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Module Information Booklet

Taylor’s University

Taylor’s Business School
Degree Programmes

August Semester 2014

UCM60502U2
Understanding Information Systems For Businesses

Contents

Introduction

Module Overview

Learning Resources

Assessments

Resit Assessments

Assessment Offences

Extenuating Circumstances

Assignment and Guidelines

Module Calendar

Assignment Cover

Assignment Feedback Form

Introduction

Welcome

Welcome to Understanding Information Systems for Businesses (UIS).

This module emphasizes on the importance of information systems in business today and how they have transformed businesses on the world stage. Learner will gain an appreciation of how information systems have strategic impacts for organisations and their people, particularly with the increasing prevalence of global networked systems.

To successfully complete this module, learners have to be intentional and responsible in their own learning. Learners are expected to be receptive to online tutorials by participating in discussion forums, and other e-learning approaches. In addition, learners are to read the prescribed textbook chapters, complete weekly assigned work including group assignment, and participate in online tutorial forum weekly.

Dr. Choo Wou Onn

Senior Lecturer

Contact details

Lecturer cum Tutor
Dr. Choo Wou Onn
Room No. 9A07, Level 9, Block E
Taylor’s Business School
Taylor’s University (Lakeside Campus)
No. 1, Jalan Taylor’s, 47500 Subang Jaya.
Email: WouOnn.Choo@taylors.edu.my

Extension: 5664

Tutor
Ms. Leow Yen Mee
Room No. 9A05, Level 9, Block E
Taylor’s Business School
Taylor’s University (Lakeside Campus)
No. 1, Jalan Taylor’s, 47500 Subang Jaya.
Email: YenMee.Leow@taylors.edu.my

Extension: 5667

Mr. Razman Azrai bin Zainudin
Level 5, Block C
Taylor’s Business School
Taylor’s University (Lakeside Campus)
No. 1, Jalan Taylor’s, 47500 Subang Jaya.
Email: RazmanAzrai.Zainudin@taylors.edu.my

Programme homepage: http://portals.taylors.edu.my/

Taylor’s Online: http://times.taylors.edu.my

Module overview

MODULE SYNOPSIS

This module provides learners with an understanding of the fundamental concepts, principles, and theories of applying information systems and technology in business. It enables learners to appreciate the use and development of emerging technologies and critically assess the future technological trends in a globalised economy.

PREREQUISITE / ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE
There is no prerequisite for this module.

MODULE OBJECTIVES 1. To introduce the concepts and role of information systems in creating successful, competitive and global corporations. 2. To explain the principles, processes, techniques, and issues relating to contemporary business information systems. 3. To explore how organizations design, manage and use information systems and technology as important corporate resources. 4. To enable students to analyse business cases in management, organization and technology perspectives.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this course, learners should be able to:

1. Explain the importance of information systems in business today and assess the role of the information systems in various functions in a business. 2. Demonstrate critical perspectives and understanding about the potential and challenges of information systems and technologies. 3. Analyse the changing role of information systems and technology strategies to achieve competitive advantage. 4. Have an awareness of the broader social and organizational implications of information systems, and the necessity to manage change.

TAYLOR’S GRADUATE CAPABILITIES (“TGC”)

Upon successful completion of this module, a student should be equipped with the following Taylor’s graduate capabilities:

