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    = ;            &n= bsp;          MIS 240 (Sec 801) INFORMATION SYSTEMS= IN BUSINESS

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INSTR= UCTOR:        &= nbsp;  Ruidong Zhang

OFFIC= E:        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Schneider Hall, Room 417

E-MAI= L:        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; zhangr@uwec.edu= <= /o:p>

TELEP= HONE:        &= nbsp;           &= nbsp;   836-3893

FAX:<= /span>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       836-4959

 

Office Hours:  MWF   9:30 – 11:00am 

M         = 2:00 –   3:30pm

 

TEXTB= OOKS:        &= nbsp;   <= /o:p>

Rental: Stair, Ralph M. & George Reynolds, Principl= es of Information Systems, 7th Ed., Thomson Course Technology, 2006. ISBN: 0-619-21561-5.

 

Purchase: Parsons, June Jamrich, Dan Oja, Roy Ageloff, = and Patrick Carey. Microsoft Office Excel 2003,2nd Ed., Course Technology, 2006. ISBN: 0-619-26815-8.

 

SOFTW= ARE REQUIREMENTS

Microsoft Office 2003 is requires. Microsoft Word 2003 & Excel 2003 are required for you homework submissions.

 

OBJEC= TIVES FOR THE COURSE

Upon completin= g MIS 240, students should be able to:

·      =    Identify and explain the components of an information system.

·      =    Explain the impact of information systems on business activities.

·      =    Apply a com= mon project process to the development of systems.

·      =    Use informa= tion technology to ethically solve problems and make decisions.

·      =    Differentia= te information systems concepts and vocabulary.

CHANN= ELS OF COMMUNICATIONS

Main channels of communications will include:

·         Email: A main channel of communication between a student and the instructor. It is expected that you check your e-mails at least twi= ce a day. 

·         Discussion forum: available via the Desire2Learn learni= ng system. This is a place we share our thoughts/ideas/comments about issues/problems/trends related to modern information systems. You are reque= sted to participate in the discussions forum on a regular basis. Your participat= ion is evaluated at the end of class and accounts for 4% of your final score.

·         Telephone. Call me (836-3893) or leave me messages if necessary.

·         Note: Do not us= e the D2L pager, as it is not a reliable means of communication.

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The D= esire2Learn LEARNING SYSTEM

We will focus mainly on the textbook by Stair, while use the Excel book as a supplement. Not the entire Excel book will be required = in this class. The class materials, including PowerPoint files, assignments and quizzes will be made available on the Desire2Learn web system.  Follow the master class calendar to control your pace of study and when to submit your homework to D2L. Two D2L= discussion forums have been created: one is for discussions related to our main textbook, and the other= one is for discussions related to the Excel assignments. All students are expec= ted to contribute to the discussion forums.&nb= sp;

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ACCOMMODATION OF DISABILITIES

Students with disabilities are encouraged to discuss their needs with the instructor, preferably during the first week of class. All reasonable accommodations wi= ll be made to see that disabilities do not restrict a student's opportunity to learn. Help is also available from the Office for Services to Students with Disabilities (Old Library 2136, phone 715/836-4542).=

 

ETHICAL CONDUCT

To pass this course, students are to behave in accordance with defined norms o= f professional ethics. In part, these include submitting assignments and arriving to class= on time; doing your own work on assignments, reports, and tests; attending and participating in all class sessions; dressing appropriately; behaving collegially; and obeying the law. Unethical behavior will be dealt with according to University policy.

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GRADI= NG POLICY:

The total number of points available in the course is weighted as follows:=

(1)  Three Exams            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;      60%

    = ;          Exam 1       =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;   20%

    = ;          Exam 2       =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;   20%

    = ;          Final        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;      20%

(2)  Assignments/Quizzes            =             &nb= sp;            =                &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   36%

    = ;          Textbook-bas= ed        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;  12%

    = ;          Excel-based<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:6'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       10%

    = ;          Quizzes        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;  14%

 (3) Discussion Forums Participation=   &nb= sp;                   &= nbsp;           &= nbsp;           &= nbsp;     4%=             &nb= sp;  

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Quizz= es:

A quiz has been assigned to each chapter. The quiz numb= er is corresponding to the chapter number (for example, quiz 7 is for chapter = 7). Each quiz has a deadline, and you have 2 tries on each quiz. The highest score w= ill be captured by the system. You should allocate time to take a quiz before t= he deadline after you have studied a chapter. As a class policy, there will be= no make-up on quizzes.

 

Assig= nments:=

There are two types of assignments for this class: the first type is based on the Textbook, and the second type is based on the Ex= cel book.

 

A due date and time will be giv= en for each assignment. You are expect= ed to submit your professionally prepared assignments electronically to the dropbox on the D2L site by the due date and time. If an assignment is not submitted by the due date and t= ime, you can optionally submit it to the corresponding Late Homework Dropbox (e.g= . late HW2 to Late Homework 2 Dropbox). However, a late homework will be subjected to a penalty of 20% of the possible po= ints every calendar day. 

