BUS 210 - Introduction to Information Systems (3 Credits)
Section outline
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Introduction to Information Systems
By Professor Emily Baskin
Management Information Systems are formed when people team up with technology. These systems can inform better decision-making in the workplace and in one's personal life and can elevate the church, your community, and your family. Join Professor Emily Baskins in exploring how harnessing technology will make us more effective difference-makers and leaders for Christ!
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the history, role, importance, application, and future of Management Information Systems.
Explain the hardware, software, data, people, and processes involved in MIS.
Understand cybersecurity best practices and apply these practices to PC and mobile computing environments.
Recognize the implications for MIS to impact an organization’s competitive advantage.
Resources
All content for this course is found in the video lectures, other videos, the textbooks and reading materials.Required Assignments
- View all online lectures and read all articles on each topic. Active engagement with course materials prior to attempting the quiz is required for each unit. If a resource is provided in multiple formats, simply choose whichever format best supports your learning. CLI’s system tracks your viewing history to determine meaningful engagement. Make sure you are logged into your student account when viewing or downloading the materials.
- Take the online quiz for each unit. You will have 75 minutes to answer 20 multiple-choice questions for each quiz. Each quiz covers the readings and video lectures for that unit. Once a quiz has started, you must finish it, and you cannot retake it.
Quizzes must be completed independently. The use of AI tools, search engines, other websites, or assistance from other individuals is prohibited.Quizzes are open-note. You may reference your own notes or any of the provided CLI course materials during the quiz. However, you should plan to study materials prior to attempting the quiz.Quiz Tip: First answer the questions you know. Then use your own notes or the provided CLI course materials to help answer any questions you are unsure about.3. At the end of the course, you will be invited to complete a brief Course Feedback Survey. Your feedback helps CLI evaluate the course and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Grading Scale
A 93-100% A- 90-92% B+ 87-89% B 83-86% B- 80-82% C+ 77-79% C 73-76% C- 70-72% D+ 67-69% D 63-66% D- 60-62% F 0-59%
Students' final grade is based on the average of all required quizzes and assignments. Each graded activity is weighted equally unless otherwise stated. The single lowest quiz score will be excluded from the overall grade.
Your average for the course must be at least 60%. Otherwise, you will fail the class and will receive no credit.
Deadline
You have 180 days to finish the course. If you have not received a final grade for the course before your enrollment ends, you will be automatically unenrolled, you will receive an “Administrative Withdrawal” for the course on your transcript, and all coursework will be removed. You will have to start over and take the class again to receive credit.
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Learning Outcomes:
•Define what an information system is by identifying its major components;
•Describe the basic history of information systems;
•Describe the basic principle of Anthony’s Triangle
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Learning Outcomes:
• identify information systems hardware;
• identify the primary components of a computer and the functions they perform; and
• recognize the effect of the commoditization of the personal computer.
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Learning Outcomes:
• define the term software;
• describe the two primary categories of software;
• describe the role ERP software plays in an organization;
• describe cloud computing and its advantages and disadvantages for use in an organization; and
• define the term open-source and identify its primary characteristics
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Learning Outcomes:
• describe the differences between data, information, and knowledge;
• define the term database and identify the steps to creating one;
• describe the role of a database management system;
• describe the characteristics of a data warehouse; and
• define data mining and describe its role in an organization.
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Learning Outcomes:
• understand the history and development of networking technologies;
• define the key terms associated with networking technologies;
• understand the importance of broadband technologies; and
• describe organizational networking.
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Learning Outcomes:
Identify the information security triad
Identify and understand the high-level concepts surrounding information security tools
Secure yourself digitally
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Learning Outcomes:
Define the productivity paradox and explain the current thinking on this topic.
Evaluate Carr’s argument in “Does IT Matter?”
Describe the components of competitive advantage.
Describe information systems that can provide businesses with a competitive advantage.
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Learning Outcomes:
• describe each of the different roles that people play in the design, development, and use of information systems;
• understand the different career paths available to those who work with information systems;
• explain the importance of where the information-systems function is placed in an organization; and;
• describe the different types of users of information systems.
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Learning Outcomes:
• define the term business process;
• identify the different systems needed to support business processes in an organization;
• explain the value of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system;
• explain how business process management and business process reengineering work; and
• understand how information technology combined with business processes can bring an organization competitive advantage.
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Learning Outcomes:
Explain the overall process of developing a new software application
Explain the differences between software development methodologies
Understand the different types of programming languages used to develop software
Understand some of the issues surrounding the development of websites and mobile applications
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Learning Outcomes:
Explain the concept of globalization;
Describe the role of information technology in globalization;
Identify the issues experienced by firms as they face a global economy; and
Define the digital divide and explain Nielsen’s three stages of the digital divide
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Learning Outcomes:
- Describe what the term information systems ethics means.
- Explain what a code of ethics is and describe the advantages and disadvantages.
- Define the term intellectual property and explain the protections provided by copyright, patent, and trademark.
- Describe the challenge that information technology brings to individual privacy.
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