Management Information Systems

COURSE TITLE: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

COURSE CODE: GSM5170

SECTION: 1 & 2

TRIMESTER: TRIMESTER 2 2017/2018

LECTURER: DR TAMIZARASU NANDAN, DR HALIYANA KHALID

SYNOPSIS OF THE COURSE:

On completion of this module, you should be able to do the following

a. Understand the use of information systems in the emerging networked

organizations and knowledge-based economy.

b. Enhancing managerial decision making with different types of information

systems

c. Building information systems and management of change.

d. Developing strategic value and organizational transformation of new

Information and

Communication Technologies (ICT).

OBJECTIVES

Build a basic understanding of the value and uses of information systems for
business operation, management decision-making, and strategic advantage. It will
provide students with the understanding of the ways in which they can utilize ICT as
managers. It concentrates on providing the tools needed for understanding of the

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information systems concepts and terms, which is important to managers. This

course is designed for business students who are first introduced to information
systems and their management, who are expected to be managerial and users of
information systems, as well as development of the emerging knowledge-based and
innovation economy of Malaysia. All the basic topics are listed below, which can be
done with both the traditional lecturer and the problem-based learning approach.

COURSE OUTLINE TRIMESTER 2 2017/2018

MODE ALLOCA
OF DELIVERY TED
WEEK/Dat
TOPIC Reference TIME
e
(Minute
s)

1 Course Outline HG and other web Discussion 30

th
9 May materials

Business Driven MIS Textbook: Chapter 1 Lecture 120

&2

Discussion on: Individual

Assignment
1. Individual Group Project
Assignment 1 (HG-
BASED ASSIGNMENT)

2. Group Project-
Announcement and
Introduction

2 Human Governance: Discussion 30

th
16 May The Business of Life

Organization & Textbook: Chapter 3

Strategy

3 Ethics and Social Textbook: Chapter 4 Lecture and 120

23rd May Issues in Information Discussion
Systems

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4 Infrastructures and Textbook: Chapter 5 Lecture and 120

th
30 May Emerging Discussion
Technologies

5 Business Intelligence Textbook: Chapter 6 Lecture and 120

6th Discussion

6 Telecommunications, Textbook: Chapter 7 Lecture and 120

13th June the Internet, and discussion
Wireless

Technology

7 MID-TERM EXAM (Chapters for mid-term exam: C1-C4)

20th June
8:00- 10:00 PM

20th June 2017

TRIMESTER BREAK

8 Securing Information Textbook: Chapter 8 Lecture and

4th July Systems Discussion

9 Networks: Mobile Textbook: Chapter Lecture and

11th July Business 10 Discussion

10 Enterprise Textbook: Chapter 9 Lecture and

th
18 July Applications: Business Discussion
Communication

11 System Development Textbook: Chapter Lecture and

th
25 July and Project 11 Discussion
Management

12
1st August GROUP PRESENTATION
SUBMISSION OF GROUP PROJECT

13
8th NETWORKING DAY (10 Dec 2016)
August

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TRIMESTER BREAK
14th 20th August

FINAL EXAM
(21-27 August)

ASSESSMENT

Assessment Percentag Dates

e*

Participation 10% On the 1st 13th Session

Group Project & 30% On the 1st-12th Session

Presentation

Mid-Semester Examination 20% On the 7th Session

Individual Assignment 10% On the 1st- 11th Session

Final Examination 30%

Total 100%

REFERENCES

Class Text: Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane Laudon, Management Information Systems:

Managing the Digital Firm

Reference Book: Business Driven Information Systems; Baltzan, Fifth Edition

Arfah Salleh and Aziuddin Ahmad, Human Governance (HG)

Don Norman, Emotional Design- why we hate and love everyday

things

Journal articles and Harvard Business Case Studies as

suggested by lecturers

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Other Readings:

1. The Edge (weekly magazine)

2. Computimes, NST (2X weekly)
3. InfoTech, STAR (weekly)