1 CIS 231 WWW 15 Week Semester Structure Management Information Systems Spring 2015 INSTRUCTOR NAME: Dr. Betty Kleen OFFICE LOCATION: 216 Powell---NOT in office on a daily basis PHONE NUMBER: 985.448.4191 EMAIL: betty.kleen@nicholls.edu (quickest way to contact me and get response) OFFICE HOURS: I do not have set office hours; I check email each weekday and at least one day during weekends Catalog Description: CIS 231. Management Information Systems. 3-3-0. Introduction to business information resources, system design, and information management. Topics include computer hardware, systems analysis, database management, decision support systems, and distributed data processing. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and OIS 200, or permission of department head. Because OIS 200 is a prerequisite, you are expected to have a working knowledge of your computer operating system, Word, Excel, and Access database coming into this course. Required Text and Other Materials: Introduction to Information Systems, 16 th edition (loose leaf). George Marakas and James A. O Brien. McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2013 ISBN: 9780073376882 MHID: 0073376884 O.K. to also use hard copy if you find cheaper. Visit www.mhhe.com/marakas for additional student resources for 16 th edition - including chapter quizzes with immediate feedback that you can take prior to taking Dr. Kleen s graded quiz for a chapter through the Moodle Course Management System. Microsoft Office 2013----all these modules will be used: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Note: If you currently have Office 2010 on your computer with all these modules, you should be able to complete tasks just fine, using that software. Need to investigate purchasing Office 2013? Visit the following: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store?siteid=msusa&locale=en_us&action=displayproductsearchresultspage&r esult=&keywords=microsoft+office if you want to explore costs for Microsoft Office 2013. Be sure you obtain a licensed copy of Microsoft Office. You may also visit Microsoft.com and obtain a FREE trial version, BUT this will allow no new documents, spreadsheets, or databases after the trial period expiration. Check carefully before electing to use this option. Also, if you do not have the ACCESS DATABASE module at home, investigate whether you might be able to use a friend s computer for that homework project OR plan to use open computer labs at Nicholls to complete. Assignments are to be submitted through Moodle course management system. Check distance learning website http://www.nicholls.edu/distance/student-resources/ for more information about Moodle supported web browsers and operating systems, as well as a Moodle tutorial should you need one. Nicholls academic computer network account. Valid student ID needed to gain access to any student computer labs on campus. (ID s obtained in student life office). Students are expected to be familiar with the University s computer use policy. See the Code of Student Conduct and at the following link: http://www.nicholls.edu/documents/student_life/code_of_conduct.pdf. Nicholls email account: NOTE that your instructor will respond to email inquiries done through your Nicholls email account (not other email accounts). If your instructor needs to email you, she will use your Nicholls account only. This is essential to properly track individual communication for the course. Because this is an online course, you should check student email at least 3 times a week.
2 Student Outcome Objectives: The primary purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the field of information systems. Upon completion of prescribed work for this course, the student will be able to: identify and discuss the organizational, managerial, and technical issues related to Information Systems (IS) identify and discuss what to look for when buying a personal computer or requesting hardware at work research, read, and summarize articles from the IS literature use database software to create a database, answer queries and generate appropriate reports use components of the Internet, including e-mail and the world wide web identify and discuss ethical issues related to IS such as privacy and security identify and discuss issues related to networking and telecommunications identify and discuss how information systems are used for decision support identify and discuss the basic methods and techniques of systems analysis and design, including how and when end users may be involved identify and discuss key processes of e-commerce systems and web store requirements Course Content: A. Foundation Concepts A. Foundations of Information Systems in Business (Chapter 1) B. Competing with Information Technology (Chapter 2) B. Information Technologies A. Computer Hardware (Chapter 3) B. Computer Software (Chapter 4) C. Data Resource Management (Chapter 5) D. Telecommunications and Networks (Chapter 6) C. E-Business Applications A. Electronic Business Systems (Chapter 7) B. Business Across the Enterprise (Chapter 8) C. E-Commerce Systems (Chapter 9) D. Supporting Decision Making (Chapter 10) D. Development Processes A. Business/IT Strategies for Development (Chapter 11) B. Developing Business/IT Solutions (Chapter 12) E. Management Challenges--Security and Ethical Challenges (Chapter 13) Course Requirements: Chapter multiple-choice quizzes, essay midterm exam, essay final exam, Moodle Forum entries, graded assignments/projects Competent business professionals must be able to apply IS/IT, in addition to passing tests related to IS/IT content. Therefore, various projects/assignments will be given at selected points during the semester. Exams cover text materials, additional materials posted, and any additional readings assigned.
