College of Business Administration
Course Syllabus
Winter 2013
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Course Name: Management Information Systems Course Number: MIS200 51
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Course Pre-requisites: ITE100, ENG105 Credit hours: 3
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Instructor’s Name: Dr. Mehmood Khan Telephone: 02 – 501 5346
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E-mail: mehmood.khan@adu.ac.ae Class Time: 12:00 – 14:10 (Sun through Thu)
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Office Location: D2F-64 Office Hours: 17:10 – 18:10 (Sun through Wed)
1. Course Description
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c. Teamwork skills: * The ability to appreciate alternative viewpoints * The ability to manage time and work deadlines * The ability to motivate the others * The ability to cooperate | Group Project |
b. Element of Assessment, Weights and Relevant Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tool | Percent | Description | Learning Outcomes | Midterm Exam | 20% | In class test based on MCQs, short answers and a case study | 1, 2 | Quizzes | 15% | The student will have about three quizzes based on multiple choice questions | 1, 2 | Assignments | 15% | The students will be assigned some descriptive problems based on the class discussion | | Group Project * Written report * Final presentation | 10% | The group project is to criticize an information systems based solution for a business problem. The target problem(s) in your projects should be located within UAE or gulf region. Each student will participate in the final presentation | 1, 2, 3 | Participation | 10% | It includes attendance and class participation. | 1, 2, 3 | Final | 30% | It will consist of MCQs, short answers and a case study | 1, 2 |
7. Attendance
Absences during ADD/DROP week count. * Make up: * Late submissions: score reduced. * Final Exam: different from and harder than original. * Excused Absences: There are no excused absences. All absences are recorded as part of
Hallows, J. (2005). Information Systems Project Management: How to Deliver Function and Value in Information Technology Projects. Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com
Training Information Management System (TIMS), the project scope is to allow users to track instructors, students, courses and grades. TIMS must be completed in six months and must allow the functions listed above. TIMS must also link with the accounting system for accurate pricing for courses and accounting financial interaction. TIMS should be able to track credits earned toward IT industry certification requirements. The new system may also allow students to register for courses online.
What problems or difficulties do you anticipate with implementation of this type of decision support solution?
In this work related project analysis various information will be for gathering information. Some of the areas that will be covered are; methods of searching, interviewing techniques to gather the information, agreement for articulating requirements, and strategies to gather information for computerization. Requirements must
As part of our MIS 4163 class, we are going to work in a project that will prepare a system design for the application we select. Our team, the Purple Pirates, is a team composed of 5 people. We have selected to put together the design for a service order and invoicing application for an auto repair business. We have named our project ARS which stands for Auto Repair System.
Another option managers have to improve interaction is the care in assignment of members to the project team. The selection of stakeholders and IT personnel with personal interest in the new system improves the chances for success (Havelka and Lee, April 25, 2002).
The system champion will be responsible for leading the team and that particular team will come together and determine the expectations of the project while creating a project plan. The assembled team must get a list together of goals needed to accomplish within the new system and access the way these goals are going to be accomplished. The goal of the information system is to process and store data while keeping information safe and secure for the organization and within this process the important goals need to be understood by all members of the team, and implemented within the system. There are surveys given to the implementation team, and staff members so that the goals are identified by the importance it holds and will play within the process. Once the goals are determined the team is ready to find a vendor who fits the requirements by creating a list of all vendors to send a request for a proposal to the chosen vendors. The only time an organization accepts a request from the chosen vendors is when and if they are willing to do a demonstration for the staff and team members on the site. This on-site demonstration will help the staff to have a better understanding of the system while making an informed decision based on the information presented. This demonstration will also help the implementation team decide which vendor produces the better system while meeting the
Attendance: All absences must be discussed with the coaches. An excused absence is considered the following: illness, doctor appointment, absence from school, and any other situation approved by the coaches. Failure to report to the coaches, or continuous unexcused absences, will not be tolerated.
In corporate America projects are implemented on a regular basis. With implementing these projects there is a grave possibility that they may not be successful. In conducting any successful project it takes some type of organizational skills. Successfulness of a project can be jeopardized by a lack of planning, not enough funds to complete it, or the materials needed to complete it may not be readily available. In order for a project to be a success everything about the business must be evaluated to understand how well the system works. This paper will which information gathering methods can be used in analyzing the requirements, classifying which business
I noticed on pronote that it says I have three 'absences non-justifiée'. I don't understand why. I left notice that I would be absent Friday the 20th and Monday the 23rd from school because of a fencing tournament in Denver. Can you please adress this issue.
Since R.Ryan Nelson’s conclusions (2007) are based on the persuasive research report and many typical case of IT projects that have great bad side-effects or loss, his suggestions convinced me a lot. I will following R.Ryan Nelson ‘suggestions (2007) in the following ways:
These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions, and comments from your instructor, are in the "Details" section below.
There are an unlimited number of reasons that an employee can provide for his or her absenteeism – some under the employees direct discretion, others such as illness or emergency not under the control of the company or the employee.