UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND

BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY

GRADUATE PROGRAM IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

INSS 530 INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ORGANIZATIONS (3s.h.)

Introduction : Students coming to study management information systems at the graduate level in this program are in the unique position of being able to move quickly on to a fast-track course of study in one of today’s most important and fast-changing areas of economic activity. Present career opportunities for information systems personnel at all levels have never been better , especially at the management level. In both Europe and the US, the demand for experienced people who can communicate equally well with technical staff and business managers far exceeds the supply. This accredited program, which has been rated ‘excellent’, is one of only a small number of programs offered by American graduate schools to meet this high demand and therefore Bowie State MIS graduates are eagerly sought by major blue-chip corporations where they move rapidly into senior, responsible, high-salary positions.

Location : RAF Menwith Hill, Harrogate

Lecturer : Chris Payne PhD

Dates : Term 4 2000/2001 Saturday/Sunday March 24/25; April 7/8, 28/29; May 12/13.

Times : 0900-1600 (Lunch 1200-1300)

Prerequisites : All undergraduate courses or instructor permission.

Texts : O’Brien, James A., Management Information Systems: Managing Information Technology in the Internetworked Enterprise ( 4th. Edition) Richard D. Irwin 1998 ISBN 0-256-17354-0

Bruner,Robert F. et al. The Portable MBA (Third Edition) John Wiley & Son 1998 ISBN 0-471-18093-9

Course Description : This course provides an examination of major information system features and techniques and the roles of information systems in modern organizations including strategic planning, end-user computing and systems administration, software development and deployment, computer and communications technology convergence and the systems/software life cycle models. Recent articles and events will be used to provoke discussion of the social and ethical issues associated with modern IS usage. Case studies will be used.

Course Objectives

Students successfully completing this course will be able to :

1. Establish the role of information systems in organizations and how they relate to organizational structure;

2. Identify the basic concepts that will be the foundation for subsequent courses on systems, information flow and the nature of information systems;

3. Demonstrate knowledge of the basic techniques and fundamental skills needed to represent system structures;

4. Classify different organizational models for information systems and the application of information technology;

5. Analyze and demonstrate the impact of advancement of information technology on organizational variables;

6. Demonstrate familiarity with the literature of information systems in a field of your own interest ( e.g. the law ) with a focus on the use of information technology in that field.

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

Weekend # 1

Saturday am : Introduction and Overview

Saturday pm Information Systems and Business

Sunday am Fundamentals of IS

Sunday pm Strategic Use of IS

Reading :O'Brien Module 1, Bruner Chs. 1-4

Weekend # 2

Saturday am Computer Hardware

Saturday pm Computer Software

Sunday am Telecommunications

Sunday pm Database Management

Reading : O'Brien Module 2, Bruner Chs. 5-8

Weekend # 3

Saturday am Midterm Exam

Saturday pm The Internet in Business

Sunday am IS for Business Operations

Sunday pm MIS and DSS

Reading : O'Brien Module 3, Bruner Chs. 9-12

Weekend # 4

Saturday am Managing IT and IS O’Brien Module 4

Saturday pm Globalization Bruner Chs 13-17

Sunday am Social and Ethical Issues

Sunday pm Final Exam

Reading : O'Brien Module 4 , Bruner Chs. 13-17

Course Requirements

Grades for this course will be based on

Assignment # 1 15%

Assignment # 2 15%

Midterm Exam 35%

Final Exam 35%

and will be assigned as follows

A 93-100%

B 80-92%

C 70-79%

F(n) or F(a) Otherwise.

The grade of ‘I’ - Incomplete - is awarded only very rarely when exceptional circumstances e.g. unavoidable , sudden PCS, justify it.

Schedule of Assignments and Exams :

1. Assignment # 1 Given out Weekend # 1 Hand-in Weekend # 3

2. Assignment # 2 Given out Weekend # 3 Hand-in Weekend # 4

3. Midterm Exam Saturday morning Weekend # 3

4. Final Exam Sunday afternoon Weekend # 4

Instructor Contact:

Office Hours : Before or after class or by appointment out of class hours.

Website : http://www.uomd.freeserve.co.uk/maryland/

Email : chris_payne@uomd.freeserve.co.uk

Telephone : 01895 257627 or 0410461770 (Mobile)

Addresses : 45 Rockingham Road,Uxbridge UB8 2TZ ,UK

University of Maryland Graduate Program,

Im Bosseldorn 30, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany

University of Maryland Unit 29216, APO AE 09102

Dr. Chris Payne

London UK

February 2001

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