WELCOME TO Management of Information Systems Technology OMIS 640

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WELCOME TOManagement of Information Systems
Technology (OMIS 640)
- Get Your Picture Taken and Provide An E-Mail
Address
- Review Course Materials
- Pick a Seat and Chat With Your Classmates
Until Class Starts
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Class Agenda

• My Story
• Introductions and Class ExerciseSpeed Meeting
• Syllabus Review
• Assignment Review- Biography Assignment-
  Research Assignment - Library On-Line Database
  Demonstration- IT Infrastructure and Global IT
  Assignments
• Discussion TopicWhy Am I Required To Take This
  Course?

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My Story.

• Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, IA.
• Received my Bachelor of Computer Science Degree
  from Texas Christian University in 1984.
• Commissioned in the United States Air Force in
  1985.
• Received my Master of Computer Systems Management
  Degree from Creighton University in 1989.
• Served as a Project Manager for Amerada Hess Oil
  Company from 1989 to 1991.
• Served as the E-Business Director for Kellogg
  Cereal Company from 1991 to 1993.
• Received my Master of Business Administration
  Degree from Mississippi State University in 1996.
• Received my Doctor of Business Administration
  Degree from Mississippi State University in 1998.

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My Story.

• Taught at the University of Wisconsin at
  Milwaukee from 1998 to 1999.
• Taught at Miami University from 1999 to 2000.
• Taught at Texas Christian University from 2000 to
  2003.
• On the faculty at Northern Illinois University
  from 2003 to Present.
• Promoted to Associate Professor and Tenured at
  Northern Illinois University in 2006.
• Interests
• Reservist in the United States Air Force
• NIU Huskie Sports

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Student Administration

• Picture and E-Mail In order to complete the
  first course assignment you should have had
  your picture taken and provided an e-mail
  address.
• Class Materials You will need to purchase the
  course packet from the NIU Bookstore. The
  articles and cases included in the packet are
  required reading in this course.
• Library Card In order to check out materials
  from the NIU Shared Services Libraries students
  will need a library. Please complete the light
  blue card.

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Introductions
You can tell the class anything about yourself,
BUT you must include 1 What you want to be
called (Name)? 2 Where you are from? 3 What
company you work for?
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Speed Meeting
(The Game)
Exercise Objective
The purpose of this exercise is to give you the
unique opportunity to meet the other members of
the class.
Exercise Operation

• The instructor has provided you with a sheet
  which has two
• columns name and interesting fact.
• Your job is to meet as many of your classmates
  as possible and
• learn both their name and interesting fact.
• Students will be given 10 minutes to complete
  the exercise.
• The student who meets the most classmates and
  learns BOTH
• their FULL NAME and INTERESTING FACT wins a
  fabulous prize (or a prize that can be afforded
  by a poor college professor)
• Good Luck!

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Syllabus Review
Course Objectives

• Obtain a practical understanding of how
  organizations leverage various information
  systems strategies, practices, and technologies
  to support the successful implementation of their
  established business strategy.
• Gain an understanding of your role in the
  planning, selection, specification, development,
  and implementation of information systems to
  support dynamic business strategies and
  objectives.
• Present an overview of the rich variety of the
  managerial issues raised by the on-going
  evolution of new information sharing
  technologies.

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Syllabus Review
Key Points

• Class Participation IS Essential
• Come Prepared to Class
• Critically Analyze Everything Presented in this
  Course!
• Complete Assignments on Time
• Be A Positive Team Member

NOTE You will learn from me and I will learn
from you!
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What We Will Learn?

• How Companies Succeed/Fail Using IT.
• IT Applications and Their Benefits/Limitations.
• Relationship Between IT and Business.
• How Organizations Apply IT to Address Currentand
  Future Business Challenges.
• IT Technology Management.
• IT Systems Design and Development.
• Role of IT in Emerging Business Practices.
• Emergence of New IS Practices and Methodologies.
• Global Trends in IT.
• IT Security and Ethics Issues.

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What We Will Not Learn?

• Any IS Productivity Applications(PowerPoint,
  Dreamweaver, Project, etc.).
• Any IS Programming Languages or
  Meta-languages(VisualBasic, ASP, Javascript,
  etc.).
• Any Specific Operating System(UNIX, Various
  Windows OS, etc.).
• In-depth Understanding of IT Networking and
  Architecture Technologies.
• The Course Will Focus on Providing You With a
  Practical Understanding of How Organizations
  Leverage Information Technology to Support Their
  Established Business Strategies!

