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BA 370: BUSINESS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
Course Syllabus – Spring 2012
Prepared by Dr. V.T.
Raja
Instructor Contact Information:
Name: V.T. Raja, Ph.D.
Phone: 541-737-6058
E-mail: Raja@bus.oregonstate.edu
Office: Bexell 429
Office
Hours:
For Week 1 and Final Exam Week:
By appointment only
For Weeks 2 – 10:
Tuesday:
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Wednesday: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Thursday:
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
and by
appointment.
Class Time/Place/Credits:
Section 001: CRN #: 54771 TR
12 noon – 1:50 PM BXL 323
This course combines approximately 110 hours of instruction,
online activities and assignments for 4 credits.
Course Materials:
Textbook: The course text is a custom print available
only at the OSU Bookstore. It includes chapters from two text books, one
by Laudon and Laudon (Essentials of Management Information Systems),
and another by Kay and Oliva (Accounting
Information Systems). This book is used
by BA370 and ACTG 378 instructors at OSU’s College of Business.
Title:
Information Systems – Oregon State University
ISBN 10: 1-256-18931-6; ISBN 13: 978-1-256-18931-2
The textbook alone will not be adequate to meet all the
learning objectives of this course. Lecture
notes and electronic supplemental readings are also required. These will be posted in Blackboard as some materials have copyright restrictions. You are likely to use software such as Microsoft
(MS) SharePoint, MS Access, MS Word, and MS
Visio in this course. These programs are/will be available on COB
computers. Some software may be
available for free through Microsoft Academic Alliance Network (MSDNAA). Please
contact the COB IT Help Desk Office (located in basement of Bexell)
for additional information about downloading software from MSDNAA. You can also learn about MSDNAA at:http://business.oregonstate.edu/microsoft-developer-network-academic-alliance-program
Course Description
Information
technology (IT) has been transforming business operations for decades. To
be successful in the "information age," organizations will need
people who are knowledgeable about both the opportunities and the pitfalls
associated with IT. The BA370 course has been designed with the objective
of helping
The
lectures, readings, class exercises, and assignments will introduce BA370
students to a number of key concepts and timely issues related to IT
applications in organizations. Some
major topics expected to be addressed include: effect of IS/IT on competition,
strategic role of IT, computer hardware, software, telecommunication/computer
networks, database, IT controls and governance, IT security, ethics and privacy
in the information age, web technologies, and the application of technologies
to support decision making and collaboration.
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, you
should be able to:
·
Align information technology with operational
and strategic goals of an organization.
·
Demonstrate understanding of information
systems’ core technologies: i.e., hardware, software, database, networks and
some web technologies.
·
Design a relational database system of common
complexity and distinguish between good and bad designs.
·
Collaborate virtually and communicate in a
professional manner about information technology practices, principles and
capabilities necessary to meet common business needs.
·
Describe the values and challenges of IT governance
methodologies (such as COBIT) in an organizational context. (if time permits)
·
Recognize security, ethical and privacy issues
associated with controlling information and sharing data. (if time permits)
PREREQUISITES
Required: BA302 and junior standing.
Highly desirable:
Interest in learning how technology may be used to support people and
organizations.
PEDAGOGY
The
course will use a variety of means to address the course objectives. The lectures, readings, class/lab exercises,
and assignments will introduce you to a number of key concepts and timely
issues related to IT applications in organizations. Lecture handouts will be available on
Blackboard.
Please
note that the instructor will use your ONID e-mail address to communicate with
you electronically. If you do not use
ONID e-mail on a regular basis, then please ensure that you make necessary
arrangements to forward your ONID e-mails to the e-mail account that you check
and use on a regular basis. Also, ensure
that your ONID e-mail account has sufficient space to receive e-mails from your
BA370 instructor until end of finals week.
COURSE
Reading
chapter contents from textbook is expected, unless otherwise mentioned in
class. There may be additional online
readings. For each topic, reading
assignments will be announced in class.
