CIS 305, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS -ONLINE Summer I 2016, Dr. Jennifer Williams INSTRUCTOR CONTACT INFORMATION Email: jjwillia@usi.edu (You can also email me through Blackboard) Phone: Cell (270)213-0021 (feel free to text or call please state name and number) If I fail to respond to your communication within 24 hours, please call/text or email again 2 Exams On Campus (or proctored near you): REQUIRED You will need to attend two exam proctor sessions to complete exams 1 & 2. The schedule lists the dates and times I will be available to administer the exam on the USI campus (I will notify you of location later as I have to reserve a room somewhere in the BE building). Exam1 will be administered on Wednesday, May 25 and Exam 2 will be administered on Thursday, June 9. The early session begins (both days) at 11:00am as I teach on that day at 12:30. The second session on those days runs from 4:00pm 6:30pm (which means you must arrive by 5:30 to have the 1 hour necessary for completion). Hopefully, you will be able to attend one of these sessions (mark your calendar now!) as you will have the advantage of my being there to answer any questions during the exam. If you cannot take the exam with me on these days you can arrange an alternative time to take the exam in the Distance Learning Department on the USI campus. You will find all information on how to make these arrangements on BB posted with the syllabus and the schedule. Please notice this takes advance planning and preparation. Please let me know now if you expect to use the DL department for either of your exams. If you are located outside the Evansville area, you can FIND a proctor near you (at a nearby college university etc). This proctor must be approved by the DL department here on campus. You will find all information on how to make these arrangements posted on BB with the syllabus and schedule. Again, this takes time so find this person immediately if this is the case. As soon as you know what your arrangements will be, please inform me via email. If you plan to contact the DL department, I must let them know to expect you to call. As always, let me know if you have questions. NO REQUIRED TEXT Course module content will be delivered via PowerPoints developed by several instructors. PowerPoints will be posted on BB for your use as instructional material. The good news: (1) NO TEXT BOOK COST! YEAH! (2)Materials quite focused on delivery topics so less reading. The bad News: NONE! Are you kidding!!!! Because Information Systems is such a broad field, any class that introduces the basic and fundamental concepts can be overwhelming. Several professors have worked over three semesters to synthesize materials from several textbooks and to develop a course that presents all business majors
with more focused and necessary content and also allows opportunity to experiment and learn in an interactive fashion about how information systems are used in business. The CIS curriculum is always undergoing changes as the field of information systems is constantly changing. As a result of curricular changes, both the number and the content associated with CIS 305 is changing! Do not be confused as these changes are implemented. You may find other sections of 305 using a text and/or appearing to experience different content. Be assured you are learning content that we believe is absolutely current and relevant for not only CIS majors, but for any/all business majors. COURSE DESCRIPTION Success in any field today requires an understanding of IT/IS (information technology/information systems). Telecommunications, computing, and information technologies have converged to change the way we live in general and the way business is conducted in specific. All aspects of the business are impacted. Regardless of your major, if you are a business student, you must understand the organizational impacts of information systems and information technology. More and more today we hear the phrase, Data Driven Organization. We should realize this refers to organizational decision making based upon data that is both collected and acted upon in real time. 80% of the work devoted to data analytics/business analytics is devoted to collecting, organizing, and storing the data in forms to allow such analyses. As a business student, you need not become a technical expert, for technicians can develop and maintain the technology, but you must understand data and information as strategic organizational assets and information technology as a means to solving business problems and making business decisions. The purpose of CIS 305 is to advance your understanding such that upon completion of this course you should: 1. Understand the role of information as an organizational resource/asset and the unique economics of information and IS 2. Understand the role of information systems/information technology (IS/IT) in business and its role as a strategic enabler 3. Understand the importance of IS/Business alignment 4. Understand ethical issues that surround and are raised by the use of information, IS and IT 5. Understand the importance of data in today s organization and the relationship between competitive advantage and knowledge management, business intelligence and business analytics 6. Understand the complexity and the challenges of securing organizational data and other information assets and tools. 7. Understand the systems approach and the mechanisms, tools, and methods for developing, acquiring, and sourcing information systems 8. Understand enterprise systems and infrastructure and the challenges of implementing such systems