3 Semester Expectations: The face-to-face equivalent of this course involves approximately 42 hours of class time, in addition to outside reading of text chapters, completion of graded projects, and preparation for quizzes and exams. A standard expectation of university study is 2 hours outside of class for each in-class hour. A typical timeline for all the activities in this online version of the course will run 100 to 125 hours since you will be studying the chapters on your own, as well as completing all other activities identified in the syllabus. Adjust your course load accordingly to accommodate your classes, work, family responsibilities, and so forth. Methods of Evaluation: Quizzes, exams, discussion entries, and numerous project assignments throughout the semester will measure the degree to which you have mastered the content of this course. Possible Points: Grading Scale: Chapter Quizzes (lowest 2 of 13 will be dropped) 220 pts. A = 90% + Midterm Exam 100 pts. B = 80 89% Final Exam 100 pts. C = 70-79% Moodle Forum (10 pts. Per assigned forum 7 highest grades kept) 70 pts. D = 60-69% Graded projects 260 pts. F = below 60% Semester Total 750 pts. Calculation of Grades: The grades you earn will also be recorded in a spreadsheet maintained by your instructor; the final grades from the spreadsheet calculations will be the final grades recorded for the course. Make-up Procedure: All students will submit assignments via the Moodle system, unless otherwise instructed. Makeup quizzes/exams are only allowed with validation of reason. The instructor reserves the right to reject any excuse that does not reflect illness under a doctor's care, official university function, extreme family emergency, or documented employment travel. Late project/graded assignments lose the equivalent of 25% of possible points each calendar day late (example: assignment due Monday is turned in Wednesday loses 50% of possible points. NO time extensions are allowed for any Forum postings (Only 7 forums kept for grade calculation at end of semester). Any course deadlines are based on U.S. Central time zone, adjusting from or to daylight savings time. Academic Honesty Policy: Students are expected to hold themselves to a high level of ethical behavior. Cheating on any method of evaluation will not be tolerated. If the instructor determines a student is cheating, a grade of F will be given for the class. Attendance Policy: See make-up procedure section. Deadlines are established throughout the semester. Make sure you maintain a calendar schedule so that you meet deadlines. DROP DATE: The last day to drop a course with a W is: Friday, March 27, 2015. You must complete correct Nicholls course drop procedures as specified to students; simply quitting the course without telling anyone or only telling your instructor is insufficient. Check the correct procedures if you wish to drop.
4 Americans with Disabilities Act: Students with a documented disability are entitled to classroom accommodations under the ADA. To receive accommodations, contact the Office of Disability Services at (985) 448-4430 or 158-A Shaver Gym. Additional information can be found at www.nicholls.edu/disability Academic Grievances: The proper procedure for filing grade appeals or grievances related to academic matters is listed in Section 5 of the Code of Student Conduct and at the following link: http://www.nicholls.edu/documents/student_life/code_of_conduct.pdf. Continued Learning following an Extreme Emergency: In order to make continued learning possible following an extreme emergency, students are responsible for: reading regular emergency notifications on the NSU website; knowing how to use and access the university designated electronic delivery system (such as Moodle); being familiar with emergency guidelines; evacuating textbooks and other course materials; knowing their designated electronic delivery system (such as Moodle) student login and password; contacting faculty regarding their intentions for completing the course. Faculty are responsible for: their development in the use of the designated electronic delivery system (such as Moodle) software; having a plan for continuing their courses using only the designated electronic delivery system (such as Moodle) and email; continuing their course in whatever way suits the completion of the course best, and being creative in the continuation of these courses; making adjustments or compensations to a student s progress in special programs with labs, clinical sequences or the like only in the immediate semester following the emergency. Turnitin Policy: By taking this course, students agree that all assignments are subject to submission to Turnitin, a plagiarism detection software that checks documents for originality. All work submitted to Turnitin will be added to its database of papers. Specifically, this service compares your paper with Internet web pages, articles in databases, and all papers previously submitted. Turnitin then either confirms the originality of your work or gives the source of plagiarism. In cases of detected plagiarism, the paper and supporting evidence will be handled in compliance with the Student Code of Conduct, Section Five. (http://www.nicholls.edu/life/policy/code_of_conduct.pdf). Multiple cheating offenses: Section Five of the Code of Student Conduct, Academic Dishonesty and Disruptive Behavior, includes a requirement that faculty file a charge complaint statement with their respective dean whenever a student is confronted or disciplined for cheating. The Office of Academic Affairs will maintain these records, and any student confronted and/or disciplined for multiple offenses of academic dishonesty will be brought before the Academic Affairs Integrity Committee for further review and potential sanctions. Please read the Code of Student Conduct for further details regarding this policy." Assisting with studying and assignments: The Tutoring Center at 143 Peltier Hall. Call 985-448-4100, email: tutoring@nicholls.edu, or visit http://www.nicholls.edu/academic-enhancement/ The Writing Center at 144 Peltier Hall. Call 985-448-4100, email: tutoring@nicholls.edu, or visit http://www.nicholls.edu/academic-enhancement/ Online Tutoring through Moodle. Look for the Brainfuse log-in link on the home page, http://moodle2.nicholls.edu/moodle/
