Spring 8W1 2017 Online Course Syllabus Course Name...

Spring 8W1 – 2017 Online Course Syllabus Course Name: Information Systems

Course ID: ACCT/MNGT 3333 Course SEC: 783

Term: 2172

Instructor: Prof. Michael Crain Office Location: MB2238

Office Phone: 432.552.2211 Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 11-3 Appointment only

Email: [email protected]

College of Business Contact Information Phone: 432.552.2170

Fax: 432.552.2174

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to provide the fundamentals associated with Managing Information Systems in a business enterprise. This course provides a conceptual analysis of general systems theory with a theoretical and technological assessment of the Information System structures and processes. COURSE PREREQUISITE(S): COSC 1335 AND MNGT 3310 or equivalents COURSE PREREQUISTIES: COURSE PREREQUISITE(S): COSC 1335 AND MNGT 3310 or equivalents COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This is an introduction to the organizational and managerial foundations of information systems. The role of information systems to enhance business processes, while managing decision-making is emphasized throughout the core business process. Students apply academic experience with the use of business application software (Excel) to solve business problems. Prerequisites: COSC 1335 (BCIS 1305 or 1405). This is a Cross-listed Course with ACCT/MNGT 3333 in satisfying both required core classes. REQUIRED FOR ANY SPECIFIC MAJOR/MINOR? ACCT 3333/MNGT 3333, is a required core business course to further student development of skills associated to applications relevant to the business framework, and in preparation for the use in other upper-division required business courses.

REQUIRED COURSE TEXTBOOKS:

Laudon and Laudon, Essentials of Management Information Systems, 11th Ed., Pearson Prentice Hall.

ISBN: 9780133576849

Mulbery and Davidson, Microsoft Office, Excel 2016 Comprehensive, Pearson Prentice Hall.

ISBN: 0134479440 OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE: COURSE OBJECTIES AND MEASURABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Understand the fundamentals of business concepts relevant to the influences of innovative technologies that inspire change, or promoting of new concepts.

a. Concentration: Knowledge Management, Cloud computing, Customer Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management.

2. Identify the strategic elements associated to developing both business objectives and

models, collectively with the utilization of information systems. a. Concentration: Competitive advantage, aligning technology with business

processing, benchmarking, best practices, and core competencies.

3. Examine the relationship of both the infrastructure and architecture components. a. Concentration: Hardware, Application, System Software, Networks, Services, Data

Management, two-tier development, and connecting servers.

4. Understand database key components, development of tables and relationships, relative to object-oriented database management systems.

a. Concentration: Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), and predictive analysis.

5. Introduce the components of telecommunications, networks, and key networking

technologies. a. Concentration: Operating system, topology development, packet switching,

transmission control, WiFi, Wide-Area Networks, and Local-Area networks.

6. Identify key components of computer ethics, social environments, and security issues across the enterprise, coupled with both ideology and methodologies.

a. Concentration: Ethics, security breaches, vulnerabilities, challenges, controls, and risk management assessments.

7. Understand the required to develop and implement security methodologies.

a. Concentration: Review an array of challenges, vulnerabilities, threats, and controls in developing risk assessments.

8. Evaluation of the Internet and provide an integration of information technology subjects relevant to applications, business models, web development, and servers.

a. Concentration: E-commerce, M-commerce, Business-to-consumer, business-to-business, and consumer-to-consumer.

General Topics:

1 Business Drivers of information Systems 2 Dimensions of Information Systems 3 Problem-Solving Approach 4 Components of a business and the role of information systems 5 Intranets and Extranets 6 Managing Systems – Enterprise, Supply Chain, Customer Relationships, Knowledge

Management, and 7 Collaboration tools and environments 8 Using information systems to achieve competitive advantage 9 Competing on quality, design, and business processes 10 Managing IT Infrastructure: Computer Hardware and Software 11 Data Management and Data Management Systems 12 Using Databases to improve business decision 13 Managing data resources 14 Telecommunications and networking 15 Communications Networks 16 System vulnerability and abuse 17 Value of security and control 18 Developing a security framework for control 19 Technologies and tools to protect information resources 20 E-commerce and the internet, business and technology 21 Mobile E-commerce and platform 22 Development of an E-commerce Website

