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BA 3351-002 and 501

Introduction to Management Information Systems


Fall 2006
SOM 1.217

Contact Information
Professor Huseyin CAVUSOGLU Ph.D.
Office SOM 3.202
E-mail huseyin@utdallas.edu
Phone (972) 883-5939
TA Wael Jabre, SOM 3.419, wael.jabr@student.utdallas.edu, (972) 883-4304
Office Hours Monday & Wednesday 4:30 pm – 5:20 pm
Other I do not read WebCT mails

Course Description
The course will provide an overview of Information Systems and the conceptual foundations underlying the design,
control and operation of computer-based systems used by businesses. Students will learn to use Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint, Excel and Access for solving different types of business problems.

Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes


• Understand the importance of Information Technology and Information Systems in creating and managing
successful, competitive firms in today’s digital environment.
• Become familiar with Information Technology terminology.
• Understand the current Information Technology market and available options as well as future trends.
• Learn how to use basic MS Office software tools -- Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access -- to solve
business problems effectively.

Textbooks and Other Materials

Required Textbook Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 9th
Edition, Kenneth C. Laudon and Jane P. Laudon, Prentice Hall, 2006
(Includes Train It CD for Office 2003 – the CD is optional)
Suggested Textbooks Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, Volume 1, Robert T. Grauer & Maryann
Barber, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN 0-13-143484-5
Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Comprehensive Revised Edition, Robert T.
Grauer & Maryann Barber, Prentice Hall, 2005, ISBN 0-13-187742-9
Microsoft Office Access 2003, Comprehensive Edition, Robert T. Grauer &
Maryann Barber, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN 0-13-143478-0
Suggested Material Microsoft Office 2003

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Week Monday Wednesday Friday
August 21, 2006 August 23, 2006
WebCT Assignment
1 Introduction to BA 3351 Chapter 1
Due - Aug 25, 5:00 pm
Introduction to WebCT Managing the Digital Firm
August 28, 2006 August 30, 2006
Chapter 2
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Using PowerPoint Information Systems in the
Enterprise
September 4, 2006 September 6, 2006
Chapter 4 Powerpoint Assignment
3 Independence Day
Electronic Business and Due- Sep 8, 5:00 pm
NO CLASS
Electronic Commerce
September 11, 2006 September 13, 2006
4 Chapter 6
Introduction to Excel
IT Infrastructure and Platforms
September 18, 2006 September 20, 2006
Chapter 8
5 Gaining Proficiency
Academic Calendar & Assignment Dues

Teelcommunications, Networks
in Excel
and the Internet
September 25, 2006 September 27, 2006
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Graphs and Charts in Excel Quiz 1

October 2, 2006 October 4, 2006


Excel Assignment 1
7 Chapter 9
Consolidating Data in Excel Due -Oct 6, 5:00 pm
The Wireless Revoluation
October 9, 2006 October 11, 2006
Chapter 13
8
Decision Making in Excel Enhancing Decision Making for
the Digital Firms
October 16, 2006 October 18, 2006
9 Chapter 10
Financial Forecasting in Excel
Security and Control
October 23, 2006 October 25, 2006
Chapter 11
10
Data Management in Excel Enterprise Applications and
Business Process Integration
October 30, 2006 November 1, 2006
Excel Assignment 2
11 Chapter 7
Data Analysis in Excel Due - Nov 3, 5:00 pm
Managing Data Resources
November 6, 2006 November 8, 2006
12 Introduction to
Quiz 2
Access
November 13, 2006 November 15, 2006
13 Tables and Forms Reports and Queries
in Access in Access
November 20, 2006 November 22, 2006
Access Assignment
14 Subforms and
Relational Databases in Access Due - Nov 24, 5:00 pm
Multi-table Queries in Access
November 27, 2006
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Quiz 3

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Grading Policy
Quiz 1 20 %
Quiz 2 20 %
Quiz 3 20 %
PowerPoint Assignment 5%
Excel Assignment 1 10 %
Excel Assignment 2 10 %
Access Assignment 10 %
Class Participation 5%
Total 100 %

I will curve the overall totals to assign the final letter grades. I will not use a scale.

Course Policies
Class Structure As shown on the Course Calendar, each week we will meet twice. For the
software application programs that we will cover from Grauer and Barber texts,
we will use Monday sessions. I will introduce the session’s concepts using in-
class demonstrations. You can watch my demos and try them on your laptop if
you have one. For information systems concept presentations, we will use
Wednesday sessions. These presentations will be based on the Laudon &
Laudon text. The slides will be posted on WebCT for students to review for the
quizzes. But reading the chapters yourself is the best preparation for the
quizzes.

