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MIS 221 Management of
Information Systems
Spring 2002
Dr. Gene Mesher
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MIS 221 Course Objectives
• To understand the key current and emerging
technologies in Information Systems now
being used in business
• To be able to intelligently and effectively
participate in corporate IS decision making
• To understand the fundamentals of EBusiness applications and their
development.
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MIS from a Manager’s Perspective
MIS Strategy
Information
Systems Trends
E-Commerce/ E-Business
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MIS 221: COURSE OVERVIEW
Module II. Management
Information Systems: A
Strategic Approach
Module I. Current
Trends in Information
Systems
(7 weeks)
(3 weeks)
Module III. Introduction to E-Business
(6 weeks)
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Course Readings
• Drawn from two texts:
• Amjad Umar: Third Generation Distributed
Systems and eBusiness (not yet published) Module
I: The Big Picture provides an Overview of
Information Systems
• Keri Pearlson: Managing and Using Information
Systems: A Strategic Approach
• Amjad Umar: Third Generation Distributed
Systems and eBusiness. Module V: E-Business
Applications.
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Module I: Current IS Trends
• Amjad Umar: The Big Picture
– 1. Third Generation Distributed Systems and
eBusiness – An Overview
– 2. Object Oriented Concepts and Technologies
– A Short Tutorial
– 3. Database Technologies and SQL – A Short
Tutorial
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Mod.II: Strategic Mgmt. of IS
• Keri Pearlson: Managing and Using
Information Systems: A Strategic Approach
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Module II: Pearlson TOC
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1. The IS Strategy Triangle
2. Organizational Impacts of IS Use
3. IT and the Design of Work
4. Strategic Use of Information Resources
5. IT and Changing Business Processes
6. Architecture and Infrastructure
7. The Business of E-Business
8. The Management Info. System Organization
9. Knowledge Management
10. Project Management
11.Using Information Ethically
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Module III: Intro. to E-Business
• Amjad Umar: E-Business Applications
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1. E-Business: From Strategies to Applications
2. E-Business Applications and Models
3. Applications Reengineering and Planning
4. Enabling IT Infrastructure Overview
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MIS 221: Course Components
• Lecture (covering two books)
• 3 Exams (1 for each Module)
• MIS Strategy (Group Report and
Presentation)
• Web Site Critical Analysis (Group Report
and Presentation)
• Speakers
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Exam Format
• Still under consideration
• For graduate students, I tend to think in
terms of essay questions written in blue
books.
• I may decide to combine these with some
other question types such as fill in the blank
or multiple choice.
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MIS Strategy Report (Group Proj.)
• Describe company, core business practices
• Overview of IT sfwe/hdwe/networking
• Develop/critique strategic plan for company
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Web Site Case Study (Group Project)
• Each group will choose a company
• Evaluate/analyze the company’s ecommerce strategy
• Critique of web site
• Present analysis along with suggestions for
improvement
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Speakers
• Two speakers are planned:
– 1. Tom Jones, CIO at Raley’s
(following Module II on MIS
Strategy)
– 2. Kate Burnet at Information
Technology specialist at FranklinTempleton (following Module III on
E-Business)
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