Method of instruction: All instructions, movie type lectures, discussion, and both individual and team assignments will required the appropriate software embedded on your computer. Software requirements: Windows Movie Player, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Communication Policy: Please email your questions, suggestions, or concerns at a suitable time to [email protected]. Typically, I will provide an answer to your question(s) in less than 24-hours, or you may call between the hours of 11 AM and 3 PM, Monday thru Friday at 432.599.4386. I would suggest not leaving

messages for me on Canvas...as many times, these messages are missed. Please email me directly, your concerns/questions to [email protected] to ensure a reasonable response...thank you! Required Course Content Module-1/Week 1/Date Starting January 16

Read pages 3 - 31

Read Yankees Case Study and apply your knowledge to the Chapter reading

Watch lectures associated to Chapter 1

Complete Individual Assignment Blog-1: Future Technology

Quiz-1: Relevant to reading, lectures, and quiz presentation

Module-2/Week 2/ Date Starting January 23 Read pages 37 - 68


Complete Team Assignment Blog-2:

Complete Excel-1: Crain’s Consulting Firm (Review Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 [Excel Book])


Module-3/Week 3/ Date Starting January 30 Read pages 75 - 102




Module-4/Week 4/ Date Starting February 6 Read pages 109 – 141



Complete Excel-2: Crain’s Estate Realtor Office (Chapter 3 and 4 [Excel Book])


Module-5/Week 5/ Date Starting February 13 Read pages 147 - 171



Complete Excel-3: Crain’s Mortgage Calculator (Chapter 5 and 6 [Excel Book])




Complete Team Assignment Blog-6





Complete Excel-4: Quartiles and Statistics (Chapter 7 and 8 [Excel Book])


mailto:[email protected]

Module-8/Week 8/ Date Starting March 6 Read pages 261 - 284



Final Exam March 10: Relevant to reading, lectures, and quiz presentation

Course Assessment

Description Amount Points Percentage

Chapter End Quizzes 7 @ 20 points each 140 (33% of grade)

Team Cases Studies 7 @ 20 points each 140 (33% of grade)

Individual Assignment 1 @ 10 points each 10 (2% of grade)

Excel Assignments 4 @ 10 points each 40 (9% of grade)

Final Exam 1 @ 100 points 100 (23% of grade)

Total Possible 430 100%

Grading

344 to 430 (90-100%) A

301 to 344 (80-89%) B

308 to 351 (70-79%) C

258 to 308 (60-69%) D

0 to 257 (0-59%) F

Important Event Dates

Event Date

Classes begin January 17 Last day of Late Registration January 17 Last day to add a course January 20 Last day to drop* a course without creating an academic record January 24 Last day to drop* a course or withdraw** February 17 Last day of classes or final exam day March 10

Announcements and Messages

In addition to the course, content related topics in discussion tool there will be few general topics:

Getting to Know Each Other, and General Questions to other “Students” related to the course

content, etc. I will not grade the posts as mention in the above topics, as the intention is to provide

you with an opportunity to build resources within the class.

I will be providing announcements throughout the semester; it will be your responsibility to analyze

the provided content. Many of these messages will be of importance to you in effort to successfully

complete the class, thereby read each message provided and plan for the correct outcome. In

addition, you are responsible for reading all posted messages inside the each discussion. Not reading

messages is the equivalent to sleeping in class. Use a person's name in the body of your message

when you reply to their message, as this helps to keep all of us on the same page. In addition, it

helps us maintain a clearer sense of who is speaking in effort to keep track of the conversation. As

we begin to associate names with tone and ideas, we come to know each other better in support of

building resources. Change the subject line when you introduce a new topic. The value of this tip

will become apparent as the number of messages grows.