Course Website In this course we use WebCT for communication. I will post the
announcements regarding the course to WebCT, such as when each assignment
will be available. I will also post class documents (syllabus and presentations)
and some extra materials. You may have other classes using this tool, and find
this an easy way to keep abreast of what is happening in all these classes.
Access to our website will be not only helpful to you, but also critical to your
success in this course. You are responsible to check WebCT class website at
least twice a week.
You will need a NetID account to access WebCT. This is the same as your
UTD Unix/Email ID and password which you may already have. To get your
NetID, see https://netid.utdallas.edu:4443/guam/index.html. If you already
have a NetID account, check and make sure that it works correctly. Login to
WebCT at http://webct.utdallas.edu/webct/public/home.pl. The “My WebCT”
page will appear on the screen after you login. The page lists all the courses
for which you are a registered student. You can click the course title to access
the course Home Page. This page displays several icons. Each icon will take
you to subsidiary pages containing course material or built-in course tools.
The Navigation Bar with Course Menu on the left side, the Menu Bar and the
path link on the top, and the Action Menu on the content page can help you
navigate within the course site.

Assignments Assignments will assess the student’s skill attainment. The student will receive
a scenario and has to perform the specific tasks in a less-directed manner.
Assignments must be submitted through WebCT unless otherwise instructed;
submission of electronic copies by e-mail or on floppy disk is not acceptable
unless prior permission of instructor is obtained. All assignments should be
completed on time and submitted on WebCT before the submission deadline as
shown on WebCT and the class calendar. Assignments submitted after the
deadline will be considered late. A penalty of 20% of the assignment value
per day (including weekends) is assessed on late assignments beginning on the
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day due. Assignments will be graded on a continuous scale (between 0 and
100). Assignments are to be your OWN work. Any assignment submitted with
indications of copying of another’s work will be submitted to the Board.

Attendance I will not take any attendance. Attendance is voluntary. However, it does not
mean that you should not attend classes. Your class attendance and participation
is highly recommended for this course.
I am teaching two sections of BA 3351 this semester. You are supposed to
attend the section in which you are enrolled. If there is a valid reason for
changing classes on a certain day, request permission for such a change
BEFORE the day arrives.

Exams There will be three written quizzes: two over the Laudon & Laudon book’s
chapters, and one over the Excel, and Access software skills. A picture ID will
be required for each student. Exams will be closed book. Please bring a
Scantron sheet (green, # 882-E) and a #2 pencil for each exam.
If you miss an exam, you will receive a zero for that exam. But emergencies do
occur, which might cause you to miss a scheduled exam. Think of an exam as
your day-to-day JOB. If you have to miss a day due to illness, family
emergencies, or a prearranged absence, you contact your boss and inform
him/her BEFORE you are absent! If you wake up too sick to work (or take an
exam) you CALL and inform the boss (ME!) Send me an e-mail (not a phone
call please) BEFORE the exam. If you can document your excuse and if I
accept it, I will then schedule a makeup exam for you. Otherwise, your grade is
zero.

Extra Work Please do not come to my office at the end of the semester asking for additional
assignments to get a better grade. Everything that is graded is listed in the
syllabus.

Skills Students who come to this course bring a varied set of skills with them. Some
students are very proficient with computers and must take this course as a
requirement. If you are among those, you may be surprised that you too, will
learn some new things, and that you must read the chapters and do the exercises
(however briefly) to do well on the exams. Those of you who have little or no
skills (except perhaps sending email and cruising the web) have a lot to
accomplish and will have to work harder. The School of Management expects
its students to be fluent in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation
software, and aware of database program capabilities.

Office Hours My office hours are Monday/Wednesday 4:30-5:20 p.m. If you cannot visit me
during my office hours, you may stop by and ask questions or get help any time.
I am in my office most of the time during the week. Please take advantage of
this open-door policy, especially if you are a struggling beginner. If your
homework assignment is driving you crazy, please see the TA. If you have
other problems with the course, please come and discuss them with me.

Grading Questions If you want to discuss a grading issue, please get in touch with the TA.