|Taylor's Graduate Capabilities - Degree |
| |
|Discipline Specific Knowledge |
|1.0 |TGC: Discipline Specific Knowledge |
| | |
| |1.1 Able to put theories into practice. |
| |1.2 Understand ethical issues in the context of the field of study. |
| |1.3 Understand professional practice within the field of study. |
| | |
| |* This TGC is further clarified according to the respective program-specific outcomes. |
| |
|Cognitive Capabilities |
|2.0 |TGC: Lifelong learning |
| | |
| |2.1 Learn independently |
| |2.2 Locate, extract, synthesise and utilise information effectively. |
| |2.3 Be intellectually engaged |
| | |
|3.0 |TGC: Thinking and Problem Solving skills |
| | |
| |3.1 Think critically and creatively. |
| |3.2 Define and analyse problems to arrive at effective solutions. |
| |
|Soft Skills |
|4.0 |TGC: Communication Skills |
| | |
| |4.1 Communicate appropriately in various settings and modes. |
| | |
| | |
|5.0 |TGC: Interpersonal Skills |
| | |
| |5.1 Understand team dynamics and mobilise the power of teams. |
| |5.2 Understand and assume leadership. |
| | |
| | |
|6.0 |TGC: Intrapersonal Skills |
| | |
| |6.1 Manage oneself and be self-reliant. |
| |6.2 Reflect on one’s actions and learning. |
| |6.3 Embody Taylor’s core values. |
| | |
| | |
|7.0 |TGC: Citizenship and Global Perspectives |
| | |
| |7.1 Be aware of and form opinions from diverse perspectives. |
| |7.2 Understand the value of civic responsibility and community engagement. |
| | |
| | |
|8.0 |TGC: Digital Literacy |
| | |
| |8.1 Effective use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) |
| |and related technologies. |

On completion of this module, students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:

| |Learning |TGC1 |TGC2 |TGC3 |
| |Outcomes | | | |
|Group Assignment |X |X |X | |
|Final Exams |X |X |X |X |

TEACHING AND LEARNING ARRANGEMENTS

This module is delivered in a mixture of lectures, tutorials and on-line materials. Class contact time consists of 2 hours of lectures and a 2 hours tutorial each week. Lectures and tutorials will begin in week 1.

Students are expected to spend an extra three hours non-contact time per week engaging in the module.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Students are required to sit/attempt the final examination.

Failure to do so would result in a fail grade (F).

UNIT VALUE OF MODULE
2 credit hours

LEARNING RESOURCES

TEXT

1. Laudon, K. C. &Laudon, J.P. (2013) Management Information Systems. Managing The Digital Firm (13th Ed.). Pearson.

OTHER TEXT REFERENCES
Listed below are books which are useful text references to support your learning. You are not required to purchase these books as copies are available in the library for student use.

1. Haag, S, Cummings, M, (2013) Management Information System for the Information Age (9th Ed.). New York: McGraw Hill Irwin
2. Baltzan, P. (2013) Business Driven Technology (5th Ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill Irwin.

JOURNAL Periodicals and databases

1. International Journal of Information Systems 2. Journal of Management Information Systems 3. Management Information Systems Quarterly

ONLINE SUPPORT
Taylor’s University provides a programme website (TIMeS) to allow students convenient access to module resources. It can be accessed via: http://times.taylors.edu.my

Materials available include:
• Module Information Booklet (MIB)
• Study Guide (SG)
• Lecture slides
• Assignment questions
• Assignment Cover Sheet
• Assignment Feedback Form
• Other module information

Assessment

Assessment Summary

|Form of assessment |Length |Weighting |Due date |
|Group Video Assignment |- |50% |13th Nov 2014, 2:00p.m. |
| | | |(To be submitted to DropBox located |
| | | |outside School School Academic Services, |
| | | |Block E Level 2) |
|Final Examination |2 hours |50% |Exam Period: 29 th Nov – 6th |
| | | |Dec 2014 |
| | | |(Exact date/time to be confirmed) |

note: all due dates are subject to changes

Assessment details

continuous assessment component (50%)

Group Video Assignment – 3 or 4 members in a group (50%)

The main aim of this group assignment is to enable the students to explore and research on the concepts of information systems, the importance, role, and issues of information systems in business today.

You are required to create a 3-5 minutes video clip presenting business idea (mobile applications).

Each group is to submit the video in ONE (1) CD. The CD is to be dropped into the designated collection box outside Taylor’s Business School Academic Services latest by 2.00pm local time on 13th Nov 2014 (Thursday).

