An-Najah National University

Faculty of Information Technology

Management Information Systems: MIS 132219 and 132220

Spring 2010

Instructor: Ammar Hamamra
Office: 2400
Email: ahamamra@najah.edu
Office Hours:  Sun, Tue, Thu 9:00AM – 12:00PM.  Mon, Wed 12:30PM – 1:30PM and by appointment.

Textbook:

Management Information Systems Sixth Edition by Effy OZ

Course Overview:
This course will explore the following areas: the information age, information technology, web-enabled commerce, decision support and business intelligence, planning, acquisition, and controls. 

Course outline:

1. Business Information Systems: An Overview (Chapter 1)
2. Strategic Uses of Information Systems (Chapter 2)
3. Business Functions and Supply Chains (Chapter 3)
4. Business Hardware (Chapter 4)
5. Business Software (Chapter 5)
6. Business Networks and Telecommunications (Chapter 6)
7. Databases and Data Warehouses (Chapter 7)

Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated in this course based on the following criteria:

Attendance:

Students must attend class on time.  Students are expected to attend classes and participate actively in discussions.  Class attendance will be monitored and will be factored into the class participation points.  Students who miss 6 or more classes without a legitimate excuse will be dismissed from the class and will fail the course.

Class Participation:

There will be a subjective evaluation of your contribution in class. The quality of your contribution is more important than the quantity.
Students are expected to be prepared for each class.  Students are responsible for materials covered in class.  Assigned readings and homework should be completed on time. 

If you miss a class, you are responsible for what was covered in that class.   

Missing Exams:

University regulations state that NO MAKE UP EXAMS WILL BE MADE unless a student has a well documented excuse such as personal injuries or death of a first degree relative, OTHERWISE a student gets ZERO in the missed exam.  In case of an accepted excuse, student must setup a makeup exam date which must be within at most one week from the original exam date.