1. MIS 6100: Seminar in Information Systems Management
Yong Choi
School of Business Administration
CSU, Bakersfield

2. Instructor Name: Yong Choi, PhD Office: BDC 103
Office Hours: Before or After Class
Phone: (661)
No checking during weekend…

3. www.csub.edu/~ychoi2 Course Website Tour of the course website.
You can download almost every class material from the course website.
Turn on your computer now!

4. https://bb.csub.edu/ Blackboard (BB)
Please add yourself to our course Blackboard
“Self-Enrollment”
Blackboard Course Title
“MIS 6100: Information Systems for Leaders (Bakersfield Campus, Fall 2018)”

5. About the Course Work 1
Designed to learn basic managerial and technical knowledge of MIS
Not become an IT specialist
Important topic: Relational Database System and Big Data
Use to various tools for better understanding of topics (e.g., ArcGIS)

6. About the Course Work 2 Difficulty: Low to medium Volume: High
Depends on your background
In detail later…….
Volume: High
Cover various topics of MIS and DB
Various assignments
Database, DSS, E-Commerce, Big Data, etc

7. Study Strategy Based On Your Background
Liberal Arts
Science and Engineering
Business
MIS and Computer Science

8. Liberal Arts Almost every topic will be new!
Learning “Computer Information System” in Business Perspective
Designed to support generating more revenue and saving cost (CSR – next slide)
Might feel it is very technical.
Most primary theories are driven from Math.

9. Four Components of CSR Responsibility Societal Expectation Examples
Economic
Required
Be profitable. Maximize sales, minimize costs.
Legal
Obey laws, adhere to regulations
Ethical
Expected
Avoid questionable practices. Do what is right, fair, and just
Philanthropic
Desired/ Expected
Be a good corporate citizen. Give back.
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10. Science & Engineering I also have engineering background (IE)
Understand your point of view
Technical MIS topics
Might be OK with technical knowledge but might feel that covering little bit too many (non-homogeneous) topics
Pay attention to managerial knowledge of MIS and try to focus on business implication of technical MIS knowledge

11. Business Compare the course with your undergraduate MIS course
Pay attention to new topics such as big data
Might feel more technical
Trend: focus more on technical MIS knowledge
Pay attention to implication of technical MIS knowledge and new topics (e.g., GIS)

12. MIS and Computer Science
Feel very comfortable with all the technical topics
MIS: Comfortable with almost every topic
Computer Science: all the technical topics
Pay attention to managerial implication of new topics such as Big Data.
If your undergraduate major is MIS or Computer Science or if you are an IT specialist, I can offer an alternative course.

13. Teaching Plan 1
Primary focus: Implication of MIS & Database System in business perspective (not computer science perspective – using Tool vs building Tool)
Relational Database System (RDS)
E-Commerce
Decision Support System (DSS)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Big Data

14. Teaching Plan 2 Two main textbooks Digital textbooks MIS Database
Big Data
E-Commerce
GIS

15. Textbook 1
Management Information Systems for the Information Age, 9th Edition
By Haag and Cummings
Irwin-McGraw Hill
ISBN-13:
Do not mind sharing the textbook
Buy from the Internet stores

17. Textbook 2 Essentials of Database Management
By Hoffer, Topi and Ramesh
ISBN-10:
ISBN-13:
Pearson, 2014
Do not mind sharing the textbook

19. Textbook 3 Free digital textbooks on the class website
Big Data
E-Commerce
GIS
A hyperlink for each book is available on the class website for download.

20. Teaching MBA…
Not receiving additional support but more responsibility...
Not gaining but losing qualified faculty
Used to have 19 full time faculty
CSU system problem
But Best Bang for Buck in the Nation!
Only accredited program by AACSB in our region

21. Evaluation and Grading 1
Subject to change!
Quiz
Case Discussion
Access DB Test 
Data Model Test
Transformation Test
SQL Test                       
DSS Assignment
GIS Assignment                               
E-Commerce Project
Big Data Paper          
Possible Total Points                        
21 points
40 points
20 points
35 points
10 points            
10 points
236 points

22. Evaluation and Grading 2
Grading scale:
>= 95%: A
>= 90%: A-
>= 85%: B+
>= 80%: B
< 80%: B-

23. Quiz 1 Seven quizzes and each quiz worth 3 points.
Total 21 points & individual activity
In order to pass each quiz, your score must be 32 out of 40 (2.4 out of 3, 80%). 
Take thru BB
Only two options: PASS or FAIL
If you pass, earn full credit (3 points). That is, all the passing scores will be changed to 3 points.
If you fail (less than 80%), you will earn zero points.