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Students will forfeit their right to resit coursework should they do not submit the final piece of coursework assessment (i.e. Group Video Assignment) for the module or attend an examination for the module.

As a result, students will fail the module as they are required to pass both coursework and final exam component in order to pass the module.

FINAL EXAMINATION (50%)
The aim of the final exam is to test the understanding of a student and his/her ability to apply various management information systems concepts under examination conditions. The final exam is a closed-book exam. Only non-programmable calculators and “hard copy” dictionaries are permitted for use in the exam. The dictionary must not be enhanced or tampered with in any way. Electronic dictionaries and mobile phones are not permitted. The exam shall comprise of application, structured questions, and case study.

All students are granted only four attempts for a module. However, if you do not attend the final examination, it will be deemed that you have forfeited your right to a second attempt (resit). In which case, you will be required to repeat the module and undertake all assessments again (as the third attempt (repeat)). If you do not pass the module in the fourth attempt, you will be excluded from the Dual Award programme.

Please refer to the section on Extenuating Circumstances, should you like to request for consideration on the grounds of extenuating circumstances.

Requirement for Passing Module

To pass this module, you are required to achieve: • at least 40% for continuous assessments component; AND • at least 40% for final exam; AND • an overall of at least 50%.

Resit Assessments

Opportunity To Attempt Resit Assessments

If you have achieved:

• an overall module mark of less than 50%, or • a mark below 40% in either the continuous assessment component or the final examination component,

it would mean you have not passed module. In which case, you could be offered a resit attempt for one of the component or for both components, depending on your final results.

To qualify for a resit opportunity, a student must: • not have exhausted four assessment attempts in this module, AND • have submitted his/her assessments on time, AND • have attended the assessments .

However, note that your right to resit could be forfeited if you have committed any assessment offences, did not submit a piece of assessed work on time or failed to attend an assessment.

The mark for a resit component is capped at 50%.

Resit Examination

The resit exam is a closed-book exam. Only non-programmable calculators and “hard copy” dictionaries are permitted for use in the exam. The dictionary must not be enhanced or tampered with in any way. Electronic dictionaries and mobile phones are not permitted. The resit examination shall comprise of calculations, application and structured questions. The resit examination shall form 50% of the overall module resit assessments.

Assessment Offences

You are to use the Harvard referencing styles consistently for all written assessments. Taylor’s University treats any acts of dishonesty relating to assessment of University modules very seriously. It is vital that students acquaint themselves with the University’s policy on assessment offences. Assessment Offences is defined here as passing off the work of others as one’s own including copying (reproducing or imitating), cheating, collusion (agreement to deceive, using words or ideas of colleagues or other students and passing them off as your own), plagiarism and other breaches of assessment or other examination regulations. Cheating, collusion and plagiarism are the use of unfair means of presenting work for assessment; aiding another student in the use of unfair means of presenting work for assessment; or preventing or attempting to prevent another student from being able to be assessed properly. Allegations of and investigations into assessment offences will be dealt with in accordance with the regulations and procedures in force at Taylors University for the module. Where a student is found to have committed an assessment offence a decision must be taken either to take no further action or to impose an appropriate penalty which may include failing the student and determining whether or not the student will be permitted another assessment attempt.

Where it is decided that penalty is to be imposed, the penalty could include one of the following:

a) the mark for the relevant piece of assessment be reduced; or
b) the mark awarded for the relevant piece of assessment be reduced to zero; or
c) the student be deemed to have failed the module, and is not permitted for another assessment attempt for the module.

Please refer to Taylor’s Dual Award Programme Guide for details on Assessment Offences.

Extenuating Circumstances

Extenuating circumstances are circumstances which are unforeseen, unexpected, significantly disruptive and beyond a student’s control. The circumstances must relate to a specific piece of assessment or examination rather than being problems of a kind that affect a year as a whole or parts of it.

