CIS 310 Information Systems Concepts Course

CIS 310

Information Systems Concepts

Course

Title: Principles of Information Systems Edition: 13th

ISBN-13: 9781305971776

Instructors teaching online courses are required by the college to hold students accountable for having purchased the textbook prior to the start date of the course. The book for this course is required and must be purchased by the end of week one. No extensions will be granted for students who do not have the correct book. Also,

extensions for students who ordered their books from vendors other than the NCWC online bookstore and do not receive the book in time to meet course deadlines. Failure to buy the book by the end of the first week will result in the student being dropped from the course.

The book must be purchased from the online bookstore at the following link:

http://secure.ncwc.edu/catalog/

Course Description: This course builds upon a basic understanding of the value of

information systems to improve the ways in which users and organizations utilize

information. These uses include management decision making, conducting research and effectively storing and presenting information. It covers topics from four major areas of concentration: fundamentals of information systems, an overview of information technology to gain competitive advantage, current developments in and uses of

information systems, and a management overview of using information technology using the internet, web, spreadsheets, and databases to solve problems.

Course Learning Outcomes: The participant will be able to demonstrate the

 Understand the core fundamentals IS principles  Understand the role of an IS professional  Understand how business uses technology

 Understand how technology impacts our social and personal lives

APA Formatting:

The Business Division citation policy is that all students should use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style for all assignments and projects. Please use the APA reference materials from the NCWC Library website:

http://www.ncwc.edu/library/help/citing.php

Grading and Evaluation:

The student will be evaluated through quizzes, homework assignment, a research assignment and a final exam. Each will carry the following weight in the overall course grade: Quizzes 25% Assignments 25% Participation/Forums 25% Final Exam 25%

Each lesson will have a content module consisting of a reading and a lesson assignment. Students are to visit class site of My.NCWC.edu to find each lesson module and complete the tasks as listed. Practice exercises will be posted and students should complete the practice exercises. Problems and exercises will be assigned from each chapter. These are to help students understand the material and to prepare for the exams.

Each week, the students will have quizzes covering the material from the chapters. All tests will be taken online in My.NCWC.edu. Students will be given the opportunity to take the unit tests at least three times. The highest grade for the test will be recorded.

File exchange assignments are required to be submitted in MS Office format. Files need to be .doc, .xls, or .ppt files.

Grading Scale:

A ten point grading scale will be used as follows:

Letter Grade Score

A 93-100 A- 90-92 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D+ 68-69 D 60-67 F 59

Late Assignment Policy:

No late assignments will be accepted without extreme circumstances. Extreme circumstances include major illness requiring hospital admission or death in the immediate family. Late registration, work commitments, and family vacations do not constitute emergencies and extensions WILL NOT be granted in these instances. Extensions will not be granted for students who purchase the wrong book from vendors other than the online NCWC bookstore. In addition, assignments not submitted because the student did not check the course site, Homework Manager, their email, or the

announcements on My.NCWC.edu will not be accepted! It is the student’s responsibility to check My Assignments, Announcement, and My.NCWC.edu email account on a daily basis.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE DUE DATE SHOWN ON My.NCWC.edu or in the Homework Manager. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PRIOR ARRANGEMENT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.

Plagiarism and Cheating:

See the NCWC Catalog for definitions and policies regarding these issues. I always report confirmed cases to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and enact the strictest penalties the College allows. Unless I specifically instruct you to work on an assignment with other students, I expect you to complete it individually.

The College policy on plagiarism and cheating will be followed. The definitions can be found in the NCWC Catalog and is as follows:

“The College and faculty guarantee the integrity of the academic process. Since cheating and plagiarism are threats to this integrity, all members of the College community must work together to prevent their occurrence. The instructor in any course assumes the responsibility for fair evaluation of academic progress, and is obligated to explain at the beginning of each course how the College’s policy on cheating and plagiarism applies to that particular course. Students are expected to perform honestly and to work in every way possible to eliminate cheating by any member of a class.

Definitions: “Cheating” means the giving or receiving of information illicitly with intent to deceive the instructor in his or her effort to grade fairly any academic work. “Plagiarism” is “to take and use as one’s own the thoughts, writings, or inventions of another” (Oxford English Dictionary). It is plagiarism when one uses direct quotations without proper credit and appropriate quotation marks, and when one uses the ideas of another without proper credit.

Instructors must report all instances of cheating or plagiarism in writing to the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Such cases will be handled according to the following procedures:

If upon investigation an instructor determines a student is guilty of the cheating or plagiarism, the instructor will submit a written report of the incident to the Vice President of Academic Affairs with copies to the student and the Registrar. The report will be filed in the student’s permanent folder. All cases may be brought to the Academic Policy Committee for a hearing.

The following penalties for cheating and plagiarism will apply:

First Offense The instructor will not give the student any credit for the work involved.

Second Offense The Vice President of Academic Affairs will withdraw the

student from the course in which the second offense occurred, and the student will receive an “F” in that course.

Third Offense The Vice President of Academic Affairs will suspend the student from the College for at least one semester. The suspension will be effective immediately upon the Vice President’s notification to the student and the Registrar.

All decisions may be appealed for review by the Academic Policy Committee. The Academic Policy Committee will review the charges, hear the evidence, and either uphold or overturn the decision. The

Academic Policy Committee, however, will not have the right to change the penalty. All decisions of the Academic Policy Committee will be by majority vote” .

NOTE: all assignments may be submitted to an electronic review by plagiarism prevention websites or plagiarism detection software

Attendance Policy:

Attendance is measured through the submission of assignments. Students who do not submit their assignments during a 7 day time frame will be administratively withdrawn from the course. Students need to log into the class site at a minimum of every 48 hours. Mass submission of assignments at the end of the term will not be accepted nor graded. NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy will be allowed except for EXTREME

circumstances.

Students with Disabilities:

North Carolina Wesleyan College seeks to fully comply with the American Disability Act (ADA). Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Office of Counseling & Disability Services at 985-5369 as soon as possible to coordinate and implement accommodations in a timely fashion. Their office location is 110A Hardee’s Building (across from the cafeteria.) Students requesting accommodations based on a covered disability must go to the Counseling & Disability Services Office to verify the disability before any

accommodations can occur. This is the student’s responsibility. .

REMEMBER:

It is the student’s responsibility to check the announcements, My Assignments, and My.NCWC.edu email for this course.

Policies:

The primary means of communication between students and instructors in online classes is My.NCWC.edu. Your instructor will use your My.NCWC.edu e-mail account to contact you, so please check it frequently. If you are unfamiliar with My.NCWC.edu, a helpful first-time is available here: http://www.ncwc.edu/adult/online/ . If you do not have a My.NCWC.edu login and password, you may obtain them from the ADP campus at which you register. For additional My.NCWC.edu, please e-mail Greg Boykin at [email protected].

You also have online access to Wesleyan's Writing Lab, which provides resources for students who are unable to visit the lab in person. These resources, which include a databank of instructional materials, e-mail tutoring, and synchronous online tutoring, are available at http://www.ncwc.edu/library/help/writing-center/ The Writing Lab Director is Nick Frankenhauser and online tutorials may be scheduled by e-mailing or by calling (252) 985-5135.

This syllabus is subject to revision during the course term at the discretion of the instructor. Students will be notified by email and through an announcement in My.NCWC.edu of any changes.