Your development in these areas will be measured by written assignments, in class exercises, discussion, and exams DISABILITY SUPPORT If you have a disability for which you may require academic accommodations for this class, please register with Disability Resources (DR) as soon as possible. Students who have or who receive an accommodation letter from DR are encouraged to meet privately with course faculty to discuss the provisions of those accommodations as early in the semester as possible. To qualify for accommodation assistance, students must first register to use the disability resources in DR, Science Center Rm. 2206. Contact information: 812-464-1961 http://www.usi.edu/disabilities. To help ensure that accommodations will be available when needed, students are encouraged to meet with course faculty at least 7 days prior to the actual need for the accommodation. CLASSROOM POLICY This document should be considered a contract showing what I expect of you and what you can expect from me. The rule of the classroom is mutual respect for one another and we should let this gauge our behavior. I encourage you to express your opinions even when they differ from mine and others in the class. However, disagreements should focus on ideas, facts, beliefs, and experiences; personal attacks will not be allowed. You will find that you sometimes have professional disagreement with fellow employees but must learn to handle such communication in a professional manner and with integrity. Classroom conduct should reflect this. (For this online course, classroom conduct typically refers to Discussion Board posts or replies to the work of other students) Academic dishonesty of any form (such as plagiarism, cheating on exams and/or homework, etc.) WILL NOT be tolerated. If you are found violating this rule of honesty, you risk a grade of 0 for the assignment/test (at the very least) and/or a failing grade for the semester. Please consult your student handbook or bulletin for specifics in this area. Please be aware that the RCOB faculty uses software to check for recycled work! This software will pick up even very small portions of work that have been submitted into the system. Therefore, any work for this (and other) class(es) should be developed solely by you and specifically for this class. If you wish to build upon past work, then you should discuss that with me as this can often be accommodated. You should assume that faculty understand the many ways that dishonest students cheat. Please do not risk getting dismissed from this class or the university due to such behavior. Even though this class is online, we do have many mechanisms for detecting cheating behaviors. You should read/study class material (PowerPoints and any assigned reading) BEFORE viewing the video lecture. My role is to guide you through the understanding of the course material, to bring additional information or examples of application of the material, and to generally discuss the topics in necessary ways to clarify and to add to your understanding of the material. My objective with the lectures is to clarify and add to your understanding of the material. Please jot down any questions that arise during your reading and studying of the material. Hopefully I will clear these up for you with the video lecture. If not, please contact me for further help.
You are expected to regularly check both your USI email and BB for course communications. If I send you email and you do not respond in a reasonable time (48 hours), your semester grade will be negatively impacted. You can redirect your USI mail to a preferred mailbox if you choose. All class materials and information will be posted on BB and you should check regularly to stay informed about possible changes in class materials and/or schedules. Your grades will be posted on BB as well. Please be aware I am teaching two classes during this summer session. I will have an enormous grading load. Please be patient. I will grade and post as quickly as possible. I will contact you via email through BB; You should also realize that other offices and individuals on campus will use BB to send you email. You must check this mail regularly. Failure to check email, and thus failure to act accordingly is NO EXCUSE! Checking email and BB regularly is a requirement for this course. All assignments and submissions will have due dates/times for submission. Failure to submit the work at the time/date listed will result in grade deductions. The longer the delay, the greater the deduction. All work MUST be submitted to receive a passing grade in the class. Work submitted more than one week past due date/time will receive a grade of 0. Under all circumstances, all work MUST BE SUBMITTED by the last day of class. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNED WORK by the last day of class to receive a passing grade in the course! RCOB Skill Development This course will develop skills in the use of critical thinking. Thinking critically involves bringing appropriate facts and information to bear, considering viewpoints of all stakeholders, recognizing assumptions and considering implications of actions (or failure to act). Critical thinking is an important component of your grades (see grading rubrics). Facts bring about the What but the What alone is often unimportant. We will constantly see the So What in CIS 305. Critical thinking will be measured by exam questions and Discussion Board posts and other assignments. Communication skills are profoundly important in all areas of business; all written work for this class must be well developed, organized, and presented, and must be free of grammar, spelling and sentence structure errors. You are expected to use standard English. If you have needs in this area, you should use/employ an editor, a tutor or seek help from the writing lab. Submissions failing to adhere to these standards will not be well received! This is a requirement not a suggestion! Performance Components Exams (2 @ 100 points each for 200 points total) You will complete 2 exams. See schedule for exam dates. Exams will be include objective (multiple choice) questions, short answer, and/or applied problems solving. Assignments & Discussion Board Posts (average of all worth 100 points)
Each Module will involve at least one applied assignment. You must satisfactorily complete all of these assignments to receive a passing grade in the class. Full details and grading guidelines/rubrics will be posted on BB for each assignment. Grades: Exams (2) (100 points each) 200 90% (A) 270 points 70% (C) 210 points Homework Average (5 or 6) 100 88% (B+) 264 points 68% (D+) 204 points Total Points 300 80% (B) 240 points 60% (F) 180 points 78% (C+) 234 points Below 180 points = F STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Read Syllabus, Schedule, Exam Proctor Information, Introductory Email, and all Items Posted on BB. Get familiar with BB site. 2. Inform Dr. J. of exam plans 3. Read All Assigned Work Prior to Viewing Video Lectures 4. Check BB and USI Email Regularly and Respond to Requests Promptly 5. Submit All Work On Time! 6. Use Editor, Tutor, or Writing Lab to Insure All Work is Well Written, Uses Standard English, and is Free from Grammar, Spelling and Sentence Errors. 7. Behave with Courtesy, Integrity, and Honesty in all Aspects of CIS 305 8. Keep Informed of Class Schedule and Due Dates 9. Contact Dr. J @ jjwillia@usi.edu or 270.213.0021 for any reason(s) necessary 10. REALIZE YOU MUST SUMBIT ALL WORK (by last day of class) to RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE in THIS CLASS. Work submitted more than 1 week late receives a grade of 0 11. Check BB for posted grades; use grading scale at end of this document to compute grades 12. Consult this document regularly to be reminded of all class/instructor information
Schedule, CIS 305 Online, Summer 1, 2016 Dr. Jennifer Williams May 11 June 9 We have 30 Days to complete the class! This includes 2 on campus (or proctored) exams. We have 6 modules to complete, so the math is pretty simple: we will complete a module every 5 days. You may work ahead to plan for the busy days of your summer. I also realize you may want to work ahead of the Memorial Day weekend holiday. I will post the work well enough in advance to allow you to plan and work ahead. However, I will not post all work at once as I do not want you moving through the work too fast. I want you to take some time to focus and concentrate on the materials for optimum learning. These dates are firm and will not change. Please plan your time accordingly. Module 1: Introduction and Foundation Concepts Begins Wednesday, May 11 Ends Sunday, May 15 All work due at end of day (midnight) Sunday, May 15 Module 2: Organizational Systems/ERP Begins Monday, May 16 Ends Friday, May 20 All work due at end of day (midnight) Friday, May 20 Module 3: Web Development Begins Saturday, May 21 Ends Wednesday, May 25 All work due at end of day (midnight) Wednesday, May 25 EXAM 1 PROCTORED ON CAMPUS WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 @ 11:00AM (arrival time), and 4:00 6:30 PM (latest arrival time is 5:30pm). See Blackboard for alternative arrangements via Distance Learning Group at USI. Module 4: Systems Development Begins Thursday, May 26 ends Monday, May 30 Because Monday is holiday, I will allow submissions through midnight Tuesday, 31 Module 5: Business Intelligence Begins Tuesday, May 31 ends Saturday, June 4 th All work due at end of day (midnight) Saturday, June 4 Module 6: Security & Ethics Begins Sunday, June 5 Ends Thursday, June 9, 2016 All work due at end of day (midnight) Thursday, June 9, 2016 EXAM 2 PROCTORED ON CAMPUS THURSDAY, JUNE 9 @ 11:00AM (arrival time), and 4:00 6:30 PM (latest arrival time is 5:30pm). See Blackboard for alternative arrangements via Distance Learning Group at USI.