5 Student Support Services Information for Online Students Technical Problems If you are having problems with the technology involved in this course, you can either e-mail the instructor or check the http://www.nicholls.edu/distance/student-resources/ for further information and help. Grievance If you have an issue relating to the instructor or your fellow classmates, you can follow the procedures set up in the Code of Student Conduct. This document and the Student Academic Grievance Form are located at http://www.nicholls.edu/sja/ Library The Library Home Page has a link to a specific webpage dedicated to distance education students. This webpage contains tutorials on accessing the library from home, finding and using electronic books, using the electronic research databases, emailing a reference librarian, and other useful information. The page also offers a direct contact with reference librarian through e-mail or telephone. http://www.nicholls.edu/library/distance.htm Counseling Nicholls Counseling Center provides professional assistance for students dealing with a range of mental health, wellness, and adjustment issues through individual, couple, and group counseling; consultation; and various forms of outreach, you can go to the following website http://www.nicholls.edu/counseling/ Disability Services Disability Services acts as a liaison between students and faculty to facilitate the provision of accommodations as per Americans with Disabilities Act. http://www.nicholls.edu/disability/ Career Services Career Services offers placement assistance for students and alumni for temporary and permanent part-time and full-time employment and internships in addition to professional coaching in resume writing, interviewing, and dressing for success. http://www.nicholls.edu/career/ and http://www.collegecentral.com/nicholls/. Tutoring Questions concerning academic tutoring can be sent to: tutoring@nicholls.edu. This e-mail is usually staffed during normal business hours.
6 HOW DO I SUCCEED IN THIS ONLINE COURSE? Semester Expectations: While you can complete work and study at any time of the day, seven days a week, deadlines are set and are detailed on the course calendar; the course is structured so that you do have work to complete each week. In some instances you can work ahead, such as various graded projects. Chapter quizzes, midterm and final exam, and various forums are only open on specified dates. Not having Internet access is not an acceptable excuse for late work. When taking an online course, it is your responsibility to find an alternative location of Internet access if your home Internet access goes down. You are expected to be able to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint prior to enrolling in the course, having completed OIS 200 (or CMPS 101 if you took a 3-hour computer science course instead). You are expected to be able to use Moodle course management software. You are expected to check the Moodle course regularly (such as every 48 hours) to watch for additional announcements and messages from your instructor. You are expected to monitor your student email regularly (such as every 48 hours) to watch for an individual email to you from your instructor about any CIS 231 course issue. You should immediately notify your instructor through email or phone if you have a problem accessing or submitting something. Use the Moodle system s features to determine if something was submitted. You can expect a return email response within 24 hours if you submit an email during the week (up to noon Friday). If you do not receive an email response from your instructor within that 24-hour timeframe, call your instructor to determine whether the email was received. However, please extend your instructor the courtesy of allowing 24 hours. You will need to proceed through the chapters in the order set by the instructor, meeting deadlines established. You will complete a chapter quiz for each chapter. DO NOT TAKE YOUR QUIZ ON A SMART PHONE! Each chapter quiz will have established open/closing dates. Quizzes are typically open 48 hours, so your instructor does NOT extend deadlines when you wait until the last minute and have problems. This is a generous timeframe compared to online classes that only offer a three- or six-hour window for online students to take a quiz. If you have weekend plans, you can still take the quiz on Monday morning. You may take each quiz only once, so take a practice quiz found at the end of each chapter and also visit the textbook authors website at www.mhhe.com/marakas and take the practice quiz for that chapter. The authors website will even give you immediate feedback about correct and incorrect answers on the practice quiz. Once you take a chapter quiz through Moodle, you will receive your score immediately from each quiz taken. You will complete various Forum entries throughout the semester. These will have set opening/closing dates. You can at any time throughout the entire semester read and/or post to the students question and answer general Forum for questions and answers about the course. You may find a comment already posted that will help you. Use this communication to get a general question answered others may have the same question, so all can then see the answer I post in response to your inquiry. You will complete both a midterm exam and a final exam. These exams will be posted on specified dates and are essay exams. Several graded projects will be assigned throughout the course. Each assignment will have established deadlines. You will typically have at least one week to complete assigned projects; late penalties will be applied if deadlines are missed (-25% for each day late). Projects assignments submitted more than a week late will receive no points. You can normally expect projects grades to be posted within a week after due date. Projects often take many hours to grade, so do not expect 24 or 48-hour turnaround on project grading. You can review instructor comments on graded projects. These comments are posted and available for your review through the gradebook feature in Moodle. Please check these as they can give you guidance on preparing future assignments. Traveling for your job, vacations, etc., are not valid reasons for requesting deadline extensions. One of the reasons online classes are popular is you do not have to report to a set location on campus to attend class. Wifi access is routinely available in most hotels and commonly in fast food locations, coffee shops, etc.