GRADING
Tentatively,
individual grades will be based on a weighted average as follows.
Instructor will announce in class, any changes to the weighted averages given
below.
Assignments 25%
Exam 1 30%
Exam 2 30%
Miscellaneous 15%
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Total 100%
Expect
individual grades to be assigned as follows:
A: student's
overall score >= 93% C+: 77%
<= score < 80%
A-: 90% <= score < 93% C:
73% <= score < 77%
B+: 87%
<= score < 90% C-:
70% <= score < 73%
B:
83% <= score < 87% D+: 67% <= score < 70%
B-: 80%
<= score < 83%
D: 63% <= score < 67%
F: Below
63%
GRADING – Some additional comments
MISCELLANEOUS
category may include attendance, punctuality, professional behavior, student
conduct (as per OSU and
If you miss class:
If a student is unable to attend a class session, it is the student's
responsibility to acquire the class notes, assignments, announcements, etc.
from a classmate. The instructor will be
unable to give private lectures for those that miss class. If a student misses more than five lectures or
exercises in the miscellaneous category, then they could receive a severe
penalty in their overall grade and may end up receiving an “F” grade in the
miscellaneous category. Since students
may have circumstances that may make it difficult to attend all lectures in
full length (e.g., illness, family emergency etc.), it is expected that one or
two lowest scores pertaining to the miscellaneous category will be dropped for
each student. Each class lecture can contribute
up to a maximum of five points towards the miscellaneous category. If a student received max possible scores in
all miscellaneous category exercises throughout the term, then he or she may be
eligible for five bonus points in this category.
EXAMS: There will be one mid-term exam and one final
exam. All students are expected to be present for the exams at the
announced date, time and venue. It is the student’s responsibility to
check with the instructor in a timely manner regarding the date, time and venue
of the exams. A student who expects that he/she would be unable to
take the exams on scheduled dates and times, must notify the instructor by the
end of the third week of the term via e-mail and in person. Typically, no
makeup exams will be given without the instructor’s prior approval.
Make-up exams for genuine reasons (such as medical emergency when supported
with appropriate documentation), will typically be given only after the
regularly scheduled exams. It is
expected that students make their travel plans after the final exam mentioned
in the schedule of lectures later in this handout. The final exam is not comprehensive. Both exams are closed book/closed notes.
ASSIGNMENTS will be posted on Blackboard and announced in class. To receive full credit, assignments must be
of a professional quality (e.g., typed, spell check, grammar, use of non-sexist
language wherever appropriate). If
assignment is considered to be a team assignment, then late assignments will not be accepted. It is the student’s responsibility to check
with the instructor ahead of time if an assignment is considered to be a team
assignment or not. If assignment is of
an individual nature and does not involve team work, late submission of assignments will result in a severe penalty (up
to 50%) for each day the homework is late.
A computer/printer crash or software problems is not an acceptable
excuse for late submissions. Individual
assignments will not be accepted any later
than the first class session following the due date. If
you have a legitimate personal emergency (e.g., health problem) that may impair
your ability to turn in an assignment on time, you will have to take the
initiative to contact the instructor at least 72 hours before the due
date/time (or as soon after your emergency as possible) to communicate the
situation. An emergency may be taken
into account when dealing with situations of this type. Be prepared to document your emergency. If the instructor approves any late
assignments, even then you may suffer a penalty of 20% of the assignment grade,
for each day the assignment is late. Assignments
may involve use of recent versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word,
Microsoft Share Point and Microsoft Access and Microsoft Visio. A Windows
PC with these software programs are expected to be used to complete the
assignments. If you don’t have a Windows
PC with the appropriate software, then you must expect to use the COB computer
labs. OSU’s Umbrella
software/service may be helpful especially if you try it out with plenty of
lead time.
GRADE APPEALS: If
you are not satisfied with a grade you have received for an exam, assignment, exercise,
or quiz, the instructor will be willing to review the situation. If you
wish to appeal a grade, you may do so with a verbal request initially.
