MIS 221 Management of Information Systems

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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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MIS from a Managers Perspective
MIS Strategy
Information Systems Trends
E-Commerce/ E-Business
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MIS 221 COURSE OVERVIEW
Module II. Management Information Systems A
Strategic Approach (7 weeks)
Module I. Current Trends in Information Systems
(3 weeks)
Module III. Introduction to E-Business (6 weeks)
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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 companys 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 Raleys (following Module II
  on MIS Strategy)
• 2. Kate Burnet at Information Technology
  specialist at Franklin-Templeton (following
  Module III on E-Business)