CIS INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

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1 CIS INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES Zicklin School of Business Baruch College CUNY Instructor: Prof. David A. Payne Dept of Computer Information Systems David.Payne@baruch.cuny.edu Phone: office (646) Office: F Fax: Office Hours: Sundays 3:30-4:30pm (By appointment ONLY) Section :MNUA COURSE SYLLABUS Overview: This course introduces students to information systems in business. Due to the rapid developments in Information Technology (IT) and the dramatic changes brought by these new technologies in the way companies operate, compete and do business, familiarity with information systems has become indispensable for the leaders of today and tomorrow's organizations. This is a hybrid course, meaning in addition to the face to face class meetings scheduled, there will be a significant online component through the use of the Blackboard Learning Management system (BB). Attendance at the face-to-face meetings and participation in all online activities is required. The online content will introduce, reinforce and foster synthesis and understanding of the course material through the assignments, projects, and discussions posted on BB. The face to face meetings will consist primarily of lectures/presentations and group discussion based on the text reading. If you are not familiar with the Blackboard Learning Management system, you can find help in the Resources section when you log in to BB. Course Objectives: Explain the basics of Information systems and how Information systems are used in business. Articulate the role that business information systems play in different organizations. Demonstrate literacy in information, technology, and business. Identify business problems and opportunities that can benefit from information systems support. Create awareness of the social and ethical issues related to the use of information systems and technologies in organizations Discuss the crucial role that information systems play in your career as well as in business and society in the 21st century. Course Prerequisites: BUS 1000 Introduction to Business, or waiver Textbook: Business Driven Technology, McGraw-Hill, 6 th Edition by Baltzan. The custom Baruch edition is loose leaf and bundled with a personalized Connect access card. The ISBN of the Custom Baruch Edition is ISBN The textbook can be purchased directly from McGraw Hill (price $65) using the direct-to-student site at: Alternatively, the textbook package can be purchased at the Baruch bookstore. Note that the textbook package includes a personalized access card with a code to access Connect (McGraw-Hill s online

2 platform). Do not throw away the card and when you register in Connect make sure that you use your baruchmail address. Additional materials: articles and handouts will be posted in the course Blackboard site. Learning Goals: Because of its content and its emphasis on case study discussions, this course develops the following learning goals: Analytical and Technological skills Oral and written communication skills Ethical decision-making Business knowledge integration Course Methodology and Evaluation: The course is structured around a combination of class lectures, software demonstrations, case study discussions, and individual assignments or quizzes and group projects. Students are expected to attend all lectures, read the assigned readings in advance, hand in the assignments on time, and actively participate in classroom and online discussions. Course grades will be based upon the following weights: Online Assignments and/or Quizzes 15% Excel and Access Projects 15% Midterm Exams 30% Final Exam (Comprehensive) 33% Attendance & Participation 5% Research Requirement (Subject Pool) 2% Individual Assignments Throughout the semester, there will be individual online assignments through Blackboard to check understanding of the material. This component of the grade may include reading checks, quizzes and/or homeworks and it is designed to reinforce the material and to check that the assigned readings are done on a regular basis. Software Projects (Excel and Access) Students will demonstrate their proficiency of Excel and Access through projects that could be assigned to individuals or very small groups, at the discretion of the instructor. Projects must be submitted according to the specifications provided by each instructor on the due date. A more detailed description of these assignments appears in BB in the Assignment section. Exams Exams will consist of a combination of true/false, multiple choice, short essays and problem-solving questions. All exams will cover material from all aspects of the class sessions (lectures, software, demonstrations, discussions, videos, labs, extra handouts and so forth). There could be one or two midterm examinations, as assigned by the instructor. There will be one comprehensive final exam on the date assigned by the Registrar s office during final exam week. (Please be sure to check the date of the final exam prior to planning any trips during this time). Attendance and Participation Students are expected to attend all lectures and read the assigned readings before the lectures. Attendance grade is computed based on the student presence at the lectures. Participation grade is based on the

