Al al-Bayt University

Prince Hussein bin Abdullah College

Information Systems Department
Principles of Management Information Systems Syllabus
MIS 904230
First Semester -2010/2011
Instructor: Dr .Anas jebreen
email: anasjh@aabu.edu.jo
Office Hours: Su, Tu, Th at 11:00-12:00 and 13:00-14:00

Textbooks and Required Materials

Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (10th Edition). Kenneth C.
Laudon & Jane P. Laudon, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007.
Handouts will be prepared by the instructor and will be delivered to the students for their
own interest.
All students are required to have access to electronic mail in order to facilitate communication
with each other and with the instructor. Some Homework should be submitted via the
Internet.

Course Description
This course provides an introduction to management information systems, what they are,
how they affect the organization and its employees, and how they can make businesses more
competitive and efficient. The course will focus on ways in which advances in information
technology and communications networks continue to recast the role and value of
information systems in business and management. Example topics include: organizational
and technical foundations of information systems, systems development, information
management, infrastructure management, system security, and creative business applications
of information technology.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
1. Describe the framework of IT systems and identify the components and functionality of
the generic concept of systems.
2. Identify ways in which businesses use IT to develop a strategic competitive advantage
3. Illustrate the systems approach to problem solving and the systems life cycle.
4. Identify and discuss major trends in information technology
5. Identify trends in the field of Telecommunications and its strategic importance
6. Understand the role and importance of data resource management and how it is used to
support business operations.
7. Identify and illustrate the strategic importance of the Internet to businesses.
8. Differentiate intranets, extranets, and the Internet and illustrate how these technologies
are used in business operations and management.
9. Identify and evaluate specialized information systems for management support,
executive support, and automated decision making.
10. Identify ethical issues of information technology in the context of employment, privacy,
individuality, working conditions, crime, health and societal concerns.

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 11. The student should be able to document information system requirements and propose
an information system design for a real organization.
Grading Policy
First Exam : 20%
Second Exam : 20%
Final Exam : 40-50%
Attendance, Quizzes, Homeworks and Participation : 10-20%
Total : 100%

Class Schedule

Week Tentative Schedule Reading

Description

1 Introduction, Syllabus , Reading Assignment

Part I. Organizations, Management, and the Networked enterprise

1-2 Information Systems in Global Business Today Chapter 1

3-4 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems Chapter 2

5-6 Information Systems, Organizations,, Management, and Strategy Chapter 3

6 First Exam

7 Ethical and Social Issues in the Digital Firm Chapter 4

Part II. Information Technology Infrastructure

8-9 Managing Data Resources Chapter 5-6

10-11 Security and Control Chapter 8

11 Second Exam

Part III. Key System Applications for the Digital Age

12 E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods Chapter 10

13 Enhancing Decision Making Chapter 12

Part IV. Building Information Systems in the Digital Firm

14 Building Systems Chapter 13

15 Discussion of Papers and Review for Final Exam

16 Final Exam