BA3200

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• BA3200
• IS/IT Management
• Bob Maatta

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Course Description

• Managing information systems has become a task
  for all levels of managers and all function areas
  of the business.
• In todays digital firm there is no escaping the
  opportunities (as well as the challenges) that
  technology brings.
• We focus on understanding the nature of the
  digital firm and the key issues in organizing and
  managing it

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Schedule

• Tuesday and Thursday
• 805 920
• EERC 229

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Bob Maatta

• Michigan Tech graduate
• Home is Calumet
• IBM
• Information Systems/Technology
• Application Programmer
• Application architect
• Mainframes/Midrange
• Communications Specialist
• Electronic Commerce Consultant
• Java
• Internet
• Electronic Commerce
• WebSphere Family of Products

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World Wide
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Contact Information

• Office 119B in Academic Office Building
• Phone [phone]
• rwmaatta_at_mtu.edu
• Official Office hours
• Tuesday and Thursday
• 200 330
• My door is always open
• Feel free to stop by
• One on one help
• Career aspirations

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Why take this course?

• Anyone who is part of a business organization
  will come into contact with Information Systems
  and Information Technology
• Application programmer or system analyst
• Programming logic and techniques will play a
  major role in everyday job activity
• IS/IT managers
• Deal with application systems, programming,
  networks and telecommunications on a daily basis
• Support
• Support IS/IT Infrastructure
• Need to understand the process and what is
  reasonable
• End Users
• Accounting
• Finance
• Marketing

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Why take this course from me?

• Very experienced in the world of IS
• Real world knowledge and experience
• Can help you focus in on whats important

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Course Objectives

• Students completing BA 3200 are expected to be
  able to
• Build and utilize a working vocabulary for the
  supporting technology and foundational concepts
  of IT
• Understand and describe how IT can be used to
  support business processes in an organization
• Discuss why certain IT applications are needed
  for various types of organizational work
• Thoroughly research and critically evaluate
  IT-based innovations from an organizational
  and/or management perspective.

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Course Format

• This course will utilize several teaching
  formats
• Lectures, discussions, and assignments
• It is imperative that reading and homework
  assignments be completed before attending class.
  Be aware that I will randomly call on students to
  answer questions.
• I will give an occasional pop quiz
• I will ask you to turn in homework

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Grading Evidence
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Late Policy

• Assignments must be turned in on due date
• For each day late minus one grade
• After assignment is returned or covered in class
  it will not be accepted

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Grades

• 90 A
• 80 B
• 70 C
• 60 D
• 0 59 F

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Text Books

• Management Information Systems Managing the
  Digital Firm eighth edition Laudon and Laudon
  ISBN 0-13-1404456-8

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Course Outline

• Module I Organizations, Management, and the
  Networked Enterprise
• Managing the Digital Firm
• Information Systems in the Enterprise
• Information Systems Organization, Management, and
  Strategy
• Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business
• Ethical and Social Impact of Information Systems

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Outline

• Module II Information Technology Infrastructure
• Hardware
• Data Resources
• Telecommunications and Networks
• The Internet

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Outline

• Module III Management and Organizational Support
  Systems
• Knowledge Management
• Enhancing Decision Making

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Outline

• Module IV Building Information Systems
• Designing Information Systems
• Business Value of Systems
• Change Management

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Outline

• Module V Managing Information Systems
• Information Systems Security and Control
• International Information Systems

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Tentative schedule
Tentative Course Schedule
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Course Web Site

• www.sbea.mtu/rwmaatta/BA3200.htm
• Current schedule
• Presentation material

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First Assignment

• Read chapter 1 Laudon and Laudon for next time
• Homework due Jan 20
• Case Study P34
• ShopKo and Pamida
• Printed output from word processor
• Hand in before start of class
• Make of copy for yourself

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Homework

• Case Study
• Output should be 1-2 pages
• Questions 1 5
• Use information from the case to illustrate and
  defend your analysis
• Its your opinion
• In some instances, cases dealing with well-known
  companies dont include up-to-date research
  because it was not available at the time the case
  was written. If possible, do a search for more
  information on what has happened to the company
  in subsequent years.

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Students

• Name
• Hometown
• Major
• Any IS/IT Experience?
• One interesting fact about yourself