American University of Technology

Faculty of Business Administration

MBA in Management
Fall 2020-2021

Course Information
Course No. (Subject & No.): MIS 602 Title: Management Information Systems
Number of credits: 3 Number of contact hours per week: 3 hours
Pre-requisites: Co-requisites: -
Description:

Schedule Information
CRN : Section : A
Days/time class meets: Class Location (Building & Room):
Name of Instructor: Noujoud Nader
Email: nader.noujoude@hotmail.com

Course Learning Objective

Students will gain knowledge about the relation between IT and business. Research skills will be
highlighted in this course

Course Schedule of Learning and Assessment Activities (based on academic calendar for both TTh,
MWF, MW, or WF courses; dates will be provided to you as published by academic affairs office)
Weeks & Mon Tu Wed THU Fri Sat
Topics/Units/ e
Chapters by 1 to
3–week blocks of
time
<Insert the Information Systems
Unit/topic/Theme in Global Business
>
Today
(Dates will be
provided as per
academic
calendar>
<Week 2 & Topic > Global E-Business and
Collaboration
< Week 3 & Topic > Information Systems,
Organizations, and
Strategy
<Week 4 & topic>  Ethical and
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 Social Issues in
Information
Systems
 IT
Infrastructure
and Emerging
Technologies
< Week 5 & topic >  Foundations of
Business
Intelligence:
Databases and
Information
Management

< week 6 & topic> Research Project

< Week 7 & topic> Telecommunic
ations, the
Internet, and
Wireless
Technology
< Week 8 & topic> Securing Information
Systems

< Week 9 & topic> Achieving Operational

Excellence and
Customer Intimacy:
Enterprise
Applications
< Week 10 & topic> E-Commerce: Digital
Markets, Digital
Goods
< Week 11 & topic> Managing Knowledge
< Week 12 & topic> Enhancing Decision
Making
< Week 13 & topic> Building Information
Systems
< Week 14 & topic> Managing Projects
< Week 15 & topic> Managing Global
Systems

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Course Graded Tasks/Assignments
1. Assignments are set of tasks to be solved individually at home. They should be submitted by email
1 week after they are given. You will be marked full grade when you submit them even if they
contain mistakes.
2. Quizzes might be given without prior notice.
3. Midterm is a closed notes exam that covers the Microsoft Word tasks.
4. Final is a closed notes exam that covers the Microsoft Excel tasks.
5. Project is a presentation that discusses a selected topic related to your major. It should be done by
group on Microsoft PowerPoint. It should include the tips given during sessions.

Evaluation Criteria
80% Individual Performance Tasks/Activities
- Assignment 10%
- Quizzes 10%
- Midterm 25%
- Final 30%
- Class Evaluation 5%
20% Group/Team Performance Tasks/Activities
- Project 20%
Reference Textbooks
Course Policies
 Students are expected to be in class on time. Late students are not allowed to enter the class.
 Class Attendance is mandatory. You are expected to participate in class discussions. Students
who miss up to 4 lectures will be dropped from the course.
 Mobile phones should be kept silent or switched off. Students are not allowed to answer calls
during the class sessions.
 Late assignments are not accepted.
 No make up for missed exams without a valid and documented reason.

Required Materials
Projector X
Power point presentation X
Laptops X
Text Book X
Note book X
Stationaries X
Calculator

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