TEACHING PLAN

A. Trimester: 2, 2016/2017

B. SUBJECT INFORMATION
1.
2.
3.

Name of Subject/Module
Subject Code
Name of Subject Coordinator

INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS

DCS5148
MUHAMMAD ARIF HASAN

C. LIST OF TEACHING STAFF CONTACT DETAILS:

Name

Room Number

Email Address

Tel. No.

Tan Su-Mae

MBMR4014

smtan@mmu.edu.my

06-2523679

Muhammad Arif Hasan

MBMR3003

arif@mmu.edu.my

06-2523028

Norashikin Binti Sahadan

MBMR5013

norashikin.sahadan@mmu.edu.my
MBMR4012

06-2523201

LO

SUBJECT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Domain

Level

Describe how information systems are used to achieve strategic business objectives.

Cognitive

Differentiate the types of information systems that support the different types of decision
making at the operational, middle and senior management level in an organization.
Describe the types and roles of information systems in the enhancement of business
processes.
Discuss security, ethical and social issues related to the use of information systems.

Cognitive

Cognitive

Affective

3
4

D. ASSESSMENT METHODS
Assessment
Final Exam
Quiz
Assignment
Midterm Test

Percentage
50
15
15
20

E. READING MATERIALS
Textbook
Reference
Book

Kenneth C. Laudon & Jane P. Laudon. Essentials of Management Information Systems. 12th edition. Pearson.
2016.
1.
2.
3.

David M. Kroenke, & Randall J. Boyle. Using MIS. 8th edition. Pearson. 2015.
Joe Valacich, & Christoph Schneider. Information Systems Today: Managing in the Digital World. 6th
edition. Pearson. 2013.
Ralph M. Stair & George W. Reynolds. Principles of Information Systems. 12th edition, Course
Technology Cengage Learning. 2015.

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F. LESSON PLAN
WEEK

DATE

14 NOV - 20 NOV

TOPICS
Briefing on Learning Outcomes, Assessment
Marks & Deadlines
Topic 1: Business Information Systems in Your
Career

ACTIVITIES
NIL

REMARKS

Lecture

Role of Information Systems in Business Today

How Information Systems are Transforming
Business, Globalization Challenges and
Opportunities: A Flattened World, Business Drivers
of Information Systems

21 NOV 27 NOV

Perspectives on Information Systems and

Information Technology What is an Information
System? It isnt Simply Technology: The Role of
People and Organizations, Dimensions of
Information Systems
Understanding Information Systems: A Business
Problem-Solving Approach The Problem-Solving
Approach, A Model of the Problem-Solving Process,
The Role of Critical Thinking in Problem-Solving,
The Connection between Business Objectives,
Problems, and Solutions

28 NOV - 4 DEC

Information Systems and your Career How

Information Systems will Affect Business Careers,
Information Systems and your Career: Wrap-Up
Topic 1: Business Information Systems in Your
Career
Topic 2: Global E-Business and Collaboration
Components of a Business Organizing a Business:
basic Business Functions, Business Processes,
Managing a Business and Firm Hierarchies, The
Business Environment

5 DEC 18 DEC

Tutorial 1
Tutorial 1

Assignment
Briefing

Types of Business Information Systems Systems

for Different Management Groups, Systems for
Linking the Enterprise, E-Business, E-Commerce,
and E-Government
Systems for Collaboration and Social Business
What is Collaboration?, What is Social Business?,
Business Benefits of Collaboration and Social
Business, Building a Collaborative Culture and
Business Processes, Tools and Technologies for
Collaboration and Social Business
Information Systems Function in Business The
Information Systems Department, Information
Systems Services

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5

12 DEC 18 DEC

Topic 2: Global E-Business and Collaboration

Topic 3: Achieving Competitive Advantage with

Information Systems

Quiz 1
(Topic 1 & 2)

The Prophet
Muhammads
Birthday (12 Dec)

Tutorial 2

Christmas Day
(25 Dec)

Tutorial 3

Replacement
holiday for
Christmas Day
(26 Dec)
New Year (1 Jan)
Replacement
holiday for New
Year (2 Jan)

Using Information Systems to Achieve Competitive

Advantage Porters Competitive Forces Model,
Information System Strategies for Dealing with
Competitive Forces, The Internets Impact on
Competitive Advantage, The Business Value Chain
Model, Synergies, Core Competencies, and
Network-Based Strategies, Disruptive Technologies:
Riding the Wave
6

19 DEC 25 DEC

Competing on a Global Scale The Internet and

Globalization, Global Business and System
Strategies, Global System Configuration
Competing on Quality and Design What is
Quality?; How Information Systems Improve
Quality?
Competing on Business Processes What is
Business Process Management?

