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MGMT 38200

Management Information Systems
Roy Dejoie - ONLINE - Summer 2017

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About the Course
This course is designed for ALL students who expect to work in the business world.  Every industry, every business, and every functional area of business is affected by information and information technology.  The days of plain old “data entry” and computer programmer “nerds” locked down in the basement are gone.  In its place is the day of the information age where everyone is on the front lines.  Today’s managers use information and information technology to aid in decision-making activities at EVERY level of the organization.  Once relegated to just “typing in numbers,” information technology and the information that comes from its use are now being used to alter the business from the highest strategic offerings to the daily operational activities and at every level in between.  Who is this class for?  It is for all of those who are interested in accounting, finance, marketing and sales, general management, human resources, organizational behavior, economics, operations and supply management, computer science, information systems, industrial management.   
 
We will see how information technology’s strength lies way beyond the “dot coms” and we will investigate how mainstream corporations use information technology to compete and survive in the real world.  
 
The concepts covered in this course include:
 
  1. What is the role and value of data and information in today’s business world?
  2. What is the role of information technology in the strategic direction of companies?  How are companies using information in the daily operations as well as to gain a competitive advantage?
  3. What is e-commerce and what is the difference between companies with only an Internet presence, companies with only a physical presence, and those who have both an Internet and physical presence?
  4. What is a database, how do companies use them, and how do I build one based on a particular business need or problem?
  5. How do I create a web presence for a business or company?
  6. How do companies go about developing systems and can this stuff be applied to something other than computers?
  7. What are the various threats to companies’ data and information and how do they protect it?
  8. What type of infrastructure is needed to support a company’s information needs?
  9. What are the ethical issues associated with information and information technology?
  10. How is technology going to impact me in my career?
Course Goals/Learning Objectives
Main objectives you should have accomplished by the end of this course include:
 
  1. Understand and interpret the main terminology/concepts of the information technology field.
  2. Analyze the business needs and provide easier, technology-based solutions where appropriate.
  3. Be familiar with basic conceptual data design and system development processes.
  4. Understand IS strategies pursued by different companies.
  5. Understand how technology can be put to effective use.
  6. Further develop your Launching Business Leaders Personal Brand/Portfolio through activities such as teamwork, oral presentations, adaptability in team activities, trustworthiness and integrity, on-time and complete submissions of materials, personal responsibility by developing a education plan that relies less on instructor hand-holding, etc.
 
Sample Assignment
  1. Based on the video of the movie industry that you watched, which of the following represents data being turned into information in the movie industry?
          a. Amount of ticket sales fora theater
          b. Top box office movie release for the month of December
          c. Location of the movie release
          d. Date of the movie release
 
       2. Based on your observations of the movie industry video, what type of information or information technology-related solutions                would you suggest to the movie industry to attempt to reduce the bargaining power of buyers?

MGMT 38200

Course Catalog
MGMT 38200 Management Information Systems

Description
Credit Hours: 3.00. This case-oriented course is designed to familiarize students with existing and emerging technologies and their business applications. It also covers issues, problems, and opportunities that information systems (IS) executives and general managers face when managing IS resources in their organizations. Includes lectures, presentations, case analyses and discussions, and a World Wide Web project. Case discussions cover real situations and deal with the operational and strategic decisions that every IS manager has to make in managing and exploiting the available information technology. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
3.000 Credit hours
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture
Offered By: School of Management
Department: School of Mgmt Adm & Instr
Course Attributes
Upper Division
May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette
Learning Objectives
1. Students will learn about existing and emerging technologies and their business applications. 2. Students will learn about issues, problems, and opportunities that information systems executives and general managers face through a variety of learning objectives, including lectures, case discussions, presentations, and projects.
Prerequisites
Undergraduate level CS 23500 Minimum Grade of C-
Other Information
All Sections for this Course
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Accounting Advanced Accountancy Economics Honors Economics Finance IM/Analytical Consulting IM/Computer Science IM/Economics IM/Economics Honors IM/Engineering IM/Financial Engineering IM/Interdisciplinary IM/Mgmt Info Systems IM/Manufacturing Mgmt IM/Manufac & Svc Operations IM/Operations Management IM/Quantitative Methods IM/Science IM/Sci, Tech, Engr & Math Management Marketing IM/Oper & Supply Chain Mgmt Supply Chain Info & Analytics Strategy & Organiz Mgmt
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