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Session ID for clicker APPs: MIS3300

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Previously…
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Welcome
Syllabus overview
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Resources
Grading criteria
Blackboard
Civility

Lecture Structure
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Attendance through clickers
Previously on MIS 3300
Housekeeping
Points of interest in business/technology
Overview of learning goals
Lecture topics: MIS, Office Suite, Civility
Clicker questions throughout
Brief review
Closing attendance through clickers

Housekeeping…
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Blackboard
Bookstore stock
Syllabus quiz due by midnight of January 30
Clickers needed by next Tuesday
SAM code & textbooks needed by week 3
Next week’s guest speaker: Dr. Parks

POI
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Windows 10
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Net Neutrality
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The Battle Over Open-Internet Rules Shifts To Congress http://goo.gl/RyrTUh Project Loon
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HoloLens, Shared Gaming, Cortana, Windows 10 Phone http://goo.gl/jb6Rt8 Google's Stake In SpaceX Puts It Closer To Goal Of
Internet Access For All http://goo.gl/rplLQz Data Security
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Is Your Online Password On The Worst-Password List? http://goo.gl/6FBSpb Learning Outcomes
 LO1 Explain the differences between types of literacies.
 LO2 Define management information systems.
 LO3 Describe the four major components information

systems (ISs).
 LO4 Define the differences between data vs information.
 LO5 Recognize applications of IS in business.
 LO6 Discuss how ITs are used for competitive advantage.
 LO7 Explain Porter’s Five Forces Model and strategies for

gaining a competitive advantage.

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Context – The World We Live In
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Information age/society
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IS, IT, ICTs

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Knowledge age/economy

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Literacies
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Traditional -> Digital
Computer vs. Information
Cultural, Behavioral

Capital

Information Revolutions

The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood (2012) by James Gleick.
Image source: wikipedia.org

http://around.com/

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Data, Information, and Knowledge
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Data:

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Information:

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Critical Thinking:

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The Value of Information… is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve their organization’s goals.
Characteristics of Valuable Information:
 Accessible
 Accurate
 Complete
 Economical
 Flexible
 Relevant
 Reliable
 Secure
 Simple
 Timely
 Verifiable

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Information Systems (IS) are interrelated elements that:
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Collect, Manipulate, Store, Disseminate data and information, Provide feedback to meet an objective The four major components of an IS are:

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What Are Information Systems?

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http://youtu.be/Qujsd4vkqFI

IS in Context of Organizations
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Organization

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Organizational culture

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Organizational change

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Management Information System (MIS):
 Organized collection of:
 people,
 procedures,
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