26 DEC 1 JAN

Topic 3: Achieving Competitive Advantage with

Information Systems
Topic 4: Electronic Commerce (EC): Digital
Markets, Digital Goods

Tutorial 3

E- Commerce and the Internet E-Commerce

Today, The New E-Commerce: Social, Mobile,
Local, Why E-commerce is Different , Key Concepts
in E-commerce: Digital Markets and Digital Goods in
a Global Marketplace

2 JAN 8 JAN

E-Commerce: Business and Technology Types of

E-Commerce, E-Commerce Business Models, ECommerce Revenue Models, Social Networking and
the Wisdom of Crowds, E-Commerce Marketing
Social, Mobile, Local, B2B E-Commerce: New
Efficiencies and Relationships
Mobile E-Commerce and Local E-Commerce
Location-based Services and Applications, Other
Mobile Commerce Services
Building an E-Commerce Presence Develop an ECommerce Presence Map, Develop a Timeline:
Milestones

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Markets, Digital Goods
Topic 5: Improving Decision Making and
Managing Knowledge
Decision Making and Information Systems
Business Value of Improved Decision Making, Types
of Decisions, The Decision-Making Process, Quality
of Decisions and Decision Making
9

9 JAN 15 JAN

Tutorial 4
Quiz 2
(Topic 4 & 5)
Midterm Test
(Topic 1-4)

Business Intelligence in the Enterprise What is

Business Intelligence?, The Business Intelligence
Environment, Business Intelligence and Analytics
Capabilities, Business Intelligence Users, Group
Decision-Support Systems (GDSS)
Intelligent Systems for Decision Support Expert
Systems, Case-Based Reasoning, Fuzzy Logic
Systems, Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms,
Intelligent Agents
Systems for Managing Knowledge EnterpriseWide Knowledge Management Systems,
Knowledge Work Systems
Topic 5: Improving Decision Making and
Managing Knowledge

Tutorial 4
*Tutorial 5

Topic 6: Building Information Systems

Problem Solving and System Development
Defining and Understanding the Problem,
Developing Alternative Solutions, Evaluating and
Choosing Solutions, Implementing the Solution

10

16 JAN 22 JAN

Alternative Systems-Building Approaches

Traditional Systems Development Life Cycle,
Prototyping, End-User Development, Purchasing
Solutions: Application Software Packages and
Outsourcing, Mobile Application Development:
Designing for a Multi-Screen World, Rapid
Application Development (RAD) for E-Business
Modelling and Designing Systems Structured
Methodologies, Object-Oriented Development,
Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE)
Project Management Project Management
Objectives, Selecting Projects: Making the Business
Case for a New System, managing Project Risk and
System-related Change, Managing Projects on a
Global Scale

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11

23 JAN 29 JAN

Topic 6: Building Information Systems

Topic 7:
Securing Information Systems
Why are information systems vulnerable to
destruction, error, and abuse?
12

30 JAN 5 FEB

Chinese New
Year (28-29 Jan)

Assignment
due
Tutorial 7
Quiz 3
(Topic 6 & 7)

Replacement
holiday for
Chinese New
Year (30 Jan)

What is the business value of security and control?

What are the components of an organizational
framework for security and control?
What are the most important tools and technologies
for safeguarding information resources?
Topic 7:
Securing Information Systems
Topic 8: Ethical and Social Issues in the Digital
Firm
Understanding Ethical and Social Issues Related to
Systems A Model for Thinking about Ethical,
Social, and Political Issues, Five Moral Dimensions
of the Information Age, Key Technology Trends That
Raise Ethical Issues

13

*Tutorial 8

6 FEB 12 FEB

Ethics in an Information Society Basic Concepts:

Responsibility, Accountability, and Liability, Ethical
Analysis, Candidate Ethical Principles, Professional
Codes of Conduct

14

13 FEB 19 FEB

15

20 FEB 26 FEB

16

27 FEB 5 MAR

Moral Dimensions of Information Systems

Information Rights: Privacy and Freedom in the
Internet Age, Property Rights: Intellectual Property,
Accountability, Liability and Control, System Quality:
Data Quality and System Errors, Quality of Life:
Equity, Access, and Boundaries
Topic 8: Ethical and Social Issues in the Digital
Firm
STUDY BREAK

EXAM WEEK
17

6 MAR 12 MAR

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