Systems Analysis I Syllabus

M&IS 24060 – Section 001, Call No. 11749

Spring 2011
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm, Bowman Hall 311

Instructor: Fengkun Liu, MBA, MS in Information Systems

Office: BSA A402
Phone: 330-672-1164 (e-mail preferred)
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Tue 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Thur. 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM or By Appointment

Course description: This course is a continuation of M&IS 24053 and provides

students with further study of use of information systems in solving business problems.
This course is not the old Systems Analysis I, but is retaining the title this semester in
order to facilitate implementation of the new CIS curriculum. It will meet the requirement
for 24060 in either the old or new curriculum.

Prerequisite: M&IS 24053, Computer Applications

Enrollment: Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in

classes. You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Student
Tools/Flashfast) during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly
enrolled in this class and section. Should you find an error in your class schedule, you
have until Sunday, January 23, 2011 to correct the error with your advising office. If
registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and
participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that
you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you
are not properly registered.

Course Goals: To gain knowledge of information systems necessary for business

careers other than IS. To devise projects using Excel, and Access. To gain more in-
depth knowledge of some information systems topic and share it with the class in a
presentation.

Summary of key components of the course:

• Alice
o Basic principles and logics of computer programming
• Access
o Creating a database, using tables, forms, queries and reports
o Establishing a relationship between two tables
• Excel
o Using Solver in Excel

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 • Role of information systems in the organization
• Securing information systems
• Ethical and social issues surrounding use of information systems
• Types and components of system hardware
• Types of software, languages and business applications
• Managing data resources
• Telecommunications and networks
• Enterprise systems, supply chain management systems, customer relationship
management systems
• Internet and information systems infrastructure
• Knowledge management, knowledge workers and artificial intelligence

Textbook: Kenneth C. and Jane P. Laudon, Essentials of Management Information

Systems, Prentice-Hall, Ninth Edition, 2010, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-611099-6

Software:
For assignments 1, 2 and 3 you will need Alice software, the latest version is Alice 2.2,
which can be downloaded at the following link:
http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=downloads/download_alice2.2
For more instructions on installing Alice, go to Vista and read the file, “Installing Alice”.

For assignments 4 and 5, you will need Microsoft Access and Excel, which are part of
the Microsoft Office Suite. We will use Office 2007. If you do not have Office on your
machine, Office 2007 is available in the labs in BSA. It is probably available in other labs
on campus as well. There is a newer version, Office 2010, which should be compatible
with Office 2007.

Microsoft also offers Office 2010 for students for $79.95 at this site:
http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx

If you wish to purchase it, the university discounted price is $82.52 for download or
$72.75 for mail order. That site is: http://elms10.e-academy.com/kent

You will also need software for zipping files, as some of our assignments will have to be
zipped to be submitted. We will use the open-source software 7-Zip, available at
http://www.7-zip.org/ . It is also available on the computers in the BSA labs.

Vista 8.0
The Vista (formerly WebCT) site, http://vista8.kent.edu , will basically manage the
course. The syllabus, assignments, Power Point slides, and other course information will
be found there. If you need help with Vista 8, there should be some training material on
the site after you log on.

E-mail
When there are schedule changes or other announcements, the instructor will e-mail you
using your KSU e-mail address. Check this frequently. If you commonly use another
address, forward your Kent e-mail to that address. You can do this easily on the Kent
Help Desk site at: http://helpdesk.kent.edu/faq/Email/fmail/
To e-mail the instructor use: [email protected] . Do not e-mail the instructor at Vista 8.
Course Requirements
1. 5 assignments: (25 points each): 125 points
2. Oral team presentation: 25 points
3. 3 course exams: (75 points each, top two will be counted): 150 points
4. Final exam (comprehensive): 100 points

The exams will be close-book.

Attendance
Missing class is not an excuse for failure to understand material or complete
assignments. Material covered in class will not be covered again outside of class. It is up
to you to read the material and get notes from another student if you miss class. Do not
expect any help during office hours or by e-mail if you do not attend class regularly.

