201 MIS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A general overview of management information systems, information systems technologies and how to build information system. Emphasis is on application of the systems.
3 credit hours.

COURSE PREREQUISITES: N/A.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course introduces the concept of information systems (IS), E-Business, Technologies of Management Information Systems and approaches to designing, managing, and organizing IS using class lectures, case studies, and case presentations. At the completion of this course, students should know:
• The definition of a management information system and the various components of an MIS.
• How Businesses Use Information Systems.
• How information systems influence the decision making process.
• Advanced technologies of Information Technology.
• How to collect and manage useful data and information.
• How to build information system.

REQUIRED TEXT: Jane P. Laudon and Kenneth C. Laudon. Essentials of Management Information Systems, 8th Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, McGraw-Hill, 2009. ISBN: 013602579X.
REFERENCE: Stephen Haag and Maeve Cummings. Management Information Systems for the Information Age, Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009; ISBN: 0073376787.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
• The Companion Website provides additional resources that might be helpful to students, and it can be accessed at http://www.prenhall.com/.
• PowerPoint slides for all twelve chapters of the textbook are available. In order to conserve paper, students should print the slides in pure black and white and in a six-slide handout format. It is very important that students have these lecture notes available for discussion during every class.

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