Schedules

Week
Lab (Monday or Tuesday)
Wednesday Lecture
Friday Lecture
1

Sept 7/8
No Lab


Sept 9: Chapter 1
- Syllabus
- MIS and You
- Five-component Framework

Sept 11: Chapter 1 continued...
- System Concepts - Input, Output, Feedback, etc.
- Analyzing iTunes and Google Docs
as Information Systems
2
Sept 14 / 15
Remember to Finish Your Pre-lab Assignment
Intro Lab

- Accounts & Lab Setup
- Blackboard & Google Apps
Sept 16: Special Topic
Taxonomy of Information Systems
MIS, TPS, DSS, ECS, PCS, EIS
Historical Perspective, Why it's outdated

Sept 18: Chapter 1
- Data --> Information
- Characteristics of Information
3
Sept 21/22
GIS Lab
– WTC Case
– Attributes of Information
Sept 23: Chapter 2 - IS for Collaboration Sept 25: Chapter 2 - CMCC
4
Sept 28/29
CMC Lab
– GE Centricity Case
– Computer Mediated Communication
Sept 30: Chapter 3 - IS for Competitive Advantage
[ppt] [pptx]
Kroenke pp. 60-77

Oct 2: Chapter 3 continued...

5
Oct 5/6
Excel Lab
– Lookup Tables
– Megan Davis Convention Center
Oct 7: Review and Recap Oct 9: EXAM 1
6
Oct 12/13
No Lab


Oct 14: Exam post mortem.
Databases vs. Spreadsheets

Oct 16: President's Holiday
7
Oct 19/20
Databases vs. Spreadsheets
– The Vet Clinic
– User Interface Design

Oct 21: Chapter 5 - Database Processing [ppt] [pptx]
Kroenke pp. 145-170

Oct 23: Chapter 5 continued...
8
Oct 26/27:
Introduction to Databases
– Wagemart Warm-up
– Queries & Relationships
Oct 28: Chapter 5 continued...
More Database Concept
Oct 30: Chapter 5 continued...
More Database Concept
Project Introduction
9
Nov 2/3:
Wagemart Lab
– Decision Support Systems
– Advanced Queries
Nov 4: Nov 6:
10
Nov 9/10:
Fund Trading Lab
– Decision Support
– Advanced Queries
Nov 11: Nov 13: EXAM 2
11
Nov 16/17:
Pivot Chart Lab
– Outcome prediction
– Decision automation
Nov 18: Presentation 1 Nov 20: Presentation 2
12
Nov 23/24:
No Lab


Nov 25: Thanksgiving Break Nov 27: Thanksgiving Break
13
Nov 31/Dec 1:
Market Basket Lab
– Data Mining
– Pauline’s Vegetable Stand
Dec 2: Presentation 3 Dec 5: Presentation 4
14
Dec 7/8:
SCM & RFID Lab
– XML Verification
– Cisco Case
Dec 9: Presentation 5 Dec 11: Presentation 6
15
Dec 14/15
No Lab


Final Exams begin Dec 16
Dec ??: FINAL EXAM
16