Faculty Contact Information:
Email: stugardh@aol.com
Phone Work: 0773-677080(commercial)
Home: 0773-690976
Cell: 349-8785694
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Consultation:
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Required Texts and Readings:
Bruner, R., Eaker, M., Freeman, R., Spekman, R., and Teisberg, E.
(1998). The Portable MBA (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley and
Sons, Inc. -- Chapters 1, 6
O'Brien, James A. (2003). Management Information Systems: Managing
Information Technology in the E-Business Enterprise (6th ed.).
New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Supplementary Readings:
The standard for papers in the graduate program is the APA style. All participants in this course and all graduate INSS, MGMT, PUAD, and ECON courses should have a copy of the style guide:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. Washington DC: Author.All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills.
Throughout the course, the instructor will assign specific articles that students are expected to read and discuss as part of the “Participation” component of the course grade.
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Recommended Journals:
A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge, and pay-per-view academic journals are available through the MIS Webboard at http://webboard.ed.umuc.edu/~mis.
Governing.com is especially useful, as are the publications of the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society, and the various management professional societies). In addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS professionals should become familiar with, many of these being published both weekly and on-line.
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Course Description:
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3 semester hours credit. Prerequisites: Undergraduate principles of management and economics, or permission of the Program Director. Introduces basic management information systems concepts and examines the fundamental types of information systems. Personal, work group, and enterprise information systems are discussed. The challenge and use of information to gain competitive advantage are also examined. Other topics to be discussed include: the economics of information, use of value added concepts to evaluate information system effectiveness, and the application of system theory to information system architecture.
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Course Goals:
As a required course in both the M.S. in Management Information Systems and the M.P.A., as well as the Information Systems Analyst Certificate, the Certificate in E-Government and the Certificate in Public Management, this course seeks primarily to:
1. improve the professional skills of the participants,
2. provide students with a foundational knowledge of the various
roles of information systems in organizations, and
3. assist degree-seeking students in preparing for the comprehensive
exam, and
4. improve the students' comprehension of the link between information
management and public administration.
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Compare and contrast the various roles information systems play
in organizations and discuss how these roles are reflected in the
organization's structure,
2. Analyze different organizational situations involving the use of
information systems and/or the application of information
technology and make recommendations for improvement,
3. Analyze and demonstrate the impact of advancements of information
technology on organizational variables (such as: communications,
work groups, management decisionmaking, and security),
4. Demonstrate knowledge of basic techniques and elementary skills in
in using application software (such as: databases and spreadsheets),
5. Demonstrate familiarity with the literature in information systems
or a field of their own interest (e.g., medicine or welfare) with
a focus on the use of information technology in that field,
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the other functional areas of an
organization (such as: finance, marketing or public relations,
operations, human resources, and research and development) so that
information systems analysis of any organization can be performed
in a more comprehensive fashion,
7. Analyze ethical issues surrounding the use of information technology
in organizations,
8. Discuss the importance of networkds to organizations, including
issues of security and privacy,
9. Analyze the extent to which an organization's use of information
technology contributes to its competitive advantage, and
10. Apply value added concepts in the evaluation of information system
effectiveness.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92%+
B 80 – 91%
C 70-79%
F Below 70% F(a) or regular non-attendance F(n)
Please note that the Bowie State grading system does not include the grade of D.
Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC – Europe policies. Please refer to the UMUC – Europe Graduate Catalog available at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/index.html or your local Education Center.
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Course Requirements:
Class Participation (10% of final grade):
Class attendance is required on both Friday and Saturday sessions of weekend classes. Students are expected to arrive at class prepared to discuss the assigned topics for the class meeting. This means they should have read the chapters indicated in the course schedule for that session and have prepared any pertinent assignments.
The student is responsible for obtaining material, which may have been distributed on class days when he/she was absent. This can be done through contacting a classmate who was present or by contacting the instructor during his office hours or other times. Missed or late assignments cannot be made up under any circumstances but with good cause and adequate notice, assignments may be submitted early.
Portable MBA (10% of final grade):
Each person will make one 10-15 minute presentation on a chapter from the book The Portable MBA – the instructor will assign chapters during the first week of class. Visual aids and class participation are highly encouraged. The chapter review needs to meet the following minimum conditions:
· The review is due as per the schedule.
· The chapter review must include a summary and at least five (5) major points
· You will be asked to share with the class the summary and the five major points of the chapter.
· The summary and 5 points should be typed and turned into the instructor at the end of the presentation.
Homework (10% of final grade)
Each assignment will consist of 3 or 4 case studies from the text. The students will be required to answer all Case Study Questions at the end of the case study. The assignment should be typed and formatted properly. Students should use outside resources, like the Internet, to support their conclusions.
Each student is to work independently on all assignments. While interaction with fellow students is part of the educational process, submitting common work and plagiarism is not. Any incidence of dishonesty will result in a failing grade on the assignment or exam for all parties involved. (See the European Division Catalog for UMUC Policy on academic dishonesty and plagiarism)
Assignments must be submitted no later than the due date for full credit. One-week late submission is allowed but 20% will be deducted from the grade for that assignment. Assignments may be turned in via e0mail, in which case save your assignment in “Rich Text Format (.rtf)”. Please do not submit any assignments in “Document (.doc)” format. Word documents often contain viruses and I will not open or grade them.
Absences or late submissions beyond your control give you the right to make up the work that you have missed. However, the student must contact the instructor before the due dates of the assignments.
