Western Michigan University
Haworth College of Business
BUS2700 Business-Driven Information Technology
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Instructor |
Anne-Marie Oulai |
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Office |
3336 Shneider Hall |
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Office Hours |
12:00-12:45pm M&W |
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Office Phone |
387-5445 |
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E-mail Address |
anne.oulai@wmich.edu |
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Class Schedule |
2:00pm-3:15pm M&W |
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Class Section
& Room |
#41059, Room 2145 Schneider Hall |
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Course Textbook |
Enterprise Information Infrastructure, 4th Edition |
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Course Study
Guide |
Course Pack, BUS 2700 Fall 2005 |
Undergraduate Program Goal: to provide comprehensive,
affordable, high quality undergraduate business education that meets the needs
of students and employers.
BBA Program Objectives Met
by BUS2700:
1. Understand Essential Business Knowledge.
2. Make Effective Business Decisions.
3. Communicate Effectively.
4. Understand and Apply Global Business Knowledge and Diverse Perspectives.
5. Demonstrate Effective Teamwork and Leadership.
6. Demonstrate an Understanding of Business Operations and Product Process Technology.
7. Understand and Use Computer-Based Information System and Infrastructures.
8. Practice Acceptable Standards of Ethical and Professional Behavior.
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to information-communication literacy,
system literacy, and business information
technologies. It emphasizes
the relationship between Information Technology (IT) and business processes and
the importance of aligning business information systems with business
strategy. By interacting with integrated enterprise system(s),
this course helps students understand the modern IT-driven business value chain
and business process integration (BPI). The role of IT in
organizational change and business transformation, IT history, and IT cultural
issues are discussed. Team/individual
class projects are used throughout the
course.
Course Objectives: After
successfully completing this course, the student should be able to:
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Explain and demonstrate information and communication technologies in
business and its various functions and cross-functions.
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Understand Information Systems (IS) driven business decision making.
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Understand the role of IT in a modern business organization.
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Recognize how an integrated enterprise system improves business process
integration.
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Recognize IT-related cultural values and concerns in the modern business
environment.
Prerequisites: (CIS1020
or CIS1100 or CS1050 or CS1000 or FCS2250 or MUS3860 or HPER1490 or SOC1820)
and (BCM1420 or ENGL1050 or IME1020)
Content
Integration: BUS2700 is more concerned
with what information and communication technologies do in a business than how
they are programmed or constructed. It is assumed that CIS1020/1100 courses
provide background in computer literacy; therefore issues of computer hardware
and software are marginally covered in BUS2700. However, business-driven information technologies are rigorously
covered, adding an additional level of complexity to modern business
enterprises introduced to students in BUS1750. In addition, computer skills
that students develop in CIS1020/1100 are essential to the team/individual
projects in BUS2700. BUS2700 provides the information
technology context of business process and decision-making techniques for
BUS3750.
Course Topics and Contents: covering the following 10 learning modules.
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Module1. Introduction to IT Literacy: introduces a
business information technology Infrastructure model with layers involving
telecommunications, computer networks, the Internet, computer
hardware/software, communication systems and business information systems
applications.
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Module2. The Internet and its Business
Applications: introduces the Internet with its history, governance, and
protocols. Intranets, Extranets,
E-commerce, and concepts of network security are discussed.
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Module3. IS Driven Business Decision-Making: examines the way
information systems are used in business decision-making.
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Module4. System Literacy: introduces the
concept of systems theory and information systems development life cycle.
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Module5. IT in the Business Value Chain: introduces the
concept of enterprise systems (SCM, CRM, ERP) and connects them with the
business value chain.
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Module6. IS Driven Business Process Integration: discusses
characteristics and functions of integrated enterprise systems such as ERP
systems.
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Module7. IT and Organizational Change: explores the
shifts and trends in business organizational structure that are resulting from
the control and optimization capabilities of integrated information systems.
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Module8. IT Driven Business Transformation: explores the
transformation of business from a traditional industrial work system to an
IT-based work system.
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Module9. IT and History: provides a
historic look at information technology in society beginning with the invention
of printing with movable type to the electronic Global Village of the 21st
century.
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Module10. IT
Cultural Issues: looks at information security, privacy, and ethics.
Grading Criteria:
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Evaluation: |
Team/Individual Projects |
50% |
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Tests 1 and 2 |
30% |
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Final Exam |
20% |
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Grading Scale: |
94.00-100% |
A |
74.00-78.99 |
C |
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90.00-93.99 |
BA |
69.00-73.99 |
DC |
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85.00-89.99 |
B |
60.00-68.99 |
D |
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79.00-84.99 |
CB |
Below 60.00 |
E |
Course Points:
Projects
1 ~ 5 (Projects
1 ~ 5 are worth 75 points each) 375
Project 5 Presentation
50
Portfolio Project 50
Project Team Participation Evaluation
25
Total Project Points: 500
Exams
1 & 2 (each exam is
worth 150 points) 300
Final Exam
200
Total Exam Points: 500
Attendance Policy: Students
are expected to contribute in the class discussion and to have the
responsibility not only for their own learning, but also to contribute to the
learning of their fellow students.