Case Assignments - Participation:

Cases primarily are an assignment to critique and evaluate course content related topics and issues

associated to each chapter. Each week an assignment becomes available as each week on a Saturday

the assignment is due no later than 10 pm. There will be 8-Cases (1-individual & 7-team). The

individual assignment is worth 10-points, while team Cases are valued at a maximum of 20-points

for each assignment. The rubric for both the individual and team blog assignments will be available

below each of these assignments. I high-suggest that you identify your weakness pertinent to the

provide rubric before submitting the assignment, as you should appraise and weigh your own

answers accordingly to the provided rubric.

Excel Assignments

In this class, you will have 5-Excel assignments using conditional formatting, identifying trends while

bring data together to make decisions. These assignments are available throughout the semester,

and each week or module an Excel assignment is introduce – the assignment is due on or before

Saturday no late than 10 pm. If the assignment is late, you are docked 30% of the achieved grade

and after 48-hours form the due date, the assignment is not acceptable for grading.

Other aspects include building charts, analysis data to fact check, while building complex

spreadsheets. The assignments may include formulas or functions such as IF Statement, VLOOKUP,

SORT, Filter, AVG, APR, PMT, the development of TABLES, SUMIF, AVERAGIF, COUNTIF, and

QUARTILE.EXC. Each of the 5-Excel assignments are valued at 10-points, students can achieve 50-

points total. Typically, you have five to ten formulas on each assignment. If you have five, each

formula is valued at 2 points, and the value for ten-formulas is 1-point for each.

Quizzes

All quizzes are available on Wednesday afternoon, and will close on Saturdays at 10 pm central time.

If you miss a quiz, you will not be able to retake the quiz. You have available, 4-days to accomplish

taking the required quiz; again, I am suggesting you plan for it. All quizzes are valued at 20-points

each, totaling 140-points, or 33% of your grade. Each quiz will incorporate questions form the book,

lectures, and from the provided quiz game. The provided quizzes draw from a pool of questions that

may include five true/false, and five multiple choices with a value of 2-points for each correct

answer.

Quiz Game

I have developed and provided you with a Quiz Game presentation to aid in the studying the

appropriate chapter. You can play others for personal points to find a winner of the game (often the

loser buys the pizza). I ask that you remember, the game (only a game) enables individual support

that identifies terms, and combines relevant class materials from reading the chapters, and listening

to the provided lectures. In a few of the quizzes, you will often fine questions from this particular

game. However, they will be redirected to match provide content from the chapter or from the

lectures. Simply, the development of the game was to aid in the understanding of what you read

and considerate the content. All quiz game presentations are "only" used as a study guide to the

associated chapter. In addition, not all answers are correct - as you must read the chapter to ensure

your own appropriate perpetration. I ask that you do not reference the Quiz Game - upon providing

your own answers on quizzes or on the final, as the miss-interruption of Quiz Game will not be

acceptable. You should always reference the book for the correct answers – not the quiz game.

Final-Exam - The final exam contents will INCORPORATE material from each chapter, lectures, quiz

game questions, and Case Studies relevant to all substances presented throughout the semester,

and business processing aspects. The delivery of the provided questions is from a test-bank of stored

questions (approx.: 1,800) given at random. There are 50-questions valued at 2-points each for a

grand total of 100-points possible.

Optional-Final - I will provide an “option” to develop a security presentation as a replacement of

the Final-Exam. In addition, provide details regarding this opportunity during the first week of class.

The Optional-Final is an opportunity for 2-team members (min/max = 2) to present, in replacement

of the Final Exam. Upon receiving an email with the two names illustrating a commitment to the

Optional-Final, there will be “no” other option provided, as each student will be responsible to

complete the presentation without the possibility of replacement with the Final-Exam.

Furthermore, you are commented to your selection without recourse to change.

The federal government requires that universities maintain policies and procedures to ensure that

each student who registers for a distance or correspondence course is the same student who

participates in, completes, and receives credit for the course. As part of our SACSCOC Fifth Year

interim reporting process, the Distance Education Committee has developed a Distance Education

Policy (http://www.utpb.edu/docs/default-source/utpb-docs/academicaffairs/rules-policies-and-

procedures/distance-education-policy.pdf), which includes our policy with regard to authenticating

the identity of online students.

