BCIS 4690
Information Technology
Management
Summer 2008
Instructor: Dr.
Jack D. Becker
Office: Business Administration
Building, Room 338E (or
302A)
Phone: 940.565.3110/3113
Fax: 940.565.4935
Email: becker@unt.edu
Office Hours: Tue. & Th. 5-6pm & by appointment
Classroom: OJ Curry 322
Class
Times: Tue., Th., 6:00 p.m. – 9:50 p.m.
GRADES [.pdf] 
·
Baschab, John and Piot, Jon. The
Executive’s Guide to Information Technology. 2nd Ed., John Wiley
& Sons, Inc. (2007). ISBN 13: 978-0-470-9521-8
·
Readings to be assigned. The Wall Street Journal is a required
reference source. Other Journal sources
are listed below.
http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ [Index
of Resources by Search Engines]
The
objective of this course is to provide an overview and an understanding of the
issues involved in the management of information systems (IS) and information
technology (IT) assets in organizations.
The course examines a broad range of issues and problems associated with
the management of IT and IS. The course
focuses more on managerial rather than technical issues and views IS from the
perspective of managers at all levels--from the boardroom and C-Level
executives to the first line manager.
A
key component of this course is the students’ interaction with guest speakers
who are key executives that serve in either an IT role or who are closely
associated with IT organizations. The
objective of these interactions is for the student to come away with both an
academic-oriented and practitioner-oriented perspective of IT/IS Management.
Please
see the course description and prerequisites in the UNT college catalog for
additional information.
It
is your responsibility to read all assigned materials prior to class and to be
prepared to participate actively in class discussions. You are responsible for all assigned
materials whether they are addressed directly in class or not. You are also responsible for knowing the
deliverables for each week of class.
The
schedule of the speakers will be handed out separately and is subject to
change. The topic schedule included
within this syllabus is also subject to change based on the availability of the
speakers. At this time I expect there
will be outside speakers with the following backgrounds presenting to BCIS
4690:
¨ A corporate CIO will be
discussing their role, expectations from other senior managers, planning,
budgeting, etc.
¨ A corporate HR executive
will be discussing best practices, responsibilities, setting expectations,
changes in needs and expectations, hiring, firing, etc. associated with
technical personnel.
¨ A corporate Auditing
executive will be discussing the role of internal auditing of the IT
organization, HIPPA, and Sarbanes- Oxley as they impact the IT organization and
the business organizations that the IT organization deals with.
¨ An Executive Consultant will
discuss dealing with vendors and the use of consultants.
Weekly
assignment requirements:
- You are to find an
article from either a research journal or a respected IT magazine that
addresses the topic assigned for the week.
Bring your article to class along with an Executive Summary of the article. Click here for Instructions and SAMPLE scoreheet.
- You are to find an
article relevant to the course material from The Wall Street Journal
(WSJ), Wall Street Journal & Technology, or other WJS affiliated
publication. Bring a copy
of this article to class along with an Executive Summary review of the
article.
- These are weekly
assignments with the exception of the first week, the week of the
mid-term, and the week of the final.
- Please submit each
article Executive Summary as follows:
1. The Executive Summary will be divided into three sections: 1) The first section should address the
significance, relevance, issues, etc of the article in relationship to the
assigned topic; 2) The second section should be written in the first person and
address what the topic would do for your company as the CIO; and 3) The third
section should be written in the first person and address what the topic would
do for you personally as a CIO of a company.
The summary is to be no longer than one page (4K characters;
approximately 700 words).
2. Heading: Each
assignment will include the name of the student, the date, the class and class
section, the title of the article, and
Footer: Appropriate bibliographic entry.
3. A copy of the article is to be included. A copy of the article should also be kept by
the student. You will be called upon at
random to discuss your article. So, it’s
a good idea to keep a copy of your article and the Executive Summary hand for
discussions during class. If you have no
article, or if you are not prepared to contribute, you will have points
deducted from the grade for the assignment.
