MBA 582 Section 1 Fall 2008 Management Information Systems This site will be updated periodically with information relevant to this course. Please refer to it on a regular basis.
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Time: 5:30PM-8:10PM Tuesday            Instructor:Dr. W. Liao

Classroom: SN 027                              Office Hour: TH 9:30AM ~ 12:30PM.

Office: 211 Stutzman-Slonaker Hall      Email: wliao@shepherd.edu

Course Description

An integration of the material covered in previous programming and systems courses. An examination of modern management information systems in a business setting. Topics include structured decision systems, decision support systems, information systems acquisition and management, database management systems, and the role of information processing systems in business decisions.

What to cover?

This is a half lecture, half lab course. We meet once a week on Saturday. In the morning the lecture part will cover the following subjects:

• Introduction to Information Systems.
• Information System for a Competitive Advantage.
• Using IS in E-Commerce.
• System Users and Developers.
• Computing and Communication Resources.
• DBMS Fundamentals.
• System Development.
• Advanced DBMS Topics.
• IS Security.
• DSS: Decision Support System.

The lab part will be project part. A project will be assigned in the afternoon session. We are going to use 15 minutes to talk about your project assignment first then you do the project in the lab. Your instructor will be available during the lab session for your questions.

Resources

• Textbook Web Site