Schedules

Week
Lab (Monday or Tuesday)
Wednesday Lecture
Thursday Lecture
1
 No Lab Jan 23:
Chapter 1: 1-23
Overview of Syllabus
Types of Information Systems
Operations vs. Management 		Jan 25:
Chapter 1: 23-34
System Concepts (I/O/P/F)
Components of an IS
People, Data, Software, Hardware, Network
2
 Lab 0:
Intro Lab 		Jan 30:
Chapter 7: 123-137
Five Business Areas
Functional Business Systems
Marketing, Accounting, HR, etc. 		Feb 1: TEAM/TOPIC SELECTION DUE
Chapter 1 & 7 continued…
Functional Business Systems continued..
Preparation for Lab 1
Data vs. Information
3
 Lab 1:
GIS Lab
– WTC Case
– Attributes of Information 		Feb 6:
Chapter 7: 110-122
Cross-functional Systems
Transaction Processing Systems
iTunes Case
digitalenterprise.org/cases/itunes.html 		Feb 8:
Chapter 7 continued
Cross-functional Systems
Enterprise Collaboration
Cases: Outlook & Skype
eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1897581,00.asp
4
 Lab 2:
HIPPA Lab
– GE Centricity Case
– Computer Mediated Communication		 Feb 13:
Chapter 10: 181-191
Decision Support vs. MIS
Decision Structure
Static vs. Interactive Reporting 		Feb 15:
No Lecture
5
 Lab 3:
Excel Lab
– Lookup Tables
– Megan Davis Convention Center		 Feb 20: TOPIC SUMMARY DUE
Chapter 2: 43-53
Five Competitive Forces
Competitive Strategies
Detailed Examples 		Feb 22:
Chapter 2 continued
Examples continued, The Value Chain,
Dell Case: inventorymanagementreview.org/ 2005/09/dell_computers_.htm
6
 Lab 4:
Databases vs. Spreadsheets
– The Vet Clinic
– User Interface Design 		Feb 27:
Chapter 2: 53-63 Lab Review
Business Process Re-engineering
versus Business Improvement
GE Case: p. 55 		Feb 29:
EXAM 1
7
 Lab 5:
Introduction to Databases
– Wagemart Warm-up
– Queries & Relationships 		Mar 5:
Chapter 5: 72- 96
Database Fundamentals
Comparison to File Processing
Experian Case: p 81
Advantages of Standardization 		Mar 7:
Chapter 5 continued
DB continued...
Amazon & eBay case: p 73-74
Building Applications on top of Databases
8
 Lab 6:
DB and Decision Support Systems
– Wagemart Scheduling
– Advanced Queries 		Mar 12:
Chapter 5 continued
Database Management Systems
Presentation 1: DBMS - Bubregovic, Nedziba;
Wood, Stephanie 		Mar 14:
Chapter 8: 146-155
Customer Relationship Mgmt.
Presentation 2: CRM Systems - Glindmyer, Kenneth;
Burch, Nicole
9
 No Lab Mar 19:
No Lecture 		Mar 21:
No Lecture
10
 No Lab Mar 26:
Chapter 8: 156-164
Enterprise Resource Planning
Presentation 3: ERP Systems - Sibilia, Kristen; Nolan, Tara; Rigney, Shalagh 		Mar 28: PAPER DRAFT
Chapter 8: 165-176
Supply Chain Mgmt.
Presentation 4: SCM Systems - Palmiotto, Lindsey; Nicastro, Deanna
11
 Lab 7:
Supply Chain Mgmt. & RFID
– XML Verification
– Cisco Case 		Apr 2:
Chapter 10: 182-201
Decision Support & OLAP
Presentation 5: DSS - VanHorn,
Elizabeth; Muller, Julianne; Stocks, Michael 		Apr 4: Chapter 10 continued
Decision Support & OLAP
Presentation 6: GIS - Landini, Stacey;
Smith, Willie; Thomas, Jill
12
 Lab 8:
Fund Trading Lab
– Decision Support
– Advanced Queries 		Apr 9:
Chapter 10: 201-206
Executive Info Systems & Portals
Presentation 7: EIS - Bertolotti, Larissa; McArdle, Ciara 		Apr 11:
Chapter 10: 212-218
Expert Systems
Presentation 8: Expert Systems - LaJoie, Christopher; Panton, Christopher; DeVaney, Kurt
13
 Lab 9:
Pivot Chart Lab
– Will Eric Play?
– Expert Systems & OLAP		 Apr 16:
Exam 2 Review		 Apr 18:
EXAM 2
14
 Lab 10:
Market Basket Analysis
– Data Mining
– Pauline’s Vegetable Stand 		Apr 23:
Chapter 10: 207-212, 218-225
Artificial Intelligence
Presentation 10: AI - Kostyk, Nina;
Yando, Rachelle; Taokarowski, Dave 		Apr 25:
Special Topic:
E-commerce Introduction
Presentation 11: E-commerce - Montgomery, Scott; Zarins, Christopher; Reilly, Kevin
15
 No Lab Apr 30:
Chapter 10: 199-200, Chapter 5: 93
Data Mining
Presentation 9: Data Mining - Jackson, Jessica;
Klein, Kimberli; Wood, Kevin 		May 2:
Special Topic:
Society & IT
Presentation 12: Social Impact - Viviano, Christopher; Kitt, Kevin; Kalata, John
16
 May 5: FINAL PAPER DUE
 Final Exams begin May 7 May 9: FINAL EXAM
8:30 am ARC
(Rows O and Q)