TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY A.R. SANCHEZ, Jr. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSE SYLLABUS FALL 2016 Course: Instructor: Hugo Luis Garcia, MS IS Office Hours: Contact Info: Office: WHTC 218 F; Office Phone: 956 326 2507 E-mail: hgarcia@tamiu.edu Required Text: Prerequisite: MIS 3310-180 Management Information Systems ONLINE COURSE MWF 12:00 pm 1:00 pm; TR 4:00 pm 5:30 pm MIS, 6th Edition, Hossein Bidgoli, California State University, Bakersfield, ISBN-13: 9781305632004, Copyright 2016 MIS 1305 or equivalent Course Description: This course addresses the theory, capabilities, applications, benefits, liabilities and economics of business computer information systems. The focus is on using information systems to solve business problems. Management information systems and computer-based decision support is emphasized. The standard support application packages will be used. Written and/or oral presentations are required. (http://www.tamiu.edu/catalog/current/courses/mis3310.shtml) In addition to the chapters and assignments specified in the syllabus, additional readings and assignments may be posted throughout the semester. Learning Objectives: Objective Gain an acceptable level of knowledge of general business concepts, especially in the MIS context: an understanding of the role of information systems and technology (IS&T) in business an understanding of the impact of IS&T on businesses an understanding of how to use IS&T to help solve business problems Acquire adequate business knowledge, especially in the MIS context: a working knowledge of components, characteristics, and terminology related to IS&T an understanding of current issues in IS&T Demonstrate adequate skills in business communication Means of Assessment Exams and Assignments Exams and Assignments Assignments
Grading Policy Discussion questions, discussion forum participation and article summaries will count toward your projects average. Short answer questions and case study questions will count toward your homework average. Only quizzes count toward your quiz average. Exam 1: 20% 90-100% A Exam 2: 20% 80-90% B Final Exam: 20% 70-80% C Participation: 20% 60-70% D Homework: 20% below 60 not passing No extra credit assignments. IMPORTANT: This is an online course. A significant difference between online and more traditional lecture or face-to-face courses is that in an online course the student is much more responsible for carefully, thoroughly, and thoughtfully reading and reviewing the assigned material. Paying attention to detail is crucial. Furthermore, the style of communication in an online course is different than in a face-to-face class. While an online student can always use email to ask the instructor questions or request more information, this lacks the immediacy and richness of communication in a face-to-face class. Simply put, an online student will likely have to work harder to learn the material than a student in a lecture-based class. The course will be conducted via TAMIU's elearning facility (ANGEL). Students are expected to learn how to log on to and use ANGEL on their own. Information about ANGEL is available at https://elearning.tamiu.edu/default.asp. Please review this information, including the guides, instructions, and videos for using ANGEL. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. The preferred method is via ANGEL's email service. If you have difficulty with that my TAMIU email address, office phone number, and office hours are at the top of this syllabus. Assignments are due on the dates specified in the syllabus. No late assignments will be accepted. The following will govern how exams are administered: Exams will be up for one week. You can take them at any time while they are up. Once you start it, you will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to take the exam. Exams will consist of 30 to 40 True/False-Multiple Choice questions. These T/F-M/C questions will count for 40 % of the exam grade. 60 % of your exam grade will come from 6 essay questions. Each answer for these questions should be at least 5 to 10 sentences long, depending on the question. Diagrams may also be part of the answer. A word of advice. Do not count on the fact that you can use your book and/or notes. You will not have enough time to hunt for the answers. This exam is administered under the assumption that you have read all the necessary chapters and learning modules, that you have participated in the class discussions, that you have done your assignments, and that you have watched the supplemental videos. If you do not complete it during that time frame you will receive a grade of "0". Note that you must finish the exam before 11:59 pm on the last day of that exam week. Exams will be timed. You will have 90 minutes to complete the exam. No extensions will be given. Exams are open book.
