ISL381 Syllabus
ISL381 Syllabus
Spring 2025
1. Course Objectives
The students who succeeded in this course will be able;
- to explain (1) the relationships among management, information, and systems; (2) the relationship between a
manager’s need for information and his/her position in the organization; (3) how hardware, software, data,
people, and procedures are combined to form an information system; and (4) how information technology can be
used by a business organization to gain a competitive advantage.
- to understand (1) the evolution of computer-based information systems; (2) basic computer hardware,
software, and data concepts; (3) the types of information systems that are needed to support the various levels of
a business enterprise; and (4) the process of analyzing, designing, and developing an information system.
- to develop (1) an understanding of the needs for and roles of MIS within business organizations; (2) an
awareness of critical issues faced by the MIS profession, including international information flow, legal and
ethical issues of information usage, and security and privacy of data resources; and (3) problem solving and
managerial decision-making skills using information systems and information technology.
2. Materials
2.1. Required Textbook
Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (K. Laudon and J. Laudon, 2022, 17th Global Edition,
ISBN-10: 1-292-40328-4, Pearson). https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/management-information-
systems-managing-the-digital-firm/P200000001392/9780136971542
2.2. Lecture Slides
Lecture slides will be provided.
3. Grading
• Midterm exam 40%
• Final exam 60%
4. Facts
Students will get a letter at the end of the semester. This grade will reflect his/her personal academic performance
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in this semester. Course evaluation is totally and only related to student’s course performance and course-based
academic performance.
4.1. Exams
Your examinations are closed-book and closed-notes. The exams will test your understanding of the material
covered in this course. The main objective is to find out how reflective you are in answering the questions correctly,
subject to a limited time constraint.
5. Schedule (Tentative)
Week and Session Topic
1.1 Introduction to the Course
1.2 Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
2.1 Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
2.2 Chapter 2 Global E-Business and Collaboration
3.1 Chapter 2 Global E-Business and Collaboration
3.2 Chapter 3 Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy
4.1 Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
4.2 Chapter 5 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies
5.1 Chapter 6 Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management
5.2 Chapter 6 Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management
6.1 Chapter 7 Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology
6.2 Midterm Exam
7.1 Chapter 8 Securing Information Systems
7.2 Chapter 8 Securing Information Systems
8.1 Chapter 9 Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise
Applications
8.2 Chapter 9 Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise
Applications
9.1 Chapter 10 E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods
9.2 Chapter 10 E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods
10.1 Chapter 11 Managing Knowledge
10.2 Chapter 12 Enhancing Decision Making
11.1 Chapter 13 Building Information Systems
11.2 Chapter 14 Making the Business Case for Information Systems and Managing Projects
12.1 Chapter 15 Managing Global Systems