CONDUCT OF COURSE

The course will be conducted as a seminar. Each student is expected to
participate in every class. The grade will be determined on the basis of the
guality of the student's participation.

One student will be assigned primary responsibility for each reading
assignment.. (Primary reading assignments will be made at least one weck
before the class in which they are due aad will be recorded on the "Class
Presentation Schedule".) That student will: 1) prepare and present a 19
minute discussion of the material, 2) lead the subseguent class discussion,
3) prepare a short (less than 1/2 page double spaced) abstract of the assign-
ment, and 4) prepare a one to three page summary of the material including
its relation to other relevant material.  (Items 3 and 4 are to be neatly
prepared and a copy is to be distributed to each member of the class.) Each
student will read all assignments before the class on which it is due, There
wi!) be no guizzes or examinations.

Pages 12 through 15 illustrate the plan for this course. 'fhis schedule .
is intentionally incomplete.. Depending on the interests and knowledge levels
in the class, modifications to this schedule will be made. Additional read-
ings and exercises may be included and the seguence of topics may be altered.
Finally, the time, date and location for some class meetings may be changed to
accomodate visitors. It is therefore important that you bring this syllabus
to each class meeting to record any additions or changes,

Page 8 presents a model of the research process in the context of the
Management Information Systems Field. This model is a useful framework on
which to "hang" the materials covered in this course. These materials will
deal with 1) the research process and its elements, 2) the MIS Field System
and 3) the environment. ?Particular attention will be focused on defining the
boundary between the MIS Field System and its environment. "This model will be
discussed during the first class meeting.