KERRY E. AUGUSTINE, I.S.P., ITCP/IP3P

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Class Notes | Syllabus

Course Outline ACS-1803-050 

Course Objectives

 

The course provides students with a basic conceptual understanding of Information Systems and computers as a tool, including the basics of database and telecommunication technology. The course also addresses the question: “how can computers help a business (or other organization)?”

1. Highlights of business application systems that support the functions of accounting, finance, marketing, human resource management and manufacturing will be provided.

2. Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, Customer Relationship Management Systems, Executive Information Systems, Decision Support Systems and Expert Systems are also covered.

3. Further, topics of eBusiness and eCommerce are covered.

4. The final section of the course introduces the student to the process of developing a customized computer-based information system, presenting the system development life cycle and outlining the work of a systems analyst.

 

In this course students will develop a thorough overview of the different ways computers can be used in organizational management and operations.

All paper correspondence to be submitted in class addressed to:

 

Kerry Augustine

Applied Computer Science
The University of Winnipeg
Phone:   204.296.4201
k.augustine@uwinnipeg.ca

Office Hours: Tuesday, 4:45PM—5:45PM - via Zoom (Appointments should be made in advance)

 

Class Time: Tuesday, 6:00PM—9:00PM via Zoom

 

Important Dates

Lecture Begins:    September 8, 2020

Reading Week*:    October 11-17, 2020

Mid-Term Exam:   October 20, 2020

Last Class:            December 1, 2020

Final Exam:          December 15, 2020

*Please note there are no classes during Reading Week, October 11 - 17, 2020.

 

http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/exam-schedules/index.html

Final withdrawal date without academic penalty: November 17, 2020

University closures:      

   Thanksgiving:  October 12, 2020

   Remembrance Day: November 11, 2020

 

Evaluation Criteria

· Assignments (18%)

· Assignment 1 (4.5%) due September 29

· Assignment 2 (4.5%) due October 27

· Assignment 3 (4.5%) due November 10

· Assignment 4 (4.5%) due December 1

· Online Participation/ Group Discussions (12%)

· See Course Outline and Nexus for details

· Mid-Term Exam (30%) October 20, 2020

· Final Exam (40%) December 15, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to ACS-1803-050:

This is the course syllabus home page for the Introduction to Information Systems (ACS-1803-050).  This course provides an introduction to the field of Information Systems (IS).

The Fall Class Session 2020 is hosted by the University of Winnipeg, Faculty of Applied Computer Science (ACS). Classes are scheduled 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Tuesday evenings  from September 8 to December 1, 2020.

Course topics and instructions for each week’s lesson will be posted in Nexus.

 

Course lectures are offered weekly via Zoom.

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eText:   ISBN-13 9781337670036

            ISBN-10 1337670030

Print:    ISBN-13 9781337097536

            ISBN-10 1337097535

Author(s): Stair/Reynolds

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Copyright year: © 2018 Pages: 503

Week

Date

Topics

Readings/Additional References

Assignments/ Tests/ Resources

 9th Edition

8th Edition

1

08-Sep-20

Introduction to Information Systems

Lecture Outline 1

 

Data Management (Part 1)

Lecture Outline 2, Part 1

Pages 1-10

 

 

Pages 112-146

Pages 1-17

 

 

Pages 129-160

Assignment 1: Due September 29

Discussion Forums: Week 1

Supplementary Notes: Data Management

2

15-Sep-20

Data Management (Part 2)

Lecture Outline 2, Part 2

Pages 112–146;

282-284

Pages 129-160;

295-316

Discussion Forums: Week 2

Supplementary Notes: Data Management

3

22-Sep-20

Information Systems Frameworks—Operational/ Tactical/ Executive Level Information Systems

Lecture Outline 3

Pages 10-11; 235-244; 276-284

Pages 257-264; 295-316

Discussion Forums: Week 3

Mid-Term Topic Outline

Mid-Term Study Questions

4

29-Sep-20

Functional Area Systems: Introduction

Accounting

Finance

Lecture Outline 4

Pages 235-244

 

Pages 239

Pages 228

Pages 295-316

 

Pages 315-316

Pages 300-304

Assignment 1 Due

Assignment 2: Due October 27

Discussion Forums: Week 4

Supplementary Notes: Functional Area Systems

06-Oct-20

Functional Area Systems:

Human Resources

Marketing & Sales

Production/ Operations

Lecture Outline 5

Pages 424

Pages 304-315

Discussion Forums: Week 5

Supplementary Notes: Functional Area Systems

6

11-Oct-20

17-Oct-20

Reading Week (No Classes)  

7

20-Oct-20

Mid-Term Exam (6:00PM—7:15PM)

 

 

Closed book online exam (Zoom/ Nexus)

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems

Lecture Outline 6

Pages 4-5; 11-13; 32-33; 216; 261

Pages 21; 30; 111; 172; 263; 266-270; 278

Discussion Forums: Week 7

Supplementary Notes: Functional Area Systems

8

27-Oct-20

Systems that Span Org Boundaries

Lecture Outline 7

 

Decision Support Systems

Lecture outline 8, Part 1

 

Expert Systems

Lecture Outline 8, Part 2

Pages 85-91; 198; 276; 321-330

Pages 272-288;

 

 

Pages 298-320

Pages 104-110; 219; 314; 316-317

Pages 23; 295; 316-321

 

Pages 24; 26; 345; 354; 361-366; 374

Assignment 2 Due

Assignment 3: Due November 10

Discussion Forums: Week 8

Supplementary Notes: Systems that Span Org Boundaries; Decision Support Systems (DSS)

9

03-Nov-20

Introducing the Computer

Hardware/ Software

Lecture Outline 9, Part 1

 

Telecommunications & The Internet

Lecture Outline 9, Part 2

Pages 45-96

 

 

 

Pages 158-202

Pages 62-110

 

 

 

Pages 173-221

Discussion Forums: Week 9

Final Exam Study Questions, Parts 1-3

10

10-Nov-20

eBusiness/ eCommerce

Lecture Outline 10

Pages 216-234

Pages 238-254; 440-464

Assignment 3 Due

Assignment 4: Due November 10

Discussion Forums: Week 10

Supplementary Notes: eBusiness/ eCommerce Systems

11

17-Nov-20

The Development of Information Systems

Alternatives to Developing Information System

Lecture Outline 12

Pages 346-392

 

Pages 21-31

Pages 392-420

 

Pages 41-47

Discussion Forums: Week 11

Supplementary Notes: Systems Development & Acquisition

12

24-Nov-20

Security, Audit & Controls of Information Systems

Lecture Outline 11

 

 

Discussion Forums: Week 12

Supplementary Notes: Security, Audit & Control of Information Systems

13

01-Dec-20

Social Impact of Information Systems

Lecture Outline 13

 

Review Final Exam Study Questions

Pages 181-185; 455-456

Pages 464-478

Assignment 4 Due

Discussion Forums: Week 13

Final Exam Study Questions, Parts 1-3

14

15-Dec-20

Final Exam (6:00PM—9:00PM)

 

 

Closed book online exam (Zoom/ Nexus)