4. A Rating of the Article according to its Relevance and Rigor. This will be further explained in class.
5. The articles will also be
used in the discussions with the guest speakers.
6. The articles will be cited
following proper citation rules. See
examples on separate instructions sheet.
Spelling,
grammar, and composition errors may cost up to 10% of your grade for that item
(each error found, every time it is found, costs 1 point). Neatness counts! All work is due in class at the beginning of
the period. Late assignments are not
accepted. It is recommended that you
start looking for your articles immediately.
It may take you a while to find information on some of these
topics. If the article that you turn in
for the weekly assignment does not address the topic assigned, an automatic 50% penalty will be
assessed. Additional points may be
deducted from this score for other inaccuracies.
The
following is a list of some of the key Information Systems Journals:
- Primarily academic-, research-, and
technically-oriented:
¨ Accounting, Management, and
Information Technology
¨ ACM Computing Surveys
¨ Communications of the ACM
¨ Computer Personnel
¨ Computers & Society
¨ Data Base
¨ Decision Sciences
¨ IEEE Expert
¨ IEEE Transactions
¨ IIE Transactions
¨ Information Resources
Management Journal
¨ Information Systems Research
¨ Information & Management
¨ International Journal of
Information Management
¨ International Journal of
Man-Machine Studies
¨ Journal of Computer
Information Systems
¨ Journal of Database
Management
¨ Journal of End-User
Computing
¨ Journal of Global
Information Management
¨ Journal of Information
Systems
¨ Journal of Information
Technology Management
¨ Journal of Management
Information Systems
¨ Journal of Management
Systems
¨ Journal of Organizational
Computing
¨ Journal of Strategic
Information Systems
¨ Journal of Systems and
Software
¨ Journal of the ACM
¨ Management Science
¨ MIS Quarterly
¨ Security, Audit &
Control
¨ Software
- Primarily practitioner- or manager-oriented:
¨ AI Expert
¨ AI Magazine
¨ Byte
¨ CIO
¨ Computer Executive
¨ Computerworld
¨ Corporate Computing
¨ Financial & Accounting
Systems
¨ Harvard Business Review
¨ IBM Systems Journal
¨ Information Strategy
¨ INFO World
¨ InformationWeek
¨ IS Analyzer
¨ Journal of Information
Systems Management
¨ Sloan Management Review
¨ Wired
My
specially tailored reference desk for this course may be found at: http://www.library.unt.edu/research-tools/class-pages/bcis-dr-jack-becker/
Did
you know the UNT Libraries offers remote research assistance to UNT students,
faulty, and staff? Both online chat and
email assistance is available through the Online Reference Help Desk. Chat and email help is especially useful to
distributed education students taking online courses at UNT. UNT Electronic Library Resources are located
at: http://irservices.library.unt.edu/
The
Libraries’ Chat Service is a virtual help desk.
It is staffed in real-time by librarians and library staff members. Summer hours of operation are Monday through
Thursday, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. To visit
the Online Reference Help Desk, point your Internet browser to: http://www.library.unt.edu/chatroom/default.htm
or http://www.library.unt.edu/chatroom
and follow the instructions.
The
UNT Libraries also offers an E-mail Reference service. E-mail Reference can be used to answer short,
factual questions. A reply will be sent
within 24 to 48 hours, excluding weekends or holidays. To access the E-mail Reference service, also
go to: http://www.library.unt.edu/chatroom/default.htm
or http://www.library.unt.edu/chatroom
In
addition the Libraries have a toll-free phone number. You can reach us toll free during regular
Willis Library Reference Desk hours at: 877-872-0264.
Your
grade for this course will be based on the following:
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Point Distribution
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Grading Scale
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Component
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Points
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Percent
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Grade
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500
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90.0 – 100 %
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A
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Final
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500
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80.0 – 89.9 %
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B
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8 individual Journal/Magazine article evaluations (50 points each) – includes class
participation
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350*
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70.0 -- 79.9 %
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C
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350*
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60.0 – 69.9%
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D
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100
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> 59.9%
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F
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1,800
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*NOTE: Lowest 100 point assignment dropped.
