Linfield
College Syllabus
Department:
Continuing Education (DCE)
Course Number: CSC/BUS 382/Online
Course
Title: Management Information System
Credits: Three
Credits
Instructor:
M. Malek Daaboul
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Instructor Contact:
Address:
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17558 SW Kemmer View Ct.
Beaverton, Oregon 97007
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Phone:
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(503) 591-1866
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Email:
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mdaabou@linfield.edu
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daaboul@comcast.net |
Term:
January term 2008
Dates/Time: Wednesday:
01/02/2008 – Wednesday: 02/06/2008
I. Course
Description:
This course will introduce the student to real world applications of
information systems concepts. The value and uses of information systems for
business operation, management decision-making, and strategic advantage will be
explored.
II. Prerequisites, Helpful
Knowledge and skills:
BUS 301; MAT 130, 150; CSC 120.
III. Learning Objectives/Outcomes:
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Understand how managers can and
should be involved with systems planning.
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Understand what information
systems resources are available to managers for decision support.
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Understand how information
systems resources can be used at all levels of decision-making and in the major
functional management areas.
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Understand how information
technology can be used to support organization strategy.
IV. Methodology:
The mode of delivery will be assignments, class discussions of students postings, and two
examinations. Class Online Group discussion of the subject matter
concepts and interactive dialogue among students and the instructor is expected/encouraged to ensure clear understanding of
subject concepts and its applications to problem-solving, and decision making
in business.
V. Resources:
Text: Principles of Information Systems, Eighth Edition
Authors:
Ralph Stair and George Reynolds
Publisher:
Thomson/Course Technology
ISBN : 1-4239-0115-0
VI. Evaluation & Grading:
The student’s learning is evaluated continuously through class postings/interactions,
assignments, and two examinations.
The following points will determine your grade for this course:
Personal biography (week 1) 10%
Weekly assignments (4) 40%
Exam One
15%
Exam Two
15%
Participation
20%
Total
100%
Class participation: Students are
expected to participate in class discussion of key concepts and their
applications to real life scenarios.
Students are expected to have at least two postings per week in
response to two discussion questions that will be posted by me every
week.
Grading scale:
How points and percentages equate to grades
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100-95
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A
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76-73
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C
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94-90
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A-
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72-70
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C-
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89-87
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B+
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69-67
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D+
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86-83
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B
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66-63
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D
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82-80
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B-
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62-60
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D-
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79-77
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C+
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59 or <
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F
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COURSE POLICIES
Incompletes A grade of Incomplete (I) is given only in emergency
situations. The student must request an Incomplete in writing and must obtain
my permission. All uncompleted work must be completed within the time limits I
set. If you simply don’t turn in the final assignments or the final exam, your
course grade will be calculated with the missed portion counting for 0 points.
Academic honesty: Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any student
found to be engaging in either of these activities at any point in the course
will receive a failing grade for the assignment and/or entire course and may be
subject to further college sanctions.
Rules of Discussion: The classroom
should be a safe haven within which individuals can discuss the widest possible
range of topics without fearing retribution, ridicule, or attack. In order for
this to happen, we must assume that we are all persons of intelligence and good
will who may ultimately disagree, sometimes to a profound degree, with one
another but whose characters are not impugned or intelligence disparaged
because of this disagreement. The classroom is not a forum for proselytizing,
nor it is a soapbox for diatribes by either students or faculty. For the
academic endeavor to succeed, we must treat each other with civility, courtesy,
and respect. All perspectives and questions are welcome, as long as they are
impelled by a genuine desire for knowledge, can be articulated thoughtfully,
and supported by sound reasoning.
VII. Course Outline:
Week One: Chapters 1, 2, and 3.
Week Two: Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Exam One (Chapters 1 - 7)
Week Three: Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11.
Week Four: Chapters 12, 13, and 14.
Exam Two (Chapters 8 - 14)
Biography: Malek Daaboul
has a broad industrial background with a record of contribution in marketing,
sales, customer support, engineering, manufacturing, information technology,
and business management. Strong planning and management skills
complemented with a thorough technical and analytical background. Worked at Owens Illinois in Toledo, Ohio
for about nine years in different capacities: Manufacturing Engineer, Senior
Operations Research Analyst, and Systems Software & Technical Supervisor.
He then worked for Tektronix in Beaverton, Oregon for about Six years as Technical Services Manager
before joining Sequent Inc. in Beaverton,
Oregon for about four years as
Computer Resources Group Manager and Later as Rightsizing Marketing
Manager. Then He worked for IBM Global Services in Portland,
Oregon for about four years as a Senior
Business Management Consultant/Solutions Manager and for Oracle Corporation in Portland, Oregon
for about two years as Consulting Services Practice Manager.
Responsibilities at IBM and Oracle included business development in Oregon, marketing, and
selling consulting services as well as overall management of consulting
engagements and executive relationships. Malek
has been teaching undergraduate and graduate (MBA) courses since 1974. Courses
taught include Strategic Marketing Management, Industrial Marketing, Services
Marketing, International Marketing, Management Decisions Making, Decision and
Executive support Systems, Economic Decision Making, Managerial Forecasting,
Operations Research, Operations Management, Information Technology and
Mathematics. He has masters degrees in electrical and
industrial engineering and done Ph.D. work (two years) in systems engineering.