Syllabus

MBA 5670
Management of Information Technologies
School of Business
Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences
Fall 2016

Instructor: Office location: Telephone: Email Address: Course website:	Dr. Abdou Illia Lumpkin Hall 4020 (217) 581-6391 aillia@eiu.edu D2L (https://www.eiu.edu/eiuonline) and www.eiu.edu/~a_illia/MBA5670
Office Hours:	MW: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM and T 11:00 AM-1:00 PM M: 6:00-6:30 PM at Parkland
Class Meetings:	W: 6:30 PM -9:00 PM in D211 at Parkland

Catalog Description:	An analysis of managerial issues related to information technologies. Topics include information strategies, information systems methodologies, management of information resources, and management of innovation and change.
Prerequisites:	BUS 3500 or ACC 3900 and admission to the MBA or GISci programs.
Teaching Method:	The class will be taught as a combination of discussions, exercises, research, case studies, hands-on exercises, and lectures.
Required Texts:	Business driven technology, 6^th Edition by Paige Baltzan, McGraw Hill, 2014. ISBN: 0073376906. Book website: http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073376906/student_view0/index.html
Course Objectives:	Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to: Explore the issues involved in planning and budgeting the rapidly changing area of information systems. Explore the role of information systems in obtaining an organizational competitive advantage. Understand and discuss the role of Transaction Processing Systems, Office Automation Systems, Decision Support Systems, Expert Systems, and Executive Support Systems in an organization. Comprehend end-user computing, its control and its impact on organizations. Investigate the principles, practice, methodologies and terminology used in designing, developing and implementing information systems in organizations.

Grade Calculation Grades will be calculated by dividing the points amassed by the number possible. The resulting percentage will be assigned a grade based on the following scale: 90% or better A 80-89% B 70-79% C 60-69% D Points possible may vary, but tentatively they will be as follows: Exams (2) 200 (100 points each) Final Exam 100 Exercises & Cases................... 100 Research ........................... 80 Case Presentation.......................20 Quizzes (?) Total 500 or more possible points

Grading:
Examinations:		The exams will cover the material discussed in class and in the readings. The final examination is comprehensive, but will emphasize the “new” material presented since the last exam. The examinations are closed books and closed notes.
Exercises and Case Studies: In-Class Exercises:		Students enrolled in this class will be responsible for up to five (5) exercises or and up to three (3) case studies. Students will utilize the concepts learned throughout the class to discuss issues related to the specific case assigned by the instructor. Exercises that may or may not require the use of computers to answer questions related the topics studied in class will be assigned. Student may get extra points through these exercises.

Makeup policy		You are responsible to make sure that your assignments are turned in on time. Late assignments will not be accepted unless you have an excuse absence. An absence from class will be considered an "excused absence" under the following circumstances: a) Absence due to illness. An absence due to illness is excused ONLY IF the student notifies the professor of the absence in advance (i.e., prior to the missed class) and provides documentation of the illness upon return to class. b) Absence due to an official University activity. Absence due to an official University activity is an excused absence only if the student notifies the professor of the absence in advanced (i.e., prior to the missed class) and provides written documentation of the University activity from an appropriate University representative prior to the absence. c) Absence due to emergency. Evaluation of whether an absence due to an emergency is an excused absence will be made by the professor on a case by case basis. At a minimum, the student should notify the professor of the absence as soon as possible and should provide documentation of the emergency.

Academic Integrity		All students are expected to comply with University rules and regulations on academic integrity and honesty. These rules and regulations are summarized in the Student Conduct Code (http://www.eiu.edu/judicial/studentconductcode.php). Disciplinary sanctions may be imposed for violations of these rules and regulations. Academic integrity— Students are expected to maintain principles of academic integrity and conduct as defined in EIU’s Code of Conduct (http://www.eiu.edu/judicial/studentconductcode.php). Violations will be reported to the Office of Student Standards. Turnitin. To encourage original and authentic written work, students may be required to submit their written assignments in this course for review to Turnitin.com, or other systems designed to detect plagiarized material, and those assignments will become a searchable document with the Turnitin (or other system’s) database.
Instructor Assistance	You may contact me via email or call me at (217) 581-6391. If you have a handicap or other condition which will require special consideration, please see me immediately.
Students With Disabilities	Appropriate academic support is available for students with a documented disability. Please notify your instructor and contact the Office of Disability Services (581-6583) for further information. Students with disabilities—If you are a student with a documented disability in need of accommodations to fully participate in this class, please contact the Office of Student Disability Services (OSDS). All accommodations must be approved through OSDS. Please stop by Ninth Street Hall, Room 2006, or call 217-581-6583 to make an appointment.
Emergency preparedness plan:	Instructions about what to do in the event of an emergency are posted in all class rooms on Eastern’s campus. Students and faculty are responsible for acquainting themselves as to the specific instructions so that they will be prepared in the event of an emergency.
Other Services:	Career Services http://www.eiu.edu/~careers/home/index.php 581-2412 Student Success Center http://www.eiu.edu/~success/ 581-6696 Counseling Center http://www.eiu.edu/~counsctr/index.php 581-3413 Writing Center http://www.eiu.edu/~writing/ 581-5929

Course Calendar
This is a tentative calendar and is subject to change. Changes will be announced in class and/or posted to the course website. Some of the class sessions may be held in a computer lab.

Day	Topic	Reading	Assignment
8/22	Intro to Course \| Intro to Managing IT \| In-Class Exercise	Ch 1, Ch 6
8/29	Intro to IS Business Research \| In-Class Exercises	Articles	Research Article Exercise 1
9/5	Labor Day
9/12	IT & Competitive Advantages \| In-Class Exercise \| Case Presentation	Ch 2-3
9/19	IT Infrastructure: Hardware & Software \| Case Presentation \| In-Class Exercise \| Review	Plug-in B3	Exercise 2
9/26	Case Presentation \| Exam 1
10/3	Info Systems, Decision Making \| Exercise \| Case Presentation	Ch 9	Case 1 Exercise 3
10/10	Database and Data Warehouse \| Case Presentation	Ch. 7-8
10/17	DB and Data Warehouse (cont.) \| In-Class Exercises \| Case Presentation		Exercise 4
10/24	Managing Systems Development \| In-Class Exercise \| Case Presentation	Ch 17	Case 2
10/31	Business Telecommunication \| Exercise \| Case Presentation	Plug-in B5, B6
11/7	Case Presentation \| Exam 2
11/14	Info Security & Privacy \| Case Presentation		Exercise 5
11/21	Thanksgiving – No Class
11/28	Ebusiness \| SCM, CRM, ERP \| Case Presentation	Ch 10-12	Case 3
12/5	Project Management \| Case Presentation \| Review for final	Ch19	Research Article due

FINAL

Monday Dec 12, 6:30-8:30 PM