MIS 610: Seminar in Information Systems

Management

Yong Choi

School of Business Administration

CSU, Bakersfield

Instructor Name: Yong Choi, PhD Office: BDC 142Office Hours: on the class websitePhone: (661) 654 - 6691Email: ychoi2@csub.edu No email checking during weekend…

Website for Course

Tour of the course website NOW! You can download almost every class material from the

course website…..

http://www.csub.edu/~ychoi2

Textbook 1

Management Information Systems for the Information Age, 8th Edition

By Haag and Cummings

Irwin-McGraw Hill

ISBN-13: 9780073376783

Buy from the Internet store such as Amazon market place

Very cheap because of the new edition, 9th edition.

Textbook 2

Big Data, Big Analytics: Emerging Business Intelligence and Analytic Trends for Today's Businesses

Minelli, Chambers, and Dhiraj

ISBN: 978-1-118-14760-3

Wiley, 2013

Tour of Blackboard (BB) 1

http://www.csub.edu/els/bb9/

Enrollment option: “SELF-ENROLL” First time using BB: try “How to Enroll in a

Blackboard Course” tutorial on the CSUB Blackboard website

Tour of Blackboard (BB) 2

Let’s enroll now You must know your “Net ID.” Access Code: mis610csub

BB Self-EnrollmentLogin to Blackboard

Go to the Courses tab near the upper left of the interface.

In the Course Catalog module, click the Browse Course Catalog button.

For the search criteria change the first dropdown next to Course to Instructor. In the text box to the far right type the last name of the instructor. Click Go.

Find the course in the list and click the Action Button next to the Course ID and select Enroll. Note: Contact your instructor if the Action Button is missing.

If required enter the Access Code provided by the instructor.

After verifying this is the correct course, click Submit.

Course Description 1

Learn basic and new knowledge of MIS Online quiz for every chapter:

Basic terms and definitions Basic managerial implications of MIS

Online MIS case discussions with your peers Big Data technology short paper

Three pages: actual body of paper

Course Description 2

Hands-on & practical Database system and management

Relational Database using Access

Develop digital map using GIS Virtual online courses by ESRI (Environmental Systems

Research Institute) Installation of GIS SW (ArcGIS 10.0) is required! Try GIS stuff: create ESRI global account, register for the

course.

Submission 1

Whatever you are required to submit, You must submit it through BB. Otherwise, it will not be accepted.

If you’d like to avoid any type of possible technical problems, please use PCs in the school computer lab (Grad Lab)

Submission 2

When you submit a file (i.e., assignment), you MUST CLOSE Microsoft office application (i.e., Access) COMPLETELY.

Otherwise, ONLY title of you file will be accepted and processed without including actual contents of your file.

Submission 3

And if you need to submit several files, you must submit all files together at once. That is, you must "UPLOAD" all the assignment files together at once.

When you turn in the assignment, the file name must make sense. JohnDoe_assignment_3.doc ECprjt_1_group_3

Evaluation and GradingPoints scales are subject to change Quiz 30 Points

Total 7 quizzes, only count 6 quizzes Each quiz worth 5 points

Case discussion 20 points 5 points for each

DB Assignment 50 Points GIS Project 50 points Big Data paper 50 points

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 200 points

Quiz 1Each quiz worth 5 points.

In order to pass the quiz, your score must be 32 out of 40 (80%).  5 points for each quiz and only 6 out of 7 will

be counted Only two options: PASS or FAIL If you fail (less than 80%), you earn nothing

(zero point).

Quiz 2Allowed to try the quiz three times.

Must be finished in two hours

Each quiz due date is available from the class website. 

The quiz is NOT available after the due date. 

Case Discussion

Group activity

Must discuss thru your group Blackboard (BB) discussion board

Each case discussion worth 5 points

No participation, No credit

Grading based on quality of discussions

Assignment, Project, & Paper

All technical Database: application development GIS: digital mapping Big Data: writing paper

Each worth 50 points

Course Guideline 1Class Attendance Is required Notify me first by email prior to the absence. Missing a class because of a documentable illness

or other reasonable cause, I will provide help. Otherwise, I do not repeat any lectures, labs……

The attendance will be checked.

Course Guideline 2

Any Work Turned In must be neatly done and should conform to the following specifications. Use complete sentences - Little bit of grammatical

mistakes are OK. But no misspelled words. Neatness and organized appearances do count. MUST be machine-typed. Multiple pages (more than two) MUST be stapled

together. Otherwise, your work will not be accepted. All work MUST be done on 8.5" x 11" paper.

Course Guideline 3Late work Will be penalized (25% each day late)

The submission link will be disappeared. Thus, it must be turned in by BB email (attachment)

Failure to take a quiz by the deadline will result in a grade of 0 (the quiz link will be disappeared).

Participating case discussion after the due date will result in a grade of 0.

A written excuses from the appropriate person such as a medical doctor is the only acceptable form of excuse.

Course Guideline 4Office hours You must be able to demonstrate you have

already put a reasonable effort into solving and/or analyzing the problems.

Please do not try to use office hours to make up for a missed class (I do not repeat any lectures).

Honor code

Classroom conduct: everyone is equal.

No InterferenceSurfing the web, typing, texting, talking and any other interferences If you have any question, let your instructor know.

Up to 30 % of your total score can be deducted depending on the level of interference.

Late Policy

All Students must come to class on time.

If you late more than 20 minutes without any notification (at least 24 hours), then it will be considered as “ABSENCE.”

More than three absences will negatively impact your final grade.

Who are you?Please stand up and introduce yourself…Name?Your home town?What do you do? Any suggestion?MIS specialist? – please see me

Group for Case Discussion

Minimum of 2 members

Maximum of 4 members

Must create a group name

Email me your group name and each member’s name