7 Module Activities, Forums, Quizzes, and Projects: At the beginning date of each topic/module, obtain the module Instruction Sheet from Moodle that contains objectives, a listing of activities to complete, and deadlines for various activities if a module covers 2 chapters, you typically take the quiz for the first of the two chapters at the end of the first week of the module. Print out the instruction sheets so you have a complete explanation of what is due and when it is due o Download any additional documents you will need for that module. You will find materials such as PowerPoint slides to help guide your study MP3 files containing short lectures from your instructor for most chapters Additional readings, videos, and other materials your instructor will hold you accountable for come test/quiz time Read the chapters and any other related readings assigned; also view any videos your instructor assigns. Be sure to pay special attention to the cases provided in each chapter your textbook authors have taken great care to use real world companies and case content that relates to your chapter to increase your understanding. Complete your FORUM entries if a Forum has been assigned. Each forum is valued at 10 points. To prepare you to be an effective contributor to Forums in the work environment, the grading policy for Forum entries rewards timely responses, evidence of having read the thread of discussion already posted, evidence of having read the text or applicable research (by citing page numbers where appropriate), addition of different ideas to the thread, and correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and other English fundamentals. Forum Grading Rubric Used by Your Instructor Evaluation Issues 2 Points 1 Point 0 Points Earned Timely Responses 2 or more postings for question (s) posted for the timeframe 2) Less than 2 postings (0) Evidence of having read the thread Logical posts that expand discussion and make reference to others' responses (2) Logic of responses includes other responses (1) Little or no evidence of having read thread (0) Evidence of having read the text or applicable research Makes reference to text and assigned readings and synthesizes the information (2) Logic of responses indicates minimal reference to text or readings (1) Little or no evidence of reference to text and readings (0) Adding different ideas to the thread Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, & English Fundamentals Adds considerably to the thread (2) Proofread and edited prior to activating posts. 0 2 errors. (2) Adds somewhat to the thread (1) 3-4 errors. (1) Adds little or nothing to the thread (0) 5 or more errors. (0) Total possible points per Forum = 10 Netiquette: When posting entries to the assigned Forum, be sure to use acceptable netiquette (online etiquette). This means you should write in a clear manner, using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and other English fundamentals. Consider that this would be expected in the workplace. Do not flame someone by writing an undiplomatic, angry response. Keep your language appropriate for the workplace. The CIS 231 Forums are no place for vulgar language and phrasing, nor for being discourteous to other participants. While you are encouraged to disagree if you perceive someone has posted an incorrect observation, or add clarification if someone presents unclear statements, do so courteously and back up your statements with good support information and/or examples.
8 By visiting www.mhhe.com/marakas you can find chapter practice quizzes for the 16 th edition with true/false and multiple choice questions your answers are checked and you will receive immediate feedback as to whether your answers are correct. While you see whether your answers are right or wrong, this practice quiz is NOT sent to your instructor. To further prepare for each graded chapter quiz so that you can score well, review the chapter by taking the hard copy quiz at the end of each chapter (answers are on pages 670-672). Also, assess whether you can answer the discussion questions also provided at the end of each chapter. Once you have studied a chapter and prepared for the graded quiz, you can proceed to access the quiz and take the quiz within the timeline provided by your instructor. Graded quizzes can be taken only once, so do your best to prepare before taking the quiz. You will have 25 minutes to complete a quiz once you begin, and you cannot stop and then restart later. IF YOU TAKE MORE THAN 25 MINUTES, the quiz will shut off and the software will grade what you have completed. Here s a reason to be timely in taking quizzes, not waiting until the very lasts hour a quiz is open: Although it does not happen often, Moodle might malfunction or lock up when you are taking a quiz. If Moodle locks up and you have only completed a few questions in the quiz, immediately email your instructor with a request to clear your attempt. Your instructor can then clear the attempt when she checks email on Monday morning. You can then attempt the quiz again, but only until the deadline specified in your instruction sheet.