A student who is of the opinion that:

• his or her performance in an examination or in other assessed work has been adversely affected by an extenuating circumstance(s), or

• his or her ability to attend an examination has been adversely affected by an extenuating circumstance(s).

could submit an Extenuating Circumstances Form to the Examinations Centre at Taylor’s University. The form must be accompanied by supporting documentary evidence.

Acceptance of extenuating circumstances shall be evaluated on a case to case basis by an Extenuating Circumstances Panel. The decision of the Panel shall be deemed as final.

Circumstances that are unlikely to be accepted as extenuating circumstances include the following:

• personal illness or disability for which special arrangements are already in place. • colds or know conditions such as hay fever. • normal examination stress or anxiety experienced during revision or the assessment period (unless corroborated by medical evidence as a chronic condition and undergoing treatment). • non serious domestic or personal disruptions (eg moving house, change of job, holidays, weddings, normal job pressure, failed travel arrangements, financial difficulties, oversleeping). • study related circumstances (equipment failure including computing/printer difficulties (unless they occur in the examination itself), failure to have taken back up copies for work stolen or corrupted, bunching of deadlines/examinations, missing books, poor time management, misreading the examination timetable, taking the wrong examination).

(Note: The above list is not exhaustive).

Assignment guidelines

Expectations
The details for this section will depend on the coursework assessment.

Presentation of Assignment
The details for this section will depend on the coursework assessment.

Referencing and Plagiarism
You need to ensure that you comply with Harvard referencing conventions in preparing this assignment and that plagiarism is not an issue. You are expected to adhere to high standards of academic integrity and all assignments submitted in this course may be checked for plagiarism, using text comparison software and other means.

It is your responsibility, if unsure, to make sure you understand plagiarism, so that you do not present any assessment containing plagiarism. Plagiarism is regarded as a serious issue within the university system with severe consequences for students who have been found to have plagiarised.

Subject to any specific requirements of external validating or professional bodies, where a student is found to have committed an assessment offence a decision must be taken either to take no further action or to impose an appropriate penalty which may include failing the student and determining whether or not the student will be permitted another assessment attempt.
Where it is decided that penalty is to be imposed, the penalty could include one of the following:
a) the mark for the assignment be reduced; or
b) the mark awarded for the assignment be reduced to zero; or
c) the student be deemed to have failed the module, and is not permitted for another assessment attempt for the module.

Submission of Assignment
Students are expected to present a paper of professional quality. Prior to submission of the assignment, check to ensure that at the very least all aspects of the requirements have been addressed, and that there are no spelling and grammatical errors.

For more information and guidelines, please refer to the Assessment Details.

(Only one assignment should be submitted on behalf of the group. Please ensure that the assignment is submitted together with the assignment cover sheet.)

Late submission of assignment

Assignments submitted within 24 hours after the published deadline will be penalized as below:
a) A mark of more than 50% for the assignment will be reduced to 50%. This reduced mark will be used in the calculation of the overall module mark;
b) A mark of 50% or less will stand and be used in the calculation of the overall module mark.

Assignments will not be accepted after the 24 hour window and will be recorded as a non- submission. A mark of ZERO will be awarded. Please see the section on Non Submission of Assignment below for more details.

Extension of Deadline

No extension will granted for the assignment, except in the case of extenuating circumstances. Please refer to the section on Extenuating Circumstances in this booklet, should you like to request for consideration of extenuating circumstances.

Students, whose application for extenuating circumstances is accepted, will not receive their marks, when the other students who submitted on time receive theirs.

Non Submission of Assignment

Students who do not submit their assignment will be deemed to have forfeited their right to a second attempt (resit) of the module. These students will be required to repeat the module with attendance and undertake all assessments again (as their third attempt (repeat)).
Note that students are granted only four attempts at a module. If you do not pass the module in the fourth attempt, you will be excluded from the Dual Award programme.

Feedback and Mark for the Assignment

The mark and feedback on the assignment will be provided on a Feedback Form. The purpose of the feedback is to help you to assess your ability to apply the knowledge and concepts taught in the module in sufficient depth, as well as your progress toward meeting the module objectives. The feedback and marks for the assignment will be given to you within four weeks of your submission of the assignment.

