CIS 123 - Management Information Systems

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• Project #4: Access (due 3/31/18)
• Quiz #5 (on D2L): Chapters 9, 10 (due 4/7/18)
• Written assignment #5: Chapters 9, 10 (due 4/7/18)
• Project #5: Access (due 4/14/18)
• Quiz #6 (on D2L): Chapters 11, 12 (due 4/21/18)
• Written assignment #6: Chapters 11, 12 (due 4/21/18)
• Quiz #7 (on D2L): Chapters 13, 14 (due 5/5/18)
• Written assignment #7: Chapters 13, 14 (due 5/5/18)
• Project #6: Word (due 5/5/18)
• Final Project: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint (due 5/12/18)
• Discussion assignment #4 (on D2L): Chapter 14 (starts 4/28, main post due by 5/5, replies by 5/12/18)
• Final exam section 5001: (5/15/18 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM, or in LSC by request 5/7/18 - 5/15/18)
• Final exam section 5002: (5/10/18 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM, or in LSC by request 5/7/18 - 5/15/18)

• Quiz #1 (on D2L): Chapters 1, 2 (due 2/3/18)
• Written assignment #1: Chapters 1, 2 (due 2/3/18)
• Discussion assignment #1 (on D2L): Chapter 2 (starts 1/27, main post due by 2/3, replies by 2/10/18)
• Project #1: Excel (due 2/10/18)
• Quiz #2 (on D2L): Chapters 3, 4 (due 2/17/18)
• Written assignment #2: Chapters 3, 4 (due 2/17/18)
• Project #2: PowerPoint (due 2/17/18)
• Project #3: Excel (due 2/24/18)
• Quiz #3 (on D2L): Chapters 5, 6 (due 3/3/18)
• Written assignment #3: Chapters 5, 6 (due 3/3/18)
• Discussion assignment #2 (on D2L): Chapter 5 (starts 2/17, main post due by 2/24, replies by 3/3/18)
• Midterm exam section 5001: in class 3/20/18, or in LSC by request 3/19/18 - 3/23/18
• Midterm exam section 5002: in class 3/22/18, or in LSC by request 3/19/18 - 3/23/18
• Quiz #4 (on D2L): Chapters 7, 8 (due 3/24/18)
• Written assignment #4: Chapters 7, 8 (due 3/24/18)
• Discussion assignment #3 (on D2L): Chapter 7 (starts 3/10, main post due by 3/17, replies by 3/24)

1. Orientation (Week of 1/15)
2. Business Information Systems (BIS) Overview (Week of 1/22)
   1. In-class Microsoft Excel demonstration
   2. BIS Overview
3. Strategic Uses of Information Systems (Week of 1/29)
4. Business Functions and Supply Chains (Week of 2/5)
   1. In-class Microsoft PowerPoint demonstration
   2. Business Functions and Supply Chains
5. Hardware (Week of 2/12)
1. In-class Microsoft Excel advanced features demonstration
2. Hardware
6. Software (Week of 2/19)
7. Networks and Telecommunication (Week of 2/26)
8. Databases (Week of 3/5)
   1. In-class Microsoft Access demonstration
   2. Databases
9. Web Enabled Commerce (Week of 3/19)
   1. Midterm exam: available via prior request in the LSC 3/19/18 - 3/23/18 or in class during the regularly scheduled class time on 3/20/18 or 3/22/18. Requests for the LSC exams must be made at least 48 hours in advance. Check the LSC website for their exam testing times.
   2. Web Enabled Commerce
10. Global Information Systems (Week of 3/26)
1. In-class Microsoft Access advanced features demonstration
2. Global Information Systems
11. Decision Support and Expert Systems (Week of 4/2)
    1. Note: This week the class lecture will go into much more detail about artificial intelligence than the text.
    2. Decision Support and Expert Systems
    3. Genetic algorithm example
    4. Expert system demonstration
12. Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management (Week of 4/9)
    1. In-class Microsoft Word demonstration
    2. Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management
13. Systems Planning and Development (Week of 4/16)
14. Choices in Systems Acquisition (Week of 4/23)
1. In-class Microsoft Application integration (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) demonstration
2. Choices in Systems Acquisition
15. Risks, Security, and Disaster Recovery (Week of 4/30)
16. In-class Q & A; help with final assignment on 5/8/18 (Week of 5/7)
17. Final exam: available via prior request in the LSC 5/7/18 - 5/15/18 or in class during the regularly scheduled final exam time. Final exam for section 5001 is 5/15/18 from 10:00 AM to 11:50 AM. Final exam for section 5002 is 5/10/18 from 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM. Requests for the LSC exams must be made at least 48 hours in advance. Check the LSC website for their exam testing times.

Note: Quizzes 1 through 7 cover topics on the midterm exam. Quizzes 8 through 14 cover topics on the final exam.

1. BIS Overview
2. Strategic Uses of IS
3. Business Functions and Supply Chains
4. Hardware
5. Software
6. Networks and Telecommunication
7. Databases
8. Web Enabled Commerce
9. Global Information Systems
10. Decision Support and Expert Systems
11. Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management
12. Systems Planning and Development
13. Choices in Systems Acquisition
14. Risks, Security, and Disaster Recovery