Homework Assignments
Assignments are to be submitted to Vista 8. Absence from class is not an excuse for not
having submitted the assignment. You may re-submit assignments up to the time the
assignment is due with no penalty. After that, late assignments will be penalized 10%
per day (not per class session). Assignments cannot be submitted after one week
beyond the due date.

Make-up Exams
Make-up exams are given only under extraordinary circumstances. Inform the instructor
as soon as possible (ideally before the exam). Some form of written excuse for absence
from an exam is required.

Labs
Labs are scheduled generally a week before an assignment is due. Lab sessions will be
held in the Business College computer lab.

Academic Honesty

College of Business Policy

Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your
academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved
credit. The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate
credit is a serious academic offense. It is the University's policy that cheating or
plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course. Repeat offenses
result in dismissal from the University.

Course Policy
Academic honesty is expected and required. HELPING fellow students is acceptable.
COPYING is NOT acceptable, and will result in loss of credit for the assignment, and
possibly failure of the course for all students involved. If you give help to another
student, then it is your responsibility to make sure that they fully understand the
concepts.
If copying is suspected, both (or all) students involved will receive zeros for that
assignment at the least, and possibly a failure for the course. DO NOT GIVE OTHERS
YOUR WORK.

Grading Scale
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This scale is followed closely. There is no rounding up if you are close.
A (4.0) 93-100
A- (3.7) 90-92
B+ (3.3) 87-89
B (3.0) 83-86
B- (2.7) 80-82
C+ (2.3) 77-79
C (2.0) 73-76
C- (1.7) 70-72
D+ (1.3) 67-69
D (1.0) 60-66
F (0.0) 0-59

Students with Disabilities

University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided
reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have
a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at
the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom
adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through Student
Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sas for more
information on registration procedures).

Note: The syllabus, including the tentative schedule below,

may occasionally be updated. You will be informed if there is
an update.

Systems Analysis I Tentative Schedule Spring 2010

Week 1 Jan. 11 Chap. 1
 Jan. 13 Chap. 1

Week 2 Jan. 18 Chap. 7

Jan. 20 Chap. 7 Presentation Topics due

Week 3 Jan. 25 Chap. 12

Jan. 27 Lab 1 Alice

Week 4 Feb. 1 Chap. 12 Presentation 1

Feb. 3 Chap. 2 Assignment 1 due

Week 5 Feb. 8 Chap. 2 Presentation 2

Feb. 10 Lab 2 Alice

Week 6 Feb. 15 Chap. 3 Presentation 3

Feb. 17 Exam 1 Chap. 1, 7, 12 Assignment 2 due

Week 7 Feb. 22 Chap. 3 Go over exam

Feb. 24 Lab 3 Alice

Week 8 Mar. 1 Chap. 4 Presentation 4

Mar. 3 Chap. 4 Assignment 3 due

Week 9 Mar. 8 Chap. 5 Presentation 5

Mar. 10 Exam 2 Chap. 2, 3, 4

Week 10 Mar. 15 Chap. 5 Presentation 6 Go over exam

Mar. 17 Lab 4 Access

Mar. 20 Last day to

withdraw

Week 11 Mar. 22 No class Spring Break

Mar. 24 No class Spring Break

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Week 12 Mar. 29 Chap. 6 Presentation 7
Mar. 31 Chap. 6 Assignment 4 due

Week 13 Apr. 5 Chap. 8 Presentation 8

Apr. 7 Lab. 5 Excel

Week 14 Apr. 12 Chap. 9 Presentation 9

Apr. 14 Exam 3 Chap. 5, 6, 8 Assignment 5 due

Week 15 Apr. 19 Chap. 9 Presentation 10 Go over exam

Apr. 21 Chap. 10

Week 16 Apr. 26 Chap. 10

Apr. 28 Review Course

Evaluation
Finals May. 3 Tuesday 5:45pm—8:00pm Final exam-Comprehensive