Student E-Mail

The email tool in the online course requires you to have and use either a UTPB Webmail account OR

an external email account (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo). I would ask that you use the email account provided

by UTPB (Webmail). If you have never updated your email account, the default is the email account

provided by UTPB (Webmail). Therefore, you should check to see what email account you have

currently assigned and provide the university with your preferred, current email address. You can

make this change inside CampusConnect.

To check and/or change the email address that the university has for you, log into CampusConnect,

go to Demographic Data on the “Student Information” pull-down menu, and then click “Update

information.”

Here is the link to IRD’s student instructions for activating your UTPB webmail account, should you

decide to use.

Policies & Procedures:

The course is divided into 8 modules/Weeks/Sections/Units.

Each Module/Section/Units covers:

a. 1 chapter per module;

b. Online blogs and connecting articles,

c. and online Quizzes.

http://www.utpb.edu/docs/default-source/utpb-docs/academicaffairs/rules-policies-and-procedures/distance-education-policy.pdf

http://www.utpb.edu/docs/default-source/utpb-docs/academicaffairs/rules-policies-and-procedures/distance-education-policy.pdf

Course Content Structure:

You should read the textbook section first, and then review the online lecture. The lectures will be

summaries, elaborations of the textbook material, and links to related information on the Web.

After you have completed reviewing the lecture, you should then log into “Discussion Tool” and post

answers to the discussion question (specific to the module) posted by your instructor. You must

also read other students’ posts and respond to two other students’ responses. Discussion posts must

be made by the date on the schedule to receive full credit. You should also complete the Test/Quiz.

Grading and Feedback:

The course activities will be graded one-week after the set due date. Graded on curve or absolute

scale will be applied. You can check your grades by going to Gradebook. If there is any discrepancy

in the grade, you must contact Mr. Crain immediately. Likewise, he will provide individual feedback

or a general feedback in the performance of the course activity.

Cheating/Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty:

Scholastic dishonest: Includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, falsifying

academic records, misrepresenting facts, and the submission for credit of any work or materials that

are attributable in whole or in part to another person. In addition, taking an examination for another

person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student such as, but not limited to, submission

of essentially the same written assignment for two courses without the prior permission of the

instructor or the attempt to commit such acts.

“Plagiarism” includes, but is not limited to the appropriation of, buying, receiving as a gift, or

obtaining by any means material that is attributable in whole or in part to another source, including

words, ideas, illustrations, structure, computer code, other expression and media, and presenting

that material as one’s own academic work being offered for credit.

NOTE: Students found plagiarizing or cheating will receive a zero on the course activity, which could

cause failure in the class and/or suspension or dismissal from the University.

Submission of Course Assessment Activities:

All the course assessment activities will be submitted via Assignment Tool. Keep in mind the

following standards/practices for submission of assignments:

All course assessments requiring submittal “must” be supplied using Microsoft Word and

Excel 2013. Remember, it is your responsibility to ensure the instructor receives the

document (assignment) and applying the required format to initiate the grading process.

Be sure to put your name at the top of each page or inside the header with subject and the

title of the assignment with “ONLINE.” I would suggest that your team member’s names are

also in the header along with team number.

Always keep a copy of all the work you submit, this provides the means to resubmit it last in

cyberspace. To resubmit – forward the original email.

Make-Up/Late Submission Policy:

All course activities must be submitted before or on set due dates and times. If the student is unable

to abide by the due dates and times, it is her/his responsibility to contact the instructor immediately

(less than 4-hours after the assignment is do). There will be a 30% deduction for each day your

submission is late, and after two days (48-hours), the assignment is no long acceptable and will

receive a zero for the assignment.

NOTE: The due dates and times for the activities will adhere to the Central Time Zone.

Accommodation for Students with Disabilities:

Americans with Disabilities Act: Students with disabilities that are admitted to The University of

Texas of the Permian Basin may request reasonable accommodations and classroom modifications

as addressed under Section 504/ADA regulations. Students needing assistance because of a

disability must contact the Director, Programs Assisting Student Study (PASS) Office, 552-2630, no

later than 30-days prior to the start of the semester.