Class
attendance is mandatory. There will be
a 100-point (5% of your grade) Attendance Incentive (Not a Bonus) for perfect attendance. There will be a 50-point reduction in your
incentive for each class absence. If you have more than two unexcused absences from class, I
reserve the right to drop you from the course with a grade of WF. Excused absences must be cleared with the
instructor prior to class time, except for medical emergencies. Time
conflicts caused by work schedules or other outside activities do not
constitute an official excuse from attending class – or from meeting course
obligations. I encourage you to
submit assignments early or have a friend deliver your work for you if it
becomes necessary.
Please
turn off all cell phones or pagers during class time.
On
days when a guest speaker is scheduled, the dress for the class is BUSINESS
CASUAL.
The
College of Business Administration complies with
this Act in making reasonable accommodation for qualified students with
disability. If you have an established
disability as defined by this Act and would like to request an accommodation,
please contact the ADA
office in the Student Union.
The
ITDS Department expects its students to behave at all times in an ethical and
legal manner. There are at least two
reasons for this. First, ethical behavior
affirms the personal value and worth of the individual. Second, both IT and Decision Science
professionals frequently handle confidential information on behalf of their
employers and clients. Thus employers of
BCIS and DSCI graduates expect ethical conduct from their employees because
that behavior is crucial to the success of the organization.
Academic
dishonesty is a major violation of ethical and legal behavior. The ITDS Department defines academic
dishonesty as claiming the work of others as your own, or using illegal or
unapproved means to raise your grade in a class. Examples include: copying answers from
another person’s paper; using unapproved notes during an exam; copying computer
code from another person’s work; having someone else complete your assignments
or take tests on your behalf; stealing code printouts, software, or exams;
recycling assignments submitted by others in prior or current semesters as your
own; and copying the words or ideas of others from books, articles, reports, presentations,
etc. for use as your own thoughts without proper attribution (i.e.,
plagiarism). It does not matter whether
you received permission from the owner of the copied work; claiming the
material as your own is still academic dishonesty.
The
ITDS Department believes it is very important to protect honest students from
unfair competition with anyone trying to gain an advantage through academic
dishonesty. Consequently, there will be
in-class testing to validate all major assignments you complete out of class.
This may be accomplished by examination, oral reports, individual interviews or
any other means your professor may deem appropriate. You must pass these validation tests with a
grade of “C” or better to have your out-of-class work count in your term
grade. Further, the student grade for
academic dishonesty in BCIS classes is an immediate “F” for the course involved
and referral of the case to the COBA Academic Advising Office.
(The following schedule is subject to
change at the discretion of the professor.)
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Date
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Topic
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Assignment Due
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Guest Speakers
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Assignment #
/(points)
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1
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06/03
TUE
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Review of Syllabus
Chapter 1 – The IT Dilemma
Chapter 2 – Sources and Causes
of IT Ineffectiveness
Chapter 3 – Info. Technology
Costs
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2
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06/05
TH
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Chapter 4 – IT Scope &
Strategy
Chapter 5 – The IT
Organization
Chapter 6 – The CIO
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·
IT Effectiveness/ IT Organization Structure
AND
·
Management of the IT Organization;
·
The CIO/Senior Management Role
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Steve Holland, Division CEO, BEST CROSSMARK
Phil Maternowski, Sr VP
IT, EnergyEducation,Inc.
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HWK
#1A & 1B
(200 pts)
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3
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06/10
TUE
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Chapter 7 – IT Standards
Chapter 8 -- IT Operations
Chapter 9 – Problem Management
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·
Internal Auditing
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HIPPA
·
Sarbanes-Oxley
·
ITIL; Help Desks
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John Bock, Account |