Subject Code

MM5422

Subject Title

Management Information Systems

Credit Value

Level

Normal Duration

1-semester

Pre-requisite /
requisite/
Exclusion

Co- Information Management (MM5421)

Role and Purposes

This subject contributes to the achievement of the MBA Outcomes by enabling students
to think critically and creatively (Outcome 2) on applications of IT in organizational
operations and processes, and to understand (Outcome 1) the features of latest
technologies such as RFID, Web 2.0 and their applications. It also enables students to
communicate effectively in the context of MIS.

Subject Learning
Outcomes

Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to:

a. develop an integrative knowledge of the information technologies (IT) applied for
management in organizations;
b. understand how technologies are applied to almost all aspects of organizational
operations and processes;
c. understand how modern IT is shaping the operations of modern business
environment;
d. understand the role of project management;
e. communicate effectively on MIS issues.

Subject Synopsis/
Indicative Syllabus

Contemporary technologies for modern organizations

Latest technologies such as Web 2.0, RFID, etc. will be introduced.
Information needs of modern organizations
Setting and management of IS resources.
Large information systems
ERP, CRM that integrate and streamline business processes across various functional
departments/ areas within or across organizations.
IT system development and IT project management
SDLC, prototyping, outsourcing.
Group support systems, decision support systems and intelligent systems
Tools such as clementine, decision tree and neural network will be introduced.
Effectiveness/success and value of organization information systems
Total factor productivity, Balance score card, IT dashboards.

Teaching/Learning
Methodology

The lectures will introduce techniques and conceptual models. There will be list of readings
cover important and relevant issues. Case studies and readings will form the basis of class
discussions in which the applicability of various techniques, models and methodologies
will be discussed. Some sessions will be devoted to more in-depth studies of specific
problems by small groups, which will form the basis for further class discussion. Also
there may be a book review section in the class.

Assessment Methods
in Alignment with
Intended Learning
Outcomes

Specific assessment
methods/tasks

Continuous Assessment*

%
weighting

Intended subject learning outcomes to be

assessed (Please tick as appropriate)
a.

b.

c.

d.

100%

1.Classwork

10%

2. Individual essay#

40%

3. Group project

40%

4. Group presentation

10%

Total

e.

100 %

*Weighting of assessment methods/tasks in continuous assessment may be different, subject to

each subject lecturer.
#

Different essays may address different outcomes.

To pass this subject, students are required to obtain Grade D or above in the
Continuous Assessment components.
Explanation of the appropriateness of the assessment methods in assessing the
intended learning outcomes:
Class work and the group project will require students to apply information systems in
management (Outcome 1) to handle operational problems which arise in actual
organizations, which involves 4 of the outcomes. The individual essay will also assess
those four outcomes. The presentation will assess their ability to communicate
effectively.

Student Study
Effort Expected

Class contact:

Lectures and in-class work

24 Hrs.

Other student study effort:

Self-study
Total student study effort

48 Hrs.
72 Hrs.

Reading List and

References

Recommended Textbooks
Laudon, K.C. and Laudon J.P. Management Information Systems: Managing the
digital firm, Pearson Addison/Wesley, 2011.
Turban E., Leidner, D., McLean, E., and Wetherbe, J. Information Technology for
Management: Transformation Organizations in the Digital Economy, 6th edition,
Hoboken NJ, USA, John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
John Battelle, The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business
and Transformed Our Culture, Portfolio Hardcover (September 8, 2005), ISBN:
1591840880.
Journals
MIS Quarterly
MIS Quarterly Review
MIS Quarterly Executive
Information Systems Research
Journal of Management Information Systems
Communications of the ACM
Communications of Association of Information Systems
Journal of Association of Information Systems