Given the nature of this course and the value added by attending the
class, attendance will be kept. The
instructor may make allowances for extenuating circumstances.
Classroom Policy: Students
should not be late for class, entering late disrupts the concentration of those
that arrived on time. Students who
consistently disrupt the class will be asked to drop the course. All presentations will require presenters to
be dressed in “business casual” attire.
All cell-phones, pagers, radios, etc. are to be turned off before entering
the classroom.
Incomplete and Final Grade Policy: Western
Michigan University's Policy on an incomplete grade and appealing a final
grade, as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog, will be enforced.
Academic
Honesty Policy: You are responsible for making yourself aware of
and understanding the policies and procedures in the Undergraduate (pp.
274-276) [Graduate (pp. 26-28)] Catalog that pertain to Academic Integrity.
These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery,
multiple submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. If there is
reason to believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be
referred to the Office of Student Conduct. You will be given the opportunity to
review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have the
opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with me if you are uncertain
about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or
test.
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Sessions |
Dates |
Course Topics |
Chapters |
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1 |
Aug. 31 W |
Introduction to
Class Objectives and Structure |
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Sept.
05 M |
Labor Day No Class
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2 |
Sept. 07 W |
The Enterprise
Information Infrastructure |
1 |
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3 |
Sept. 12 M |
The Enterprise
Information Infrastructure (continue) |
1 |
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4 |
Sept. 14 W |
The Internet Project 1
Internet services & E-commerce Due Sept 28 |
2 |
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5 |
Sept.
19 M |
The Internet (continue) Project 1 Progress check |
2 |
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6 |
Sept. 21 W |
Information
Ecology Exam 1 Review (Exam
1 Sept 26 Chapters 1,2,3) |
3 |
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7 |
Sept.
26 M |
Exam 1 Project 1 Progress check |
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8 |
Sept. 28 W |
Project 1 Due Project 2 GP
Purchasing (Room 2270) Due Oct 10 |
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9 |
Oct. 03 M |
System Approach Project 3 SAP Navigation & SOP (room 2270) Due Oct 19th |
4 |
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10 |
Oct. 05 W |
Enterprise
Information Systems |
5 |
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11 |
Oct. 10
M |
Business/Operations Info Systems Project 2 Due |
6 |
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12 |
Oct. 12 W |
Business/Operations
Info Systems (continue) Exam 2 Review (Exam
2 Oct 17, Chapters 4,5,6) |
6 |
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13 |
Oct. 17 M |
Exam 2 Project 3 progress |
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14 |
Oct.
19 W |
Project 3 Due Project 4 GP sales Order Processing, Due Nov 02 |
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15 |
Oct. 24 M |
Information-based Business Architecture Project 4 progress |
7 |
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16 |
Oct.
26 W |
Enterprise Models Project 4 progress |
8 |
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17 |
Oct.
31 M |
Project 5
Enterprise Model, Due Nov 28th |
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18 |
Nov. 02 W |
Project 4 Due Information and
History |
9 |
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19 |
Nov. 07 M |
Electronic Portfolio , Due Dec 2nd Information and History Project 5 project work out |
9 |
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20 |
Nov.
09 W |
Information and
Culture Project 5 Project workout |
10 |
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21 |
Nov.
14 M |
Information and Culture Project 5 Project Check |
10 |
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22 |
Nov.
16 W |
Project 5 Progress Check |
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23 |
Nov.
21 M |
Final Exam Review
(Chapters 1-10) Portfolio Due Project 5 Progress
Check |
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24 |
Nov. 23
W |
THANKSGIVING RECESS NO CLASS |
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25 |
Nov. 28 M |
Team presentation (1-4) Attendance is mandatory for
all!!!!! Project 5 Due for all teams |
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26 |
Nov. 30
W |
Portfolio Due for 50% Team presentation (5-8)
Attendance is mandatory for all!!!! |
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27 |
Dec. 08
R |
FINAL EXAM
12:30PM-2:30PM |
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PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
Every project should have:
1) A cover page
2) A table of contents
3) An executive summary
4) A report body
5) Self-evaluations from each team member
6) References
A cover page includes:
· Project’s number and title (Project # 1, Internet & E-Commerce)
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Students’ names (Last, First e.g. Doe, John)
· Team number (Team # 1)
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Date project is due (Wednesday, September 28, 2004)
· Semester (Fall 05)
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Course title (BUS 2700)
· Class meeting Day and Time (M&W 2:00pm-3:15pm)
Use font size #12, and double-spaced. Your project should be stapled /(binder)