24. Quiz 2 40 multiple choice questions Try each quiz two times.
There are some applied questions. Using “Google Search” is recommended (using keywords).
Try each quiz two times.
Each attempt must be finished in two hours
The quiz due date is on the class website. 
The quiz is NOT available after due date. 

25. Case Discussion 40 points and group activity
Must discuss thru your group Blackboard discussion board
Each chapter discussion: 8 points
No participation, No credit
Grading based on correctness and quality of discussion

26. Access DB Test 20 points & Individual activity
Best way to learn very basic concepts of Relational Database System (most popular)
Very practical knowledge in real world
Basic knowledge for understanding big data
Bottom line, no information system (e.g., SNS) possible w/o DB.

27. Database Modeling Test
35 points & Individual activity
Best way to learn basic concept of data modeling, notation, and tool
Very practical knowledge in real world (A model becomes a DB system).
You might be the best designer of your organization’s database system
Design DB for Art museum: Art major

28. Transformation Test 20 points & Individual activity
Business Rule & changing Database Model (ERD) to Relational Database System (or Relational Model)
Best way to learn basic concept of business rules based on a database model
Transformation of a database model to a relational model is an essential business process

29. SQL Test 20 points & Individual activity
SQL: Structured Query Language
Same SQL for both Relational DB and Big Data
One stone can kill both!
None Procedural Language (vs PL/SQL)
Easier to learn
SQL for Art museum: Art major

30. DSS using Excel 10 points & individual activity
DSS stands for Decision Support System
Experience practicability of Excel
Experience useful functions, including Macro
Essential and primary tool in business

31. ArcGIS online 10 points & individual activity
Improving business decision makings by visualizing geographic data
So many applicability in business: Acct, Mktg, logistics, MIS…..
California is a leader & a pioneer: Routing design and simulation for the CA bullet train

32. E-Commerce project 20 points and individual activity
1st part of EC project: Proposal
Establish your own E-Commerce
Online friendly business
2nd part of EC project
Website development based on the proposal
Use “free website builder” such as
Submit both proposal and website address through Blackboard
Include web address on the first page of proposal

33. Big data Paper 40 points & individual activity
Recommend start this assignment in advance
Try the free online big data course first as a preparation (see the instruction on the class website).
Review the example paper on the instruction webpage as a guide for your paper.
Recommend two free E-books.

34. Course Guideline 1 Class Attendance Is required
Notify me your absence by at least 24 hours before.
Missing a class because of a documentable illness or other reasonable cause, I will provide help.
The attendance might be checked anytime

35. Course Guideline 2
Any Work Turned In must be neatly done and should conform to the following specifications.
Neatness and organized appearances do count.
MUST be machine-typed.
Multiple pages (more than two) MUST be stapled together. Otherwise, your work will not be accepted.
All work MUST be done on 8.5" x 11" paper.

36. Submission
When you submit a file (e.g., assignment), you MUST CLOSE Microsoft office application (e.g., Word) COMPLETELY.
Otherwise, ONLY title of you file will be accepted and processed without including actual contents of your file.
When submitting several files, you must submit all files together at once. That is, you must "UPLOAD" all the files together at once.

37. Course Guideline 3 Late work Will be penalized (25% each day late)
The submission link will be disappeared. Thus, it must be turned in by (attachment)
Failure to take a quiz will result in a grade of 0 (the quiz link will be disappeared).
Participating case discussion after the due date will result in a grade of 0.
A written excuses from the appropriate person such as a medical doctor is the only acceptable form of excuse.

38. Course Guideline 4 Office hours Honor code
You must be able to demonstrate you have already put a reasonable effort into solving and/or analyzing the problems.
Please do not try to use office hours to make up for a missed class (I do not repeat any lectures).
Honor code
Classroom conduct: everyone is equal.

39. No Interference
Surfing the web, typing, texting, talking and any other interferences
If you have a question, let your instructor know.
Up to 30 % of your total score can be deducted depending on the level of interference.

40. Late Policy All Students must come to class on time.
If you late more than 20 minutes without any notification (at least 24 hours), then it will be considered as “ABSENCE.”
More than three absences will negatively impact your final grade.

41. Who are you? Please stand up and introduce yourself… Name?
Where are you from?
Undergraduate background?
What do you do? (OK to skip this)
Are you IT specialist?

42. Questions??