Peer Review

Information Systems Management

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Reviewed:: Mar 9, 2020 by Information Technology

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Overview:

The main idea of this course is to make students familiar with the applications of current Information Technology and Information Systems in organizations. The emphasis is on demonstrating and evaluating the business value of Information Systems, including exercises and HW's for practical applications.

Type of Material:

Teaching online course

Recommended Uses:

Lecture, and in class exercises and can be self paced too

Technical Requirements:

microsoft access, internet and a browser

Identify Major Learning Goals:

- understand the role and value of current IS/IT systems in enabling organizational strategies and business models.

-have a basic idea of designing information systems according to user and organizational needs.

- recognize the interrelationship and interdependence across functional areas as well as the interactions with the environment, technology and human resources.

- analyze core issues and critical factors for managerial decision making.

- work effectively as a team member

- recognize the ethical dilemmas and the causes and consequences for all stakeholders of unethical action in society, the university and the work place.

Target Student Population:

College Upper Division, freshman and sophomores too

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Computer skills

Content Quality

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Strengths:: The Syllabus is complete with links to lectures and assignments
Concerns:: SOme doubts ablut the convenience to organize the content. As suggestion: firstly chapter 1-3 then chapter 9-10 and go back to chapter 8…

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

The content is structured and easy to follow with weekly readings, lectures and at times assignments.

Enough materials to be used by other instructors to teach that course

Concerns:

Can use some updates since it was completed in 2016

Prerequisites not identified

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

Easy to use

Can be accessed from PC & mobile devices and used to supplement any new professor teaching a similar class

Concerns:

It depends on the levels of the students and how easy they can pick up learning a new software.

Instructions are not clear, the user needs to explore the whole OER to be able to organize his thoughts

Design not attractive

Internet connection required

Other Issues and Comments:: It has been published some years ago. It can use some updating.
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