The instructor may ask you to submit a brief written summary of the
situation to the instructor (e.g., an E-mail message), along with a
justification of why you believe a better score is warranted. After reviewing the situation, the instructor
will provide you a feedback. Two key ground rules apply: 1) you must
appeal for a grade correction within one week of the time the score (for
your exam, homework, quiz, or participation) is made available to you, and 2)
class time will not be used to discuss grade appeals.
INCOMPLETE GRADES: Incomplete grades are very rarely given.
Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course unless
there is a documented reason (e.g., medical reason) approved by the instructor
and the conditions of the case warrant an incomplete grade. Substandard
performance does not warrant an incomplete grade. OSU guidelines will be followed even when an
incomplete grade is approved by the instructor.
PERSPECTIVES OF ISSUES: Ethical,
political, social, global, legal, regulatory and technological issues are
integrated into BA370.
DISABILITY ACCESS SERVICES:
OSU is committed to providing equal opportunity to higher education for
academically qualified students without regard to a disability. Students with
disabilities are encouraged to contact Disability
Access Services (http://ds.oregonstate.edu/home/) to learn more about their
rights and responsibilities. Students
with documented disabilities who may need accommodations, who have any
emergency medical information the instructor should be aware of, or who need
special arrangements in the event of evacuation, should make an appointment
with the instructor as early as possible, and no later
than the first week of the term.
OSU 'No Show Drop' rule: If the class enrollment is at
full capacity and waitlisted, the OSU 'No
Show Drop' rule could be strictly enforced for this course. This rule: Academic
regulations AR 9§b reads as follows:
"If it is anticipated that the demand for enrollment in a given
course will exceed the maximum number that can be accommodated, the department
offering the course may designate it in the Schedule of Classes with the code
"NSHD" (no-show-drop). A student who is registered for such a
course who attends no meetings of the course during the first five school days
of the term will be dropped from the course by the instructor, unless the
student has obtained prior permission for absence. If such action is taken,
the instructor will send written notice through the department to the
Registrar’s Office, which in turn will notify the student that the course has
been dropped from his or her schedule. Students should not assume they have
been dropped unless they receive notification from the Registrar’s Office. No
fee will be charged."
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Students are expected to uphold the OSU
standard of conduct for students relating to academic honesty. Academic
dishonesty is defined as an intentional
act of deception in which a student seeks to claim credit for the work or
effort of another person or uses unauthorized materials or fabricated
information in any academic work.
Assisting in dishonesty is also considered to be academic dishonesty.
The penalty for
academic dishonesty is severe. Any
student guilty of academic dishonesty may be subject to receive a failing grade
for the exam, assignment, quiz, class participation exercise or the course as
deemed appropriate by the instructor. Any student guilty of academic dishonesty
could be subject to receive a failing grade for the course and can expect to be
reported to the appropriate officials in COB and appropriate University
Officials. If a student is unclear
about whether a particular situation may constitute academic dishonesty, the
student should meet with the instructor to discuss the situation, prior to
engaging in such situations.
Students assume full responsibility
for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity is
that a student's submitted work, examinations, reports, and projects must be
that student's own work for individual assignments, and the group's own work
for group assignments/projects. Students
are guilty of academic dishonesty if they:
·
Use
or obtain unauthorized materials or assistance in any academic work; i.e.,
cheating.
·
Falsify
or invent any information regarded as cheating by the instructor; i.e.,
fabrication.
·
Give
unauthorized assistance to other students; i.e., assisting in
dishonesty.
·
Represent
the work of others as their own; i.e., plagiarism.
·
Modify,
without instructor approval, an examination, paper, record or report for the
purpose of obtaining additional credit; i.e., tampering.