 

TIP: Before you submit each of your assignments to D2L, be = sure to save a copy on your hard drive

 in case there are any network or da= ta transmission problems. And, you are advised to save all of your graded assignments till the end of the semester in case you suspect a recording er= ror has been made.

 

Assig= nments Naming Guidelines: With the lar= ge number of electronic files to be submitted each week, it is important that you follow the naming conventions so that I can properly identif= y your files.

 

  • For textbook based essay assignments, name = your files as:

·         Your last name + “ ”+Chapter # + = 220; ”+ HW #

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Example: AndersonJ Chapter1 HW 1.doc (for a Word document assignment)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> 

  • = For an Excel assignment: Your last name+ “ ” + Tutorial # + ̶= 0; ”+Case# 

Example: &n= bsp;        AndersonJ Tutorial1 Case1

 

The Grading Scale
Your final grade will include= all grades given during the semester and be calculated based on the following scale:

 92%  - 100%    A        &= nbsp;            72%  -=   77%     C=

 90%  -=   91%    A-        &= nbsp;           70= %  -=   71%     C= -

 88%  -=   89%    B+        &= nbsp;           68= %  -=   69%     D= +

 82%  -=   87%    B         &= nbsp;            62%  -=   67%     D=

 80%  -=   81%    B-        &= nbsp;           60= %  -=   61%     D= -

 78%  -=   79%    C+        &= nbsp;           59= %  or less      F

 

ABSENCE POLICY

Absences on the dates of exams should be discussed in advance with me. Students miss= ing an exam due to whatever reasons will receive no score unless a difference arrangement is made based on that a prior notice is received and a satisfac= tory explanation (e.g., family emergency, hospitalized) is provided.

 

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Important Dates=

September 11

Last day to registe= r for or add a full-semester course without instructor’s approval=

September 18

Last day to drop full-semester fall courses wi= th no record

November 13

Last day to withdraw from individual full-seme= ster classes with “W”s

November 22

Thanksgiving recess= begins at 5 p.m.

November 27

Classes resume

December 18 - 22=

Final Examinations =

 

 

Mast= er Class Calendar

All (Textbook & Excel)  Homework assignments/Quizzes: Due= Time is 11:55pm on the due date

Week 1, 2 (9/5- 9/1= 5)=

Assignments/Quiz Du= e

Date

Readings

Introduction to Information Systems

Textbook & Excel assignments: due by 9= /16, 11:55pm

 

Quiz 1 due by 9/9, 11:55pm

Quiz 2 due by 9/16, 11:55pm

Ch. 1: Intro. to Info Systems;

Ch. 2: Info Systems in Organizations;

Excel Tutorial 1

PowerPoint presentations=

Week  3, 4, 5 = (9/18 – 10/6)

 

Readings

Hardware and Softw= are

All  assignments due by 9/30

Quiz 3 due by 9/23

Quiz 4 due b= y 9/30

Ch. 3: Hardware;

Ch. 4: Software;

Excel Tutorial 2

PowerPoint presentations

Data and Databases=

All  assignments due by 10/7

Quiz 5 due b= y 10/7

Ch. 5: Organizing Data and Information;

Excel Tutorial 3

 PowerPoint presentations

EXAM 1, 10/9 – 10/10

Week 6, 7 &= ; 8 (10/9 – 10/27)

 

Readings

Telecommunications, =

The Internet  & E-Commerce

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All  assignments due by 10/28

Quiz 6 due by 10/14

Quiz 7 due b= y 10/21

Quiz 8 due b= y 10/28

Ch. 6: Telecommunications and Networks;

 Excel Tutorial 4=

Ch. 7: The Internet, Intranets, Extranets;

Ch. 8; E-Commerce;

PowerPoint presentations 

Week 9 , 10, 1= 1 & 12

( 10/30 – 11/= 22)=

 

Readings

Business Inf= or. Systems

(week 12- Than= ksgiving

Break 11/22-24= )

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All  assignments due by 11/18

Quiz 9 due by 11/10

Quiz 10 due = by 11/18

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Ch. 9: TPS and ERP Systems;

Ch. 10: Infor and Decision Sup. Systems;

Excel Tutorial 5 

PowerPoint presentation

EXAM 2, 11/20-11/21

Week 13,14 & 15=

(11/27 – 12/1= 5)=

 

Readings

Specialized Business Information Systems

All  assignments due by 12/2

Quiz 11 due by 12/2

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Ch. 11: Specialized Bus. Infor Systems

Excel Tutorial 6

PowerPoint presentations=

Systems Developmen= t

All  assignments due by 12/16

Quiz 12 due by 12/9

Quiz 13 due = by 12/16

Ch. 12: Systems Investigation/Analysis;

Ch. 13: Systems Design, Implementation

PowerPoint presentations

Ethics and Securit= y=

Quiz 14 due = by 12/16

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Ch. 14: Security, Privacy, & Ethical Issues =

PowerPoint presentations

Week 16       &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;  FINAL EXAM , 12/18 -12/19=

 

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