Welcome to MIS 2012 Course

Course description

The course introduces the concepts of data and information processing and systems viewed from a contemporary management perspective. The course emphasizes on uses and applications as well as emerging managerial issues with the potential to reshape the form and function of information systems. The main topics covered in this course include:

• Organizations, management and the networked enterprise
• Information technology, infrastructure, platforms and telecommunications
• Systems development and management, managing global systems
• Applications for the digital firm, including e-business and e-commerce

Instructors

• Dr. Tich Phuoc (Patrick) Tran 
• Ms. Hoang Thi Anh Ngoc 

Textbook

Kenneth Laudon, Jane Laudon, Management Information Systems, 12th edition, Prentice Hall, 2012, ISBN-10:0132142856, ISBN-13: 9780132142854. 

Final Exam: MIS

Individual, closed book, 2 hours
Time schedule
+ 120 mins = 60 mins (for 40 MCQ)   + 60 mins (for 5 essay questions)
Questions
+ 40 MCQ x 1.5 marks = 60 marks
+ 5 essay questions = 40 marks
Topics
+ Textbook chapters
Before mid term

• Chapter 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
• Chapter 8: Securing Information Systems

+ After mid term

• Chapter 9: Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications 
• Chapter 10: E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods
• Chapter 11: Managing Knowledge

Project presentation order

Due to a large number of groups in our class, I have reduced some requirements as follow:

Each group presentation is STRICTLY 25 mins max. Focus on the main issues of your answers.
No need for:
1. extra materials (video clips,...)
2. overview of the case
Please go straight to your answers!

The order of your major project presentation will be the same as the order of your case study presentation as follow:

29/11 Project presentations
+ Group 2: Dung
+ Group 9: Trang
+ Group 8: Gia
+ Group 3: Phu
+ Group 1: Tran

06/12 Project presentations
+ Group 7: Huyen
+ Group 5: Nhu
+ Group 6: M. Tran
+ Group 4: Duyen


The report must be submitted to me via email (patricktran159@gmail.com) by 12/12/2012. Late submission will be penalized.

Good luck

Updated course schedule

This is a gentle reminder that our next class will be on 8/11/2012.

Please be informed our updated schedule for MIS course:

Lectures:

8/11   Chapter 10

15/11 Chapter 11

22/11 Chapter 12

29/11 Project presentations

06/12 Project presentations

Presentations:

Chapter 9: Border States Industries Fuels Rapid Growth with ERP (Group 5: Nhu: 8/11)
Chapter 10: Amazon vs. Walmart: Which Giant Will Dominate E-Commerce? (Group 6: M. Tran: 15/11)
Chapter 11: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Preserves Expertise with Better Knowledge Management (Group 4: Duyen: 22/11)

Change in assignment marking structure

Old structure: case study 5% + hypothetical company 25% = 30%
New structure: case study 10% + hypothetical company 20% = 30%

Midterm exam

Topics: Our mid term exam will cover the first 5 chapters: 1,3,4,6,8.
Time and Location: to be announced
Exam type: Closed book
Question types: MCQ, short answer

Checking the archived messages from MIS IU group

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