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  • An Najah National University

    Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology

    Department of Management Information Systems

     

    Course title and number : Introduction of Management Information Systems ( 10676111)

    Instructor(s) name(s) :    Najwan Deleq

     

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    Course Contents (description)

    This Course is an introduction to Management Information Systems and Information Technology. It provides a foundation for the intelligent use of computers as Management Tools. This Course will assist Business Students in learning how to use and manage Information Technology to support business operations and objectives, to improve managerial decision-making and to gain competitive advantage.

    1. Information Systems in Global Business Today

    2. Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems

    3. Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy

    4. IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

    5. Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management

    6. Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

    7. Enhancing Decision Making

    8. Building Information Systems

    Intended learning Outcomes and Competences

    At the end of this course students expected to

    1. Recognize the importance of integrating Org., Mgmt, and Technology  within strategic planning to increase org. performance

    2. Apply the concept of system and system’s thinking to analyze business problems and opportunities in the digital age.

    3. Distinguish the functions of IS in the different managerial levels.

    4. Evaluate the strategic role of IS creating and sustaining competitive advantages.

    5. Construct knowledge structure about managerial concepts in digital firms.

    6. Formulate the relationships between IS, Org. and Business processes.

    7. Recognize IT infrastructure required for digital organization

    8. Focus on the information systems that support decision-making in a firm

    9. Explain activities involved in systems development, and the various methodologies used to build information systems

     

    Textbook and  References (Online Resources)

    Management Information Systems, 12Edtioin, Laudon & Laudon

    Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

     

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• Topic 1

  Topic One: Information Systems In Business Today(Chapter One)

  • Learning Objective:

    •Understanding the effects of information systems on business and their relationship to globalization.

    •Explain why information systems are so essential in business today.

    •Define an information system and describe its management, organization, and technology components.

    •Define complementary assets and explain how they ensure that information systems provide genuine value to an organization.

    •Describe the different academic disciplines used to study information systems and explain how each contributes to our understanding of them.

    •Explain what is meant by a sociotechnical systems perspective.

     

    Study plan:

     First: Students should read the following documents

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    File

    Chapter 1 File

    INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN BUSINESS TODAY: Power Point show

     

  •  second : participate in the following activities (assignment and forum)

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    Assignment

    Assignment 1

    Answer the questions and send the answers by a word document 

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    File

    Assignment 1 file

    Please download the file

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    File

    chapter1+2+3 File
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    File

    Read this file to answer the discussion question1........................5/2/2015
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    Forum

    Discussion Question1...................5/2/2015 Forum

• Topic 2

  Topic Two: Global E-Business And Collaboration (chapter two)
  

  • Learning Objectives

    •Define and describe business processes and their relationship to information systems.

    •Evaluate the role played by systems serving the various levels of management in a business and their relationship to each other.

    •Explain how enterprise applications improve organizational performance.

    •Explain the importance of  collaboration and teamwork in business and how they are supported by technology.

    •Assess the role of the information systems function in a business.

     

    Study plan:

     First: Students should read the following documents

  • 12/2/2015

     second : solve the following assignment
    

  • 12/2/2015

    plz read and study the  new material to answer this question.

    هذا يعني انه يجب ان تقرأ الماده الجديده لنهاية الوحده الثانيه 

• Topic 3

  Topic Three: Information Systems, Organizations, And Strategy (Chapter three)
  

  • Learning Objectives

    •Identify and describe important features of organizations that managers need to know about in order to build and use information systems successfully.

    •Demonstrate how Porter’s competitive forces model helps companies develop competitive strategies using information systems.

    •Explain how the value chain and value web models help businesses identify opportunities for strategic information system applications.

    •Demonstrate how information systems help businesses use synergies, core competencies, and network-based strategies to achieve competitive advantage.

    Assess the challenges posed by strategic information systems and management solutions

     

    Study plan:

     First: Students should read the following documents

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    chapter3 File
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    File

    assignment 3 File

• Topic 4

  Topic Four: Ethical And Social Issues In  Information Systems (Chapter four)
  

  • _{Learning Objectives}

    •What ethical, social, and political issues are raised by information systems?

    •What specific principles for conduct can be used to guide ethical decisions?

    •Why do contemporary information systems technology and the Internet pose challenges to the protection of individual privacy and intellectual property?

    •How have information systems affected everyday life? 

     

    Study plan:

     First: Students should read the following documents

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    File

    Chapter 4 File

    Power point show

  •  second : solve the following assignment

  • Write a report about the legal status of ethical, privacy and computer crimes in palestine.

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    Assignment

    Ethical issues and privacy in Palestine Assignment

    Please upload your report here

  • Assignment 3 ( Chapter 4 Assignment )

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    Assignment

    Assignment 3

    Send Answer as a word file

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    File

    Assignment 3 File

    Please download the assignment file

• Topic 5

  Topic Five : Achieving Operayional  Excellence And Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications (Chapter nine)
  

  • Learninig Objectives

    •How do enterprise systems help businesses achieve operational excellence?

    •How do supply chain management systems coordinate planning, production, and logistics with suppliers?

    •How do customer relationship management  systems help firms achieve customer intimacy?

    •What are the challenges posed by enterprise applications?

    •How are enterprise applications used in platforms for new cross-functional services?

     

    Study plan:

     First: Students should read the following documents

    
    

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    File

    Chapter 9 File

    Power point show

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    File

    Assignment 4 File

    Donload the following word file

  •  Second : Participate in the followin Assignment

• Topic 6

  Topic Six : Enhancing Decision Making (Chapter twelve)
  

  • Chapter 12 : ENHANCING DECISION MAKING

     

    Learning Objectives

    •What are the different types of decisions and how does the decision-making process work?

    •How do information systems support the activities of managers and management decision making?

    •How do business intelligence and business analytics support decision making?

    •How do different decision-making constituencies in an organization use business intelligence?

    •What is the role of information systems in helping people working in a group make decisions more efficiently?

     

    Study plan:

     First: Students should read the following documents

    
    

    
    

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    File

    chapter 12 File

    power point show

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