Summary of the Course
Text Book and Printed Resources
Prerequisites
Grading
Teaching Method
Week by Week Schedule

Summary of the course:

This course focuses how information is acquired, used and managed by organizations to conduct business and solve problems. This course presents information systems principles and they form an integral part of modern organizations. Topics include systems concepts; organizational processes; technological aspects of information systems; the Internet; IT security and ethical issues; database management; and systems development life cycle. In addition, students familiarize themselves with the DePaul computing environment and demonstrate competency at navigating that environment.

Textbooks and printed resources:

Rainer, Turban: Introduction to Information Systems: Supporting and Transforming Business, 2nd Edition

Book Site

The grading scheme is as follows:

Assignments  30%

Mid-term exam 20%

Participation 10 %

Project 20%

Final 20%

Total 100%

 

A	94 and above
A-	90 - 93
B+	87 - 89
B	84 - 86
B-	80 - 83
C+	77 - 79
C	74 - 76
C-	70 - 73
D+	67 - 69
D	64 - 66
D-	60 - 63
F	Less than 60

Teaching Method:

A combination of teaching methods will be used (lecturing, guest speakers, group presentations, etc).

Week 1

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Course Overview

Introduction to Information Systems Concepts and terms

Chapter 1 and 2

Week 2 

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The Modern Organization in the Global, Web-Based Environment

Chapters 1

Week 3 

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Chapter 3

Week 4

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Database Technology

Data management and Knowledge Management

Chapter 4

Week 5

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Midterm and Networking Technologies

Project Presentation 1

Chapters 5

Week 6 

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Week 7

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Week 9 

Week 10

Project Presentation 2