BCIS 338: Business Information Systems I Section M71: Distance Education Section Instructor: Dr. Steven T. Leask Office: Milton Hall, Room 81A E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: 575-646-3692 Department Phone: 575-646-4901 Blackboard CE 8: http://learn.nmsu.edu MyItLab: http://MyItLab.com Office Hours: Tue. 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Thu. 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm or by appointment MyItLab Course ID: CRSABB6-829884 Course Description - Business and managerial applications of Management Information Systems and Information Technology, from strategic and competitive technology opportunities to the organization for management of information using databases and data warehouses. Course Delivery: This is a distance education course which does not include any face to face meetings as part of the regular schedule. Course Objectives - The student who completes this course will have met the following objectives: - Terminology. You will be able to explain the meaning of terms used to describe common techniques and concepts in business information systems. - Skill. You will have achieved advanced and intermediate office productivity software skills in Excel and Access, respectively, to solve typical information systems problems. - Advanced Information Systems Concepts. You will be able to describe the ways in which computers are and will be used in business and management. These concepts include telecommunications, electronic commerce, data warehousing and mining, artificial intelligence, and future directions of computer-based information systems. - Behavioral and Organizational Issues. You will be able to identify and suggest appropriate responses to managerial and organizational issues stemming from development, implementation, and use of computer-based information systems. - International Issues. You will recognize the reality of implementing international information systems, including economic and cultural differences. - Social and Ethical Issues. You will understand the major social and ethical issues involved in the development and use of information technology. Office Hours: My office hours will be held online on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm. I will be happy to make appointments as needed. However, many topics or problems are easily handled using email. For this, the primary means of contacting me is through BlackBoard email. If needed, we can also use the telephone to communicate. Blackboard, MyItLab and This Course: This course will use Blackboard CE 8 extensively. The syllabus and course schedule, Using MIS chapter quizzes, and more will be available through Blackboard. This course also uses MyItLab to provide software training and skill based quizzes and exams. Anissue in using MyItLab and Blackboard is that grades are not moved automatically from MyItLab into Blackboard. It is your responsibility to go to the My Submissions page after every MyItLab Lesson you complete. Here, you can verify that the server has the results from your assessment or training. If the results are not here, you need to notify your instructor immediately because we cannot give you credit for work that doesn't show up on the server.COURSE MATERIALS: 1. MyItLab: In this course, we use computer based training (CBT) software called MyItLab. This is an application available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week over the Internet. The Hands-On Skills Based examinations can be taken up to three times by the student with the highest score used for the student’s grade book entry! After working through a series of related modules teaching various skills sets, the student is given another assessment called a Chapter Skills Based Exam. Once again, this can be taken up to three times and the highest score is used in the grade book. MyItLab Access Code: Each student in the class MUST have their own MyItLab access code. You will need this code within the first few days of the semester. If you purchase the bundled text in the book store it includes the access code. You can also purchase an access code online for $80 when registering at http://www.MyItLab.com. The access code is required to complete the MyItLab software assignments which make up over 40% of your grade in this class. The assignments provide training and practice in using Microsoft Access (a database) and Microsoft Excel (a spreadsheet). These are two of the most commonly used productivity software packages. Reminder: If you are sharing texts, each person will still need an individual MyItLab access code. 2. Using MIS, 4th edition, by David Kroenke Why do I need this? This is the Management Information Systems concepts text which will be used for this class. Where can I get the text? The NMSU Book Store has two versions of our text book. - Using MIS + Office w/MyITLab ($150 new) o ISBN 13:978-1-256-28625-7 I o SBN 10: 1-256-28625-7 - Using MIS + MyITLab ($132.85) o ISBN 13: 978-1-256-28630-1 o ISBN 10: 1-256-28630-3 The text can also be purchased in electronic form from www.coursesmart.com. The cost is $71 for a 180 day etext subscription. New and used texts can also be purchased online. 3. Microsoft Office 2010 Why do I need this? You will need access to Microsoft Office 2010 to complete the Assessment Project. Where can I get the Software? - The software is available in all PC labs on campus. - All students have access to web versions of the software through Microsoft Live - You can also purchase a fully functional version from the NMSU book store for a significant discount from the normal retail price.POINT DISTRIBUTION AND GRADES - Below is the weight each grading component has in the overall grade and how final grades will be assigned. Please note that there is no rounding up in final grade assignment. Weight in Overall Grade MIS Concepts Chapter Quizzes (12 total) 5.0% Exams 1, 2 and 3 45.0% Software I Verification of MyItLab Time Zone change and Hands-On Skill-Based Exams 15.0% Software II MyItLab End-of-Chapter Skill-based Exams (9 total) and Case Project 30.0% Assessment Project 5.0% Total Points 100.0% Grades will be assigned as follows: Percentage Earned Letter Grade 90% through 100% A 80% through 89.9% B 70% through 79.9% C 60% through 69.9% D Below 60% F Using MIS Chapter Quizzes: There will be 12 quizzes, one for each chapter in the Using MIS text. You will be allowed to take a quiz twice and your grade will be the highest score