ISM 50 – Business Information Systems
Fall 2005
Lectures:
Tuesday,
Thursday 12:00 -1:45
Engineering
2 Building Room 192
Announcements:
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Please
consult the citation guide for help with your business
paper.
Instructor:
Office: E2 Room 557
Phone: (831) 459-1385
Office hours: 3-4pm Tuesdays and 11-12 Thursdays
Email: johnm@soe.ucsc.edu
Teaching Assistant:
Jennifer Flynn
Office: BE 314B
Phone: TBA
Office Hours: Mondays 3-5pm; Wednesdays 11am-12pm
Email:
jflynn@ucsc.edu
Course Description:
This course is an introductory survey of the use of Information Systems in business enterprises. We study how organizations can use information systems to improve efficiency and enable new ways of doing business. Students should gain an understanding of how information systems technologies are designed to support business applications. We will study examples both of how business needs can drive the development of new technology and also of how advances in technology can drive changes in business. Students should also gain a conceptual understanding of the basic building blocks of information system technology, such as database management, and network architecture. Such an understanding will enable them to identify existing technologies or conceptualize new technologies that meet particular business needs.
Reading Material:
Primary Textbook:
The
textbook is available at the Bay Tree bookstore.
Understanding Networked Applications: A First Course, by David G. Messerschmitt
.
Course Reader:
The reader is also available at the Bay Tree Bookstore. The reader contains:
¨
Case Studies from the
¨ Chapters 1 and 2 from:
Management Information
Systems: Managing Information Technology in the Business
In-class
Presentations:
Business
Paper:
Database
Project:
For
help finding a computer lab on campus, check out the ITS' list of computing labs
Guide Pt1 (Tables and Queries)
Class
Participation:
Assignment
Solutions:
Syllabus:
Note: Hyperlinks to the lecture slides are found in the “Topics” column. Hyperlinks to the assignments are located in the “Assignments” column.
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Class # |
Date |
Topics |
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Assignments |
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1 |
9/22 |
Class Introduction |
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2 |
9/27 |
IT History and Background |
IT Management from
1960-2000 (reader pp 1-26) Chapter 1 - Section II of
O’Brien (reader pp 47-60) |
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3 |
9/29 |
Capital Budgeting Terminology,
Competing with IT |
Chapter 2 - Section I of
O’Brien (reader pp 69-77) |
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4 |
10/4 |
Competing with IT (Cont’d) |
Chapter 2 - Section II of
O’Brien (reader pp 78-90) |
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5 |
10/6 |
Business Processes, Information Access Terms |
Frito-Lay
Case (93-103 + figs) Messerschmitt Ch 2.3
(38-50) |
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6 |
10/11 |
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Messerschmitt Ch 3.1-3.3
(59-82) Cisco Case (114-124 + figs) |
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7 |
10/13 |
E-commerce |
Messerschmitt
Ch 3.4-3.6 (83-98) Alibris Case (133-143 +
figs) |
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8 |
10/18 |
IT Concepts |
Messerschmitt Ch 4
(107-132) |
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9 |
10/20 |
Client Server Computing |
Messerschmitt Ch 5
(139-154) Sun-N Tier Case (145-164 +
figs) |
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10 |
10/25 |
MIDTERM E2 Room
192 |
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11 |
10/27 |
Modularity and Layering |
Messerschmitt Ch 6
(157-190) |
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12 |
11/1 |
Computer and Comm. Industry |
Messerschmitt Ch 7
(198-226) |
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13 |
11/3 |
Database Management |
Messerschmitt Ch 11.1 -
11.2 (325-335) Messerschmitt Ch 15.1 -
15.2 (415-425) |
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14 |
11/8 |
Database Management Cont’d |
MySQL Database Case
(179-199 + figs) |
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15 |
11/10 |
Networking |
Messerschmitt Ch 18
(493-512) |
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16 |
11/15 |
Networking (Cont’d) |
Akamai Case (213-228 +
figs) |
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17 |
11/17 |
Applications and the
Organization Lecture [notes] |
Messerschmitt Ch 9 (273-289) |
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18 |
11/22 |
Application Architecture |
Messerschmitt Ch 10
(293-321) |
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11/24 |
Thanksgiving
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19 |
11/29 |
Application Architecture
(Cont’d) |
American Airlines Case
(165-171 + figs) |
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20 |
12/1 |
Wrap Up, Final Review |
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12/5 |
FINAL EXAM
4-7pm E2 Room
192 |
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Assessment
Click on any of the hyperlinks in the “item” column to learn more
about it.
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Item |
Due Date |
Value |
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Each Class |
10% |
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3 per qtr. |
5% |
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assigned |
5% |
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Weekly Assignments |
Each week |
10% |
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20-Oct |
5% |
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Midterm |
25-Oct |
15% |
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22-Nov |
10% |
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1-Dec |
20% |
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Final Exam |
5-Dec |
20% |
The midterm exam will be on Oct 25th from 12-1:45pm in E2 Room 192.
The final exam will be on Dec 5th from 4pm-7pm in E2 Room 192.
Last updated by John Musacchio on
November 15, 2005