems for the
Information Age 9th Edition, Stephen Haag and Maeve Cummings, McGraw Hill/Irwin. ISBN 007337685x.)
· Microsoft Excel,
· Web site registration,
· Full or academic copy of an accounting software package and associated content (such as QuickBooks).
· Class participants are also provided with Microsoft Dreamspark membership allowing use of software such
as Microsoft Project.
Course Outline
1) Project Management Module
a) Gantt Charts,
b) Resource allocation.
2) Management Information Systems Module
a) Data collection and validity concerns,
b) Accounting systems (payroll, accounts receivable and billing, accounts payable, inventory),
c) Management dashboards,
d) Legal, tax, and other governmental/industry reporting considerations.
Effective Fall 2012
3) Small Business Websites
a) Website creation,
b) Content concerns and maintenance,
c) Connecting with social media,
d) Shopping cart concerns (collecting money, handshaking with MIS system),
e) Security concerns.
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
The majority of assessment is individual work.
1) Methods of Assessment
a) Full and partial project deliverables,
b) Discussions,
c) Quizzes and tests.
2) Timeline for Assessment
a) Referenced online discussions for topics and sub-topics,
b) Quizzes, projects, or mini-paper for every topic (discussions may substitute for mini-papers),
c) Project/assignment deliverables,
d) Mid-term/final or just final if section 2b substitutes for a mid-term. Parts of section 2c may substitute
for a final.
Grading System
~35% Discussions
~15% Mini-papers
~40% Project/assignment deliverables
~10% Final
~10% Participation
Note: These percentages are a guideline and may vary plus or minus 10% at the instructor’s discretion and
with the understanding that some assessment items may be combined.
Note: Project deliverables may be individual or group at the instructor’s discretion.
Grades will be assigned on the basis of total points earned relative to the following scale:
>= 90%
A
80% ~ 89% B
70% ~ 79% C
60% ~ 69% D
< 60%
F
Final grades may be based upon a curved scale representing lower point values than those above.
Effective Fall 2012
Course Policies
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Late Work and Alternative Tests/Work
You are expected to complete all tests and assignments by the stated date. At the instructors discretion
participants may make arrangements before the lab quiz./exam and the lab quiz/exam may be taken early
(unless a documented emergency situation has occurred).
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Attendance
For the purposes of this class, timely discussion participation is considered attendance. Failure to attend will
result in a reduced participation grade.
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Statement on Plagiarism and Cheating
Masters in Administration students are expected to meet the highest professional academic standards.
Academic dishonesty is not tolerated in any course within the Masters of Administration program. Academic
dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:
· Use of unapproved material for a test or assignment,
· Plagiarism is the act of passing off the ideas or work of another as one's own without crediting the source,
· Falsification, fabrication, or use of misleading data, information, or citations,
· Submission of academic work prepared for a different class without instructor approval,
· Prohibited collaboration,
· Misrepresentation of personal circumstances to justify an extended deadline;
· Copyright violation,
· Giving or taking undue credit for team projects and activities,
· Assisting or knowingly allowing another student to violate the academic dishonesty policy.
Any of these actions will lower your assignment grade and may result in an F for the course. Academic
dishonesty is reported according to the policies set forth by Northern Arizona University.
NAU Policy Statements
Attach the Safe Working and Learning Environment, Students with Disabilities, Institutional Review Board,
and Academic Integrity policies or reference them in the syllabus. See the following document for policy
statements: http://www4.nau.edu/avpaa/UCCPolicy/plcystmt.html
Effective Fall 2012