| Date |
Topic & Slides |
Links to Current Events |
| Jan 18 |
Course & Project Introduction |
H&R Block, customer satisfaction, Core Concept, |
| Jan 20 |
Current Events |
Fine-Tuned pricing, |
| Jan 23 & 25 |
Chapter 1 IS in the 2010s (we'll save section 1.4 for later) |
The Coming Tech-led Boom, IBM Atom-Level Memory, Solid State Drives, LAPD Technology Car, Intel's Next Generation Chips, |
| Jan 27 |
Chapter 1 Minicase Discussion |
Sports For All and Quantas e-mailed to you |
| Jan 30 & Feb 1 |
Chapter 2: Information Technologies: Infrastructure and Support |
Cloud Computing, Bank TPS for Swapping Currency, Business Transactions in Real Time, Sabre Systems TPS, Matching Software and Architecture to the Business Process |
| Feb 3 |
Chapter Chapter 2 Minicases |
JP Morgan e-mailed to you |
| Feb 6 & 8 |
Chapter 12 - Strategic Planning + Ch 1.4 |
Three Mid-Size Companies use BI, Google getting under everyone's skin, Strategic Leadership, Covisint
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| Feb 10 |
Chapter 12 Minicase Discussion |
Dutch Flower Auction & 7-11 will email to you |
| Feb 13, 15, & 17 |
Chapter 6 - Electronic Commerce |
The Cost of Spam, RSA Security, Verisign Certificates, Security 2, Online Payments, mCommerce 1 & 2, ID theft case, Consumers still fall for phish, Cyberthieves go Phishing , |
| Feb 20 |
Exam 1 Review in class |
Exam Review Sheet, Study Hints, Creating the Big Picture, |
| Wed Feb 22 |
Exam 1 in Class |
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| Feb 24 & 29 |
Chapter 5 - IT Security |
Fighter-Jet, Marine One, Maid Service at the Merc,, Acxiom Data Security, The Mind of a Hacker, Attacks Averted, Security, PDA Security,Data Backup, UK hacker faces extradition, Chapter 5 Review Questions |
| Feb 27 |
Exams Returned |
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| Mar 2 |
Minicase Discussion |
Anatomy of a Break-in (will e-mail this to you) |
| Mar 5 & 7 |
Chapter 10 - Enterprise Information Systems (we'll treat Knowledge Mgmt as its own topic) |
Wal-Mart gets tough on RFID,
A New Case of Pampers is on the Way, Wal-Mart Brings RFID Proof, California's IT Crisis, Road Work in China, US Customs and Shipping Manifests, Snapple On-line Ordering, Supply Chain Software ROI, Revolutionizing Supply Chains, RFID Gains Acceptance, Nestle, Efficiency & Logistics, Chapter 10 Review Questions |
| Mar 9 |
Chapter 10 Minicase Discussion |
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| Mar 12-16 |
Spring Break |
Relax! |
| Mar 19 & 21 |
Chapter 10.6 - Knowledge Management |
Knowledge Managment and Collaboration, Texaco Uses Knowledge Management, US Army Knowledge Management, Digging your own grave?, Kodak's KM efforts, Chapter 10 Review Questions |
| Mar 23 |
Chapter 10 Minicase Discussion: DaimlerChrysler EBOKs & Chevron |
Daimlyer Chrysler & Chevron cases will be mailed to you. We'll discuss both of them... |
| Mar 26 & 28 |
Chapter 3: Data Management, Warehousing & Analysis |
Home Depot and Lowes, Applebee's Data Mining, The Data Warehouse Advantage I, and II, Web Data Piles Up, Data Mining, Personalized Marketing, Chapter 3 Review Questions |
| Mar 30 |
Minicase Discussion |
Sears & Dell (emailed) cases |
| Apr 2, 4, & 6 |
Chapter 11: Business Intelligence & Decision Support |
Data Demands Respect, Home Depot DSS , Petroleum Companies using Decision Support, supercomputers predict storm path, Software helps ID visible symptoms, Good-Cop Bad-Cop, Chapter 12 Review Questions |
| Apr 9 |
Exam Review - come prepared with questions to ask!! |
Extending the Big Picture, Big Picture II |
| Wed Apr 11 |
Exam #2 in Class |
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Apr 13
This chapter is online. |
Chapter 14: Ecology, Ethics, and Social Responsibility |
Links: The Privacy Problem, Resistance to IT in Healthcare, Google in China, ATT & NSA, Microwaving Credit Cards, Blackberry Thumbs, Text Messaging, Excons face digital divide, Medical Advances, Texas Schools use RFID to track students, Cities find Wi-Fi Future, wireless security problems , Remote technology spares soldiers, Company Background Checks, |
Apr 16
|
Exam 2 Returned |
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Apr 18 & 20
|
Continue Ch 14 on Social Issues |
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Apr 23, 25, 27
|
Project Presentations |
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| Monday Apr 30 |
Last Day of Class |
Discuss "IT Doesn't Matter" Article and Semester Wrap-up
|
Due Date |
Event |
Description |
| Fri, Feb 3 |
Milestone #1 |
Group Formation, Potential Project List |
| Fri, Feb 10 |
Milestone #2 |
Group Contract
|
| Wed, Feb 22 |
Mid-Term Exam #1 in class: |
Exam Review Sheet, Exam Study Hints, The Big Picture |
| Fri, Feb 24 |
Milestone #3 |
Project Introduction |
| Fri, Mar 9 |
Milestone #4 |
2 Articles relevant to orgainzation, IS, or business process |
| Fri, Mar 9 |
Milestone #5 |
Midterm Peer Evaluation |
| Week of Mar 19-23 |
Milestone #6 |
Project Topic Meeting w/ Prof Santanen |
| Wed, Apr 11 |
Mid-Term Exam #2 in class |
Exam Study Hints, |
| Fri, Apr 13 |
Milestone #7 |
Full Draft of Paper |
| Apr 23 - 27 |
Milestone #8 |
Oral Presentations (Mandatory Attendance) |
| Mon, Apr 30 |
Milestone #9 |
Final Paper Due IN CLASS! (Hard and Soft copy) |
| Mon, Apr 30 |
Milestone #10 |
Final Peer Evaluations |
Project Information Links:
Project Introduction
Locating a Company
Current and Past Project Organizations (updated Jan 2012)
Planning and Conducting Interviews
Paper Components and Structure
Project Milestones and Grading
Group Contract
Midterm and Final Peer Evaluation Forms
Student's Guide to Writing Reports
Project & Presentation Scoresheet
Presentation Guidelines
Sample of an Excellent Past Project
Edgar Database of SEC filings for Public Companies (type in the name of your company, hit 'find company', click on one of the CIK codes, and look for either their 10-K or 8-K reports. Lots of good background information here)
IS Literature & News Sites (great
for use on projects, hint, hint...)
Since the field of IS changes so rapidly, and often so
unpredictably, any IS professional needs to "keep up" with what's
going on. Here are some periodicals that I've found useful through the years.
These links also make great places to search for articles for your group
projects!
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