Faculty Contact Information:
Maggie Smith
mjsmith@ed.umuc.edu
Professor Smith is available 365, 24/7 by email on in WebTycho.
Handy: 0049-173-323-4249 (between 1000-2000)
Snail Mail:
UMUC-ED
Unit 29216
APO AE 09102
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Consultation:
The best way to reaach Professor Smith is by email. Email is answered within 12 hours.
Feel free to call: 0049-(0)173-323-4249 anytime between 1000-2000 Monday through Friday.
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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 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 term, specific articles will be assigned that students are expected to read and discuss as part of the Participation component of the course grade.
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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 are 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 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 required 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, you are required to:
25% Written Case Analysis
25% Midterm Examination
25% Online Final Examination
25% Participation
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Description of Course Requirements:
The Midterm and Final Examinations will be online, open-book, open-references.
All written assignments (Midterm, Final, and Case Analysis) must conform to the APA style.
The Written Case Analysis will be assigned from one in the text. Each student will be assigned a different case.
Participation:
Every student is expected to participate in the on-line discussions. Each required discussion topic is numbered and the due dates are noted in the conferences. Students are also expected to interact with their classmates. Participation is a high percentage of the overall grade because distance learning courses focus on interactive learning.
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Course Schedule:
Projected Course Schedule:
Note: that chapters indicated in parentheses are in the O’Brien text.
Note: Chapters are NOT being covered in the order in which they appear in the textbook!
Note: Any changes to this projected schedule will be announced in the Class Announcements.
Students are expected to read the chapter(s) and other assigned readings BEFORE the Week in which they are to be covered.
Note: The chapters in The Portable MBA that are not specifically assigned for specific Weeks should be read during the term. Students are responsible for all chapters in this book.
Week 1
Introduction
Discussion of the roles of information systems in organizations.
Foundations of Information Systems (Ch. 1)
The Portable MBA: Chapters 1 & 2
Week 2
Basics – Computer Hardware (Ch. 13)
Basics – Computer Software (Ch. 14)
Week 3
Basics – Data Resource Management (Ch. 3)
Week 4
Basics – Telecommunications and Networks (Ch. 4)
Week 5
Introduction to e-Business Systems (Ch. 5)
The Portable MBA: Chapter 7
Week 6
Enterprise E-business Systems (Ch. 6)
Week 7
Electronic Commerce Systems (Ch. 7)
Midterm Exam
Week 8
Developing Business/IT Strategies (Ch. 9)
Week 9
Decision Support Systems (Ch. 8)
The Portable MBA: Chapter 11
Case Analysis Due
Week 10
Developing Business/IT Solutions (Ch. 10)
Week 11
Enterprise and Global Management of IT (Ch. 12)
The Portable MBA: Chapter 14
Week 12
Competing with IT (Ch. 2)
The Portable MBA: Chapter 13
Week 13
Security and Ethical Challenges (Ch. 11)
The Portable MBA: Chapter 4
Week 14
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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Maggie Smith has been teaching for the graduate and undergraduate programs in Europe since 1996. For more information about her professional experience, read her Bios in the WebTycho classroom.
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