Faculty Contact Information:
Email: dstachurski@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
I usually check my email once a day and respond within two days. |
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Consultation:
| Best way to contact me is via email. |
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Required Texts and Readings:
Bruner, R., Eaker, M., Freeman, R., Spekman, R., and
Teisberg, E.
(1998). The Portable MBA (3rd ed.). New
York: John Wiley and
Sons, Inc. -- Chapters 1, 6
O'Brien, James A. (2003). Management Information Systems: Managing
Information Technology in the E-Business Enterprise
(6th ed.).
New York: McGraw-Hill. |
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Supplementary Readings:
The standard for papers in the graduate program is the APA
style. All participants in this course and all graduate INSS,
MGMT, PUAD, and ECON courses should have a copy of the style
guide:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th
Edition. Washington DC: Author.All graduate students should be
prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/.
The library contains a large number of full text academic
journals that are free of charge and immediately available.
The library homepage also contains a number of links related to
improving students' research and writing skills.
Throughout the course, the instructor will assign specific
articles that students are expected to read and discuss as part
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Recommended Journals:
A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge, and
pay-per-view academic journals are available through the
Webliography and the UMUC On-line Library (see above link).
Governing.com is especially useful, as are the publications of
the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the
Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society,
and the various management professional societies). In
addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS
professionals should become familiar with, many of these being
published both weekly and on-line. |
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Course Description:
| 3 semester hours credit. Prerequisites:
Undergraduate principles of management and economics, or
permission of the Program Director. Introduces basic management
information systems concepts and examines the fundamental types
of information systems. Personal, work group, and
enterprise information systems are discussed. The
challenge and use of information to gain competitive advantage
are also examined. Other topics to be discussed include:
the economics of information, use of value added concepts to
evaluate information system effectiveness, and the application
of system theory to information system architecture. |
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Course Goals:
As a required course in both the M.S. in Management
Information Systems and the M.P.A., as well as the Information
Systems Analyst Certificate, the Certificate in E-Government and
the Certificate in Public Management, this course seeks
primarily to:
1. improve the professional skills of the participants,
2. provide students with a foundational knowledge of
the various
roles of information systems in
organizations, and
3. assist degree-seeking students in preparing for the
comprehensive
exam, and
4. improve the students' comprehension of the link
between information
management and public administration. |
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able
to:
1. Compare and contrast the various roles
information systems play
in organizations and discuss how these
roles are reflected in the
organization's structure,
2. Analyze different organizational situations involving
the use of
information systems and/or the
application of information
technology and make recommendations for
improvement,
3. Analyze and demonstrate the impact of advancements of
information
technology on organizational variables
(such as: communications,
work groups, management decisionmaking,
and security),
4. Demonstrate knowledge of basic techniques and
elementary skills in
in using application software
(such as: databases and spreadsheets),
5. Demonstrate familiarity with the literature in
information systems
or a field of their own interest
(e.g., medicine or welfare) with
a focus on the use of
information technology in that field,
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the other functional
areas of an
organization (such as: finance,
marketing or public relations,
operations, human resources, and
research and development) so that
information systems analysis of any
organization can be performed
in a more comprehensive fashion,
7. Analyze ethical issues surrounding the use of
information technology
in organizations,
8. Discuss the importance of networkds to
organizations, including
issues of security and privacy,
9. Analyze the extent to which an organization's use
of information
technology contributes to its
competitive advantage, and
10. Apply value added concepts in the evaluation of
information system
effectiveness. |
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92%+ B 80 – 91% C 70-79%
F Below 70% F(a) or regular non-attendance F(n)
Please note that the Bowie State grading system does not include
the grade of D.
Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC –
Europe policies. Please refer to the UMUC – Europe Graduate
Catalog available at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/index.html
or your local Education Center. |
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping
students obtain the education needed for success as
professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate
Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of
promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful
inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for
the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in
general and this course in particular, your grade is composed as
follows:
10% Background modules, including on-line discussions
10% Each of 8 Topic Modules, including on-line discussions
10% On-line Final Examination |
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Description of Course Requirements:
Papers:
There will be one 3-5 page paper to be written for each of the
eight Topic Modules. These are to be done individually, and
submitted via the Assignments part of the on-line classroom.
Details will be given in the Conference posting for each Topic
Module. All papers must conform to the APA style. The
paper should be in the format described in the guidelines for
the INSS 690 final paper (see http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~meinkej/inss690/apaguidelines.pdf).