3 students active participation in the classroom and online discussions. Attendance and participation are important elements of the class and they do make a difference in the final grade. Research Requirement (Subject Pool) Students are required to participate in 1 hour of research time as subjects in one or more research projects. Students will receive course credit for their participation and will be able to choose the study(s) they would like to partake within the semester of their enrollment. Students will also have the option of completing an alternative assignment, or doing a combination of both. Please refer to CIS2200 Research Requirement insert at the end of this document for more information or contact Prof. R.B-Fich at cisresearch@baruch.cuny.edu. Final Letter Grades Letter grades are calculated according to the Official Grading System of Baruch College. The instructor reserves the right to curve the scale when computing final grades, if deemed necessary. Tentative Weekly Schedule The following is a tentative schedule of topics and lectures. Changes may occur as the semester progresses. These changes will be announced in class. In addition to the assigned readings, students are responsible for any other handouts distributed in class. Preliminary Weekly Schedule. Topics Readings* Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Course Overview. Introduction to Information Systems and Technologies in Business. Hardware and Software Organizational strategy and competitive advantage with IT Measuring the success of strategic initiatives Decision Making in Organizations. Decision Analysis with Spreadsheets (What if and Goal Seek) Advanced Features in Excel Lists, Filters and Pivot Tables. Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems Business Processes. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) [First Midterm exam] C1, B1, B3 C2, C3, C4 C9, T2, T3 T4, C10, C11 B2, C12 Week 6 Organizational Information and Storing Data. Fundamentals of Databases C6, C7, T5 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Implementing a Database with Microsoft Access (Queries, Forms and Reports) Data Mining, Data Warehouses Telecommunication and Networking. Enterprise Computing Impact of the Internet on Organizations Technology for collaboration (blogs, wikis, tagging) Integrating Wireless technologies in Business. Designing Web Pages. Fundamentals of HTML Developing Software for Operations. Methodologies and Project Management [Second Midterm exam] MIS Infrastructure in Organizations. Cloud Computing. Virtualization. Business Intelligence T6, T7, C8 B5, C13, C14 C15, C16 T9, T10 C17, C18, C19 B4, B9, B10 Week 13 Ethics, Privacy and Security B6, B7 Week 14 Global and Technology Trends B12, C20 Final Exam

4 * The textbook is structured into short chapters (C), Business Plug-ins (B) and Technology Plug-ins (T). Each is about 5-6 pages long. The readings listed in the schedule use the letters C, B or T for Chapters, Business Plug-ins and Technology Plug-ins, respectively. Please note that the Technology Plug-ins are only available online through Connect.

5 General Course Policies Assignments and due dates are posted in the Assignment section of BB. If there are any changes or updates, an announcement will be posted in the Announcements section of BB and you will receive an notifying you of the change. Any additional assigned reading material can be found in the Course Materials section of BB. You may use the Q&A discussion thread on BB to post general course questions. Answers will usually be posted within 24 hours of posting. For any concerns or questions of a private nature, please do not hesitate to contact me via at: David.Payne@Baruch.CUNY.edu or to make an appointment by calling or 3368; My Office Hours are Sundays, 3:30pm- 4:30pm. Please note responses can take up to two business days. Exams No make-ups will be given for missed exams or quizzes. In case of extraordinary circumstances, students who cannot attend an exam must contact the instructor in advance and provide a written justification/documentation for their absence. The students will have an opportunity to check their graded exams but the instructor retains all midterms and final exams. The final exam must be taken in the time slot posted in the college bulletin. The exams will include materials from both the readings and from the topics covered in the lectures. Some of the lecture material may not be found in the book. Therefore, it is very important to attend class regularly and keep up with the pace of the reading assignments. Behavior during exams is expected to conform to Baruch College guidelines. Any form of cheating or communications with other students or any other incident of improper behavior will be dealt according to the guidelines established by the College. Class Attendance Class attendance is an important element of the course, so make every effort to attend. To avoid disruption, you should arrive to the classroom on time. Any evidence of cheating in the attendance sign on sheet will be handled according to the academic integrity guidelines established by the College. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out about any announcements or assignments you may have missed. It is not necessary to the professor if you miss a class. Laptops, cell phones, pagers and other electronic devices should be turned off during class and especially during exams. Students should refrain from engaging in any kind of disruptive behavior during class. Students are expected to spend significant time outside the lectures doing homework, reading the assigned materials and checking the course web site. Work Submission Standards Assignments are considered on time only if they are submitted on the due date as per the submission guidelines. Hand-written work will be refused and will earn no credit. As with any other academic submission, students must do their work carefully, striving to achieve high quality work. This includes writing clearly, checking the spelling and grammar, proofreading the submissions, and handing in the work on the specified due date. Staple all the pages of your submission together and include a cover page indicating your name and section. If you are required to submit a diskette along with your printouts, use an envelope or pocket folder. Extensions can be granted for situations involving illness, family business, or personal emergencies. If you need an extension, you must request one in writing or via before the due date of an assignment. Note: extensions will not be granted for problems relating to use of home or workplace computer systems (please use the BCTC facilities to avoid such problems), and back up your work. You will never be liable for failures of BCTC systems or availability of the online learning platform.