Because of the advance notice given via the schedule in this syllabus, and the 1 week window to take each exam, there will be no alternate exam times offered. Furthermore, no make-up exams will be given. You must take the exams when they are scheduled. If you miss an exam you will receive a grade of 0 for it. Participation: Participation in class means completing two substantive posts per week. A substantive post is one that relates subject matter from the book or class discussion to a peer reviewed academic source from the library. Go to http://library.tamiu.edu/, click on Databases A-Z, choose ABI/Inform, login, restrict your search to full text and peer reviewed articles and use your search results to support any assertions or opinions you state. Use APA format to cite your source(s). Each of your two responses for the week should be 100 words or more, citations included. Angel Web Site Supplementary information for the course is available. The Angel Web site for this course contains class notes, PowerPoint slides, class announcements, the course syllabus, test dates, and other information for the course. Classroom Behavior The A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business encourages classroom discussion and academic debate as an essential intellectual activity. It is essential that students learn to express and defend their beliefs, but it is also essential that they learn to listen and respond respectfully to others whose beliefs they may not share. ARSSB will always tolerate diverse, unorthodox, and unpopular points of view, but it will not tolerate condescending or insulting remarks. When students verbally abuse or ridicule and intimidate others whose views they do not agree with, they subvert the free exchange of ideas that should characterize a university classroom. If their actions are deemed by the professor to be disruptive, they will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, which may include being involuntarily withdrawn from the class. Copyright Restrictions The Copyright Act of 1976 grants to copyright owners the exclusive right to reproduce their works and distribute copies of their work. Works that receive copyright protection include published works such as a textbook. Copying a textbook without permission from the owner of the copyright may constitute copyright infringement. Civil and criminal penalties may be assessed for copyright infringement. Civil penalties include damages up to $100,000; criminal penalties include a fine up to $250,000 and imprisonment. Copyright laws do not allow students and professors to make photocopies of copyrighted materials, but you may copy a limited portion of a work, such an article from a journal or a chapter from a book for your own personal academic use or, in the case of a professor, for personal, limited classroom use. In general, the extent of your copying should not suggest that the purpose or the effect of your copying is to avoid paying for the materials. And, of course, you may not sell these copies for a profit. Thus, students who copy textbooks to avoid buying them or professors who provide photocopies of textbooks to enable students to save money are violating the law. Plagiarism and Cheating Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else s work as one s own. Recently, the Internet has complicated the picture. Getting something from the Internet and presenting it as one s own is still plagiarism. Copying another student s paper or a portion of the paper - is usually called copying. Neither plagiarism nor copying will be tolerated. Should a faculty member discover that a student has committed plagiarism, the students will receive a grade of F in that course and the matter may, if necessary, be referred to the TAMIU Honor Council for possible disciplinary action. Students with Disabilities Texas A&M International University seeks to provide reasonable accommodations for all qualified persons with disabilities. This University will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal education opportunity. It is the student s responsibility to register with the Disabilities Services Coordinator located in the
Student Counseling Center and to contact the faculty member in a timely fashion to arrange for suitable accommodations. Safety and Security- You are the Difference Your safety and security are of prime concern here at Texas A&M International University, and the University police department work hard to ensure the campus is a safe place to live, learn, work and play. TAMIU is not, however, exempt from crime. To be safe and secure, you must take common sense precautions. Be alert and aware of those around you; look out for the safety of others. Do not leave valuables unattended; do not attempt to touch or interfere with our wildlife. Student Attendance and Leave of Absence (LOA) Policy: As part of our efforts to assist and encourage all students towards graduation, TAMIU provides LOA s for students, including pregnant/parenting students, in accordance with the Attendance Rule (Section 3.24) and the Student LOA Rule (Section 3.25) which includes the Leave of Absence Request form. Both rules can be found in the TAMIU Student Handbook: http://www.tamiu.edu/studentaffairs/studenthandbook1.shtml). Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, harassment based on sex, including harassment because of pregnancy or related conditions, is prohibited. A pregnant/parenting student must be granted a leave of absence (LOA) for as long as the student s physician deems the absence medically necessary. Specifically, a pregnant/parenting student is afforded the following: (1) Submit work after a deadline that was missed because of a LOA due to pregnancy or childbirth. (2) If grading is based in part on class attendance or participation, earn the credits missed so that the student can be reinstated to the status held before the LOA. (3) At the conclusion of the LOA, return to the same academic and extracurricular status held when the LOA began. Student Responsibility For Dropping a Course It is the responsibility of the STUDENT to drop the course before the drop date. Faculty are not responsible for dropping students who suspend class attendance. Final Examination The University requires all final Examinations be comprehensive and must be taken during exam week.
Date Topic Activity Week 1 Introduction: Syllabus and Policy; Project Explanation; Week 1 Information Systems: An Overview. Review Week 2 Computers: The Machines Behind Computing. Review Week 3 Database Systems, Data Warehouses, and Data Marts. Review Week 4 Personal, Legal, Ethical, and Organizational Issues of Information Systems. Review Week 5 Protecting Information Resources. Review Week 6 Continue Unit 1 and Review Week 6 Exam 1: Chapters 1-5 Week 7 Data Communication: Delivering Information Anywhere and Anytime. Review Week 8 The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets. Review Week 8 E-Commerce. Review Week 9 Global Information Systems and Review Review Week 10 Exam 2: Chapters 6-9 Week 10 Building Successful Information Systems. Review Week 12 Enterprise Systems. Review Week 12 Management Support Systems. Review Week 13 Intelligent Information Systems. Review Week 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications. Review Week 15 REVIEW WEEK