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Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm

12th Edition by Kenneth C. Laudon & Jane P. Laudon 2012 Prentice-Hall, Inc. Authors' Website: http://prenhall.com/laudon Microsoft Office required for the course

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Course Description
This course introduces structures, applications, and management of corporate information systems. Coursework investigates how technology is changing the way we communicate, make decisions, manage people, and improves business processes, as well as how it adds value to the business. Students access the Internet to gather and use information, and analyze business decisions using decision support tools. No prerequisite.

Terminal Course Objectives

DeVry University course content is constructed from curriculum guides developed for each course that are in alignment with specific Terminal Course Objectives. The Terminal Course Objectives (TCOs) define the learning objectives that the student will be required to comprehend and demonstrate by course completion. The TCOs that will be covered in detail each week can be found in the Objectives section for that particular week. Whenever possible, a reference will be made from a particular assignment or discussion back to the TCO that it emphasizes. Given a description of business pressures in the digital firm requiring information systems solutions, describe the evolution, the current state, and the trends in information technology and solutions that address those pressures from a functional perspective. Given a business scenario, explain how information systems can be used for strategic competitive advantages and the relationship among information systems, organizations, and business processes. Given the demanding and changing role of corporate databases, evaluate various tools, technology

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and trends that can make databases more accessible and useful. Given a business scenario, examine and explain the management issues and difficulties, and analyze the applicability of potential solutions surrounding wired and wireless communication networks, systems security and controls, and the Internet, intranets, extranets and cloud computing environments. Given a high-level description of a corporate information system, evaluate the issues involved with effectively managing information system assets, resources, and processes (hardware, software). Given a business problem that requires an information systems solution, write a plan to address the problem using an information systems planning approach that recognizes the role of information systems in business process reengineering and other types of organizational change. Given a business scenario, examine and explain the ethical, social, political, and security issues facing managers in the digital firm and how these issues affect the incorporation of information systems.

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Course Schedule

Week, TCOs and Topics Week 1 TCO A

Readings and Class Preparation Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today

Activities and Assignments

Homework Graded Discussion Topics

Information Systems Chapter 2: Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems in the Digital Firm Week 2 TCO B Organization, Management and Strategy of the Digital Firm Week 3 TCO C Managing Assets and Resources in Chapter 3: Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy Chapter 10: E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods Chapter 12: Enhancing Decision Making

Homework Graded Discussion Topics Course Project Proposal is due

Chapter 6: Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management

Homework Graded Discussion Topics

the Digital Firm Week 4 TCO D Networks and Telecommunications Week 5 TCO E Hardware/Software Assets and Enterprise Applications Week 6 TCO F Building Information Systems Week 7 TCO G Ethical, Social, Political, and Security Issues for 21st Century Companies Week 8 All TCOs Homework Chapter 7: Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology Graded Discussion Topics Mid-term Exam Chapter 5: IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies Chapter 9: Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications

Homework Graded Discussion Topics

Homework Chapter 13: Building Systems Graded Discussion Topics Chapter 14: Project Management Course Project is due

Chapter 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems Chapter 8: Securing Information Systems

Homework Graded Discussion Topics

Final Exam

Due Dates for Assignments & Exams

Unless otherwise specified: Access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 am MT. All assignments are to be submitted on or before Sunday at the end of the specified week that they are due, 11:59 p.m. (MT). All quizzes and exams are to be completed on or before Sunday at the end of the specified week that they open, 11:59 p.m. (MT).

Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Saturday of the seventh week. Any assignments or exams must be completed by11:59 p.m. Thursday of the eighth week.

Assignment Values and Letter Grades

The maximum score in this class is 1,000 points. The categories, which contribute to your final grade, are weighted as follows: Assignment Discussions (30 points, Weeks 1-7) Homework (20 points, Weeks 1-7) Course Project Proposal (Week 2) Mid-term Exam (Week 4) Course Project (Week 6) Final Exam Total Points Points 210 140 75 150 225 200 1,000 Weighting 21% 14% 7.5% 15% 22.5% 20% 100%

Letter Grade

Points 930 - 1,000 900 - 929 870 - 899 830 - 869 800 - 829 770 - 799 730 - 769 700 - 729 670 - 699 630 - 669 600 - 629 599 and below

Percentage 93% to 100% 90% to 92.9% 87% to 89.9% 83% to 86.9% 80% to 82.9% 77% to 79.9% 73% to 76.9% 70% to 72.9% 67% to 69.9% 63% to 66.9% 60% to 62.9% Below 60%

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Late Assignment Policy

Late work is strongly discouraged. Turning in work late can impair your chances of success in the course. However, DeVry Online understands that life and "emergencies" do happen, and thus, we offer this late policy: For serious emergencies, your instructor will decide whether your late work may be accepted for full or reduced credit. Serious emergencies include: serious illness, accidents, natural disasters, eCollege server outages, etc. E-mail your instructor the information about your emergency and request approval to make up the assignment, lab, quiz, or exam. If you receive approval, make up the work according to the plan set by you and your instructor. For all other matters, i.e. work, technical, or other personal issues, your instructor will decide whether your late work may be accepted. Your instructor will impose a per diem late penalty of 5% of the assignment points per day up to seven days. For late work make-up which is not emergency-based, you should request approval BEFORE the final deadline. If homework solutions are shared with the class, your instructor reserves the right to decline to accept late work after the sharing of the solutions, or to require that an alternative assignment be completed, if one is available. Only one non-emergency late submission will be allowed per student per course. This late work policy applies to all graded assessments (including Final Exams) in the course with the exception of the discussion threads, which require approval of the College faculty management administrators. See the "Policies" item in Course Home for information regarding the discussion threads make-up policy.