A Powerpoint summary of using references in the APA style can be
found at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/APA2.PPT and
a more extensive description of the APA style is available at
http://owl.english.purdue.edu.
Applications Exercises, Discussion Questions:
Exercises and questions from the O’Brien text (and other
sources) will be assigned throughout the course, as part of the
Modules (both Background and Topic Modules). Some of these will
be done on-line as discussions, others will be assigned as
individual excercises to be submitted via the Assignments part
of the on-line classroom. Details of these assignments will be
posted in each Module's Conference.
Participation:
Every member of the class is expected to participate in the
on-line discussions. This includes posting a summary of what you
learned from each Module. Without participation, you cannot
receive full credit for any Module. |
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Course Schedule:
Projected Course Schedule (dates are the Mondays
beginning the weeks):
Note that chapters indicated in parentheses, without further
identifying which text, are in the O’Brien text.
Note also that chapters are NOT being covered in the order in
which they appear in the textbooks!
Note that any changes to this projected schedule will be posted
to the Announcements and Conferences.
Week 1 - 26 Jan: Introduction;
Background Module 1:Discussion of the roles of
information systems in organizations.
Foundations of Information Systems (Ch. 1)
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 2 - 2 Feb: Background Module 2:Fundamentals
of Organizations
Chapters 3, 5, 6, 8 of the Portable MBA.
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 3 - 9 Feb: Background Module 3: Computer
Hardware and Networks (ch. 13, 4)
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 4 - 16 Feb: Background Module 4: Computer
Software (Ch. 14)
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 5 - 23 Feb: Background Module 5: Basics –
Data Management, Literature Searching
Data Resource Management (Ch. 3)
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 6 - 1 Mar: Topic Module 1: Roles of
Information Systems in Organizations (Ch. 1, revisited in more
depth)
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 7 - 8 Mar: Topic Module 2: Organizations’
Uses of Information Systems/IT
Introduction to E-business Systems (Ch. 5)
Enterprise E-business Systems (Ch. 6)
Electronic Commerce Systems (Ch. 7)
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Break -- 15 Mar-28 Mar, 2004
Week 8 - 29 Mar:Topic Module 3: Impact of Advances
in IT on the Organization
O'Brien Chapter 9 -- Developing Business/IT Strategies
O'Brien Chapter 10 -- Developing Business/IT Solutions
The Portable MBA Chapter 9 -- Innovation and Technology
Management
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 9 - 5 Apr:Topic Module 4: Information Systems
in Support of Functional Areas
O'Brien Chapter 8 -- Decision Support Systems
O'Brien Chapter 10 -- Developing Business/IT Solutions
(revisited)
O'Brien Chapter 12 -- Enterprise and Global Management of IT
Portable MBA Chapters on Functional Areas:
7. Marketing
8. Operations Management
10. Accounting
11. Finance
12. Human Resource Management
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 10 - 12 Apr:Topic Module 5: Use of IT to gain
Competitive Advantage
O'Brien Chapter 2 -- Competing with IT
The Portable MBA Chapter 13 -- Strategy: Defining and Developing
Competitive Advantage
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 11 - 19 Apr:Topic Module 6: Value Added
Concepts in Evaluation of Information Systems
O'Brien Chapter 2 -- Competing with IT (was also referenced in
Module 5)
O'Brien Chapter 6 -- Enterprise E-business Systems (was also
referenced in Module 2)
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 12 - 26 Apr:Topic Module 7: Issues of Privacy
and Security in Networks
O'Brien Chapter 4 -- Telecommunications and Networks (was also
referenced in Background Modules)
O'Brien Chapter 11 -- Security and Ethical Challenges
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 13 - 3 May:Topic Module 8: Ethical Issues in
the use of IT in Organizations
O'Brien Chapter 11 -- Security and Ethical Challenges (was also
referenced in Module 7)
The Portable MBA Chapter 4 -- Business Ethics
Journal articles assigned by the professor and/or to be
located by the student.
Week 14 - 10 May:On-Line Final Exam |
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Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC - Europe Graduate Catalog,
available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/index.html
or from your local Education Center, for information on the
following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with
Disabilities |
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Faculty Bio:
| Who I am: I am UMUC educated earning a degree in Business
and Management and a Masters in Computer Systems Management. You
can add those degrees to more than 15 years of government and
commercial experience primarily in the field of Management
Information Systems. Somewhere along the way I picked up a
Microsoft Certification for Windows 2000 (MCSE). The rest you
will hear about over the duration of the course. |
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