Course Syllabus
Introduction to Management Information Systems (MISY261 Online)
Summer 2025
Course Description
A foundational course covering how management information systems are used in modern businesses to support employees. Emphasis will be placed on providing students with the knowledge and skills to contributions to the success of their organizations. proficiently use business tools, such as databases and data visualization software, to make meaningful contributions to the success of their organizations.
Assignment Information
Assignment Name Description
MylTLab Access Assignments
The MylTLab Access homework assignments cover Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5 in the Exploring Microsoft Access eBook on MylTLab. All assignments must be done individually, not collaboratively with any other student. MylTLab notifies your instructor if work was copied or submitted using another student's file.
Students can resubmit the MyITLab assignments as many times as they would like before the deadline to improve their scores. Only the highest score will be recorded.
Database Exam
The Database Exam (taken during Week 4 of the course) covers all of the database lectures and assignments from Weeks/Modules 1, 2, and 3 in multiple-choice format. The exam will NOT cover the MIS lectures and assignments. Students must take the exam at either the UD Testing Center or through ProctorU, and your exam location will be determined by the UD Online staff. Students will only have one attempt to complete the exam. The testing window is from Wednesday, July 2nd to Thursday July 3rd.
An email will be sent to you with exam scheduling information and assigned exam destination (Newark Testing Center for students living in Delaware or ProctorU for students living out-of-state). If you do not see an email or are assigned to the wrong testing location, please contact UD Online at [email protected]
MIS Concept Quizzes
The quizzes on the MIS material in each module will test you on concepts from the lectures, slides, and readings through multiple-choice, true/false, and matching questions. Each quiz contains 15 questions and you have 15 minutes to complete the quiz. You may use your notes or the readings for these quizzes, but be aware of the time limit.
You will have two attempts for each quiz, and the highest score will be recorded.
MIS Case Discussions
It's important for you to interact with your peers to discuss and reinforce the course material. My goal is to make the discussions fun and interactive, so feel free to inject your own personality into your responses. You will start each discussion with an initial post answering the prompt given by the given deadline and a response to one peer by the second deadline.
If someone already has a response to their post, choose another peer that does not have a response yet.
Data Analysis Case Study
Using the information in the Data Cleaning and Analysis module, you will complete a case study that will have you complete a few data cleaning tasks in MS Excel and pull the data into Tableau for creating a series of data visualizations. This assignment is designed to simulate a professional data analysis project where you will take on the role of a data analyst.
Make sure to review the assignment rubric BEFORE starting the case study assignment.