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INTRODUCTION TO
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
HOW
TO
STUDY
FOR
THE
CIS
2010
MIDTERM
EXAM
Approximately
eighty
percent
of
the
CIS
2010
mid
term
exam
contents
will
be
based
on
the
topics
discussed
in
the
textbook.
The
remainder
will
be
drawn
from
major
topics
discussed
during
the
lecture
sessions.
Your
have
four
primary
resources
at
hand:
1. Key
topics
guide
(posted
in
the
study
guide
folder
of
the
course
page)
2. Textbook
(note
on
the
syllabus
the
pages
that
are
assigned
from
each
chapter)
3. Lecture
notes
and
slides
4. Study
guide
The
best
way
to
prepare
for
the
exam
is
to
organize
your
studying
around
these
resources
in
the
following
way.
First,
use
the
key
topics
guide
as
your
roadmap
to
studying.
This
concise
guide
highlights
the
principal
areas
of
focus
for
the
course
to
date.
Note
that
this
guide
also
emphasizes
topics
and
major
concepts,
not
terminology.
It
is
not
a
key
term
list!
Second,
use
the
study
guide
roadmap
to
organize
the
discussions
from
the
textbook.
Be
sure
to
pay
attention
to
the
ranges
of
textbook
pages
outlined
on
the
syllabus.
Stay
focused
on
these
pages.
You
are
not
responsible
for
details
in
unassigned
pages.
Third,
draw
on
your
notes
from
lecture
sessions,
plus
the
slides
and
handouts,
to
address
items
on
the
key
topics
list
that
are
not
in
the
textbook.
In
this
way,
you
will
recognize
where
lecture
discussions
augment
assigned
reading,
such
as:
Example:
The
dual
roles
of
information
systems
and
information
technology
in
the
enterprise:
an
operational
role
and
a
strategic
role.
Example:
The
value
of
utilizing
IS/IT
to
improve
an
organizations
productivity
Example:
the
basic
business
barriers
that
can
be
overcome
when
an
enterprise
utilizes
information
systems
effectively.
That
is,
the
barriers
of
geographic
distance
and
elapsed
time,
as
illustrated
repeatedly
in
lecture
sessions,
beginning
with
the
discussion
of
Getty
Images.
Fourth,
the
study
guide
provides
a
summary
overview
of
each
topic
and
is
a
tool
for
helping
you
become
more
comfortable
with
the
language
and
practices
associated
with
information
systems
and
technology
use
in
organizations.
For
convenience,
the
study
guide
is
grouped
into
the
four
topical
areas
that
were
identified
in
the
initial
course
meeting
as
comprising
the
first
half
of
the
course.
CIS 2010
INTRODUCTION TO
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The
study
guide
is
intended
as
a
working
tool,
not
a
replacement
for
the
textbook
and
not
as
simply
something
to
read.
Quite
frankly,
reading
through
Part
II
in
each
segment
of
the
study
guide
once
or
twice
is
not
likely
to
be
very
beneficial.
Instead,
use
it
to
test
your
understanding
and
to
highlight
areas
where
you
need
to
return
to
the
text,
your
notes,
and
the
other
course
material
to
strengthen
your
knowledge
of
a
specific
principle
or
practice.
For
instance,
if
you
have
difficulty
with
the
questions
on
productivity,
this
is
a
signal
that
you
need
to
go
back
through
your
notes
to
sharpen
your
understanding
of
productivity
and
what
enterprises
can
do
to
raise
their
levels
of
productivity.
Emphasis
throughout
the
exam
is
on
practice
and
applicationrecognizing
when
and
how
to
apply
a
principle,
not
reciting
definitions
or
theory:
Example:
Understanding
when
and
how
to
apply
the
value
chain
tool,
not
drawing
the
tool
or
restating
its
component
parts
Example:
Understanding
the
benefits
that
accrue
from
having
internet
protocol-
related
capabilities
built
into
mobile
devices,
not
defining
the
layers
in
the
internet-protocol
architecture
You
will
not
be
asked
specific
questions
about
the
details
of
company
operations,
such
as
Amazon,
Getty
Images,
Harrahs,
Walmart,
or
Microsoft.
The
value
of
the
cases
is
the
demonstration
of
IS/IT
and
business
principles
in
action.
The
principles
and
practices
are
the
take-aways
from
these
readings
and
class
discussions.
Finally,
lecture
quizzes,
with
answers,
are
posted
in
the
exam
information
folder.
A
top
score
is
within
reach
of
everyone.
Remember,
you
are
competing
only
with
yourself!
No
other
persons
score
(or
ultimate
grade)
will
affect
your
score
or
grade.
__
Jim
Senn