Students are expected to uphold the OSU
standard of student conduct. Please refer
to: http://oregonstate.edu/admin/stucon/regs.htm
for details on student conduct and academic dishonesty. Ensure that you talk to the instructor if you
have any questions about the above two important issues. The instructor may also use third party
services such as turnitin.com as a way to check for academic dishonesty.
Making your photo available to
instructors:
A request (not required, but
appreciated): Please help instructors learn your names by enabling them to see
the picture from your id card. See the
instructions at this link - http://oregonstate.edu/tac/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=279&Itemid=256.
BA370 – Winter 2012 – Tentative Schedule of Lectures
Jan 10 – March 19, 2012
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Date |
Lecture Topics |
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Week # 1 –
Introduction – Excerpts from Chapter 1 (pages 1- 37) |
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April 3 (Lecture # 1) Tuesday |
Syllabus and Course Overview Student Questionnaire What’s in “IT” for
you? |
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April 5 (Lecture # 2) Thursday |
Why
IS/IT? Some
terminology |
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Week # 2 – Excerpts
from Chapter 3 (pages 81 – 118) |
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April 10 (Lecture # 3) Tuesday |
Achieving Competitive Advantage with
IS/IT |
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April 12 (Lecture # 4) Thursday |
Achieving
Competitive Advantage with IS/IT (continued) |
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Week # 3 – Excerpts
from Chapter 4 (pages 119 – 135) |
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April 17 (Lecture # 5) Tuesday |
IT
Infrastructure: Computer Hardware |
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April 19 (Lecture # 6) Thursday |
Computer Hardware (continued) |
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Week # 4 –
Excerpts from Chapter 4 (pages 135 – 161)
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April 24 (Lecture # 7) Tuesday |
IT
Infrastructure: Software – Part 1 |
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April 26 (Lecture # 8) Thursday |
IT Infrastructure: Software – Part 2 |
Week # 5 – Excerpts
from Chapter 4 and Chapter 2 |
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May 1 (Lecture # 9) Tuesday |
Software (continued) |
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May 3 (Lecture # 10) Thursday |
Major eras of the IT industry and some types of BIS |
BA370 – Winter 2012 – Tentative Schedule of Lectures (Continued)
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Week # 6 –
Excerpts from Chapter 2 (pages 40 – 58) |
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May 8 (Lecture # 11) Tuesday |
Evolution of IT (continued) and brief review for
exam 1 |
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May 10 (Lecture # 12) Thursday |
Exam 1 |
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Week # 7 –
Excerpts from Chapter 5 (pages 164 - 205)
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May 15 (Lecture # 13) Tuesday |
Telecommunications and computer networks
– Part 1 – Introduction |
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May 17 (Lecture # 14) Thursday |
Networks
continued - 5-layer network model and protocol stack |
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Week # 8 – Excerpts
from: Chapter 2 (pages 58-79) and pages 131-135, 150, 158-160 |
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May 22 (Lecture # 15) Tuesday |
Data Center; MS
SharePoint |
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May 24 (Lecture # 16) Thursday |
Some recent trends (e.g., Virtual Collaboration, Data Center,
Virtualization, Cloud Computing) |
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Week # 9 – Excerpts from Chapter 7 (pages 248 – 277) |
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May 29 (Lecture # 17) Tuesday |
Networks
continued - The World Wide Web |
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May 31 (Lecture # 18) Thursday |
Databases
and Information Management – Part 1 |
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Week # 10 – Excerpts
from Chapter 7 (pages 248 – 277) |
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June 5 (Lecture # 19) Tuesday |
Databases
and Information Management – Part 2 |
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June 7 (Lecture # 20) Thursday |
IT Security
and Governance (Excerpts from Chapters 6 and 9) Course Wrap-Up and brief
review for exam 2 |
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Finals Week |
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BA370
final exam is currently scheduled by
OSU Exam Scheduling Office for: Wednesday
of finals week (June 13) at 6 PM. The
venue for the final exam will be announced after it is made available to the
instructor. Please plan your summer
travel after the final exam. |
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