Managements Information Systems (MIS)
First Semester (Fall)

Instructor
Ayaz
Teaching Assistant
Farzad
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Semester
Fall 2007
Class Time
Saturday  10:00 - 12:00   (Theoretical concepts)
Tuesday   10:00 - 12:00* (Tutoring and implementation issues)
Class Location
University of Tabriz, Department of Computer Science, Room A
Textbook
Management Information Systems, 8th Edition,
Laudon and Laudon, Prentice Hall, 2004.

Course Objectives
The aim of this course is,
  • To provide students with an introduction to Information Systems (IS) and Information, Communication, and Knowledge Technology (ICKT), and their use in the increasingly competitive world of business... And thereby,
  • To achieve a more sophisticated understanding of the relationship between the task of managing a large business organization and the technology that is now an essential part of such a task.
Course Contents
Topics include:
  1. ORGANIZATIONS, MANAGEMENT AND THE NETWORKED ENTERPRISE
    1. Managing the Digital Firm
    2. Information Systems in the Enterprise
    3. Information Systems, Organizations, Management, and Strategy
    4. The Digital Firm: Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business
    5. Ethical and Social Issues in the Digital Firm
  2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
    1. Managing Hardware and Software Assets
    2. Managing Data Resources
    3. Telecommunications and Networks
    4. The Internet and the New Information Technology Infrastructure
  3. MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR THE DIGITAL FIRM
    1. Managing Knowledge for the Digital Firm
    2. Enhancing Management Decision-making for the Digital Firm
  4. BUILDING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE DIGITAL FIRM
    1. Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems
    2. Understanding the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change
  5. MANAGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE DIGITAL FIRM
    1. Information Systems Security and Control
    2. Managing International Information Systems
Grading
Coursework, Course Policies, Evaluations and Grading...
Additional References and Resources
  • Essentials of Management Information Systems, 6th Edition,
    Laudon and Laudon, Prentice Hall, 2005.
  • Management Systems for the Information Age, 4th Edition,
    Haag, Cummings, and McCubbrey, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2004.
  • Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 8th Edition,
    Laudon and Laudon, Prentice Hall, 2004.
  • Our own e-book.
  • And, of course, various resources available on the net, including the publisher's resource site for the textbook.
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Ayaz Isazadeh
March, 2007