Course Information

Course Description:

Integrates topics of management and organization theory, information and communication theory, and systems theory relevant to managing an organization’s information resources.  Includes computer hardware and software, telecommunications, and database concepts and emphasizes the e-commerce and Internet based business models to get a competitiveness of global based business environments. This course meets the requirements for a Technology Intensive course.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, the student should able to:

•      apply the concepts of systems and information to business.
•      address business needs for internet/electronic commerce.
•      apply development tools to business information system.
•      discuss issues surrounding ethics, security, and global management as they relate to computer based information systems

Suggested course topics included Role of Information Systems in Business Organizations, Strategic Use of Information Systems, Basic Concepts of Information Systems Resources such as hardware, software, and telecommunications, database, Internet and electronic commerce, and Internet Security & Ethnical Challenges.

Basic knowledge of World Wide Web and basic understanding of MS products such as MS Word,  Powerpoint, Access, etc.

Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, Hardware and Software Requirements

James A O’Brien/ George M Marakas, Introduction to Information Systems, 13^th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007

 

The RODP has changed bookstore providers. Please go to http://rodp.bkstr.com to make textbooks purchases.

There are many articles on information systems, databases, and  HTML tutorial materials on the Internet. 

 

The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.tn.regentsdegrees.org/students/hardware_software.htm. Students must have access to the Internet and CD-ROM Drives to take this course.

The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.tn.regentsdegrees.org/students/hardware_software.htm. It is recommended that students run latest versions of web browsers, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or higher and MS Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. Please be advised, however, that WebCT is not compatible with Netscape Navigator 6.0. Students also need to Microsoft Office 97 or higher version including MS Access, MS Word and MS Powerpoint.

Instructor Information

Please refer to Instructor information on Welcome Page of the WebCT. 

Assessment and Grading

Tests will be administrated periodically on the web. I will put the  exam-dates on the Calendar navigation bar. Please double check the assignment due date and exam date. Keep in mind, once you open the exam, you must complete the exam during the same sitting.  You can open the exam at any time during the test date window, however, once you start the exam you can not stop.

We will have three exams during the semester that will consist of multiple-choice, true/false and fill in the blank  The number of questions varies.

Grades will be based on test scores and assignments as designated by the instructor. There will be three exams that integrate course materials and discussions.

All material used in class such as text, lecture notes, and discussions will be used in composing the exams.  Please study everything.  We will cover all important concepts in the class lecture and will derive most questions from the material covered. 

Late assignments will be accepted with penalty.  No assignments will be accepted after the Final Exam day.  I do not offer Incompletes.

Basis of grading is as follows:

 

 

 

Activities	Points
Exams (3 at 100 points each)	300
Assignments	700
Total	1,000

 

 

The following grading scale is used in evaluation:

 

91 - 100	A
81 -   90	B
71 -   80	C
61 -   70	D
Below 61	F

 

Note: The Regents Online Degree Program does not permit any "plus" (+) or "minus" (-) grading in RODP courses.

Assignments and Participation

Students must participate in all interactive aspects of the course. For example, students can communicate with other students in the  discussion board,; students are expected to communicate with the instructor as a learning resource;  and students must check the course Home Page and Calendar frequently for announcements.

Late assignments will be accepted but some penalty will be given.  The Final exam and project will not be accepted past the last day of class.

Course Ground Rules

Participation is required.  Students are expected to communicate with other students in learning the elements.  Learn how to navigate in WebCT, Keep abreast of course announcements. Observe course netiquette at all times. 

Guidelines for Communications

• Columbia Guide to Online Style by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor 

• Citation Styles Online http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html

Library

The Tennessee Board of Regents Virtual Library is available to all students enrolled in the Regents Degree Program. Links to library materials (such as electronic journals, databases, interlibrary loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and librarian support) and Internet resources needed by learners to complete online assignments and as background reading must be included in all courses. 

Students With Disabilities

Qualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable and necessary academic accommodations if determined eligible by the appropriate disability services staff at their home institution. Prior to granting disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive written verification of a student's eligibility for specific accommodations from the disability services staff at the home institution. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with their home institution's disability services staff and to follow the established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to the instructor.

Syllabus Changes

The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both by individual email communication and posting  on the course bulletin board.

Technical Support