2. Introduction to Course Section L02 Bob Travica 9.200 Information Systems for Management

3. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management2 9.200 - Administrative Details Instructor background Course outline, marking and structure: –Structure (lectures, cases, demos) –Assignments (Internet, Access, Excel, research paper) –Class participation is required –Certain topics will only be presented in class (e.g., project management concept specifics) –A comment on academic integrity Textbook: Laudon & Laudon, MIS, 7th Edition

4. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management3 9.200 - Introduction Why Learn About IT? –IT is transforming the nature of work, organizational competitiveness, and the economy –IT is becoming ubiquitous –Those who understand IT may succeed …

5. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management4 Internet Assignment #1 - Part 1 Retrieving Information Send the marker an email (later) Join our listserv so we can communicate electronically Retrieve information from the Internet and ABI Proquest about an interesting company Retrieve and post messages to newsgroups Assemble a brief report on your findings Tutorial class: See syllabus for date

6. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management5 Internet Assignment #1 - Part 2 Providing Information Create a Web page –Create a home page for yourself –Attach your résumé as a link from your home page Tutorial class: See syllabus for date

7. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management6 Database Management Assignment Build a small Access database Create some simple data entry forms –Use of lookup tables Learn to use queries –Data table relationships Design some basic reports Design useful management/stakeholder reports Tutorial class: See syllabus for date May be done in teams of two

8. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management7 Decision Support Assignment Create a spreadsheet in Excel to help analyze and recommend action for a management issue Analyze a variety of issues using what-if analysis –Learning to properly format management reports –Preparing useful financial models –Presenting future-oriented reports –Using solver or goal-seek Tutorial class: See class syllabus for date May be done in groups of two

9. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management8 IT Research Paper Choose a team of two (must be done in teams of two) Identify an information technology or application that is leading edge as of today Prepare a report –Guidelines for references, length, etc. to come later Submit your proposal by date specified on syllabus/course outline

10. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management9 MIS Major Consider Becoming an MIS Major Option: Data Comm. Pattern: DBMS Pattern: 74.101 Core: 74.100 Core:: 9.9.200 Rec'd: 74.102 Rec'd: 74.206 Pattern: SA&D Pattern: MIS Strategy Option: AIS (9.302) Option: Topics (9.425) Any two of these courses

11. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management10 Downloading and Printing Class PowerPoint Files On the Web, go to the schedule in our section’s syllabus syllabus Find the day and PowerPoint hyperlink you want to download Click on the hyperlink, and save the PPT file to your floppy diskette or Zip disk Open the file in PPT, and go to File/Print In the Print dialogue box, select all slides, to print as handouts, 3 to a page, in pure black and white, framed or unframed as you choose Click OK; your pages should print out

12. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management11 ROLL CALL

13. September 10, 2001Information Systems for Management12 Next Class Chapter One: –Introduction to Information Systems Cases –Think about each company or example in the text –Each of these is a “mini-case” –Each chapter has an opening vignette & a part- ending case that may be discussed in class –Are there other companies in Canada doing the same thing?