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Biography Assignment
Assignment
- Print-out and Review Biography Assignment - Use
the Microsoft Word Table Format Template Included
With the Assignment as a Assignment Template -
Update the Template With Your Personal
Information (Insert the Picture - taken in
Class - into the Template) - Modify the Format,
Structure, and Lay-out of the Template to
enhance the professionalism of the document -
Print-out the form and bring it to class.
Grading
- Please review the grading form included with
the assignment to better understand how your
biography will be evaluated - Total points
possible for the assignment gt 10 points
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Research Assignment

• Team Selection Completed By Instructor
  (Attachment 1a/1b)
• 2) Break Teams into Teams
• - Meet Team Members
• - Exchange Information (Name, Phone Number,
  E-Mail)
• - Select Possible Team Meeting Dates and Times
• - Select Luckiest Team Member to Draw for
  Team Presentation Dates
• Draw for Research Topic Selection
• - One Representative Per Team
• Select Team Presentation Topic
• - Team with the LOWEST Number will pick first
• - List of Topics and Dates (Attachment 2)
• - Teams CAN Change Topic With Instructor
  Approval
• - Teams continue to select presentations

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Research Assignment

• 5) Presentation Outline
• - Teams Should Know Due Date (Attachment 2)
• - Teams Should Follow Sample Outline (Attachment
  3)
• - Demonstrate On-Line Databases (Library
  Sources)
• - Teams Adhere to Development Guidelines
  (Attachment 4)
• - Outline Grading Form (Attachment 5)
• Project Presentation
• - ALL Team Members Must Present (Attachment 6)
• - Instructor/Students Will Grade Presentation
  (Attachment 7a/b)
• - Deliverables (Hardcopy and Softcopy of
  Presentation)
• - Team Members Share the Assigned Team Grade
  (Attachment 8)
• - The Instructor Will Grade the Graders
  (Attachment 9)
• - Team Members Will Grade Other Team Members
  (Attachment 10)
• Grading
• - Please review the assignment grading form.
• - Total points possible for the assignment
  gt 120 points

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Acquiring Articles From the NIU Library System
On-line Databases
Process
1 Go to the NIU Main Web Page
http//www.niu.edu/index.html 2 Select
University Libraries from the Quick Links
selection window in the upper right hand
portion of the screen and then hit the Go
button 3 Select University Libraries from the
Main Libraries Screen 4 Select Articles and
More from the NIU Libraries screen 5 select I
am Off-Campus from the Articles and More screen 6
Select Off-Campus Users Click Here to
Authenticate For Database Access link on
the screen 7 Enter your social security number
in the appropriate space on the User
Authentication screen and hit the Logon button.
IF YOU ARE REGISTERED IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM
The Databases by Subject screen will appear. That
means that you have successfully accessed the NIU
Library Database System.
IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM
You will see a message The information you
entered was invalid, please try again That means
you are not registered in the library system and
you need to contact the Library to become
registered. Please call the Circulation Desk
during normal business Hours to become registered
[phone].
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IT Infrastructure and Global IT
Assignments
Assignment
- I have assigned each research team a specific
topic area - Each team member is responsible for
clearly and concisely describing BOTH a
specific challenge facing organizations
relating to their topic area AND provided at
least one solution organizations are employing
to address this challenge - Each team member must
develop a Microsoft PowerPoint slide that
summarizes the contents of their written
summary - Each team must construct a packet
which contains the the summaries of all team
members enough for the class - Each team must
send me (via e-mail) a slide presentation that
contains the summary slides of all team members
Grading
- Please review the grading form included with
the assignment to better understand how your
summary will be evaluated - Total points possible
for the summary gt 10 points
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Why Am I Required to Take This Course?
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Why Study the Management of Information Systems?

• Organizations are continuing to leverage the
  unique
• capabilities of information systems and
  information
• technologies to provide business value to
  the firmand allow the firm to obtain a
  competitive advantage
• in their highly competitive business
  marketplace.
• 2) Organizations are increasingly looking to
  information
• systems to enhance established business
  processes
• by removing operational inefficiencies
  thus, lowering
• the cost of doing business.
• 3) Organizations are looking to retain and
  promote
• business managers that are willing and able
  to fully
• capitalize on the firms investment in IT.
  

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Whats Covered in this Class?
Organizational Business Strategy
Organizational IT Strategy
IS Personnel
Hardware Architecture
Data Management
Software Systems
Processing Systems - Processors - Data
Storage - Peripherals
Systems Software - Operating Systems -
Operations Utilities - Middleware
Data Management - Data Bases -
Back-up/Recovery - Security/Integrity

• Programmers
• Systems Analyst
• Project Manager
• Network Admin
• CIO
• Security Analyst
• Others?

SystemsDevelopment
Communications and Data Sharing Systems -
Networking - Telecommunications - Wireless
Knowledge Management - Data Marts - Data
Mining - Analytic Capabilities
SystemsMaintenance
- Methodology- Outsourcing
Quality Assurance / Quality Control (Six Sigma)
Security (Physical and Access)
Projects, Initiatives, and Technologies?
CRM
ECR
Biometrics
ERP
Peer-to-Peer
RFID
Open Source
Bluetooth
XML
Business Units
Logistics
Sales
Transportation
Information Systems
Production / Services
Accounting
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QUESTIONS??