DIS620: MIS in Decision Making: Fall 2003
Section 001, Tuesday/Thursday, 2:00‑3:15, 305
Gatton
Instructor: Prof. Al Lederer
Office: 425C Gatton, School
of Management, UK, Lexington, KY 40506-0034
Hours: Tuesday 3:15‑5:00
PM; Thursday, 3:15-4:30; also by appointment
Phone: 257‑2536 (o),
257‑8031 (office fax), 278‑4499 (h)
E‑mail: Lederer@uky.edu
Web: www.uky.edu/~lederer and
www.uky.edu/~lederer/dis620.htm
The objective of this course is to prepare students to be more effective and efficient users or managers of information systems for managerial planning and control. To accomplish this, students will learn about basic concepts about the use of information systems within organizations; hardware, software, database, and telecommunications technologies; potential applications of information systems; and the development and acquisition of information systems.
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Date |
Topic |
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28-Aug |
Welcome |
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Sept 2 & 4 |
Foundations (chapter 1) |
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Sept 9 & 11 |
Information Systems within
the Enterprise (ch 2) |
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Sept 16 & 18 |
Organizations, Management,
Strategy (ch 3) |
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Sept 23 & 25 |
E-Commerce (ch 4) |
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Sept 30 |
Ethics (ch 5) |
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Oct 2 |
International Issues (ch
15) |
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Oct 7 |
Open |
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Oct 9 |
Test 1 (ch 1-5, 15) |
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Oct 14 & 16 |
Hardware & Software (ch
6) |
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Oct 21 & 23 |
Database Management Systems
(ch 7) |
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Oct 28 |
Telecommunications (ch 8);
Presentation topic due |
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Oct 30 |
Telecommunications (ch 8) |
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Nov 4 & 6 |
The Internet (ch 9) |
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Nov 11 |
Systems Development and
Acquisition (ch 12) |
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Nov 13 |
Systems Development and
Acquisition (ch 13) |
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Nov 18 |
Test 2 (ch 6-9, 12-13) |
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Nov 20, 25 |
Presentations |
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Nov 27 |
Thanksgiving |
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Dec 2, 4, 9, 11 |
Presentations |
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Dec15-19 |
MBA Program Event |
Text: Lauden, K.C. and
Lauden, J.P. Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm,
Prentice Hall, eighth edition, 2004.
Tasks
Participate in class by discussing the answers to the Case Study Questions from the text. For each assigned Case Study Question, type brief answers and be prepared to you discuss them. Your answers for the day's Case Study Question will be collected intermittently, and applied to your homework score. Also, participate in class by responding to questions or asking meaningful ones.
Form a group with one or two others with similar
interests in your section of DIS620. Consider an information systems question
of interest to all of you. It may be related strictly to information systems or
it may be related to both information systems and another area of your interest
such as your MBA concentration or career plans. You may want to skim the
textbook for ideas. Some possible examples of questions (neither required nor
recommended!) are:
‑What are the current
and future impacts of information systems on a particular career?
‑What are the current
and future impacts of information systems on a particular industry?
‑What is virtual
banking?
‑Why are information
systems projects often delivered late?
‑How do search engines
work?
By the beginning of class on the "Presentation
question due" date in the schedule, one member of your group must e‑mail
the question to the instructor with the names of each member of the team and with
a copy to each. You may be asked to change your question so begin
developing the presentation in earnest only after you have received approval by
e‑mail.
On the first day of "Presentations" in the
syllabus, turn in a one page, double‑spaced abstract that summarizes the
answer to your question, a printed version of a PowerPoint slideshow (its
format is described below) that will accompany your presentation, and a list of
10 to 20 references (per team member) from journals or other periodicals or
books (excluding your textbook) on which your presentation is based. You may
include World Wide Web references but if you do, you must print and keep a copy
of each relevant page when you view it.
Your references should be alphabetized and formatted like this:
Lederer, A.L. and Mahaney, R.C. "Using CASE Tools
in Strategic IS," Information Systems Management, 13(4), Fall 1996,
pp. 47‑51.
Lederer, A.L. "My Search for the Great
Spirit," http://www.uky.edu/~lederer/mysearch.htm, September 17, 2003.
Please include the author, title, URL, and date for Web references. If the Web page has no date, use the date on which you viewed and printed it. Use Anonymous for the author if the page has none.
On your assigned date, give a PowerPoint slide
presentation. Just before you begin it, give each student a printed copy of
your slides in "Handouts (3 per page)" format if you use graphics or
in "Outline" format if you do not use graphics. A duration will be
announced later in the term and will depend on the number of presenters. Do not
exceed it. Make your presentation as interesting and understandable as
possible.
Attend each session during which other students give
presentations. Attendance will be taken. If you must miss one or more sessions
for any reason, you must write a paper to avoid receiving zero credit for your
own presentation. The requirements for the paper will be made available later
in the semester.
A late paper receives partial credit.
A few homework tasks will be assigned during the term.
Answers to the Case Study Questions ‑
when collected ‑ count as homework. Late homework receives partial
credit.
A test on the date in the schedule covers the designated
chapters.
A test on the date in the schedule covers the designated
chapters.
10% Class Participation
15% Presentation
15% Homework Assignments
20% The lower of test 1 and test 2
40% The higher of test 1 and test 2
Late work receives partial credit. A final percentage
of 90% guarantees an A and 80% guarantees a B.