CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - NORTHRIDGE
Department of Accounting & Information Systems

IS 312 : Information Systems for Business Managers

Fall 2020 Semester

     Instructor:                 Dr. DAT- DAO NGUYEN
     Office:                      BB 3221 (Business Building)
     Office Hours:            Check specific online office hours in Canvas course syllabi                                                 
     e-mail:                      datdao.nguyen@csun.edu
     Home page:              http://www.csun.edu/~dn58412/

Schedule of Class Meetings

         Class Number                                            Time                                                     Venue

		13680                               Tuesday/Thursday 12:30 PM - 14:45 PM            Online Meeting 
		13686                               Tuesday                   7:00 PM -  9:45 PM               Online Meeting
		13682                               Friday                    11:00 AM - 13:45 PM             Online Meeting
   

Course Description

This course provides a survey of business information systems concepts including organizational information systems responses to business environments; systems enabling business strategies and business models; business processes, functional areas, and enterprise architecture/enterprise systems. It covers foundation of systems analysis, systems development and management with technology advancements such as cloud computing, data analytics, the Internet of Things, and blockchain, as well as the ever-increasing threats and demands related to cybersecurity and information privacy.

Course Objectives & Learning Outcome

On completion of this course, students will:

• have an understanding of the strategic roles of information systems;
• have an understanding of the architecture of enterprise systems;
• have a foundational knowledge of important information systems components;
• have an understanding of business processes and their implementation with information systems;
• be exposed to the leading cloud-based enterprise platforms (such as Salesforce);
• have a foundational knowledge of information systems professionals (system analysis, database, networking, and project management);
• have a good foundational knowledge of important current issues related to information systems management (governance, risk, security, etc.)

Textbooks & Course Materials

The publisher Cengage Learning will provide course materials and resources for the following textbooks in both Canvas and MindTap. The Cengage/MindTap registration/access will be available upon purchase of the course materials.

1. Stair & Reynolds - Principles of Information Systems (13th Edition). Cengage Learning. ISBN-10: 1305971779; ISBN-13: 978-1305971776. (aka. Info Sys)
2. Coronel & Morris - Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management (13th Edition). Cengage Learning. ISBN-10: 1337627909; ISBN-13: 978-1337627900. (aka. Database)
3. West, Dean & Andrews - Network+ Guide to Networks (8th Edition). Cengage Learning. ISBN-10: 133756933X; ISBN-13: 978-1337569330. (aka. Network+)
4. Tilley & Rosenblatt - Systems Analysis and Design (11th Edition) . Cengage Learning. ISBN-10: 1305494601; ISBN-13: 978-1305494602 (aka. SA&D)

Stairs & Reynolds “Principles of Information Systems” (Info Sys) is the main text for the course. Other texts (Database, Network+, SA&D) have only 2-3 chapters being selected to cover the basic concepts of Databases,  Network, and Systems Analysis Design.

For cost effective , you may consider to subscribe to Cengage Unlimited Access for the whole semester to access all the textbooks for this course and more. (Some of you may already do it in your IS 212 class.)

http://embed.widencdn.net/pdf/plus/cengage/jfbwftor1b/unlimited-flyer-update-final.pdf

Additional materials on Access, Excel, and SalesForce will be posted on Canvas.

Grading

Mark Distribution:

• Class Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%
• Individual Projects (15 % x 3 ) . . . . . . 45%
• Midterm Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
• Final Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30%

Final Grade:
The final course grade will be assigned on the following 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 (60-66), F (0-59).

University Policy on Academic Dishonesty

The maintenance of academic integrity and quality education is the responsibility of each student within this university and the California State University system. Cheating or plagiarism in connection with an academic program at a campus is listed in Section 41301, Title V, California Code of Regulations, as an offense for which a student may be expelled, suspended, or given a less severe disciplinary sanction. Academic dishonesty is an especially serious offense, diminishes the quality of scholarship, and defrauds those who depend upon the integrity of the campus programs. Such dishonesty includes cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism …Review the entire policy for a full description. http://www.csun.edu/catalog/policies/academic-dishonesty

Tentative Schedule

Check Course Modules in CANVAS for Specific Meeting Dates / Class Materials and ZOOM links