Digital Systems

Department of Management Information Systems, Temple University

Digital Systems

MIS 2101.712 ■ Summer 2022 ■ Steven E. Sclarow, AIA

About

Welcome to MIS2101: Digital Systems. Please note that we do not have a traditional syllabus for this course. You will find all of the information typically included in a traditional syllabus (plus all of our course materials, including the schedule) here on our Community Course Site. Our class is unique and it is important to note that Canvas will only be utilized for our graded materials, including: Assignments, Exams and In-Class Activities.  We will NOT use Canvas for any communication or posting of any grades! Instead, we’ll be using this site, which is hosted by Community.MIS.temple.edu. This site is built on WordPress, a world-class, open-source blogging tool. A key component of our semester is gaining insight & experience with technologies like WordPress.

We will explore the systems that organizations use to create their digital products, including the platforms these systems are built upon and the API ecosystem by which systems extend their reach and capability. We will discuss cybersecurity, including the risks and responses that surround our digital products. Finally, in this Age of Software, students will be introduced to the creation of software by learning the basics of programming in JavaScript.

This site is a guide to all of the required course materials including the syllabus, links to the assigned readings, links to assigned videos, in-class activities, assignments, and access to your grades (via Gradebook) for the course. Listen carefully to your instructor for any updates & announcements made in class and/or on this site. It is important that you check this site regularly!

Learning Outcomes

  • Learn to apply a core body of MIS-specific knowledge to business situations and problems
  • Develop critical thinking skills through the analysis of business processes and the MIS systems that support them
  • Develop quantitative reasoning skills by assessing the impact investments in MIS systems have on a business
  • Develop visual communications skills while learning to model business processes, the information required to perform these processes, and the systems that support these processes

Course Location and Time

  • Course name: MIS 2101
  • Section number: 712
  • Credit hours: 3
  • Day and time: Tuesday | 7:00 -8:55 PM
  • Location: Virtual