IS 425
Enterprise Information
LECTURE 1
Winter 2006-2007
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Agenda Introduction Survey Course Overview Requirements Readings & Online Resources MSIS 2007 Competency Modules Basics about Enterprise Information Value Chain Framework Information Values Next Week
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Course Goals By the end of the course the student will be
able to: Analyze the major business forces that influence IT usage in
organizations, Analyze the major business processes and information flows in
organizations, Evaluate the current IT conflicts and use critical thinking skills to
argue positions, Analyze characteristics of the major IS professional competencies.
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Readings No required textbooks to purchase. All readings (required and recommended) are web
available. Most come from Books 24x7 service available to all
DePaul students IS 425 Course homepage has instructions DePaul Online Library's 24x7 E-Books is the starting
point Printable files on DL Web. Assigned weekly readings are found at the weekly topic
page: http://condor.depaul.edu/~schan/425home/425week.htm
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Requirements
Prerequisites: IT 215 or SE 325 30% 4 Quizzes / Homework 30% Individual Paper -- due week 5 30% Team Debate -- weeks 10 and 11; report due
week 11 1/3 (10 points) individual contribution based on peer
evaluation. 2/3 group performance.
10% Participation -- attendance/discussion/marketnews
discussion forum (DL)
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Quizzes and/or Homework
30% of final grade Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 9 Submit homework (week2) and quizzes (for DL
students) Sorry –
No makeup quizzes allowed No late homework submissions allowed
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Individual Paper Due Week 5 An IS Competency Analysis of your choosing Use at least 5 primary web-accessible sources 4-5 pages (12 point font, double spaced) Sections:
1. Introduction (What is the competency?) 2. What are the characteristics of this competency?3. Why is this competency important to employers?4. What skills does this competency draw on (courses)?5. What makes a person more valued than others in exercising
this competency?6. Why are you interested in this competency?
**Avoid direct quotes from the CTI Web site for curriculum and course description.
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Team Debate Two teams will debate an issue (pro/con) 4-6 members on each team At least one member of each team “argues”. All members provide research and analysis. Debate takes place in week 10/11 sessions. Assign debate topic by week 4. Agree on definition/scope by week 6. Paper is due week 11.
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Participation
10% maximum of the grade How earned? For in-class section (1% per session):
Class Attendance and in-class discussion Market News:
Circulating copies of a news article that covers some aspect of a course topic & summarizing is class
For DL section Participating in weekly discussion forums within due date
(1% per session) Attendance of guest lectures
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MS-IS 2007 Curriculum
Competency based The Four Phases
Pre-requisite Phase Java (2), Stats, A&D, Internet Apps
Foundation Phase Gateway Course – IS 425 OO Modeling – SE 430 Database Design – CSC 451 (CSC 449) Distributed IS – ECT 425
Advanced Phase (competency modules) 8 courses (3 500-level)
Capstone course – IS 577
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CSC 212Programming
in Java II
ECT 425Technical
Fundamentals Of Distributed Info Systems
CSC 451Database
Design
SE 430Object-Oriented
Modeling
IS 425Enterprise Information
IT 215Analysis &
Design Techniques
IT 223Data
Analysis
ECT 310Internet
Application Development
CSC 211Programming
In Java I
ApplicationDevelopmentDatabase I
E-BusinessSystems
Data Mining& Analytics
Network Design
CapstoneIS 577
Level I
Level III
Level II
Foundation Phase
Prerequisite Phase
HCI MethodsInternet
ApplicationDevelopment
Database IIInformation
Assurance &Security
EnterpriseSystems
Integration
IT Project Management
I
Wireless &Mobile
Applications
Knowledge Management
IT Planning& Strategies
GlobalSystems
& Strategies
Competency Modules for MSIS
Legal & Social
Issues
Advanced Internet Tech.