Discussion Requirements
In the Discussion areas of the course, you, as a student, can interact with your professor and classmates to explore questions and comments related to the content of this course. Discussions will always close Sunday, 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time (MT). A successful student in online education is one who takes an active role in the learning process. You are, therefore, encouraged to participate in the discussion areas to enhance your learning experience throughout each week. The discussions will be graded for: 1. FrequencyNumber and regularity of your contributions. Students are expected to log in to the course and post (respond) in the discussion topics on a minimum of three separate days per week in each graded discussion, beginning no later than Wednesday. 2. QualityContent of your contributions. FrequencyNumber and regularity of your contributions. Students are expected to log into the course and post (respond) in the discussion topics on a minimum of three separate days per week in each graded discussion, beginning no later than Wednesday. QualityContent of your contributions. Examples of quality posts include: Providing additional information to the discussion; Elaborating on previous comments from others; Presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students, Presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion, Sharing personal experiences that relate to the topic, and Providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.

Full credit is awarded when both high quality and required frequency are met. For policy on discussions (and all other policies), please review the information contained in "Policies" under the Course Home section of your course.

Plagiarism and Keller Graduate Citations

Plagiarism & Citations

Plagiarism is a violation of the Academic Integrity code of this institution and will not be tolerated. The plagiarism policy applies to every aspect of your coursework including threaded discussions, exams, quizzes, essays, assignments, etc. It is important that students fully cite any outside ideas, text and visual aides they reference in that work. If you copy from, rely on, or paraphrase from your text or from any other source, you must include in-text citations. For any source other than your text, you must also include the proper reference material including the full URL and date accessed if the source is the web. Failure to do so is a violation of DeVry Academic Standards. Instructors are required to follow the DeVry Academic Integrity policy. Refer to your student handbook for details. As a part of our commitment to academic integrity, your work in this course may be submitted to turnitin.com, an online plagiarism checking service. Turnitin.com operates a secure database and protects your privacy by assigning report numbers to all student work stored in its database. The purpose of using this service is to help protect the integrity of a DeVry degree, which in turn helps to protect your work and your investment in a DeVry education. See Turnitin.com for more details.

How to Avoid Plagiarism

Style Guide
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University recommends all graduate students purchase and make use of the official style guide entitled, Writing the Research Paper: A Handbook, 7th edition, by Anthony C. Winkler and Jo Ray McCuen. This handbook includes information on the following styles: APA, MLA, CEE, CMS, and Columbia Online. Students can use any of these five styles unless otherwise instructed to use one of them exclusively. Students who have purchased the University's previous official style guide entitled, The Business Student Writers Manual and Guide to the Internet, by Thomas P. Bergman, Stephen M. Garrison, and Gregory M. Scott, will NOT be required to purchase another style guide. The new style guide is available through the online bookstore, Follett Express.

Below are two tutorials covering two of the five acceptable styles:

APA Guidelines

APA Guidelines for Citing Sources This tutorial provides a resource for citing references in papers using the current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The following is covered within the tutorial: the purposes of APA documentation, guidelines and examples on how to cite original sources in the text of your paper using parenthetical citations, and how to format the reference list and an entire paper.

MLA Guidelines
MLA Guidelines for Citing Sources MLA style provides writers a system of cross-referencing their sources and protecting them from accusations of plagiarism. This tutorial goes over the purposes of MLA documentation, as well as methods and examples for using parenthetical citations, and how to format a Works Cited page.

Frequently Asked Questions

When are grades calculated, and how can I view my grades? You must complete any quizzes and post your written assignments (if necessary) to the weekly Dropbox by Sunday 11:59 p.m. (MT) each week, except Week 8 which closes at 11:59 p.m. (MT) Thursday. Once your work is reviewed, you should see comments and total points for each assignment in the Gradebook. Instructors should have Discussion work graded by the following Tuesday and all other assignments by the following Friday. You may check your progress at any time by going to the Gradebook, selecting the week and then your name. Click on the points earned for each assignment in the Gradebook to see any instructor comments.

What should I do if a discrepancy is found with my grade? 1. Double-check the error and try to determine what caused it. 2. Send your instructor an email explaining your findings. 3. Trust that any error in grading will be corrected quickly. What if I cannot get my work submitted on time? If you have an emergency that will cause your work to be late, please contact your instructor in advance of the due date so that arrangements can be made. Your instructor may reserve the right to deduct points for work turned in late based on the reason and the timeliness of notice. If a technical problem prevents you from meeting the scheduled due date, please contact the Help Desk at 1-800-594-2402 and immediately email your instructor about the situation.

What should I do if I have a disability that requires accommodation?

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for eligible students with documented disabilities as defined by state and federal laws relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Our intent is to ensure that every student who makes a request for accommodations under ADA is advised of the accommodation process as promptly as possible. If you are a student with a verifiable documented disability, and you can provide medical documentation regarding this disability, then contact our ADA Officer at adaofficer@devry.edu or adaofficer@keller.edu for more information on how to receive ADA accommodations in your online classes or fax your request to 630-929-9745. How can I get extra credit? It is policy that extra credit will not be allowed in online courses for any reason.