Using MIS

Learning Aids for Students

Preface

• Importance of MIS
• Today's Role for Professors
• Falcon Security and ARES Cases
• Use of the Categorical Imperative and Utilitarianism in Ethics Guides
• 2027?
• Why Might You Want Your Students to Use SharePoint?

The Importance of MIS

• Lesson Preview
• Q1-1 Why Is Introduction to MIS the Most Important Class in the Business School?
• Q1-2 How Will MIS Affect Me?
• Q1-3 What Is MIS?
• Q1-4 How Can You Use the Five-Component Model?
• Q1-5 What Is Information?
• Q1-6 What Are Necessary Data Characteristics?
• Q1-7 2027?
• Active Review
• Using Your Knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Collaboration Information Systems

• Lesson Preview
• Q2-1 What Are the Two Key Characteristics of Collaboration?
• Q2-2 What Are Three Criteria for Successful Collaboration?
• Q2-3 What Are the Four Primary Purposes of Collaboration?
• Q2-4 What Are the Requirements for a Collaboration Information System?
• Q2-5 How Can You Use Collaboration Tools to Improve Team Communication?
• Q2-6 How Can You Use Collaboration Tools to Manage Shared Content?
• Q2-7 How Can You Use Collaboration Tools to Manage Tasks?
• Q2-8 Which Collaboration IS Is Right for Your Team?
• Q2-9 2027?
• Active Review
• Using Your Knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Strategy and Information Systems

• Lesson Preview
• Q3-1 How Does Organizational Strategy Determine Information Systems Structure?
• Q3-2 What Five Forces Determine Industry Structure?
• Q3-3 How Does Analysis of Industry Structure Determine Competitive Strategy?
• Q3-4 How Does Competitive Strategy Determine Value Chain Structure?
• Q3-5 How Do Business Processes Generate Value?
• Q3-6 How Does Competitive Strategy Determine Bus...cesses and the Structure of Information Systems?
• Q3-7 How Do Information Systems Provide Competitive Advantages?
• Q3-8 2027?
• Active Review
• Using Your Knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Hardware, Software, and Mobile Systems

• Lesson Preview
• Q4-1 What Do Business Professionals Need to Know About Computer Hardware?
• Q4-2 How Can New Hardware Affect Competitive Strategies?
• Digital Reality Devices
• Q4-3 What Do Business Professionals Need to Know About Software?
• Q4-4 Is Open Source Software a Viable Alternative?
• Q4-5 What Are the Differences Between Native and Web Applications?
• Q4-6 Why Are Mobile Systems Increasingly Important?
• Q4-7 What Are the Challenges of Personal Mobile Devices at Work?
• Q4-8 2027?
• Active Review
• Using Your Knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Database Processing

• Lesson Preview
• Q5-1 What Is the Purpose of a Database?
• Q5-2 What Is a Database?
• Q5-3 What Is a Database Management System (DBMS)?
• Q5-4 How Do Database Applications Make Databases More Useful?
• Q5-5 How Are Data Models Used for Database Development?
• Q5-6 How Is a Data Model Transformed into a Database Design?
• Q5-7 How Can Falcon Security Benefit from a Database System?
• Q5-8 2027?
• Active Review
• Using your knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

The Cloud

• Lesson Preview
• Q6-1 Why Are Organizations Moving to the Cloud?
• Q6-2 How Do Organizations Use the Cloud?
• Q6-3 What Network Technology Supports the Cloud?
• Q6-4 How Does the Internet Work?
• Q6-5 How Do Web Servers Support the Cloud?
• Q6-6 How Can Falcon Security Use the Cloud?
• Q6-7 How Can Organizations Use Cloud Services Securely?
• Q6-8 2027?
• Active Review
• Using your knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems

• Lesson Preview
• Q7-1 What Are the Basic Types of Processes?
• Q7-2 How Can Information Systems Improve Process Quality?
• Q7-3 How Do Information Systems Eliminate the Problems of Information Silos?
• Q7-4 How Do CRM, ERP, and EAI Support Enterprise Processes?
• Q7-5 What Are the Elements of an ERP System?
• Q7-6 What Are the Challenges of Implementing and Upgrading Enterprise Information Systems?
• Q7-7 How Do Inter-enterprise IS Solve the Problems of Enterprise Silos?
• Q7-8 2027?
• Active Review
• Using Your Knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Social Media Information Systems

• Lesson Preview
• Q8-1 What Is a Social Media Information System (SMIS)?
• Q8-2 How Do SMIS Advance Organizational Strategy?
• Q8-3 How Do SMIS Increase Social Capital?
• Q8-4 How Do (Some) Companies Earn Revenue from Social Media?
• Q8-5 How Do Organizations Develop an Effective SMIS?
• Q8-6 What Is an Enterprise Social Network (ESN)?
• Q8-7 How Can Organizations Address SMIS Security Concerns?
• Q8-8 2027?
• Active Review
• Using Your Knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Business Intelligence Systems

• Lesson Preview
• Q9-1 How Do Organizations Use Business Intelligence (BI) Systems?
• Q9-2 What Are the Three Primary Activities in the BI Process?
• Q9-3 How Do Organizations Use Data Warehouses and Data Marts to Acquire Data?
• Q9-4 How Do Organizations Use Reporting Applications?
• Q9-5 How Do Organizations Use Data Mining Applications?
• Q9-6 How Do Organizations Use Big Data Applications?
• Q9-7 What Is the Role of Knowledge Management Systems?
• Q9-8 What Are the Alternatives for Publishing BI?
• Q9-9 2027?
• Active Review
• Using Your Knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Information Systems Security

• Lesson Preview
• Q10-1 What Is the Goal of Information Systems Security?
• Q10-2 How Big Is the Computer Security Problem?
• Q10-3 How Should You Respond to Security Threats?
• Q10-4 How Should Organizations Respond to Security Threats?
• Q10-5 How Can Technical Safeguards Protect Against Security Threats?
• Q10-6 How Can Data Safeguards Protect Against Security Threats?
• Q10-7 How Can Human Safeguards Protect Against Security Threats?
• Q10-8 How Should Organizations Respond to Security Incidents?
• Q10-9 2027?
• Active Review
• Using Your Knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Information Systems Management

• Lesson Preview
• Q11-1 What Are the Functions and Organization of the IS Department?
• Q11-2 How Do Organizations Plan the Use of IS?
• Q11-3 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing?
• Q11-4 What Are Your User Rights and Responsibilities?
• Q11-5 2027?
• Active Review
• Using your knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

Information Systems Development

• Lesson Preview
• Q12-1 How Are Business Processes, IS, and Applications Developed?
• Q12-2 How Do Organizations Use Business Process Management (BPM)?
• Q12-3 How Is Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) Used to Model Processes?
• Q12-4 What Are the Phases in the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?
• Q12-5 What Are the Keys for Successful SDLC Projects?
• Q12-6 How Can Scrum Overcome the Problems of the SDLC?
• Q12-7 2027?
• Active Review
• Using Your Knowledge
• Collaboration Exercise
• Application Exercise
• Case Study
• Review Questions

The International Dimension International MIS

• QID-1 How Does the Global Economy Affect Organizations and Processes?
• QID-2 What Are the Characteristics of International IS Components?
• QID-3 How Do Inter-enterprise IS Facilitate Global Supply Chain Management?
• QID-4 What Are the Security Challenges of International IS?
• QID-5 What Are the Challenges of International IS Management?
• Active Review
• Using Your Knowledge
• Application Exercise 8
• Study Questions