COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: BCIS 338-Business Information Systems I MW 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm: BC 108 Office Hours: MW 3:45-4:30 pm And by appointment FACULTY’S NAME: Oliver, Richard L. OFFICE HOURS AND LOCATION: This section of BCIS338 will meet twice a week for 75 minutes each meeting. The format will be a combination of traditional lecture by the instructor, special presentations by guest speakers, presentations by students, and practical exercises in a computer laboratory. The work will be accomplished both as an individual and within an active learning (group) environment. There are scheduled office hours on Monday and Wednesday afternoons for the course. In general, this may not be convenient for you. Therefore, we will schedule appointments that work for both you and me. However, I will be reading and answering WebCT email several times a day. Please be sure to use WebCT email as I will check that much more frequently than my regular email account. I will probably only check that ever other day! TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS: 646-2944; The Instructor in WebCT. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to make the students knowledgeable of/about fundamentals underlying the design, implementation, control, evaluation and strategic use of modern, computer-based information systems for business data processing, office automation, information reporting, decision-making and electronic commerce. While some of the effort will be devoted to hands-on work with business software, the major emphasis will be the managerial and strategic aspects of information technology. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Terminology. The student will be able to explain the meaning of terms used to describe common techniques and concepts in business information systems. 2. Skill. The student will (generally) significantly increase their skill level in the use of decision support tools in Microsoft Office to solve typical information systems problems. 3. Advanced Information Systems Concepts. The student 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. 4. Behavioral and Organizational Issues. The student will be able to identify and suggest appropriate responses to managerial and organizational issues stemmingfrom development, implementation and use of computer-based information systems. 5. International Issues. The student will recognize the reality of implementing international information systems, including economic and cultural differences. 6. Social and Ethical Issues. The student will understand the major social and ethical issues involved in the development and use of information technology. TEXTBOOKS: 1. Haag, S., and Cummings, M., Information Systems Essentials, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, ISBN 0-07-310581-3 2. Brady, J. A., and Monk, E. F., Problem-Solving Cases in Microsoft Access and Exce, Fourth Edition, Thompson/Course Technology, ISBN 1411837067 3. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EINSTRUCTION STUDENT RESPONSE PAD IN NOT REQUIRED! TENTATIVE CALENDAR Date Topic/Reading Projects/Assessments Monday, Jan 22 Haag: Chapter 1 Wednesday, Jan 24 Brady: Tutorial A Chapter 1 Quiz by 11:55 pm Monday, Jan 29 Haag: Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Quiz by 11:55 pm Wednesday, Jan 31 Brady: Tutorial B Tutorial B (optional) by 11:55 pm Monday, Feb 5 Haag: Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Quiz by 11:55 pm Wednesday, Feb 7 Brady: Case 1 Case 1 (pg 61) by 11:55 pm Monday, Feb 12 Haag: Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Quiz by 11:55 pm Wednesday, Feb 14 Brady: Case 2 Case 2 (pg 69) by 11:55 pm Monday, Feb 19 Haag: Appendix A Appendix A Quiz by 11:55 pm Wednesday, Feb 21 No Class Brady: Tutorial C Tutorial C (optional) by 11:55 pm Monday, Feb 26 Haag: Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Quiz by 11:55 pm Wednesday, Feb 28 Brady: Case 6 Case 6 (pg 136) by 11:55 pm Monday, March 5 Haag: Appendix B Appendix B Quiz by 11:55 pm Wednesday, March 6 Brady: Case 7 Case 7 (pg 145 ) by 11:55 pm Monday, March 12 Review for Examination 1 Optional Practice Test by 11:55 pm Wednesday, March 14 Examination 1 March 19-23 No Class Spring BreakMonday, March 26 Haag: Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Quiz by 11:55 pm Wednesday, March 28 Brady: Tutorial D Tutorial D (optional) by 11:55 pm Monday, April 2 Haag: Chapter 7 ERP 1 Chapter 7 Quiz by 11:55 pm Wednesday, April 4 Brady: Case 8 Case 8 (pg 181) by 11:55 pm Monday, April 9 Haag: Chapter 8 ERP 2 Chapter 8 Quiz by 11:55 pm Wednesday, April 11 Brady: Case 9 No Class Case 9 (pg 189) by 11:55 pm Monday, April 16 Haag: Chapter 9 No Class Chapter 9 Quiz by 11:55 pm Wednesday, April 18 Assignment of Integrated Case Monday, April 23 ERP 4 ERP Case by 11:55 pm Wednesday, April 25 ERP 5 Monday, April 30 ERP 6 Integrated Case by 11:55 pm Wednesday, May 2 Review for Examination 2 Optional Practice Test by 11:55 pm Wednesday, May 9 Examination 2 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm HOW YOUR LEARNING WILL BE MEASURED Your understanding and ability to explain terminology, advanced information systems concepts, behavioral and organizational issues, international, social and ethical issues will be measured in the two regular examinations. Your skill in using microcomputer productivity software will be measured in the quality of your Microsoft Office assignments that you will submit. Your work with the ERP software SAP will also be a component of the project score. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: You will write several homework assignments during the semester. These must be done individually, in accordance with the NMSU policy on academic honesty. The NMSU definition of plagiarism (taken from http://www.nmsu.edu/~vpss/SCOC/misconduct.html) is given below: Plagiarism is using another person’s work without acknowledgment, making it appear to be one’s own. Any ideas, words, pictures, or other intellectual content taken from another source must be acknowledged in a citation that gives credit to the source. This is irrespective of the origin of the material, including the Internet, other students’ work, unpublished materials, or oral sources. Intentional and unintentional instances of plagiarism are considered instances of academic misconduct. It is the