The assignments are as follows:
Assignment 1
Chapter 1, Real World Case 5 (page 42)
Chapter 2, Real World Case 4 (page 76)
Chapter 3, Real World Case 5, (page 122)
Assignment 2
Chapter 4, Real World Case 5, (page 160)
Chapter 5, Real World Case 4, (page 197)
Chapter 6, Real World Case 3, (page 243)
Assignment 3
Chapter 7, Real World Case 3, (page 271)
Chapter 7, Real World Case 4, (page 272)
Chapter 8, Real World Case 5, (page 311)
Assignment 4
Chapter 9, Real World Case 3, (page 351)
Chapter 9, Real World Case 5, (page 353)
Chapter 10, Real World Case 4, (page 388)
Chapter 10, Real World Case 5, (page 389)
Assignment 5
Chapter 11, Real World Case 4, (page 427)
Chapter 11, Real World Case 5, (page 428)
Chapter 12, Real World Case 3, (page 462)
Chapter 12, Real World Case 5, (page 464)
Group Project(20% of final grade)
Each student, as part of a team, will be expected to describe an organization or company and elaborate on how it manages its information system and the ability of these information systems to allow the company to grow and remain competitive in the future.
·By the second class meeting(31 Jan 2003) each group should submit a written proposal identifying the organization, the industry in which the organization operates, and a summary of the group’s desire to study this organization.
·Once approved, perform the analysis of the organization. This should consist of an in-depth study that provides a brief overview of the organization, identifying the appropriateness of their current systems, and assessing the future potential of these systems to yield growth, reduce costs, and maintain competitive advantages.
·The focus should be on recommending an improved system concept to the company’s board of directors, which outlines a go-forward systems approach for the next decade and beyond. Include financial(cost to implement) and return on investment(ROI) data.
·Documentation should consist of a minimum 8 page and maximum of 10 page report, double spaced, with standard margins(1 inch) and type font/pitch(times new roman/12 point). The reports will be due on the last day of class(15 march 2003).
·Prepare a 10-15 minute presentation with visual aids for the class. The presentation will be on the last day of class(15 march 2003).
Midterm and Final Exams(25% of final grade each)
The final exam will consist of multiple choice, short answer, and case study questions. The students will be given 3 hours to complete the exam.
If you miss an exam for duty reasons, you must provide documentary proof to be permitted to make-up the exam. Final exams and projects will only be returned if you provide a self-address envelope by the last day of class. All non-returned course work will be keep on file for a period of 90 days. Thereafter, the course work will be destroyed.
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Description of Course Requirements:
Portable MBA Paper and Presentation
Each student will make a 10-minute presentation on a chapter from the book The Portable MBA. The instructor will assign the chapters. There may be more than one student assigned to the same chapter, depending on class size. Visual aids and inclusion of additional information from sources beyond the textbooks are highly encouraged. These chapters will be covered on the exams. Minimum requirements for the chapter review are:
1. Chapter review must include a summary and at least five (5) major points, and must compare and contrast the ways in which the chapter topics apply in the business world and in public administration.
2. Summary and discussion of major points are to be written up and posted to the Webboard no later than noon on Friday prior to the weekend of the presentation. The other students are encouraged to read this before the in-class presentation, and come prepared for discussion.
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Course Schedule:
24 Jan 2004 (0900-1200)
Chapter 1 - Foundations of Information Systems
Chapter 2 - Competing with Information Technology
24 Jan 2004 (1300-1600)
Chapter 3 - The Internet-worked E-Business Enterprise
25 Jan 2004 (0900-1200)
Chapter 4 - Electronic Business Systems
Chapter 5 - Electronic Commerce Systems
Chapter 6 - E-Business Decision Support
7 Feb 2004 (0900-1200)
Portable MBA Presentations (Chapters 1 – 5)
7 Feb 2004 (1300-1600)
Chapter 7 - Developing E-Business Strategies
Chapter 8 - Developing E-Business Solutions
Assignment 1 Due
8 Feb 2004 (0900-1200)
Portable MBA Presentations (Chapters 6 – 8)
Assignment 2 Due
8 Feb 2004 (1300-1600)
Midterm Exam
21 Feb 2004 (0900-1200)
Chapter 9 - Security and Ethical Challenges of E-Business
Chapter 10 - Enterprise and Global Management of E-Business Technology
Assignment 3 Due
21 Feb 2004(1300-1600)
Chapter 11 - Computer Hardware
Chapter 12 - Computer Software
22 Feb 2004(0900-1200)
Chapter 13 - Data Resource Management
Assignment 4 Due
22 Feb 2004(0900-1200)
Portable MBA Presentations (Chapters 9 – 12)
6 Mar 2004 (0900-1200)
Chapter 14 – Telecommunications
Assignment 5 Due
6 Mar 2004 (1300-1600)
Portable MBA Presentations (Chapters 12 – 16)
7 Mar 2004 (0900-1600)
Group Presentations
Review
Group Report Due
7 Mar 2004 (1300-1600)
Final Exam
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Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC - Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/index.html or from your local Education Center, for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
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Faculty Bio:
Mr.Howad E. Stugard III is a graduate of University of Maryland with an A.A. in Computer Science, B.S. in Business and Management, and a B.S. in Information Systems Management. He did his graduate work at Boston University and was awarded a Master of Science in Business Administration. He did post Graduate work at LaSalle University. He has been A+ and Microsoft Certified (Certified Professional [MCP], Certified Professional + Internet[MCP+Internet], Certified Engineer[MCSE])
He has been teaching Computer Science and Information Systems Management courses for the University of Maryland's European Division for over 10 years and currently serves as Adjunct Associate Professor in Computer Science and Information Systems.
He is currently employed as a member of NATO's International Staff at the NATO Communications and Information Systems School in Latina, Italy(40 miles south of Rome). He is the Team Leader/ Lead Instructor for teaching Information Systems to Support Command and Control and Networking within NATO. Courses include Allied Information Flow System(AIFS), Maritime Command and Control Information System(MCCIS), and Web Information Services Enviroment(WISE).
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