MGMT 3220 R50
Management Information Systems
3 Credit Hours
Integrates
topics of management and organization theory, information and communication
theory, and systems theory relevant to managing an organization’s information
resources.
Includes computer hardware and software, telecommunications, and database
concepts and emphasizes the e-commerce and Internet based business models to
get a competitiveness of global based business environments. This course meets
the requirements for a Technology Intensive course.
Upon completion of the course, the
student should able to:
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apply the concepts of systems and information to business.
·
address business needs for internet/electronic commerce.
·
apply development tools to business information system.
·
discuss
issues surrounding ethics, security, and global management as they relate to
computer based information system
Suggested
course topics included Role of Information Systems in Business Organizations,
Strategic Use of Information Systems, Basic Concepts
of Information Systems Resources such as hardware, software, and
telecommunications, database, Internet and electronic commerce, and Internet
Security & Ethnical Challenges.
Please visit the RODP Virtual Bookstore for information concerning required textbooks for this course. The web address is http://rodp.bkstr.com/.
Please visit the RODP Virtual Bookstore for information concerning supplementary information for this course. The web address is http://rodp.bkstr.com/.
Please visit the RODP Website for a listing of hardware requirements.
Please visit the RODP Website for a listing of software requirements.
Please see the separate page inside the course to find instructor contact information as well as a statement of virtual office hours and other communication information.
Tests will be administrated periodically on the web (D2L). Exam dates
will be posted on the Calendar navigation bar. Please double check the exam date. Keep in mind, once you open the
exam, you must complete the exam during the same sitting. You can open
the exam at any time during the test date window,
however, once you start the exam you cannot stop.
We will
have three exams during the semester that will consist of multiple-choice,
true/false and fill in the blank The number of
questions varies.
Grades will be based on test scores and assignments as designated
by the instructor. There will be three exams that integrate
course materials and discussions.
All material used in class such as
text, lecture notes, and discussions will be used in
composing the exams. Please study everything. We will cover all important concepts in the class lecture and will derive
most questions from the material covered.
No late
assignments. No
"Incompletes" will be assigned for the
course.
Exams
(3 at 10%, 100 points each) 30%
Assignments
(12 @ 5 %, 100 points each) 60%
Discussion
Board Participation (required for each module) 10%
The grading scale for this course is as follows:
A 90- 100
B 81 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 59 or below
Each
chapter (module) will have an assignment for a total of 12 assignments. All
assignments, paper, & project files must be submitted
through the "Digital Drop Box" function. No assignments will be accepted through email,
nor will late assignments be accepted.
Each
student is required to add to the module's discussion board question during the
week the chapter is assigned. You must post to the
discussion board by mid-week and should have another post before the assignment
due date commenting on other student's posts. A grade will be
given at mid-semester and a second grade at the end of the semester
concerning your participation.
You are expected to participate in all interactive aspects of the course. For example, you must communicate with other students via emails and discussion board exchanges. You are expected to communicate with your instructor on a regular basis and check the course frequently for announcements. You must actively participate in threaded discussion events. Students are expected to work at a pace conducive to collaborative learning - that is, don't work too far ahead or too far behind the group. The class is designed to support student interaction. You will be responsible for meeting all deadlines.
You are encouraged to work at your own pace, However, deadlines are placed on threaded discussions, quizzes and tests. You should become familiar with the Class Calendar to determine when materials are due and adjust your study schedule accordingly. Once a deadline has passed you will be "locked out" of the material.
Assignments will be presented as noted in the course Calendar. You will have until the due date on the calendar to complete each assignment. You are expected to communicate with other students in threaded discussions, learn how to navigate in D2L, and stay aware of course announcements. You should use your assigned D2L email addresses for all communication. You should address any technical problems immediately. You should observe course etiquette at all times. Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. For further clarification see the RODP Statement of Academic Honesty.
Chat rooms may be available in some courses for student communication but will not be a required part of the course. If you utilize the chat tool, please keep the following in mind:
Web links will be posted and updated throughout the class. An email or announcement will be made when a new link is available to students. Please review the Disclaimer of Offsite Content within D2L for more information.
The Tennessee Virtual Library is available to all students enrolled in the Regents Online Degree Program. Links to library materials (such as electronic journals, databases, interlibrary loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and librarian support) and Internet resources needed by learners to complete online assignments and as background reading must be included in all courses.
Qualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable and necessary academic accommodations if determined eligible by the appropriate disability services staff at their home institution. Prior to granting disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive written verification of a student's eligibility for specific accommodations from the disability services staff at the home institution. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with their home institution's disability services staff and to follow the established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to the instructor.
The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both by individual email communication and posting both notification and nature of change(s) on the course bulletin board.
For questions regarding registration or course enrollment, please contact your RODP Campus Contact.
For questions and issues related to the Regents Online Campus Collaborative or the Tennessee Board of Regents, please contact the RODP Helpdesk at 1-888-223-0023.
For assistance with the Desire2Learn system or other technical issues, please contact the Student Technical Support Helpdesk at 1-866-550-7637. The staff there are available 24/7 to assist you.