DSME2051C

THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics

DSME2051 Business Information Systems
商業資訊系統
Section C (First Term, 2020-21)
Wednesday 2:30pm -5:15pm
INSTRUCTOR
NAME: Prof. Jenny Qianran Jin

Office: CYT 940
Phone: 3943 9296
E-mail: jennyjin@cuhk.edu.hk
Office hour: by appointment
TEACHING ASSISTANT
NAME: Mickey Chong

Office: CYT 945
Phone: 3943 1642
E-mail: mickey@baf.cuhk.edu.hk
Office hour: 10am to 6pm (by email)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course aims to survey information system technology with an emphasis on the
development of computer-based information systems. Major topics include: introduction to
information systems, the impact of information systems on business and organization,
decision-making tools, decision support tools, data management, e-commerce, and hands-on
training on spreadsheet, database, and web software.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing this course, students are able to:

(1) Understand the basic concepts of information systems and e-commerce.
(2) Understand the value of information systems in business and organization.
(3) Know how to manage data from both external (e.g., business partners) and internal (e.g.,
functional units) sources.
(4) Derive logical design of business applications by using the modeling tools such as ER
diagram, Business Process Flowchart, Decision Tree, and Decision Table.
(5) Apply practical IT skills acquired from their hands-on projects or cases.
(6) Improve their presentation skill and communication skill.
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COURSE SYLLABUS
This course introduces the conceptual foundations of information systems (IS). The technical aspect
of IS and their relevance to business functions will also be covered. We will also examine how IS
can be applied to support business operations in organizations. Important topics covered include:
(1) The fundamentals of information systems

(2) Business process management
(3) Decision-making tools including decision table and decision tree
(4) Database management
(5) Business intelligence
(6) E-commerce
(7) Hands-on training on spreadsheet, database, and web software
COURSE COMPONENTS (LEARNING ACTIVITIES)
There is one class per week. The class is a combination of online lectures and lab sections,
depending on the course schedule. Students will use their own computers for the lab sections this
semester. Students are expected to spend an average of three hours per week on the group project,
assignments, and online discussion.
Lecture Lab Projects Assignment Online Discussion

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Hour 1.5 1.5 1.5 1 0.5
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Nature M M M M O
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*M: Mandatory activity in the course; O: Optional activity; NA: Not applicable
ASSESSMENT SCHEME
Task nature Description For assessment of Weight

learning
outcomes
Assignment For each assignment, your group is asked to 3, 4, 5, 6 20%
(group)+ submit a short report (Word or PDF file).
There are two assignments in total each
constitutes 10% of the final score.
Project Each group is asked to analyze a real-world 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 35%
(group)+ business case to reveal managerial insights.
Exam This is to test your understanding of the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 40%
(individual)* topics covered in the course throughout the
semester.
Participation This is to encourage every student to engage 6 5%
(individual) in the class.
+To avoid free riding, each student’s score from group activities will be adjusted based on peer evaluation within the team.
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Late submission will not be accepted. Your final score will be determined based on the above scheme.
RECOMMENDED LEARNING RESOURCES
Textbook
 Stair and Reynolds, Principles of Information Systems, Cengage Technology.
Readings
 Laudon and Laudon, Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm,
Pearson.
 Rainer and Cegielski, Introduction to Information Systems: Supporting and Transforming
Business, Wiley.
 Shapiro and Varian. Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy, Harvard
Business Review Press.
 Sundararajan, The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-based
Capitalism, The MIT Press.
 Parker, Van Alstyne, and Choudary, Platform Revolution, WW Norton.
 Monk, Brady, and Mendelsohn, Problem-solving cases in MS Access and Excel, Cengage.
COURSE SCHEDULE*
Week Date Topic Notes

1 9/9 Course Introduction
2 9/16 Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy
3 9/23 Business Process Management
Exercise: Lucidchart
4 9/30 Data, Information, Knowledge Assignment 1 Due
Exercise: Excel
5 10/7 Exercise: Excel
Data Visualization
6 10/1 Exercise: Visualization in Excel and Tableau
4
7 10/2 Entity-Relationship Diagrams
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8 10/2 Exercise: Database Assignment 2 Due
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9 11/4 Decision Making Tools
10 11/1 E-Commerce
1
11 11/1 Course Review Section
8
12 11/2 Group Project Presentation
5
13 12/2 Exam
*
Subject to change
APPLICATION SOFTWARE
(1) MS Office
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(2) MS Excel
(3) MS Access
(4) Lucidchart1
(5) Tableau2
CLASSROOM CONDUCT
Please do not constantly chat in the class.
GRADE DESCRIPTORS
Grade Overall course

A Outstanding performance on all learning outcomes.
A- Generally outstanding performance on all (or almost all) learning outcomes.
B Substantial performance on all learning outcomes, OR high performance on some
learning outcomes which compensates for less satisfactory performance on others,
resulting in overall substantial performance.
C Satisfactory performance on the majority of learning outcomes, possibly with a few
weaknesses.
D Barely satisfactory performance on a number of learning outcomes
F Unsatisfactory performance on a number of learning outcomes, OR failure to meet
specified assessment requirements.
FEEDBACK FOR EVALUATION
Course and Teaching Evaulation will be conducted by end of the term.
POLICY ON SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
The Chinese University of Hong Kong places very high importance on honesty in academic work
submitted by students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance on cheating and plagiarism. Any
related offence will lead to disciplinary action including termination of studies at the University.
Attention is drawn to University policy and regulations on honesty in academic work, and to the
disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to breaches of such policy and regulations. Details
may be found at http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/.
With each assignment, students will be required to submit a signed declaration that they are aware
of these policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures. In the case of group projects, all students
of the same group should be asked to sign the declaration, each of whom is responsible should there
be any plagiarized contents in the group project, irrespective of whether he/she has signed the
declaration and whether he/she has contributed directly or indirectly to the plagiarized contents.
For assignments in the form of a computer-generated document that is principally text-based and
submitted via VeriGuide, the statement, in the form of a receipt, will be issued by the system upon
students' uploading of the soft copy of the assignment. Assignments without the properly signed
declaration will not be graded by teachers. Only the final version of the assignment should be
submitted via VeriGuide.
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Lucidchart for Education: https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/usecase/education
2
Tableau for Education: https://www.tableau.com/academic/students
4
The submission of a piece of work, or a part of a piece of work, for more than one purpose (e.g. to
satisfy the requirements in two different courses) without declaration to this effect shall be regarded
as having committed undeclared multiple submission. It is common and acceptable to reuse a turn
of phrase or a sentence or two from one’s own work; but wholesale reuse is problematic. In any
case, agreement from the course teacher(s) concerned should be obtained prior to the submission of
the piece of work.

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THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics

Wednesday 2:30pm -5:15pm

NAME: Prof. Jenny Qianran Jin

NAME: Mickey Chong

After completing this course, students are able to:

(1) The fundamentals of information systems

COURSE COMPONENTS (LEARNING ACTIVITIES)

Lecture Lab Projects Assignment Online Discussion

Task nature Description For assessment of Weight

RECOMMENDED LEARNING RESOURCES

Week Date Topic Notes

Please do not constantly chat in the class.

Grade Overall course

FEEDBACK FOR EVALUATION

Course and Teaching Evaulation will be conducted by end of the term.

POLICY ON SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY

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