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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 E-Business applications and their development.

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Information Systems Trends

MIS Strategy

E-Commerce/ E-Business

MIS from a Manager’s Perspective

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Module I. Current Trends in Information Systems

(3 weeks)

Module II. Management Information Systems: A Strategic Approach

(7 weeks)

Module III. Introduction to E-Business

(6 weeks)

MIS 221: COURSE OVERVIEW

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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

• 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– 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 e-commerce 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 Franklin-Templeton (following Module III on E-Business)