Instructor: |
Dr. Leonardo Legorreta |
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Tahoe 2075 |
Office Hours: |
An hour before class in the classroom and by appointment |
Phone: |
(916) 278-7120 |
Email: |
legorret@csus.edu |
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Weekends, I go "unplugged," totally off the net. So unless you make an appointment or drop by my office before class, I can be hard to contact. BAI answer my emails usually within 48 hours, except for weekends, when I'm "unplugged"; weekends don't count towards the "48-hour rule." If you send me emails or leave me messages on my answering machine over the weekend, please do not expect a reply before Monday. I will get back to you, but allow some lag time. I appreciate your understanding and patience in this matter.
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All required materials will be made available for purchase online only. You will have unlimited online access to these materials during the term, but only limited downloading and printing privileges.
To purchase and access your online CoursePack, you will need to do the following:
1. Go to: http://www.xanedu.com/login.shtml?PackId=261066
2. If you have previously registered for another CoursePack, log in. If not, click the "Student Registration" button under the "New Users Register Here" banner. Complete the registration page, and click Continue.
3. Confirm your CoursePack selection, and click Continue.
4. Complete your billing information, confirm and click Continue.
5. After completing the purchase pages, you will be taken to your CoursePack.
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MBA 260. Management Information Systems. Use of information technology (IT) as management resource. Focus is on management decision-making related to telecommunications, data-bases, system development, and decision support systems. Use of technology to reengineer the business organization. Prerequisite: Classified graduate status. 3 units.
In IT it is very easy to miss the forest for the trees. "Factoids" are endless. Without a focused approach, an MBA student will easily get lost in the complex world of Information Systems. So what is the right focus? Why this course, anyway? Why do executives need to learn about IT and IS? The focus we will take in this course presupposes the following answers to these questions.
In most organizations, there is a chasm that separates managers from IT personnel. They might as well live on different planets. "Managers are from Mars; IT personnel, from Jupiter." Our focus for our course therefore will be, not on becoming experts in the subject matter, but on experts at bridging the gap . . . acquiring (a) the flexibility and interest in IT and IS necessary to open communication channels with the IT geeks in the organization, (b) the depth of knowledge to know what it possible, and (c) the sensibility to foresee potential issues with technology adoptions.
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In this course you will:
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You will be evaluated along four dimensions
Each of the above dimensions is evaluated on the following scale
Scale
Exceeds expectations: 5 points
Meets expectations: 4 points
Approaches expectations: 3 points
Below expectations: 2 points
Minimal effort: 1 point
No effort: 0 points
"Expectations" are set to objective scales based on professional standards. These standards are made clear at the onset of each task. Be sure you know what is expected and why at the onset of each task. In addition, you are encourage to think outside the box, and are allowed do things that are not assigned yet that may enhance the educational experience for you or for the class as a whole. These student-initiated activities will be recognized appropriately and objectively.
Grade
A: 16 or more points
B: 13 – 15 points
C: 10 – 12 points
D: 7 – 9 points
F: 6 or less points
For example, to get an A you will need to meet expectations on all four dimensions; alternatively, if you exceed expectations in one dimension, you merely have to be approaching expectations in another dimension to still get an A in the course. If you merely approach expectations on all four dimensions, however, you will get a C. On the other hand, if you meet expectations in only dimension, you merely have to approach expectations in the other three dimensions to get a B. Expectations are set at professional standards and are exceedingly high. It will be hard to meet them let alone exceed them; however, with due diligence and consistent work, you will get a B. To get an A you will need to push yourself.
Learn to manage expectations
The instructor does not “give” grades; you earn them. This is not
a subjective grading scheme. You must take it upon yourself to determine what
is expected. The instructor will
make
every effort to spell things out but he will not spoon feed you. You need to
meet him half-way. Clarifying what is expected of you is a skill critical to
your success in this class, in business, and in life. There are no dumb questions.
Don’t assume. Always ask for clarifications and explanations so you know
what it is needed to meet and what it will take to exceed expectations. You
must develop your expectations management skills to do well in this class.
Learn to manage expectations.
Incomplete Grade (I)
An incomplete grade (I) will only be issued in accordance to College of Business
Administration policy. Among the conditions imposed by the instructor that must
be met (but are not limited to) are (1) a current passing grade (70 percent
or better), (2) the successful completion of all prior assignments and exams,
and (3) an unforeseen and unusual event beyond your control which prevents you
from completing the semester, and can be documented and verified (employment-related
events do not qualify). (4) An incomplete will only be considered after it has
been determined that a withdrawal (W) cannot be issued. If you do not meet (1)
through (4), you do not qualify for an incomplete. As stipulated by the University,
an incomplete cannot be assigned when it is necessary for the student to attend
additional class meetings to complete the course requirements.
Unauthorized Withdrawal (U) and Failing (F) Grades
An unauthorized withdrawal ("U" letter grade) will be awarded to students
who fail to take the final exam since it is the last component to the semester's
requirements. An attempt at the final will be regarded as a student's attempt
to complete the course requirements. If the student does NOT possess sufficient
points to pass, a letter grade of "F" will be assigned.
Academic Dishonesty
Incidents of academic dishonesty (as defined below) will not be tolerated. Such
incidents will result in a failing semester grade and more as deemed appropriate
by myself and/or the department chair.
Academic dishonesty involves acts that may subvert or compromise the integrity of the educational process of the university. Included is any act by which a student gains or attempts to gain an academic advantage for him/herself, or another, by misrepresenting his/her, or another=s work or by interfering with the completion, submission, or evaluation of work. These include, but are not limited to, accomplishing or attempting any of the following acts:
1. Using any unauthorized materials during an examination.
2. Copying from another student's paper during an examination.
3. Collaborating (i.e., talking, passing notes, and/or signals) during an examination
with any other person by giving or receiving information without specific permission
of the instructor.
4. Stealing, buying or otherwise obtaining information about an examination.
5. Substituting for another person or permitting any other person to substitute
for oneself to take an examination.
6. Submitting another person's work (i.e., homework, project) as yours either
in its original or altered form.
7. Giving someone else your work to fulfill his/her assignment.
8. Using the assignment of another class to fulfill an assignment for this class
without authorized consent of the instructor.
9. Plagiarizing published works, i.e, failing to acknowledge the source of
a published work other than your own and relying for extensively on
one sole published source without adding your own or other people's work for
purposes of validating or contradicting the extensively cited work.
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