Welcome to MSIS 5623
Advanced Management Information Systems
Fall 2003

Syllabus, Stillwater     Syllabus, Tulsa    Disscussion Board

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Instructor: Ramesh Sharda
Office: 329 Business, (Stillwater), 373A North Hall (Tulsa)
Phone: (405) 744-8850
E-Mail: msis5623@catt.okstate.edu
Office Hours: 10:30-11:45 M&W (STW), 4-5PM Th, (Tulsa)

Course Description: We are using this course number to offer the new MBA core course in MIS overview.  Our goals are to:

                  ·       Understand what constitutes an information system

·       Understand that organizations are networked and that organizations/economy are increasingly based on this interdependence

·       Understand how information systems add value (by enabling transaction processing, decision support and providing strategic value) both within the organization as well as with partners

·       Understand the underlying business and technology issues

  The class gives an overview of key MIS technical and business issues:

  Business Models

·       Business Models (traditional and e-business) – Relationships between information flows and business models

·       The flows of information within an organization and between organizations

·       Role of information systems – transactions processing, decision support and strategic value

Transactions Processing:

·       The central role of a transaction processing system as a flow enabler

·        Transaction processing within an organization and between organizations

Internet, Extranet and EDI

·       Value-addition inside an organization by transaction processing systems

·       Value-addition between partners by transaction processing systems-synchronization of operations

·       Technologies for transaction process within and between organizations (Internet, Extranet, EDI, etc.) – role of the Internet and emerging web services technologies

Decision Support:

·       Using transaction data for supporting decisions inside an organization

·       The benefit of e-commerce

·       The benefit of supply chains – collaborative design, planning and control

·       Technologies for traditional, web-based and collaborative decision- support

Strategic Value of Information Systems:

                   ·       How information systems add strategic value in traditional organizations

                   ·       Outsourcing as a strategic tool 

                   ·       Supply-chain partnerships as a strategic tool 

Knowledge Management:

                   ·       Introduction to data mining technologies

Technology Infrastructure:  

                   ·       Computing, Databases, and Telecommunications

Other Issues:  

                   ·       Barriers to organizational partnerships – security issues

                   ·       Increased role of privacy, taxation, intellectual property, and legal issues in a networked world

 

Course Guidelines:   

  1. This course is intended to be an intensive train ride.  We will cover many topics this semester.  The learning activities will consist of class lectures and discussions, webboard discussions, weekly homework that may require selected classroom presentations and discussion, software application projects, a term paper, and finally (of course!) examinations.
  1. Grades will be assigned on the traditional (90 or above: A; 80-89: B; 70-79: C; 60-69: D, 59 or less: F) scale.

  The distribution of points is as follows:

                        Exams (1 midterm and final)               55%

                        Term paper                                       15%

                        Weekly homework and 

                        Software application projects             20%            

                        Class presentation/discussion               5%

                        Webboard and class participation        5%   

  1. Class Presentation/Discussion

The class will be divided into groups of 3-4 students each.  Each group will be responsible for presenting a summary of one of the case studies in the chapter, and update the information about the company and the technology through their own search.  This will become either a summary or a lead-in to the professor'ss lecture.  You are asked to form these groups and indicate your three preferences for the day of presentation by Aug. 25, 2003.   

  1. Term Paper

Students are required to research and write a term paper.  Topics can be selected from our broad list of chapters.  You are required to submit a title, abstract, and an outline of the paper at the mid term.  Each student will also serve as a discussant for another student’s paper.  A draft of the paper will be due on November 13, 2003.  This draft will be read by your discussant and the TAs.  We will provide comments to you by Nov. 20.  The final draft of the paper will be due on Dec. 4.  

  1. Webboard Participation 

This is an MIS course, so it is natural that we use the technology as best as we can.  We will hold online discussions for topics that we cover in class.  You will be expected to participate in these discussions and will be evaluated on the quality and quantity of your contributions.  More on this in class.   

  1. Text Book

           Information Technology & the Networked Economy, Patrick McKeown, 2nd Edition, 2003,                    Thomson/Course Technology, ISBN 0—30-34851-X

 

  1. Website:  The class has a website at http://orcs.bus.okstate.edu/sharda/msis5623.  However, the webboard will serve as the major vehicle for interaction.
  1. Teaching Assistants

The newly created Department of Management Science and Information Systems is truly excited to offer this core MIS course in the MBA program.  To assist with the learning experiences of our additional graduate assistant help student has been assigned for this course by the MSTM Programm as well as the MS in MIS/AIS Program.  The Graduate Assistants will hold office hours in addition to my office hours and will be available to help with your software projects.  They will also monitor the webboard and the email address regularly to provide timely help, especially with respect to hands-on components.

  10.    Contact Us

            The best email address to contact me and the TAs is msis5623@catt.okstate.edu.  It is even better to post    your question(s) to the webboard.  Also, submit all your homework, reports, etc. to msis5623@catt.okstate.edu.