The definition of a disability for purposes of ADA is that she or he (1) has a physical or mental

impairment that substantively limits a major life activity, (2) has a record of such an impairment or,

(3) is regarded as having such an impairment.

Students who have provided all the required documentation, and are eligible for services will be

advised of their rights regarding academic accommodations and responsibilities. The University is

not obligated to pay for diagnosis or evaluations nor is it obligated to pay for personal services or

auxiliary aids.

If you need accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to

share with the instructor, or if you need special arrangements in the case the building must be

evacuated, please inform the instructor immediately. It is best to contact the instructor after class

or during his/her office hours.

Course Incomplete/Withdrawal/Grade Appeal:

All students who sign up for this class must complete the course within the semester. Incomplete

grades for this course are rarely given, and I will only grant students how has complete at least 75%

of the course with a grade of ‘C’ or better, while providing a valid, documented excuse for not being

able to complete the course on time. Likewise, the student must have contacted the instructor prior

to the scheduled last class to request an extension. The student will sign a contract that includes the

incomplete course activities and the new due dates.

For grade appeal process go to http://ss.utpb.edu/dean-of-students/student-grievances/

Netiquette:

Anything you type in the discussion area is public – which means that every student in this class

(including your instructor) will see what you write. Please pay attention to the language you use and

adhere to the following guidelines:

1. Do not post anything too personal;

2. Do not use language that is inappropriate for a classroom setting or prejudicial in regard to

gender, race, or ethnicity;

3. Do not use all caps in the message box unless you are emphasizing (it is considered shouting)

4. Be courteous and respectful to other people on the list

5. Do not overuse acronyms like those that you would use in text messaging. Some of the list

participants may not be familiar with acronyms.

6. If the posting is going to be long, use line breaks and paragraphs

7. Fill in a meaningful Subject Line

8. Write your full name at the end of the posting

9. Be careful with sarcasm and subtle humor; one person’s joke is another person’s insult.

10. Add if you need to

NOTE: If you do not adhere to the guidelines for any posting, you will lose the points that would

have been granted, and the instructor reserves the right to remove your posting and to deny you

any further posting privileges.

Refer to the following links for additional help on netiquette:

http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html

Attendance and Class Participation:

Regular and active participation is an essential, unmistakably important aspect of this online course.

The expectation of the instructor is that students will log on a minimum of four-times every seven

days. It is critical that you read all of the lecture and assignment materials as well as all of the public

discussion materials. Your full participation ON A WEEKLY BASIS is not only a requirement; it is also

an essential aspect of the online course process. All students are expected to do the work assigned,

notify the instructor when emergencies arise, and make up assignments no later than the due dates.

http://ss.utpb.edu/dean-of-students/student-grievances/

http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html

ONLINE COURSE SYLLABUS BOILERPLATE

Online Student Authentication

UTPB requires that each student who registers for an online course is the same student who

participates in, completes, and receives credit for the course. UTPB’s Distance Education Policy

requires faculty members to employ at least two methods of verification to ensure student

identities. To access online courses students must login to the UTPB learning management system

using their unique personal identifying username and secure password. UTPB’s Distance Education

Policy requires at least one additional student identification method within the course that has been

determined and approved by the faculty or academic program. This course satisfies the second

method of student authentication by:

Presentation of approved photo ID* through a web cam and video recorded proctoring

during assessment (Respondus Monitor)

Synchronous or asynchronous video activities using an approved photo ID*

*Approved photo identifications are: passports, government issued identification, driver’s licenses,

military ID from DoD; dual credit and early college high school students use school district

identifications.

Tracking Capability:

Canvas course platforms have a tracking feature. This feature quantifies how often and when

students are active in the course and provides information if the student has accessed different

pages of the course.

NOTE: For summer classes - students are expected to log into Blackboard every day to avoid

dismissal from the class.