Module Calendar March Semester 2014

|Study Period |Lecture topic |Tutorial |Assessment /Key dates |
|Week 1 |15 - 19 Sept |Lecture 1: |Tutorial 1 | |
| | |IS in Global Business Today |(Case Study) | |
| | |(Chap. 1) | | |
|Week 2 |22 - 26 Sept |Lecture 2: |Tutorial 2 | |
| | |Global E-Business and Collaboration |(Chap. 1) | |
| | |(Chap. 2) | | |
|Week 3 |29 Sept – |Lecture 3: |Tutorial 3 | |
| |3 Oct |IS and Business Strategy |(Chap. 2) | |
| | |(Chap. 3) | | |
|Week 4 |6 – 10 Oct |Lecture 4: |Tutorial 4 | |
| | |Enterprise Applications |(Chap. 3) | |
| | |(Chap. 9) | | |
|Week 5 |13 – 17 Oct |Lecture 5: |Tutorial 5 | |
| | |Managing knowledge |(Chap. 9) | |
| | |(Chap. 11) | | |
| |20 – 24 Oct |Semester Break | | |
|Week 6 |27 – 31 Oct |Lecture 6: |Tutorial 6 | |
| | |Enhancing Decision Making |(Chap. 11) | |
| | |(Chap. 12) | | |
|Week 7 |3 – 7 Nov |Lecture7: |Tutorial 7 | |
| | |E-commerce |(Chap. 12) | |
| | |(Chap. 10) | | |
|Week 8 |10 – 14 Nov |Lecture 8 |Tutorial 8 |13th Nov: Submission of |
| | |Securing Information Systems |(Chap. 10) |Continuous Assessment (50%) |
| | |(Chap. 8) | | |
|Week 9 |17 – 21 Nov | Lecture 9: |Tutorial 9 | |
| | |Emerging Technology |(Chap. 8) | |
|Week 10 |24 – 28 Nov |Lecture 10: |Tutorial 10 | |
| | |Revision |(Revision) | |
| |29 Nov – 6 Dec |EXAMINATION WEEK | | |

Dual Award Programme

- Group Assignment Cover Sheet

Please complete the form (in capital letters) and attach it securely to the front of your assignment before submitting your assignment.

Student ID: ……………………………………………….

Student ID: ……………………………………………….

Student ID: ……………………………………………….

Student ID: ……………………………………………….

Name of module: Understanding Information Systems for Businesses

Name of tutor: ……………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………

| |U |C |
|Module code: | | |
|Signed: |Signed: | |

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A. A feedback needs to be included with each assignment. Please complete all details in block capital clearly.

|Student ID: |Student ID: |
|Student ID: |Student ID: |
|Title of Your Award: |
|Module Name and Code : Understanding Information Systems for Businesses UCM60502U2 |
|Name of Tutor: |
|Assignment Title: Group Video Assignment |

B. This section will be completed by the tutor assessing your assignment:

Please see attached mark sheet for video.

Criteria Remark, if any

|Video | | |
| | |Please see attached mark sheet for |
| | |video. |
| | |_____ / 100 X 50% = |

Any additional comments (if there is any):

| |

|Assessed by: Dr. Choo Wou Onn / Ms. Leow Yen Mee / Mr. Razman Azrai bin Zainudin |Date: Nov 2014 |

----------------------- List of students (State full name & tutorial group in block capital)

1. ………………………………………. …………………………..

2. ……………………………………………………………………

3. ……………………………………………………………………

4. …………………………………………………………………… NA

5. …………………………………………………………………… NA

6. ……………………………………………………………………

Fold corner of EACH copy separately and seal to obscure your name

Mark*

DEGREE PROGRAMME S

GROUP ASSIGNMENT FEEDBACK

*This mark is provisional and is subject to moderation and approval by the examining board

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