Uniglobe College

(Pokhara University affiliate)

New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal

MBA- I Spring Trimester 2018

Course Title: Management Information Systems

Semester: MBA
Credits :3
Faculty : Suman Gorkhali, yeash_you@hotmail.com,
9851237937

COURSE OUTLINE
Linking business with the study of information technology, this course is
designed to prepare MBA students to use and manage information
technologies to revitalize business processes, improve business decision-
making and gain competitive advantage.

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVE

The objective of the course is to introduce students to computer-based
information systems and their role in business organizations. Topics to be
covered include a discussion of the nature of information and its
contribution to the strategic, managerial, and operational aspects of
business. It also covers planning, analysis, design, and implementation
need to achieve successful information systems. The course emphasizes
the essential role of Internet and mobile technologies in providing
platform in business, commerce, and collaboration process among all
business stakeholders in today’s networked enterprises and global
markets.

TEXT BOOK
Management Information Systems
By James A. O’Brien, George M. Marakas and Ramesh Behl, 9th Edition

FORMAT OF CLASS MEETINGS

Meetings will be 1.5 hours long.
Most meetings will involve discussion of the course content.
Lecture slides will be provided.

CORE ABILITIES REQUIRED IN THIS COURSE

 Collaboration to work effectively within a group.
 Participation in class discussions is encouraged and required.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
Nature of Assessment Numbe Weight
r s
Class Participation and Attendance - 10.00
%
Quizzes and Unit tests 5 10.00

1
 %
Home assignments:
Individual Case Analysis 2 10.00
Write-up 8/2 %
8 Article Reading & 2 Report 2 10.00
Writing %
Guest Lecture & Report 10.00
Writing %
Group Case Presentation & Analysis 1 10.00
Write-up %
Individual Case/Article Presentation 1 5.00%
Mid Term Exam 1 15.00
%
End Term Exam 1 20.00
%
Total 100%

SESSION PLAN
Each session is 1.5 hour. We will have 3 sessions per week. We will have
10 weeks, i.e., 32 sessions to complete the course.

CLASS SCHEDULE

Program Sunday Monday Tuesday

MBA Finance – I 07:00 – 08:30 A.M. 07:00 – 08:30 A.M. 07:00 – 08:30 A.M.
MBA Finance –II 09:00 – 09:30 A.M. 09:00 – 09:30 A.M. 09:00 – 09:30 A.M.

Program Wednesday Thursday Friday

MBA General 07:00 – 08:30 A.M. 07:00 – 08:30 A.M. 07:00 – 08:30 A.M.

Articles (not in particular order)

 Engine health management
 6 Ways Employees Benefit from a Company Intranet
 Baxter-Stockless Inventory
 Walmart testing store employee delivery of US online orders
 Role of Information Technology in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
 JPMorgan Software Does in Seconds What Took Lawyers 360
 Blame Amazon for the Retail Slump
 Really Big data at Walmart
 Amazon Go Is the Future
 Social CRM (1&2)
 Human Capital Management Investment Guide
 Wells Fargo Data Breach

NEWS (not in particular order)

 A CEO's Demise/ Lessons from Equifax
 HR self-service software exits Texas college from email era
o Other materials will be added as deemed important

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Cases (not in particular order)
 Prospects of ecommerce KAYMU
 ERP Implementation Failure Hershey Foods
 FoxMeyer Case- A failure of large ERP implementation
 E-Business in Supply Chain Management
 Cisco Systems – Implementing ERP
 The making of Airbnb
o Other materials will be added as deemed important

Guest Lectures (Not in particular order)

 eSewa - eCommerce & ePayment
 IMEDigital - eBusiness & ePayment
 Tootle – A ride sharing App
 Himalayan Shangrila IMS – Industry Management System
o Guest lectures will be provided when feasible

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Sessi Topic No of Activities
on class /
es Submissio
ns
A.  Course Introduction In-class syllabus discussion
1.  Foundation of Information 5 a. End of
system in Business: Chapter
 Information System Assignment
Foundation Concept
 Information System
Resources and Activities
 Types of information
system
 Management challenges
of IT
 Competing with IT

2.  Information Technologies 4 a. End of the

 Computer Software and Chapter
Hardware Assignment
 Telecommunications and
b. Submission
Networks of First
 Data Resource assignment
Management
3.  Business Applications 10 a. End of the
 e-Business systems Chapter
 Enterprise Business Assignment
Systems
b. Submission
 E-commerce systems of second
 Decision Support Systems assignment
B.  Presentation
Conducted off-class hour
– Individual Case/Article
4.  Development Process 3 a. End of the
 Developing Business/IT Chapter
Strategies Assignment
 Developing Business/IT
b. Submission
Solutions of Third
assignment
5.  Management Challenges 3 a. Submission
 Security, Ethical, and of fourth
Societal Challenges of assignment
Information Technology
 Enterprise and Global
Management of IT
C.  Group Case-based Conducted off-class hour
Presentation
 Total 25

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COURSE CHANGES
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of
publication. Content of the courses will be revised on an ongoing basis to
ensure relevance to changing educational, employment, and marketing
needs. The instructor will try to provide notice of changes to students as
soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete
material from the course content. The session plan may also be revised.