Faculty Contact Information:
E-mail: aduggan@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
Office Hours: Appointment only
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Consultation:
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Required Texts and Readings:
Bruner, R., Eaker, M., Freeman, R., Spekman, R., Teisberg, E., and
Venkataraman, S. (2003). The Portable MBA (4th ed.). New York: John
Wiley andSons, Inc.
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 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 which 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, you will assigned specific articles that students are expected to read and discuss as part of the “Participation” component of the course grade. Also, highly recommended is to be familar with current trends/historical events directly related to the material studied.
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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 MIS Webboard at http://webboard.ed.umuc.edu/~mis.
Governing.comis 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:
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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: 90% - 100%
B: 80% - 90%
C: 70% - 80%
D: 60% - 70%
F: 00% - 60%
Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC–Europe policies. Please refer to the UMUC–Europe Graduate Catalog or your local Education Center.
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the mastery level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs institutes 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, you are required to contribute:
25%: Participation
25%: Midterm Examination
25%: Final Examination
25%: Research Project / Presentation
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Description of Course Requirements:
Midterm and final exams will be in-class, closed books/no notes.
Research project will be discussed in class.
You are highly encouraged to familiarize yourself with current trends as related to the emerging world of IT. Furthermore, historical data serves as a wonderful concrete base in which you may plant your imagination.
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Course Schedule:
Session 1:
* Chapter 1: Information Systems in Business
Session 2:
* Chapter 2: Competing with Information Technology
Session 3:
* Chapter 3: Data Resource Management
Session 4:
* Chapter 4: Telecommunications & Networks
Session 5:
* Chapter 5: Introduction to e-Business Systems
Session 6:
* Chapter 6: Enterprise e-Business Systems
Session 7:
* Chapter 7: Eletronic Commerce Systems
Session 8:
* Chapter 8: Decision Support Systems
* Midterm Exam
Session 9:
* Chapter 9: Business/IT Strategies
Session 10:
* Chapter 10: Business/IT Solutions
Session 11:
* Chapter 11: Security & Ethical Challenges
Session 12:
* Chapter 12: Enterprise & Global Management of IT
Session 13:
* Chapter 13: Computer Hardware
Session 14:
* Chapter 14: Computer Software
Session 15:
* Review for Final Exam
Session 16:
* 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:
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MA, Computer Information Technology
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