CIS 235
Introduction to Information Systems
Fall 2019
Introduction to Information Systems
Section(s): 82484, 84648
Instructor: Dr. Matt Sopha
E-Mail: msopha@asu.edu
Office: BAC 694
Office Hours: Monday 11:45am-12:45pm AZ Time, or by appointment
Course Materials
• Introduction to Information Systems (7th Ed.), Rainer and Prince, Wiley, 2017
• Online videos, reading, notes, and slides posted on Canvas
• Software Tools (Slack, Microsoft Office, Google Drive, Trello, Python)
Course Description and Objectives
CIS 235 is an introductory survey course. What this means is that you will be learning a little bit about everything in hopes that it will
give you a better perspective into the exciting field of information Systems. Subsequent courses will allow you to delve deeper into
each of the technologies you learn about in this course.
Some of the important topics covered in this course include:
• The application and implications of Information Systems and Technology to all areas of the business
• Basics of technology (computers, the Internet, local networks, etc.)
• Competitive Advantage and Fundamentals of Business Strategy
• Functional Area, Enterprise-Level, and Inter-Enterprise Information Systems and their impact on organizations
• The modern Web
• Project Management and the Systems Development Life Cycle
• Databases and SQL
• Intro to Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Big Data
• Basic Programming Fundamentals
The course schedule is posted on the course Canvas site. The professor may deviate from the schedule if necessary; however, any
such changes will be announced in class and posted on the course Slack and/or Canvas site.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
• Demonstrate understanding of the strategic and managerial decision-making behind acquiring and implementing
Information Systems and Technology
• Review and Differentiate Information Systems to fit organizational strategy goals
• Construct “as-is” and “to-be” process diagrams to describe essential business application functions
• Perform basic requirements analysis and engage in basic UI/UX design
• Review and assess essential feasibility of implementing Information Systems and Technology
• Utilize modern tools for collaboration with distributed project teams
• Apply Microsoft Office for creating reports, spreadsheets, informative dashboards, and basic predictive analytics tools
• Use SQL to query databases and evaluate database design
• Demonstrate fundamentals of logic using modern programming language(s)
CIS 235
Introduction to Information Systems
Fall 2019
The Undergraduate Program of the W.P. Carey School of Business has established the following learning goals for its graduates:
1. Critical Thinking
2. Communication
3. Discipline Specific Knowledge
4. Ethical Awareness and Reasoning
5. Global Awareness
Items in bold have significant coverage in this course (yes, you read that right).
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WARNING: ABSOLUTELY NO BROWN ONES
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Course Grading and Policies
This course is structured to reinforce personal responsibility. As such, for the most part, grades in the course are under your control.
Assignments will not be accepted late. This policy will be strictly enforced. Do not ask your instructor to accept your work late!
Grades will be assigned based the following scale:
980+
A+
770-799
C+
900-979
A
700-769
C
870-899
B+
600-699
D
800-869
B
<600
E
Course assignments will be weighted towards the final grade as follows:
Quizzes
80
8%
Homework Assignments
400
40%
Tech Startup
320
32%
Midterm Exam
100
10%
Final Exam
100
10%
Total
1000 Points
100%
Please note that your professor does not round nor curve grades. The score you earn is the score you receive.
Grades may be appealed within 48 hours of grades being posted for their assignment. Your professor and/or TA(s) will not notify you
of these postings. It is your responsibility to regularly monitor your grades.
For all grade appeals please write a short memo outlining why you believe your grade should be re-evaluated. Your case will be
strengthened by responding to comments given in graded assignments, incorporating them into your response.
Please be advised: I am often too generous rather than too stingy. As such, it is possible that when your work is re-evaluated the
grade you received may be lowered.
Exam grades cannot be appealed. Please notify your professor as soon as possible via email if you are unable to complete the
midterm examination.
You cannot miss the final exam. There is no make up for final exam.
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Tools
We will be using several technology tools in this class (Slack, Trello, Google Drive, etc.). For these tools, please always use your
asu.edu email address, as well as a password different from your ASU credentials. Do not use your personal accounts.
Assignments
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all assignments will be created and submitted digitally and must be submitted on Canvas by
11:59pm on the due date.
Homework assignments submitted up to 24 hours in advance of the due date/time are eligible for a bonus of +5% of the
assignment’s maximum possible points. Tech Startup milestones, quizzes, exams do not qualify for this bonus. Please note that while
you can submit an unlimited number of times, only your final submission will be evaluated.
