Course

COMP 5000   Computer Resources and Information Management

Downloadable Syllabus Click here

Instructor

Name:
Phone:
Email:
Website

Bruce Greer
(816) 204-4007
bgreer@webster.edu
http://auden.webster.edu/~greerbru

Course Description

This course is designed to provide a foundation in such general business concepts as economics, finance, accounting, business law, marketing, and other business systems.

Incoming Competencies

(Prerequisites)

This course is designed for students entering the COMP program.   There are NO prerequisites for this course.

Course Objectives

The intent of this course is to allow students in the MBA program who do not have a business background to build a knowledge base that will allow them to compete in the MBA program with those students who have undergraduate degrees in business. This will include learning a new vocabulary and learning some of the underlying values, concepts, theories, and analytical methods commonly used in the business world.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to describe and discuss the evolution of computers in terms of a series of steps that met the needs of society and its organizations for computational and data processing capabilities.

Course Materials

Management Information Systems w/CD (2004), 4 th edition , by Oz, Thomson publishing, ISBN: 619213221

Textbooks can be obtained by calling MBS at 1-800-325-3252.

Course Grading

Your final grade will be based on the examinations, individual and group exercises, the paper, and assignments, weighted as follows:

The follow table shows the grade associated with each of the different ranges of total possible weighted points.  

Course Activities

Required Reading , Discussion Questions, Discussion Forum and Assignments.

Policy Statements

Academic Dishonesty: Webster University strives to be a center of academic excellence. As part of our Statement of Ethics, the University strives to preserve academic honor and integrity by repudiating all forms of academic and intellectual dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism and all other forms of academic dishonesty. Academic Dishonesty is unacceptable and is subject to a disciplinary response. See page 29 of the Webster University 2003-2005 Graduate Catalog for a complete description. The University reserves the right to utilize electronic databases, such as Turnitin.com, to assist faculty and students with their academic work. 

  Note

This syllabus may be revised at the discretion of the instructor without the prior notification or consent of the student.

Weekly Schedule

Pre-Assignment for Week 1

• Read: Chapters 1 & 2 Be prepared to discuss above chapters

Week 1

Jan. 10, 06

Topics:

• Introduction and review of the syllabus, reading assignments, quizzes, exams, and term paper.
• Chap 1 Business Information Systems
• Chap 2 Strategic Uses of Information Systems
• Chap 3 Information Systems in Business Functions

Assignment for Week 2:

• Read:   Chap 4& 5

Week2

Jan. 17, 06

Topics:

• Chap 4 Information Technology in Business: Hardware
• Chap 5 Information Technology in Business: Software

Assignment for Week 3:

• Read: Chap 6 & 7
• Be prepared to select your Term Paper topic

Week 3

Jan. 24, 06

Topics:

• Chap 6 Information Technology in Business: Telecommunications and Networks
• Chap 7 E-Commerce:   The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets

Assignment for Week 4:

• Read:   Chap 8
• Be prepared to take Mid-Term

Week 4

Jan. 31, 06

Topics:

• Chap 8 Data and Knowledge Management
• Take Mid Term

Assignment for Week 5:

• Read: Chap 9, 10, & 11
  

Week 5

Feb. 6, 06

Topics:

• Chap 9 Managers and Their Information Needs.
• Chap 10 Organizing Information Technology Resources
• Chap 11 Supply Chain Management and Global Information Systems

Assignment for Week 6:

• Read:   Chap 12 & 13
• Be prepared to present your term papers in the form of a PowerPoint presentation
  

Week 6

Feb. 14, 06

Topics:

• Chap 12 Decision Support Systems
• Chap 13 Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems

Assignment for Week 7:

• Read:   Chap 14 & 15
• Presentations continue

Week 7

Feb. 21, 06

Topics:

• Chap 14 Planning Information Systems
• Chap 15 Systems Development

Assignment for Week 8:

• Read:   Chapters 16
  

Week 8

Feb. 28, 06

Topics:

• Chap 16 Alternative Avenues for Systems Acquisition

Assignment for Week 9:

• Read: Chapter 17
• Be prepared to take Final Exam
• Turn in term papers
  

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Week 9

Mar. 7, 06

Topics:

• Chap 17 Risks, Security, and Disaster Recovery
• Final examination and course wrap-up
• Turn in term papers
• All term paper presentations should be complete