Course Outline Spring 2024 2pages
Course Outline Spring 2024 2pages
Course Name:
Information Systems & Computing
Course Code & Section No: MIS 107 – Section 02, 25, 37 and 28
Semester: Spring 2024
INSTRUCTOR & DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Students Demonstrate the understanding about application software and practically use
Learning those in solving specific problems.
Outcomes Describe the various types of information systems used in business environment
to support business process, decision making and strategy.
Recognize the value of data and database management systems and practically
work on database related problems.
Demonstrate the understanding of telecommunication in enhancing the capability
of business organizations.
Explain the security concepts and effective measures for those to reduce the
negative impact on information systems resources.
LEARNING RESOURCES AND TEXTBOOK(S)
Author Title Edition & Year Publisher ISBN
O’Brien, James A., Introduction to Information 16 Edition
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McGraw-Hill 13: 978-
Marakas, George M. Systems 9814599801
Laudon, Kenneth C., Management Information 14th Edition Pearson 13: 978-0-
Laudon, Jane P Systems: Managing the Digital Education 273-78997-0
Firm
Extensive lectures will be given on every topic followed by real life examples. Summary of the lectures
will be available through lecture modules. Students are highly encouraged to take notes carefully. The
lectures will be highly interactive. Cases will be analyzed in class discussion encouraging students to
participate and share their ideas regarding case problems. Lab sessions will be conducted to apply some
of the theories learned in the classroom. There are hands-on exercises using computers for the students
to learn how to operate certain software during these lab sessions.
Course Contents
Classroom Lecture Series
Lecture Series 1 Foundations of Information Systems in Business (Chapter 1)
Lecture Series 2 Applications Software: End User Applications (Chapter 4)
Lecture Series 3 Functional Business Systems (Chapter 7)
Lecture Series 4 Telecommunications and Networks (Chapter 6)
Lecture Series 5 Security, Ethical, and Societal Challenges in IS (Chapter 13)
Lecture Series 6 Security Management of IT (Chapter 13 Extension)
Lecture Series 7 E-commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods (Chapter 9)
Lecture Series 8 Data Resource Management (Chapter 5)
Lecture Series 9 Enterprise Applications (Chapter 8)
Lecture Series 10 Building Information Systems (Chapter 12)
Laboratory Practical Sessions (To be Conducted in MIS Laboratory Room)
Lab Session 1 MS Word: Referencing and Table of Contents
Lab Session 2 MS Excel: Formatting, Basic Functions
Lab Session 3 MS Excel: Conditional and Lookup Functions
Lab Session 4 MS Access: Introduction to MS Access
Lab Session 5 MS Access: SQL commands in MS Access
Lab (Word, PPT, Excel & Access) 16% Lab Exam Class Time
Class participation (Meet 60% 10% Students will be asked 6 questions 1 minute
Attendance to attend the Final across the semester
Exam)