DO NOT post solutions to any assignment on Slack. Doing so will be considered a violation of the university’s academic integrity
policy and will merit the appropriate consequences.
Personal and Team Certifications
All Homework and Tech Startup milestone submissions require a certification that the file or work is legitimate and what you intend
to submit.
This text should be placed into the Comments field when you submit your files for completion of the assignment/milestone.
Your professor strongly encourages you to keep this text in a separate file on your computer, so you can easily copy paste it when
you submit your or your team’s work.
Personal Certification text:
Upon submitting this assignment, I will download the file(s) I have just submitted to my
computer and verify that the following are true:
My file(s) are fully submitted
My file(s) are named correctly
My file types are of the correct format
My file(s) contain the content I wish to be graded on
My file(s) represent my work and my work alone
If any of these things are not true, I will correct them and submit my file(s) and
Personal Certification again.
[Your Full Name] [Date]
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Team Certification text:
Upon submitting this assignment or milestone, we will download the file(s) we have just
submitted to a computer and verify that the following are true:
Our team’s file(s) are fully submitted
Our team’s file(s) are named correctly
Our team’s file types are of the correct format
Our team’s file(s) contain the content we wish to be graded on
Our team’s file(s) represent our work and our work alone
If any of these things are not true, we will correct them and submit our team’s file(s)
and Team Certification again.
[Your Team Name] [Date]
Communication
Please use Slack for all course communication. If you prefer email, know that I will respond within 24 hours (Slack is a much faster
response). If you have waited more than 24 hours for a reply, please feel free to re-send or contact me in another way (Slack, etc.) to
be sure I received the original request
I will not respond to any messages (Slack, email, or other) received after 8pm, AZ time. Any messages after that time will receive a
response the next day in the order they were received. Generally speaking, while I will respond on weekends, please know that my
responses may be slightly delayed compared to the normal work week.
The “No Hand-Holding” Rule
You are officially on the path in the W. P. Carey undergraduate program from which you segue into graduate school and/or into a
career. Either way, you are now at a stage in your academic career where professionalism is not demanded of you as much as it is
expected.
A fundamental rule of professionalism is that professionals follow instructions. If you are unable to follow the instructions stated
here (or elsewhere on assignments, project milestones, quizzes, or tests) then you will not receive credit. Your professor will not
judge you or hold it against you or think any less of you if you fail on this account—everyone drops the ball from time to time.
Another rule of professionalism is that we practice good faith and assume, until proven otherwise, that other professionals are also
practicing good faith. This means, among other things, that we recognize that each of us is human. Humans occasionally fail and, in
and of itself, there is nothing in failure worth personalizing when we know a colleague is doing his or her best.
Nevertheless, while your professor recognizes that you are human and occasionally fail and while not holding said failure against
you, you will not receive credit for the relevant assignment as doing so is unfair to everyone who has done their due diligence and
followed instructions.
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University Policies
Academic Integrity and Ethical Behavior
Students are expected to abide by the highest standards of ethical conduct and the W.P. Carey School of Business Student Academic
Integrity Policy. The business curriculum is structured primarily to produce graduates who possess the knowledge and skills
necessary for success in their professional careers. These skills include the ability to reason through a situation involving an ethical
dilemma. Applying appropriate professional behavior as a student will develop into professional integrity when you enter your
profession.
You are assumed to oblige with the terms and conditions of the ASU Academic Integrity specified in the web site:
http://provost.asu.edu/academicintegrity
All students assume as part of their obligation to the University the responsibility to exhibit in their academic performance the
qualities of honesty and integrity. All forms of student dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty,
and plagiarism are subject to disciplinary action. The Code of Conduct and Student Disciplinary Procedures as adopted by the Arizona
Board of Regents applies.
The W. P. Carey School takes academic integrity very seriously. Therefore, unless otherwise specified, it is imperative that you do
your own work. Any suspected violations of academic integrity will be taken seriously and result in on or more of the following
sanctions:
• A minimum of zero on the assignment
• A reduced grade in the course
• A failure in the course
• An XE which denotes failure due to academic dishonesty on the transcript
• Removal from the W. P. Carey School of Business
W. P. Carey School of Business Undergraduate Student Honor Code
The mission of the W. P. Carey School of Business is to change lives through delivering a business education, while adhering to the
highest standards of academic and personal integrity. To achieve this, the W. P. Carey School of Business is committed to fostering
an atmosphere of personal responsibility, trust, honor, and academic excellence for its students both on and off campus.
