CISB113 Fundamentals of Information Systems Introduction

What will we look at today Lecturer Learning Outcomes Course Structure Materials Reference Texts Assessments Expectations

Your Lecturer Name:Rohaini Ramli Name:Rohaini Ramli Contact: ext 2343 Contact: ext Office:BW-4-C16 Office:BW-4-C16 CoIT Building Office Hour:9am to 5pm (Consultation by appointment, please) Office Hour:9am to 5pm (Consultation by appointment, please)

Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, you should be able to: define an information system from business perspectives explain the impact of IT/IS to our everyday lives describe the role of IT/IS in common business environments identify business processes and ways how IT/IS can be used to improve business processes describe the types of Information Systems describe the activities and issues involved in managing IS project development discuss roles of managers in terms of businesses, their personnel and IT in order to make effective decisions

Proposed Course Structure WEEKActivity 2-3 Organization, Management, and the Networked Enterprise Information Systems in Global Business Today Information Systems in Global Business Today Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy 4-6 Information Technology Infrastructure IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies Foundations of Business Intelligence: Database and Information Management Foundations of Business Intelligence: Database and Information Management Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology 7-9 Overview of enterprise application SCM SCM CRM CRM KM KM DSS DSS and ESS and ESS

Proposed Course Structure WEEKActivity Building and Managing Systems Development Process Development Process Systems Development Approaches Systems Development Approaches Introduction to Project Management Introduction to Project Management Revision and Presentation

Reference Text O’Brien / Marakas: Introduction to Information Systems, 15th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2010

Materials All materials and assignment questions are available at metalab.uniten.edu.my/~rohaini/CISB113 Fundamentals of IS

Assessments Assignment (30 %) Quiz (10%) – unannounced Mid Term (20 %) – week 7 Final Exam (40 %)

Assignment Overview three pieces You are to complete three pieces of course work which contributes to 30 % of the module overall marks. You need to work in a team of three members for two of the tasks and individually for one of them Task 1 (individual)Task 2 (group)Task 3 (group) Prepare and present a short presentation (not more than 3 slide, and not more than 10 minutes) on the latest news /invention/technology in IT industry. The schedule will be published in week 2 Due : starting from week 3 10 marks IS Symposium Report Students are to attend a symposium in week 5 and prepare a report on the experience. Further details in week 4 Due : week 6 20 marks Case Study and IS proposal Students are to develop a proposal for IS based on the case study given. Further details in week 6 Due : week marks

Each group is to submit their work in a form of a blog and printed document Create a blog using blogspot, use the naming convention CISB113MaySection#Group# E.g CISB113MaySection1Group12 Further information will be given out during the semester Submission Style AssignmentWeek PublishedDate of Submission Individual PresentationWeek 2Ongoing starting from week 3 IS Symposium (on e-Health)Week 4, to be held on week 5Week 6 Case Study and IS ProposalWeek 6Week 13 QuizPop quiz - unannounced Mid TermWeek 7

What is expected of you Critical reflection Critical reflection – Tertiary education work demands higher level thinking Literature & other media review Literature & other media review – Multiple inputs - from many disciplines, with correct referencing (academic writing) – Avoiding plagiarism, take note of citations & references Teamworking Teamworking – Excellence comes from interaction & sharing Problem Solving Problem Solving – Applying your knowledge You must be able to demonstrate the following :

What is expected of you Behavioral Code Punctuality Punctuality Electrical devices/Mobile phones – do not disrupt the lesson Electrical devices/Mobile phones – do not disrupt the lesson Adherence to UNITEN rules & regulations Adherence to UNITEN rules & regulations Timely submission of assignments / projects / homework Timely submission of assignments / projects / homework

What support is available for you Face-to-face Meeting (through prior appointment) Face-to-face Meeting (through prior appointment) – to lecturer’s address – to lecturer’s address UNITEN metalab UNITEN metalab Library Resources Library Resources Internet Resources Internet Resources

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