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CIS500
Preview: CIS500 Information Systems : for Decision-Making
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
This course examines the strategic use and trends of organizational information systems with
emphasis on the application of information technology. Students are presented key computing
concepts in the strategic context in which information technology is used with emphasis on how
information technology enables improvement in quality, timeliness and competitive advantage.
Required Resources
Paige Baltzan. 2020. Information Systems. McGraw-Hill Education 5th edition textbook available at
https://www.strayerbookstore.com
Arthur Cole. 2016. Lifting the Veil Off Shadow
IT. https://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/infrastructure/lifting-the-veil-off-shadow-it.html
Brett Connelly. 2016. Too Much of a Good Thing: User Leadership at TPAC .
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1136256.pdf
Wall Street Journal. 2021. How Tech Companies Are Revamping the Remote-Work Experience .
https://on.wsj.com/3sZn2df
Micro Focus. 2018. Business Value
Dashboard. https://www.microfocus.com/media/flyer/business_value_dashboard_flyer.pdf
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Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
Week 1 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Information
Systems.
Wall Street Journal. 2020. How Apple and Google Formed one of Tech’s Most Powerful
