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European Credit Transfer System Course Information Last revision: 15.09.2017 by H. Kemal Ilter
COURSE CODE MIS 517		COURSE NAME Information Systems' Case Studies			PROGRAM Management Information Systems Master's Degree Program
EDUCATIONAL METHODS (hours)						ECTS CREDITS
Lecture 42	Recitation/Étude	Project/Field Study	Homework 198	Other 10	Total 250	10
SEMESTER		1. Semester, Fall
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION		English
MUST/ELECTIVE		Elective
PREREQUISITES		None
MODE OF DELIVERY		Face to Face
COURSE DESCRIPTION		Catalyzed by information technologies, the field of information systems (IS) has evolved - and information, knowledge, information technologies and their manifestations at the individual, group, organizational and inter-organizational levels are becoming increasing important and profound. Potential researchers in this area have tremendous opportunities to traverse growing and changing knowledge gaps regarding the transformational aspects of information technologies in business, organizations and society. The burgeoning information technology catalyst has propelled the ”field” of IS from one that was consistently challenged as a business school discipline, to one that is relatively more accepted within the academic context. The field has struggled with definitional issues and credibility but IS researchers have responded through self-governance and enforcement of standards in the conduct and quality of research. Today, IS research is comparable in rigor to the best disciplines within the social sciences. The field as it stands today, is very much influenced by its foundational thinkers who stimulated debate on (what was then considered) new and different perspectives. It also draws from a number of diverse theoretical lenses many of which are adapted from related (reference) disciplines. It is important for a new student venturing into this area to construct his or her own schema of the field so that new knowledge can be effectively synthesized. To do this, it is useful to understand key points in the field over both time and domain. This course is intended to provide you with these key points by cases. Over time, we look at influential (classical) papers and cases that made a difference in the field. Over domain, we examine key but necessarily incomplete theoretical underpinnings of the discipline and theory-practice gap.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES		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; and (3) how information technology can be used by a business organization to gain a competitive advantage. will be able to understand (1) the types of information systems that are needed to support the various levels of a business enterprise; and (2) the process of analyzing, designing, and developing an information system. will have an opportunity to develop (1) an understanding of the needs for and roles of management information systems (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; (3) problem solving and managerial decision making skills using information systems and information technology.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK AND ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
ASSESSMENT METHODS		Item				Frequency	Contribution to Overall Grade (%)
		Conversation starters, class preparation, participation, and leadership				12	36
		Case or Working paper and its presentation (Details will be provided in the first week of class.)				1	28
		Write-ups on readings				12	36
Lecturer		Assoc. Prof. H. Kemal İlter, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant		N/A
Attendance		Class attendance is necessary to succeed in this course. Students who miss more than two classes will fail.
Course Outline		As the instructor I reserve the right to modify this syllabus at any time. Such changes will be announced during class meetings. You are responsible for ensuring that your syllabus is current.
Course Content
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Course Category (%)
Physical Sciences Physics, Chemistry, Earth sciences (Ecology, Oceanography, Geology, Meteorology)				Life Sciences Biology (Zoology, Human biology, Botany)
Social Sciences Anthropology, Archaeology, Business administration, Communication, Criminology, Economics, Education, Government, Linguistics, International relations, Political science, Psychology, Sociology, Geography, History, Law			60	Formal Sciences Decision theory, Logic, Mathematics, Statistics, Systems theory, Theoretical computer science			30
Applied Sciences Engineering, Applied mathematics, Applied physics, Medicine, Computer science			10