Winter 2006 BA471 Syllabus Page 1 of 4 BA471: Management Information Systems Syllabus Winter 2006 Class meetings are held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 - 11:20am, in Bexell Hall Room 416 INSTRUCTOR Byron Marshall, Ph.D. Bexell Hall 427 (541) 737-4102 [email protected]'s web site OFFICE HOURS • Mon,Tue,Thurs 2:00 - 3:00 • Wed 8:30 - 9:30 AM • Fri gladly by appointment • And by appointment I would enjoy talking to you! COURSE DESCRIPTION Catalog Description: Application of computers to solve business problems, with an emphasis on the development and use of business information systems. The course assumes each student is already a competent user of various computer-based application programs such as word processing, database management systems, spreadsheets, and presentation graphics. PREREQ: BA 271, BA 275, BA 340, BA 350, BA 357, BA 390, and senior standing. Not open to students who have taken or are taking BA 370 or BA 378. BA 471 is a 3 unit course Informally: The rapid evolution and diffusion of information technology (IT) is transforming the way that many organizations operate. To be successful in the "information age," organizations will need people who understand how IT impacts organizational success. The BA 471 course has been designed to help OSU business students better understand how organizations may tap the potential benefits and reduce the risks associated with IT. Managers and functional specialists in finance, accounting, marketing, production and operations management, human resources, and international business will be able to perform their jobs more effectively and more efficiently when they understand how information systems are acquired and deployed. COURSE MATERIALS Textbook: Authors: Ralph Stair and George Reynolds Title: Principles of Information Systems Edition: Custom Edition (selected chapters from seventh edition) Publication: Thomson Course Technology (© 2005) ISBN#: 1-4188-9584-9 Additional readings will be assigned. Most are noted on the course schedule. Some course material will be available in Blackboard.Winter 2006 BA471 Syllabus Page 2 of 4 LEARNING OUTCOMES This course will address the following College of Business Learning Outcomes • College of Business Specific Learning Outcomes o Each student must understand and be able to use team building, collaborative behaviors and project management in the accomplishment of group tasks. o Each student shall demonstrate information technology skills as they apply to today’s business environment. o Each student shall be able to converse and to write at an acceptable level for business communications in English. o Each student can recognize and analyze problems and choose and defend resolutions for practical situations that occur in business operating within a global economy. STUDENT EVALUATION Student evaluation will consist of two related areas: (1) the understanding of concepts and (2) the ability to evaluate and present technology-related information. Students will demonstrate their understanding of concepts by participating in classroom discussions and completing examinations. Students will demonstrate their ability to evaluate and present in the team research assignment. Grade Component Weighting Midterm Examination 30% Team Research, Presentation, and Project Report30% (15% presentation,15% report)Final Examination 30% Participation 10% Final grade percentages Grade Minimum Score A 93% A- 90% Grade Minimum ScoreB+ 87% B 83% B- 80% Grade Minimum ScoreC+ 77% C 73% C- 70% Grade Minimum ScoreD+ 67% D 63% D- 60% Group Work: Students will organize into three-member teams. Group work and communication skills are critical for business success, especially in information systems development. Industry representatives repeatedly stress the importance of these experiences. Students will be encouraged to work as a team to prepare a report and a presentation on an important information technology topic. (See Group Presentation Description.) Every student will analyze, every student will present. Material from group topic presentations will show up on examinations.Winter 2006 BA471 Syllabus Page 3 of 4 Participation scores will be evaluated based on the quality of each individual’s contribution to the classroom lecture/discussion and group contribution. • Attendance makes very little direct impact on the participation score. • Contribution to Discussion: All business students need to demonstrate that they can meaningfully contribute in group discussions. If an individual comes to class every day, is polite, but does not make a strong attempt to participate in class discussion, then that individual will earn low credit for class contribution (60% of contribution points). Individuals who contribute occasionally (i.e., every week or so), but do not do much to advance the discussion will earn a somewhat higher grade (70-80%). Individuals who consistently contribute to the classroom discussions and advance discussions in a meaningful and productive way will receive the highest grades (90-100%). • Group Participation: Students will be asked to evaluate the contribution of individual team members in the group research project. These evaluations will strongly affect the participation score. The instructor also reserves the right to reduce an individual's team research score if poor group contribution is noted. • Cold-Calls: Students may be called upon in class to demonstrate a basic understanding of the assigned readings. Participation scores can be subjective. I will let you know how I think you are doing about the middle of the term so you can talk with me and adjust. Exams: • The midterm exam is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 15th (in class) • The final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, at 6:00pm GRADED DISCUSSIONS Learning to contribute to group discussions is important to your future business success. From time to time the class will include graded discussions. Three or four students from the class will be assigned to evaluate the quality of each remark shared by a student. A scoring rubric will be discussed in class. See Scoring comments in a discussion. These scores will not count towards your grade and are actually difficult to manage well in a class this large. Still, I hope this exercise will make for improved class discussions and help you improve your group interaction skills.
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