1. Management Information Systems Professor Pat Paulson
MIS 362 sUMMER 2019
Management Information Systems
Professor Pat Paulson

2. Class Overview Office: Somsen 303
Physical classroom: optional-Somsen 301, which has dual monitors
Virtual classroom:
Course Website:
Exams, grading in D2L:
Office hours: irregular, best to use
Virtual office:
Will formalize office hours in the near future.
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3. Course
Digital Technology is rapidly changing the concept and execution of work
Evolving Digital Systems are best understood by considering the biological concept of layered complexity
This course will assist students to learn where these changes are leading businesses
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4. Materials-Books Required Managing Digital:Concepts and Practices
No charge
On network drive ReadOnly folder or in D2L under Materials
ProGit
The Phoenix Project
Paperback or Kindle version (about $8)
Managing Digital makes more sense if you read this book early in the semester.
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5. Materials-optional Flipster-via WSU library WSJ, NYT-via WSU library
Read Trade Magazines to keep current
Use the Internet for research
Wikipedia
WSU Library
Lynda.com
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6. My Background Mechanical Engineer Patent Attorney
Manufacturing Manager
Attorney
Business Systems Consultant
Professor
Business Systems Developer
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7. Class Materials
eProfessor Website-Syllabus, Assignments, Projects, Class Recordings
D2L-Grading, Discussions, Final
eBook- Reading Material
Adobe Connect-web conferencing, class recordings
Will formalize office hours in the near future.
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8. Course Description-Catalog
An introduction to the basic concepts of Management Information System design, implementation and control. Application of computer-based MIS and decision models to business and management situations and problems.
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9. Course Description Investigate MIS fundamentals
View a startup from founder’s perspective
Continue through team, team of teams to enterprise
Apply concepts to business data processing, office automation, information reporting, and decision making
Hands-on application of software and course concepts
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10. Objectives Terminology-understand and explain the terms
Skill-develop application proficiency
Systems-understand and apply systems methodology
Team-become sensitive to behavioral issues
Global-develop an international perspective
Ethics-do the right thing
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11. Material Covered Digital Management, Chapters 1 to 11
About a chapter per week
Formative and Summative Assignments
due 8am Saturday
Phoenix Project, entire book, including Resource Guide
ProGit, Chapters 1 to 3
Optional-Lynda.com, playlist
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12. Assignments To focus on and hone required skills Formative assignments
Introduce concepts
Summative Assignments
Reinforce concepts
Submit assignments to a web database
All Assignments
Due per D2L calendar
Sample format on website
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13. Project 2-Knowledge Workers
Assist knowledge worker
Emphasize use of software to solve business problems
Typically Excel, Access, Outlook, dual monitors or some technology issue
How many students are familiar with FrontPage, PageMill, Dreamweaver, HTML coding?
How many students are familiar with PowerPoint?
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14. Project 3- Business Mentor
Find mentor
Prepare questions
mentor and professor
Interview mentor
Create reports
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15. Midterm Test Management Information System knowledge
Hands on problems using Excel
Questions on Phoenix Project
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16. Final Cumulative, test Management Information System knowledge
Hands on problem using Excel
Questions on the technology used
Questions on IS, IT, Git, GitHub, Phoenix Project
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17. Policy on Collaboration
You are permitted to work together on Assignments, Projects. However…
During exams you are on your own, including doing hands-on problems in Excel. Therefore…
It behooves you to actually do the work!
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18. Grade Weight 50% Assignments, Formative and Summative 5% Project 2
10% Phoenix Project
15% Midterm
15% Final
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19. Final Grade Based on 100 total points A 90% or greater B 80 to 89%
C 70 to 79%
D 60 to 69%
F less than 59%
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20. Grading
A pattern of being late with assignment or project submissions will result in the loss of at least a letter grade.
Poor spelling/grammar will be penalized!
Up to 10% of item grade
Make use of the Writing Center
No extra credit, no make-up exams!
Professor Paulson does not give out grades
Students earn grades!
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21. After This Course?
Enjoy learning new software applications and problem solving? Consider MIS major or minor
Feel free to join MISA, the MIS student organization
Have questions about advising, scholarships, internships, careers, graduate school…
Contact me at your convenience
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