1. Honesty and Faithful Representation: W. P. Carey undergraduate students will be honest and act with integrity in all their
interactions and decisions. Students will follow the Arizona State University Code of Conduct and the W. P. Carey School of
Business Academic Integrity Policies during all academic and extracurricular activities.
2. Thoughtfulness and Consideration for Others: W. P. Carey undergraduate students will treat their peers, ASU staff, and
faculty with respect and courtesy. Students should strive to add value to the university environment by helping and
encouraging others, fostering intellectual dialogue, and promoting justice. By respecting others and articulating thoughtful
input, students will continue to improve the image of business and business leaders.
3. Commitment to the W. P. Carey Mission: W. P. Carey undergraduate students should understand and recognize the value of
cultivating an intrinsic desire to promote ethical and successful business practice. This means that students should
implement their acquired knowledge with the intention of greatly enhancing their own business and social environments. In
this sense, W. P. Carey students will become positive and responsible role models in their respective communities.
This document and the referenced University Policies are not abstract concepts: students are expected to remain resolute in abiding
by these principles, in both letter and spirit. The business community, and society as a whole, will excel only when individuals make
concerted efforts to live by standards of ethical conduct and responsibility.
As students in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, it is our job to understand that our actions are habits in
the making – not isolated behaviors – and that these habits form our long-term character.
I will abide by these principles and conduct myself as a positive and ethical representative of the W. P. Carey School of Business. I
will continually strive for excellence in each of my endeavors and seek to add value and contribute to my community.
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Additional information can be found at the following link: https://students.wpcarey.asu.edu/resources/professionalism-policy
Religious Holiday & University-Sanctioned Activities Accommodations
Accommodations will be made for students with religious holidays and students who miss class related to university-sanctioned
activities according to ACD 304-02. When class is missed:
• Students will not be penalized for missing class (i.e. there will be no penalty to and attendance or participation score, and
make-ups for graded in-class only activities will be granted).
• Make-ups must be scheduled and concluded within one business week of the missed class.
• The student will be expected to complete any deliverables (except in-class exams and quizzes) due on missed day prior to
that missed day. In cases where the student has concerns about having sufficient time for the assignment, the student may
request that the details of the deliverable be made available sooner.
The following link contains a calendar of official religious holidays. Each holiday noted with two asterisks denotes a holiday whose
observance precludes working. https://provost.asu.edu/index.php?q=religious-holiday-calendar
All requests for Religious Accommodation must be submitted by the end of the 11:59pm on the day of the 4th class session.
All requests for University-Sanctioned Activities Accommodation must be submitted in advance of the missed class session (48 hours
minimum, though additional advanced notice is strongly encouraged).
Tutoring Support
Details of Tutoring Support available provided on the Canvas Course Site.
Threatening Behavior Policy
The university takes threatening behavior very seriously and these situations will be handled in accordance with the Student Services
Manual, SSM 102-02 http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/ssm/ssm104-02.html
Title IX
Title IX is a federal law that provides that no person be excluded on the basis of sex from participation in, be denied benefits of, or
be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity. Both Title IX and university policy make clear that sexual
violence and harassment based on sex is prohibited. An individual who believes they have been subjected to sexual violence or
harassed on the basis of sex can seek support, including counseling and academic support, from the university. If you or someone
you know has been harassed on the basis of sex or sexually assaulted, you can find information and resources at
https://sexualviolenceprevention.asu.edu/faqs.
As a mandated reporter, I am obligated to report any information I become aware of regarding alleged acts of sexual discrimination,
including sexual violence and dating violence. ASU Counseling Services, https://eoss.asu.edu/counseling, is available if you wish to
discuss any concerns confidentially and privately.
Disability Accommodations
If you need an accommodation for a disability, you must register with the Disability Resource Center (DRC). Accommodation will not
be provided prior to successful registration and specific accommodation guidance being provided through the DRC.
Copyright Material
All material provided for this course is considered copyrighted and the property of the author. You may not redistribute these
materials without permission. A limited license is granted for your use for the purposes of this class. This includes but is not limited
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class slides, class notes, and other written artifacts on the Canvas course site. THE CONTENT OF THIS IS PROTECTED AND MAY NOT
BE SHARED, UPLOADED, SOLD, OR DISTRIBUTED.
Information contained within this syllabus is subject to change
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