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Exploring Digital Systems: MIS 362 Overview

Dive into the evolving world of digital technology and its impact on business processes. This course covers MIS fundamentals, project work, and ethical considerations.

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Exploring Digital Systems: MIS 362 Overview

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

  2. Class Overview • Office: Somsen 303 • Physical classroom: Somsen 301 • Virtual classroom: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/633799952 • Course Website: https://eprofessor.azurewebsites.net/MIS362 • Exams, grading in D2L: https://winona.learn.minnstate.edu/ • Office hours: on website • Virtual office: https://minnstate.zoom.us/my/eprofessor PgP MIS 362

  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 PgP MIS 362

  4. Materials-Books • Required • Principles of Information Systems, 13e, Mindtap • Cengage, may be eligible for unlimited • ProGit • No charge • https://progit2.s3.amazonaws.com/en/2016-03-22-f3531/progit-en.1084.pdf • The Phoenix Project • Paperback or Kindle version (about $8) • https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/0988262509 PgP MIS 362

  5. My Background • Mechanical Engineer • Patent Attorney • Manufacturing Manager • Attorney • Business Systems Consultant • Professor • Business Systems Developer PgP MIS 362

  6. Class Materials • eProfessor Website-Syllabus, Assignments, Projects, Class Recordings • D2L-Grading, Discussions, Final • eBook- Reading Material • Zoom-web conferencing, class recordings • Read Trade Magazines to keep current • Use the Internet for research • Wikipedia • WSU Library • WSJ, NYT, Flipster magazines PgP MIS 362

  7. 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. PgP MIS 362

  8. Course Description • Investigate MIS fundamentals • Begin from organizations Information Systems needs • Continue through basic elements • Apply concepts to business data processing, office automation, information reporting, and decision making • Hands-on application of software and course concepts PgP MIS 362

  9. Objectives • Terminology- explain the terms • Skill- develop application proficiency • Systems-understand systems methodology • Team-become sensitive to behavioral issues • Global-develop an international perspective • Ethics-do the right thing PgP MIS 362

  10. Material to be covered • Chapters 1 to 13 • About a chapter per week • Formative and Summative Assignments • due 8am Monday • Phoenix Project, entire book • ProGit, Chapters 1 to 3 • LinkedIn Learning PgP MIS 362

  11. Assignments • To focus on and hone required skills • Formative assignments • Introduce concepts • Done during class • Summative Assignments • Reinforce concepts • Started during class • Publish assignments to your website • All Assignments • Due 7am Monday PgP MIS 362

  12. Project 1-Website • Create and maintain website to complete assignments • Applications used include • Visual Studio • VPN, File Explorer PgP MIS 362

  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 PgP MIS 362

  14. Project 3- Business Mentor • Choose mentor • Prepare questions • Email mentor and professor • Interview mentor • Create reports PgP MIS 362

  15. Project 4- Internet of Things • Configure single board computer • Configure microcontrollers • Create various devices-special servers, network analyzers PgP MIS 362

  16. Attendance & Participation • Attendance • Must be in class and submit attendance page • Must sign into Zoom virtual classroom • Participation • Active engagement in problem solving • Usage of LinkedIn Learning videos, 4 hours minimum • Counts towards grade PgP MIS 362

  17. Midterm • Must be in Somsen 301 for the midterm! • test Management Information System knowledge • Hands on problems using Excel • Questions on Visual Studio, Python • Questions on Phoenix Project PgP MIS 362

  18. Final • Must be in Somsen301 for the exam! • Cumulative, test Management Information System knowledge • Hands on problem using Excel • Questions on the technology used • Questions on IS, IT, Git, GitHub, Phoenix Project PgP MIS 362

  19. 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! PgP MIS 362

  20. Grade Weight • 10% Attendance, Participation, LinkedIn Learning • 40% Assignments, Formative and Summative • 25% Projects (P1-5%; P2-5%; P3-5%; P4-10%) • 5% Phoenix Project • 7.5% Midterm • 12.5% Final PgP MIS 362

  21. 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% PgP MIS 362

  22. Grading • Late Assignments are heavily penalized! • One chance at end of semester for re-grade • 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! PgP MIS 362

  23. After This Course? • Enjoy learning new software applications and problem solving? Consider MIS major or minor • Consider joining MISA, the MIS student organization-major not required • Have questions about advising, scholarships, internships, careers, graduate school… • Contact me at your convenience PgP MIS 362

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