IT Architecture
Design
SoftwareEngineering
IT Project Management
II
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Competencies
19 competency modules groupingsIT Management Oriented (5)
Internet Oriented (2)
Design/Development Oriented (5)
Data Oriented (4)
Infrastructure Oriented (3)
Competency Cross-list Worksheet
https://www.cti.depaul.edu/programs/2007/Download/competencycourse-xlstgrouped2007.xls
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IT Management Oriented IT Project Management I
IT Project Management II
IT Planning & Global Strategies
Legal & Social Issues
IT Regulatory Compliance
Internet Oriented Internet Application Development
Wireless/Mobile Applications
Infrastructure Oriented Network Design
Information Assurance & Security Design
IT Architecture Design
Design/Development OrientedApplication Development Software Engineering e-Business Systems HCI Methods Enterprise Systems Integration
Data Oriented Database Design I Database Design II Data Mining & Analytics
Knowledge Management
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Basics about Enterprise Information What is the most basic goal of a firm? “Make a profit as in Profit = Return* – Costs”
versus “Make a customer” -- relationship To sell something – what must be done? Have something that can be sold for more than it
costs IT is involved in increasing Sales (e.g., CRM) IT is involved in decreasing Costs (e.g., SCM) IT is involved in relationship building and
collaboration (CRM & SCM).*Return = Revenue = Sales for our purposes
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Basics continued
Primary activities – those that transform inputs into something that people will buy – a manufacturer: Inbound logistics Operations Outbound Logistics Marketing and Sales Service
Secondary activities – those that support those involved in primary activities Procurement Technology Development Human Resource Management Firm Infrastructure
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Figure 3.6: Porter's value chain model for a manufacturing firm. (Source: Reprinted with permission of the Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster Inc. from Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. Copyright © 1985 by Michael Porter.)
Porter’s Value Chain Analysis Model
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The Value Chain: Firm’s Perspective
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Basics Which Primary activities are categorized as Costs?
As Sales? Input Logistics Operations Output Logistics Sales Service
Which Secondary activities are categorized as Costs? As Sales? Firm Infrastructure Human Resource Management Technology Development Procurement
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The Value Chain for Firms Clarifies:
key processes core competencies activities
Strengths Weaknesses Value-adding potentials Cost-reduction potentials
Develops: strategy strategic advantage
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The Value Chain for Firms Targeted Activities that improve Value Chain
Find Information Systems to fill need Use Value Chain to analyze each
competitor’s Strengths Weaknesses
Use Value Chain to determine usefulness of employing Inter-Organizational Information Systems (IOIS), e.g., SCM
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Suppliers Manufacturer Distributors Customers
OL
IL OL
IL OL
The Value Chain: Industry Perspective
Supplier
Manufacturer
Distributor
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Suppliers Manufacturer Distributors Customers
The Market RolesExample: Auto Industry
Create component products or provide services, raw materials or talent
Design and build products, services, and solutions that meets a specific customer or market needs.
Enable buyers and sellers to connect, communicate, and transact business.
Consumers or business willing to pay for a product, service, or solutions.
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Suppliers Manufacturer
Distributors
Customers
Customer Direct
Disintermediation
Channel Conflict
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Value
So, to determine our value chain, what must we have?
Information? What is a datum or what are data? What is information? What is knowledge? What is the aim as an information systems
professional on “information”?
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Information Value
How can a firm enhance information’s value?
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Information
Information Asset vs. Information Value What raises information value? Access? Accuracy? Context? Reliability? Synergies with other information? Volume? Now, turning to the profit paradigm?
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Information Value: Management
Return Cost
Productivity
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Information and Profit
Goal =
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Economic Sectors
Sector Costs Return Productivityor Profit
Agriculture Equipment, seed and labor
Produce sales
Yield/acre
Mfg Plant and Production costs
Product sales Pieces/unit of resource
Service Wage and technology
Sale of skill or information
Capacity
Information Wage and technology
Relative information value
Rate of increase in information value
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How is information used in each sector?
Agriculture sector? Manufacturing sector? Service sector? Information sector?
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The Internet Value Proposition
Transform customer relationship Customer centered, self service, 1:1;
choices; delivery to customer location; customer needs
Displace traditional source of values Physical vs. digital value Economies of scale vs economy of scope Mass produced vs mass customized Information vs. knowledge value Distribution as constraints vs. enabler Local vs. global
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Homework Complete and submit Homework #1 on
DLWeb – Assignments by next Tuesday Find 3 "hot" topics for CIOs. Write a short description of the 3 topics explaining if the topic affects some
part of the profit formula. The total description can not exceed 150 words or 50 words for each topic
excluding References. Use at least 3 references for the assignment. Each topic should not be a
summary of the referenced article. All references should be presented in full citations (author, title, sources, date/year, URL). Use superscript or in-text citations for references. Limit the number of direct quotes.
I am expecting an analysis on a topic, NOT a summary of an article. BRING a COPY OF THE ASSIGNMENT TO CLASS SO WE CAN
DISCUSS IN SESSION 2 AFTER SUBMITING ASSIGNMENT ON COL.
For DL students: Complete and submit the Survey and assignment #1 on DLWeb
Read assigned chapters for week 1 & week 2
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