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Classroom Rules and You are not allowed to use your laptops, PDAs and other electronics during
Etiquette concept presentation sessions (i.e., Wednesday classes). You can use your
laptops during software demonstration sessions (i.e., Monday classes), and only
for MS Office applications, not for checking email or using the Internet. Your
cooperation with this rule is appreciated. I reserve the right to ask people to
leave the classroom who cannot survive 75 minutes without checking their
Instant Messenger or cruising the Web (when this is not part of the day’s
activities)! Students are asked not to eat or drink in the classroom.
If you come in late, please enter quietly, in the rear door of the classroom so
you do not disturb others. If you must leave early, I appreciate the courtesy of
being notified in advance.
Cell phones and pagers should either be turned off or placed in a quiet state
(vibrate) during class. If your cell phone or pager cannot be placed in a quiet
state, please turn it off. Students will not be excused during an exam to answer
cell phone calls or to place a call from a received page

Student Conduct and The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas have
Discipline rules and regulations for the orderly and efficient conduct of their business. It is
the responsibility of each student and each student organization to be
knowledgeable about the rules and regulations which govern student conduct
and activities. General information on student conduct and discipline is
contained in the UTD publication, A to Z Guide, which is provided to all
registered students each academic year.
The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within the
procedures of recognized and established due process. Procedures are defined
and described in the Rules and Regulations, Board of Regents, The University
of Texas System, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V, Rules on Student
Services and Activities of the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures.
Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of
the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in
interpreting the rules and regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391).
A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the
responsibilities of citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal, state, and
local laws as well as the Regents’ Rules, university regulations, and
administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline for violating the
standards of conduct whether such conduct takes place on or off campus, or
whether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for such conduct.

Academic Integrity The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and
academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the
absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it is
imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his
or her scholastic work.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or
omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or
the submission as one’s own work or material that is not one’s own. As a
general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating,
plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of
academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings.
Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes,
and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the
university’s policy on plagiarism (see general catalog for details). This course
will use the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible
plagiarism and is over 90% effective.

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Withdrawal from The administration of this institution has set deadlines for withdrawal of any
Class college-level courses. These dates and times are published in that semester's
course catalog. Administration procedures must be followed. It is the student's
responsibility to handle withdrawal requirements from any class. In other
words, I cannot drop or withdraw any student. You must do the proper
paperwork to ensure that you will not receive a final grade of "F" in a course if
you choose not to attend the class once you are enrolled.

Student Grievance Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V, Rules on Student
Procedures Services and Activities, of the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures.
In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades, evaluations, or
other fulfillments of academic responsibility, it is the obligation of the student
first to make a serious effort to resolve the matter with the instructor,
supervisor, administrator, or committee with whom the grievance originates
(hereafter called “the respondent”). Individual faculty members retain primary
responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations. If the matter cannot be
resolved at that level, the grievance must be submitted in writing to the
respondent with a copy of the respondent’s School Dean. If the matter is not
resolved by the written response provided by the respondent, the student may
submit a written appeal to the School Dean. If the grievance is not resolved by
the School Dean’s decision, the student may make a written appeal to the Dean
of Graduate or Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and convene
an Academic Appeals Panel. The decision of the Academic Appeals Panel is
final. The results of the academic appeals process will be distributed to all
involved parties.
Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of
the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in
interpreting the rules and regulations.

Incomplete Grades As per university policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for work
unavoidably missed at the semester’s end and only if 70% of the course work
has been completed. An incomplete grade must be resolved within eight (8)
weeks from the first day of the subsequent long semester. If the required work
to complete the course and to remove the incomplete grade is not submitted by
the specified deadline, the incomplete grade is changed automatically to a grade
of F.

Disability Services The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities
educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers. Disability
Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office hours are
Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30
a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The contact information for the Office of Disability Services is:
The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22
PO Box 830688
Richardson, Texas 75083-0688
(972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY)
Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those
reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of
disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove classroom prohibitions
against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) for students who
are blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for
example, a research paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is
hearing impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may
have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or university may
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need to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or mobility
assistance.
It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for
such an accommodation. Disability Services provides students with letters to
present to faculty members to verify that the student has a disability and needs
accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact
the professor after class or during office hours.

Religious Holy Days The University of Texas at Dallas will excuse a student from class or other
required activities for the travel to and observance of a religious holy day for a
religion whose places of worship are exempt from property tax under Section
11.20, Tax Code, Texas Code Annotated.
The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or activity sponsor as soon as
possible regarding the absence, preferably in advance of the assignment. The
student, so excused, will be allowed to take the exam or complete the
assignment within a reasonable time after the absence: a period equal to the
length of the absence, up to a maximum of one week. A student who notifies
the instructor and completes any missed exam or assignment may not be
penalized for the absence. A student who fails to complete the exam or
assignment within the prescribed period may receive a failing grade for that
exam or assignment.
If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence [i.e., for
the purpose of observing a religious holy day] or if there is similar disagreement
about whether the student has been given a reasonable time to complete any
missed assignments or examinations, either the student or the instructor may
request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the institution, or his or her
designee. The chief executive officer or designee must take into account the
legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student and instructor will abide by
the decision of the chief executive officer or designee.

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