INFO20000D | Business Information Systems | Weekly Schedule and Deliverables

Winter 2016
Week

Pre-Class
Reading
Exercises

In Class
Topics, Activities and Objectives

Post-Class
Exercises

Deliverables
Description
Weight

Week #1
Jan 11th

Course outline

Purchase
textbook

Introduction to INFO20000D
Review course outline and course schedule
Review assignments
Review online APA Library Tutorial
Review case study methodology
Week 1 lecture
- Information Systems Concepts

None

None

Week #2
Jan 18th

Chapter 1

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

Information Systems in Organizations

Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Chapter 1 lecture
- Business Information Systems
- Organizations and Information Systems
- Competitive Advantage
- Financial Evaluation of Information Systems

Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate

Pre-class and In-class

Assignments

1.5%*

Week #3
Jan 25th

Chapter 2

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

Hardware and Software

Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Chapter 2 lecture
- Hardware
Processing and Memory
Secondary Storage and Input/Output
Computer System Types
Data Centers
- Software
Systems Software
Utility Software
Application Software
Software Issues and Trends

Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate

Pre-class and In-class

Assignments

1.5%*

Week #4
Feb 1st

Chapter 4

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

Telecommunications and Networks

Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Chapter 4 lecture
- Telecommunications Overview
- Networks and Distributed Processing
- Internet and World Wide Web
- Internet and Web Applications
- Intranets and Extranets

Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate

First post-class reflection

due at the end of the week
(Individual work one
submission per student)

INFO20000D | Business Information Systems | Weekly Schedule and Deliverables

Pre-class and In-class

Assignments

N/A

1%

1.5%*

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INFO20000D | Business Information Systems | Weekly Schedule and Deliverables

Winter 2016
Week

Pre-Class
Reading
Exercises

In Class
Topics, Activities and Objectives

Post-Class
Exercises

Deliverables
Description
Weight

Week #5
Feb 8th

Chapter 3

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

Database Systems
Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Briefly discuss mid-term exam content and
structure
Chapter 3 lecture
- Data Management
- Data Modeling and Databases
- Database Management Systems
- Database Applications, Data Mining, Business
Intelligence and Big Data

Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate
Study and
prepare for the
mid-term exam

Pre-class and In-class

Assignments

Week #6
Feb 15th

Chapters 1-4
All additional
class content
and materials

Study and
prepare for the
mid-term exam

Mid-Term Exam
1 hour and 50 minutes

None

Mid-Term Exam during class

time

Week #7
Feb 22nd

Chapter 6/7

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Management

and Specialized Information Systems
Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Briefly review mid-term exam results
Chapter 6/7 lecture
- Decision Making and Problem Solving
- Management Information Systems (MIS)
Overview
- Functional MIS
- Decision Support Systems (DSS) Overview
- DSS Components
- Group DSS
- Knowledge Management Systems
- Artificial Intelligence
- Expert Systems
- Multimedia and Virtual Reality
- Other specialized systems

Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate

Pre-class and In-class

Assignments

1.5%*

20%

1.5%*

Reading Week (February 29th)

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Winter 2016
Week
Week #8
Mar 7th

Week #9
Mar 14th

Pre-Class
Reading
Exercises
Chapter 5 (pp.
235-255)

Chapter 5 (pp.
255-270)
Supplemental
Readings
posted on Slate

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

In Class
Topics, Activities and Objectives

Post-Class
Exercises

Deliverables
Description
Weight

Electronic and Mobile Commerce

Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Chapter 5 lecture
- Introduction to E-Commerce
- Mobile Commerce
- E-Commerce and Mobile Commerce Applications
and Technology Infrastructure

Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate

Case Study Assignment 1 is

due at the end of the week
(Individual work one
submission per student)

Enterprise Systems
Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Chapter 5 and Supplemental Readings Lecture
- Transaction Processing Systems and Activities
- Enterprise architecture
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Systems
- Supply Chain Management (SCM) Systems

Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate

Second post-class reflection

due at the end of the week
(Individual work one
submission per student)
Pre-class and In-class
Assignments

1.5%*

1.5%*

Pre-class and In-class

Assignments

Week #10
Mar 21st

Chapter 8 (pp.
389 - 416
Supplemental
Readings
posted on Slate

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

Information Systems Sourcing, Selection and

Development
Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Chapter 8 and Supplemental Readings Lecture
- System selection process
- Sourcing alternatives
- System analysis and design
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate

Pre-class and In-class

Assignments

Week #11
Mar 28th

Chapter 8 (pp.
416 419)
Supplemental
Readings
posted on Slate

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

Information Systems Implementation

Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Chapter 8 and Supplemental Readings Lecture
- Information Systems Projects
- Project management
- Change management

Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate

Case Study Assignment 2 is

due at the end of the week
(Individual work one
submission per student)

INFO20000D | Business Information Systems | Weekly Schedule and Deliverables

Pre-class and In-class

Assignments

10%

1.5%*
1%

10%

1.5%*

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Winter 2016
Week
Week #12
Apr 4th

Pre-Class
Reading
Exercises
Supplemental
Readings
posted on Slate

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

In Class
Topics, Activities and Objectives
Information Systems Operations
Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Supplemental Readings Lecture
- Job roles and structure of the IT function
- Budgeting
- Capacity management
- Governance models
- COBIT, ITIL

Post-Class
Exercises
Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate

Deliverables
Description
Weight
Group Assignment is due at
the end of the week (Group
work- one submission per
group)

10%

Case Study Assignment

Reflection due at the end of
the week (individual workone submission per group)

1%

Pre-class and In-class

Assignments
Week #13
Apr 11th

Text Chapter 9

Complete preclass quiz on

Slate

Information Systems in Business and Society

Take-up/discuss pre-work assignments
Chapter 9 lecture
- Computer Waste
- Computer and Cyber Crime
- Privacy and Security
- Ethics

Reflect on
Information
Systems in
Practice using
template found
on Slate
Study and
prepare for the
final exam

Group Assignment
Reflection due at the end of
the week (individual workone submission per group)

1%

Third post-class reflection

due at the end of the week
(Individual work one
submission per student)

1%

Pre-class and In-class

Assignments
Week #14
Apr 18th

Chapters 1-9,
Supplemental
Readings
All class
content and
materials

Study and
prepare for the
final exam

Final Exam
1 hour and 50 minutes

Relax

1.5%*

Final Exam during class time

1.5%*
30%

* For the pre-class and in-class assignments, the best 10 of the 11 weekly assignments will be used in calculating the grade.

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