Absenteeism:

All the course activities have set dates to be completed and submitted. After the due dates, the

activities will not be available for the students. Thus, if you are ill for a prolonged time and cannot

complete the activities, you must contact me and update the situation. You are expected to log into

the course at least once a week. For summer courses, you are required to log in every day.

If I am going to be out because of ill health, attending a conference, you will be notified through an

email of my situation.

Hardware/Software Requirements

Computer: PC Configuration - A CPU with 1 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM and Windows XP operating

systemMac Configuration – A CPU with 300 MHZ (G3), 256 MB RAM and Mac OS X 10.2 or newer

operating system

Peripherals: You will need external speakers to be able to listen to audio files (if present in the

course).

Anti-virus Software: It is highly recommended for students and instructors. Online courses involve

much file sharing, which increases your risk of computer virus infection. Anti-virus software will help

protect your computer in case of exposure to a computer virus.

Other Software: There may be audio/video files in the course for which you will need Windows

Media Player or QuickTime or Real Player.

Internet Connection: Recommended - Cable modem, DSL, or intranet (T-1); or 128 KBPS modem

Note: Corporate or academic security firewalls may block some course content, such as chat or

streaming media. Accommodations for access can usually be arranged if you contact your network

administrator, though local security policies ultimately dictate what is allowed. 56 K modem or

better.

Technical Information:

24/7 Technical Help Browser Test

Browser Configuration

Download Plug-ins

Supported Browser:

Firefox 3.5 or higher for PC; and Safari 3.X – 4.0 for Mac

Unsupported Browsers:

America Online (AOL), Prodigy, Juno, MSN, Yahoo and other Internet Service Providers (ISPs),

provide their own internal and proprietary web browsers. These browsers may not be compatible

with online courses.

Always be preparation for Computer Emergencies:

Computer Crash: Not having a working computer or a crashed computer during the semester

will “NOT” be considered an acceptable reason for not completing course activities at a

scheduled time.

NOTE: Identify a second computer before the semester begins, that you can use when/if your

personal computer crashes.

Server problems: When the Canvas server needs downtime for maintenance, the Canvas

administrator will post an announcement in your course informing the time and the date. If the

server experiences unforeseen problems, your course instructor will send an email.

Complete Loss of Contact: If you lose contact with me completely (i.e. you cannot contact me via

Canvas or email), you need to call me on my cell phone, 432.599.4386, and explain the reason you

cannot contact me and leave me a way to contact you.

Lost/Corrupt/Disappeared files: You must keep/save a copy of every project/assignment on an

external disk or personal computer. In the event of any kind of failure (e.g., Blackboard server crash

or virus infection, students own computer crashes, loss of files in cyberspace, etc) or any

contradictions/problems, I may/will request you to resubmit the files. In other words, if you submit

a document to me, and I do not receive it (lost in cyberspace) or it is corrupted when I open it, it is

incumbent upon you to resend it to me, corrected, with little or no “downtime” in regard to the

timeline for submission.

Student Support Services

ADA Accommodation/Support

Programs Assisting Student Study (PASS) - (432) 552-2630

Admissions & Registration & Transcripts - (432) 552-2605

Blackboard Technical Support - 1-877-633-9152 (toll-free)

UTPB Online Support Center

Bookstore - (432) 552-0220

Counseling/Advising - (432) 552-2661

Financial Aid and Scholarship (432)552-2620

UTPB Library (432) 552-2370 http://library.utpb.edu/dehome.html

Student Services:

http://cas.utpb.edu/academic-advising-center/e-advisor/

If you are taking courses through UTPB the following links provide services: Smarthinking Online

Tutoring (provides tutoring services), SmarterMeasure (measures learner readiness for online

course).

End-of-Course Evaluation & Instructor Evaluation:

Every student must complete end-of-course evaluation provided by UTPB.

Disclaimer & Rights: Information contained in this syllabus was to the best knowledge of the

instructor considered correct and complete when distributed for use in the beginning of the

semester. However, the instructor reserves the right, acting within the policies and procedures of

UTPB to make changes in the course content or instructional techniques without notice or

obligation. The students will be informed about the changes, if any.

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