6 For individual assignments or group projects, any instance of copying, cheating or plagiarism will be penalized. Students (or groups) handing in similar work will both receive a 0 in the assignment and will face disciplinary actions. (See academic integrity statement below) Lateness Policy Software Projects (Excel and Access) cannot be late except in cases of extraordinary circumstances. Students who cannot attend an exam must contact the instructor in advance and provide a written justification/documentation for the lateness. Other Assignments and/or Quizzes may be completed late; however, there will be an automatic 25% grade reduction for the assignment/quiz unless prior notice of intention to submit the assignment late is given. Academic Integrity Statement The CIS Department fully supports Baruch College's policy on Academic Honesty, which states, in part: "Academic dishonesty is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Cheating, forgery, plagiarism and collusion in dishonest acts undermine the college's educational mission and the students' personal and intellectual growth. Baruch students are expected to bear individual responsibility for their work, to learn the rules and definitions that underlie the practice of academic integrity, and to uphold its ideals. Ignorance of the rules is not an acceptable excuse for disobeying them. Any student who attempts to compromise or devalue the academic process will be sanctioned. " Academic sanctions in this class will range from an F on the assignment to an F in this course. A report of suspected academic dishonesty will be sent to the Office of the Dean of Students. Additional information and definitions can be found at: Course Coordinator: Prof. R.Benbunan-Fich (rbfich@baruch.cuny.edu)

7 CIS2200 RESEARCH REQUIREMENT You will need to earn 1 hour from out of class research-based assignments. The purpose of these assignments is to provide the student experience with Information Systems research. There are two options for completing these assignments and you may complete the required credits through (1) research participation; or (2) essay submission or (3) a combination of the two options. 1) You may volunteer to participate in information systems studies for 1 hour of participation time. You can sign up for studies which range from 30 minutes to 1 hour on the SONA website ( The cis.sona system is set up to count each half an hour segment with one point. Therefore, to fulfill the one hour requirement, you must accumulate two points in the cis.sona system. Please note that this system operates independently from other sona systems used in participant pools in other departments (such as Management or Psychology) Your password for the cis-sona system will be ed to your Baruch account within 2 weeks of the start of class. You must be at least 18 years of age to participate in a study. When signing up for studies, please remember: a. to print the page with the name/date/place/time of the study and the experimenter s name (keep this information until the end of the semester); b. to cancel though the website before the scheduled time to cancel if you cannot make the study. If you forget your password, go to and use the lost password recovery link on the left hand side of the welcome screen. If you have any disputes about your participation in a study, you should contact the experimenter directly. According to the ethical guidelines, participation is voluntary and individuals may withdraw from a study, at any time, without penalty to that individual. 2) You may write a 2-page (approx. 500-words essay) using Microsoft Word on how Information Technology has changed the way in which individuals, businesses or society operates nowadays. Your essay should include at least one reference from the press or from business magazines. Please make sure that your sources are properly referenced in your essay. (500 words = 1hour). See details of the essay submission in the participant instruction handout. Essays must be submitted through turnitin.com to be considered as an alternative to the research requirements. Guidelines and submission details are available at the sona-faq section. Please note that credits earned for other courses in Psychology, Marketing or Management can not be applied to the SCIS Department requirement. Make sure that you use the cis.sona system to sign up for studies and earn points towards the CIS2200 requirement. If you have any questions about the CIS Research Requirement guidelines, please send an to the Participant Pool Manager, Prof. R.B-Fich at: cisresearch@baruch.cuny.edu.