INSTRUCTOR:

Prof. Paul Licker
 

PHONE:
EMAIL:
 

248-370-2432
licker@oakland.edu 

OFFICE / HOURS:
 

(432c Elliott Hall) MW 1:30-2:30; 5:30-6:30 or by appointment

CLASS TIMES:


PLACE

Section 11366 MWF 2:40-3:30 (Final Exam: M April 23, 3:30-5:30)
Section 11369 M 6:30  (Final Exam: M April 23: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm)


PH 302(11366) North Foundation Hall 156 (11369)

TEXT:

(Lecture) Fundamentals of Information Systems, Third Edition
By Ralph M. Stair and George W. Reynolds.
 

SUPPLEMENTARY
MATERIALS:

All other required materials are available through the course website 

OVERVIEW:

MIS 300 is an introduction to the concepts, methodologies and tools for Management Information Systems (MIS) seen from the perspective of a business user. We will focus on the role of Information Technology (IT) as an enabler of business processes.
 

Information Technology is playing an ever-increasing role in business and it is important for all business students to have an understanding of how they may interact with Information Technology as a user, developer, analyst, entrepreneur, customer or manager.  In MIS 300 we will explore business processes, database technology, systems analysis, hardware, software, networks, system development, business analysis, and global and ethical issues related to Information Systems in business today and tomorrow.

(Prerequisite: CSE 125 or MIS 200 and Junior Standing)
 

METHODS:

The course involves lecture-discussion, classroom exercises, small-group teamwork, electronic communication, individual exams, and task assignments.

GROUP PROJECT:

A group project will acquaint you with the process, procedures and activities that attend the development of information systems.  The project will increase your awareness of what systems do, how they are created and managed and how relationships between IS professionals and their internal and external clients are maintained.
 

HOMEWORK EXERCISES:

Homework exercises are all connected to the group project.  For more information on the group project, click here.

SUBMITTING HOMEWORK:

All assignments are submitted via email to the course instructor.  Detail is found on the group project webpage.  Be sure to include the names and e-mail addresses of everyone in the group who participated in the homework assignment in your email (it is best to copy ALL group members on the email so that everyone has a copy of what was submitted.  See "Policies" on student responsibilities for group work submitted).  Because some files will be quite large, you should “zip” your files.  You may “zip” your files using WinZip.  Finally, CHANGE THE EXTENSION FROM ".zip" to ".txt", because the OU email clients will not accept attachments named "*.zip". As the

EXAMS:

There will be a mid-term and a final exam concerning the concepts of Management Information Systems covered in the readings, exercises, tutorials and the class discussions. The exam format will be multiple choice. For both the Mid-Term and Final Exams, you will need Scantron Form No. 882-ES, which is available at the bookstore in the Oakland Center. You will also need a #2 pencil (bring a spare, too) for filling out the form during the test.  Make-up exams will not be given, except in extenuating circumstances. 
 

GRADING:

Group Project
Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
 

40 %
20 %
40 %

We will use the tenth-of-a-point grading system and the overall class median will likely be approximately in the 2.7 - 2.9 range. Individual grades will be based on the overall distribution of scores in the class.   Grades will not be "curved". 

GRADE CONVERSION:

Score

Grade

Score

Grade

Score

Grade

 Lower limit:

0.986

4.0

0.966

3.9

0.786

2.9

0.686

1.9

0.946

3.8

0.776

2.8

0.676

1.8

0.926

3.7

0.766

2.7

0.666

1.7

0.906

3.6

0.756

2.6

0.656

1.6

0.886

3.5

0.746

2.5

0.646

1.5

0.866

3.4

0.736

2.4

0.636

1.4

0.846

3.3

0.726

2.3

0.626

1.3

0.826

3.2

0.716

2.2

0.616

1.2

0.806

3.1

0.706

2.1

0.606

1.1

0.796

3.0

 0.696

2.0

0.596

1.0

ACADEMIC CONDUCT:

University policies related to proper Academic Conduct will be followed. For more details on those policies, click here. 
Attendance is  noted and an attendance sheet will be circulated at each class for you to initial.  If you miss more than four classes without documentation (such as a doctor's note, for example), the instructor will speak with you and in the absence of mitigating circumstances, will reduce your grade by 0.1 for each class missed beyond four.  Please note that signing the attendance sheet is part of proper academic conduct, too.

For course policies, check the course policies webpage.

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT:

Student communications to and with the instructor shall at all times be conducted in a professional and courteous manner.  Student communications with one another shall also be professional, courteous and in the spirit of learning.