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This document provides information about a graduate level course titled "Information Systems and Data Analytics" being offered in the spring 2019 semester at Widener University School of Business Administration. The course will examine how information systems and data analytics transform organizations and enable business strategy. It will focus on topics like business intelligence, knowledge management, data mining, and forecasting. Students will complete weekly readings, discussion posts, and assignments applying analytical techniques to address business decisions. The course will be taught on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-9:30pm and will include both online and in-class components. It is a 3-credit course graded based on assignments, discussion participation, and a final summary paper.

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Bus 615 Syl Lab Us Spring 2019

This document provides information about a graduate level course titled "Information Systems and Data Analytics" being offered in the spring 2019 semester at Widener University School of Business Administration. The course will examine how information systems and data analytics transform organizations and enable business strategy. It will focus on topics like business intelligence, knowledge management, data mining, and forecasting. Students will complete weekly readings, discussion posts, and assignments applying analytical techniques to address business decisions. The course will be taught on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-9:30pm and will include both online and in-class components. It is a 3-credit course graded based on assignments, discussion participation, and a final summary paper.

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WIDENER UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUS615 Information Systems and Data Analytics Spring 2019


Tues 6:30-9:30pm QC104 Dr. Thorpe

Office: President’s Office, Old Main


Phone: 610-499-4117
Email: [email protected]

Course Texts
Managerial Decision Modeling, Balakrishnan, Render, & Stair

Course Description
The Information Age has had profound implications on the structure, management and strategies
of the modern organization. Students will examine these transformations with particular
emphasis on information systems (IS) as an enabler and driver of corporate strategy, electronic
business and inter-organizational information systems, business intelligence and knowledge
management. In addition, because data is at the core of effective business decision making,
students will also focus on data from its collection and consolidation through analysis and
modeling, with particular emphasis on decision theory and data mining techniques. Ensuring
data validity, reliability, security and privacy are emphasized. The course requires students have
Excel 2010 (or lower) and a working knowledge of spreadsheets. Prerequisites: BUS 518 or
equivalent.

Outcomes
At the end of BUS615, students will be able to

 Identify how information systems and data analytics are able to both drive and enable
business strategy
 Identify and examine emerging technologies as they relate to the student’s
organization/industry
 Summarize data simply, clearly, accurately and compellingly for managerial decision
making
 Use analytical techniques to correctly address managerial decisions and communicate the
solutions clearly, concisely and compellingly
 Understand the challenges in developing and managing information systems
Grading

Assignments (8) 65%


Discussion Topics (7) 35%

Grading Scale

90-100 A 70-76 C
87-89 B+ Below 69 F
80-86 B
77-79 C+

Forum Discussions

Each week, students will complete an online forum discussion by providing at least two posts in
the Discussion Forum for that week. The initial post will be due by Monday evening of the
following week. A response to another student will be due no later than Thursday evening of the
following week. Students will be graded on weekly activity and quality of participation.

Attendance

Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes. A student’s presence and participation in
class are critical factors toward the completion of the work for the class and success in the
course. A student who is absent from class, if at all possible and as a matter of courtesy, should
inform the instructor in advance of the absence. If absences occur, it is the student’s
responsibility to contact the instructor with regard to making up the work missed. Permission to
make up course assignments will be granted solely at the discretion of the instructor.

Course material covered each week requires an understanding of the topics discussed in previous
class meetings.
Format of the Course

The format of the class will be blended, with lecture materials and forum discussions completed
online in lieu of a formal class meeting on the Tuesday evenings of the course. The Tuesday
evening classes will meet in QC104 from 6:30 to 9:30pm. Students will be expected to review
online lecture materials for each week prior to the Tuesday evening class meeting, and to
complete online forum discussion posts.
Course Schedule

Week Title Assignments

Week 1: Information Readings


Systems and Data Forum Discussion
Analytics  Identify an innovative technology (first post due by 1/21)
Assignments (5%)
Jan 15  Information System Innovation Enables/Drives Strategy

Week 2: Business Readings


Intelligence and Forum Discussion
Descriptive Statistics  Mobile Business Intelligence (BI) (first post due by 1/28)
Assignments (20%)
 Pivot tables and data visualization (Real Estate data)
Jan 22  Descriptive statistics (Real Estate data)
Week 3: Knowledge Readings
Management and Forum Discussion
Linear Programming  KM and Strategy (first post due by 2/4)

Jan 29 Assignments (5%)

 End of Chapter 3 Problems

Week 4: Artificial Readings


Intelligence and Forum Discussion
Regression  Debate the impact of AI on organizations (first post due by 2/11)
Feb 5 Assignments (10%)
 Data Mining Part 1 – Real Estate Data
Week 5: Data Mining / Readings
Regression Forum Discussion
 What did we learn from Part 1 of the Data Mining Assignment?
Feb 12 (first post due by 2/18)
Assignments (15%)
 Data Mining Part 2 – Real Estate Data
Week 6: Forecasting Readings
Forum Discussion
Feb 19  Identify an application of business forecasting (first post due by
2/25)
Assignments (5%)
 Textbook Problem Sets: 11-14 & 11-40
Week 7: IS Readings
Development and Forum Discussion
Management  Evolution of the CIO (first post due by 3/4)
Assignments (5%)
Feb 26  Summary paper on LP, regression, and forecasting

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