Salman bin Abdul-Aziz University

College Of Business Administration

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Course Syllabus

Course Code and Name: MIS 201 (Groups 1131 and 1149) Management Information Systems

Instructor: Mr. Mohammed Saher Hasan

Office: 2A 101

Office Hours:
Saturday 8:00 AM 9:00 AM
Sunday 8:00 AM 9:00 AM
Monday 8:00 AM 9:00 AM
Tuesday 8:00 AM 9:00 AM

I am generally available in my office, except when I have other classes to teach. Students are free to come to
my office if they need any help. Student can also email me at hasan.saher@sau.edu.sa.

Text Book:
Management Information Systems Managing The Digital Firm by Kenneth C. Laudon, and Jane P. Laudon
edition 11. ISBN-13: 970-0-13-609368-8.

Course Objectives:

MIS 201 is an introductory level course, and prerequisite for all the MIS courses. This course focus on how
to use and manage a variety of information technologies to revitalize business processes, improve managerial
decision making, and gain competitive advantage. It also supports enterprise collaboration among the
networked enterprises in todays global business environment.

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Course Units:

1. Foundation Of Information Systems

a. The Role of Information Systems in Business Today

b. Perspective on Information System and Information Technology
c. Understanding Information Systems: A Business Problem Solving Approach
d. Information Systems and Your Career.
2. Types of Information Systems
a. Component of Business
b. Type of Business Information System
c. System That Span the Enterprise
3. Information Systems Technology
a. Computer Hardware
b. Computer Software,
c. Managing Hardware and software
4. E-Commerce
a. E-Commerce and the Internet
b. Types of E-Commerce
c. M-Commerce,
d. Electronic Commerce Payment Systems
5. Enterprise Application
a. Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)
b. Supply Chain Management System (SCMS)
c. Customer Relationship Management System (CRM)
d. Knowledge Management System (KMS)
6. Foundation of Databases
a. File organization concepts
b. Problems with the traditional file environment
c. Database -Database management system,
d. Relational DBMS
e. Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD)

Classroom Policies:

1. Students are expected to attend classes regularly.

2. Attendance will be taken everyday during the first 5 minutes of the class. Students not present during
this time period will not be given attendance.
3. Use of mobile phones, tablet and any electronic device is not allowed in the class room.

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Attendance Policy:
According to the universitys policy, all the students are required to attend at least 75% of the classes;
otherwise, they will not be allowed to write their final exam. Attendance will be taken in every lecturer.
Students are requested to attend all the classes.
Attendance will be taken in the first 5 minutes of the class. If the students are not present by that time, then
they will not get the attendance for the class.

Cheating Policies:
Use of any cell phones, digital diaries or any other unauthorized material is strictly prohibited. Students
caught cheating in the quizzes and exams will be reported to the Supervisor of Department of Management
Information Systems.

Assessments:

Assessment Points Distribution

Attendance 5 Points

4 Assignments (Average of best of 3 assignments) 5 Points

4 Quizzes (Average of best of 3 assignments) 10 Points

Mid-Terms Exam 1 15 Points

Mid-Term Exam 2 15 Points

Project 10 Points

Final Exam 40 Points

Assignment:
During the duration of the semester, 4 assignments will be conducted. Each assignment will cover 2 chapters.
Each assignment will be of 100 points each. The average of best 3 assignments will be considered.
The exact composition of the assignments will vary. However, an assignment will have a composition of
multiple choice, fill in the blank, true/ false and short answers.

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Quizzes:
During the duration of the semester, 4 quizzes will be conducted. Each quiz will cover 2 chapters. Each quiz
will be of 100 points each. The average of best 3 quizzes will be considered. Quizzes will have a mix of fill
in the blanks, multiple choice questions, true/false questions and short answer questions and essay question.

Mid-Term Exams and Final Exam Format:

Both the mid-term exams and the final exam will be of 2 hours. Each mid-term will cover 4 chapters. So,
mid-term exam 1 will cover 1-4 chapters, the mid-term exam 2 will cover 5-9 chapters. Each mid-term exam
will be of 100 points. The mid-term exams will be conducted during the normal class hours. Exams will have
a mix of fill in the blanks, multiple choice questions, true/false questions and short answer questions and
essay question.

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