MIS 300 (winter 2013)
Management Information Systems: Concepts and Applications


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Instructor
Name: Yong Choi, PhD
Office: BDC 152
Office Phone: 654 - 6691
Email Address: ychoi2@csub.edu
Class
Office Hours:
 - Tuesday (3:00pm - 5:00pm)
 - Thursday (10:30am - 12:30pm)
 - Or by an appointment

Venue: BDC 163

Information Links

Final in-class exam: Thursday, March 21st from 2:00pm to 4:30pm

 - Syllabus
 - Announcement
 - Group Information
 - Peer Evaluation
 - GIS Code

E-Commerce Project:
 - EC Project Guide
 - EC Example 1
 - EC Example 2
 - EC Example 3
Click the followings for:
 - Blackboard Tutorial
 - Assignment Guideline
 - How to submit assignment through Blackboard
 - Final Exam Guideline
Important Due Dates:
 - Quiz & Assignment: Wednesdays
 - Midterm Exam:  Feb 14 (Thursday)
 - Group Project: March 14 (Thursday)

Course Schedule

 

 Week

Class Materials

Assignment
 1
 
Jan 10:
Introduction of Course
Lecture: IS Revolution
 
2 Textbook:
 - Chapter 1 The Information Age in Which You Live: Changing the Face of Business
 - XLM A Computer Hardware and Software
Jan 17/Jan 24/Jan 31/Feb 7:
Database Development:
Lecture:
 -
DB 1 Lecture and DB 2 Lecture

 - DB 3 Lecture and DB 4 Lecture
Microsoft Access Online Tutorial
 - Getting started with Access 2010
 - Design the tables for a new database

 - Create the tables for a new database
 - More Access tutorials
Database Files:
 - Restaurant 1, Restaurant 2, and Restaurant3
 - Composite PK and PK as FK
 - FineFood database and Referential Integrity

 - BillingAddress (import Excel file)  
 
- CSUB Logo, NewRest HTML, and Loan XML
Database Assignment 2 files: Course, Instructor, and Membership

Database Assignment 3 files: Roadrunner database

Database Modling

 - Database Model by a CASE tool

 - Sybase PowerDesigner Demo

Introduction to SQL: SQL DB
Assignment 1 (5 points)
 - Due: Jan 23
Quiz 1
 - Practice (No Count)
3 Textbook:
 - Chapter 2 Major Business Initiatives: Gaining Competitive Advantage with IT
 - XLM B The World Wide Web and the Internet
Assignment 2 (5 points)
 - Due: Jan 30
Quiz 2 (5 points)

 - Due: Jan 30
4 Textbook:
 - Chapter 3 Databases and Data Warehouses: Building Business Intelligence
 - XLM J Implementing a Database with Microsoft Access

Quiz 3 (5 points)

 - Due: Jan 30
5 Access Databse:
 - Create relationships for a new database

 - Create queries for a new database

 - Create forms for a new database

 - Create reports for a new database
Assignment 3 (10 points)
 - Due:
Feb 13
6

Textbook:
 - Chapter 4 Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence: Brainpower for Your Business
 - Chapter 9 Emerging Trends and Technologies: Business, People, and Technology Tomorrow

Feb 14:
Midterm Exam (50 points)
 -
Midterm Guideline

 

Quiz 4 (5 points)
 - Due: Feb 13
7 Textbook:
 - Chapter 5 Electronic Commerce: Strategies for the New Economy
 - XLM E Network Basics
Feb 21:
DSS Development:
401k Lecture, 401k worksheet, and 401k handout
DSS Example: Customer Billing and Sales Agreement
Type of DSS Analysis:
 - What-if Analysis and Goal-seek Analysis

Interactive Excel Tutorial
Additional Excel Practice: Pivot Table (Data: Capital Credit Union)

Assignment 4 (10 points)
 - Due:
Feb 27

Quiz 5 (5 points)
 - Due: Feb 20

8 Textbook:
 - Chapter 6 Systems Development: Phases, Tools, and Techniques
 - Chapter 7 Enterprise Infrastructure, Metrics, and Business Continuity Planning: Building and Sustaining the Dynamic Enterprise
Feb 28:
Introduction to DFD and DFD Example (Lemonade Stand)
Use Case Diagram
/ Reverse DFD

 - UCD example and example_ANS

EC group project: EC website development
 - www.wix.com
 - Google Search: Free Website Builder
 - Google Search: Free Website Templates
 - Due: Thursday, March 14

Quiz 6 (5 points)
 - Due: Feb 27

9 GIS Course Registration
In order to take GIS courses, you must register for each course. Please try the below tutorial for the registration.
 -
Tutorial for ESRI Online Course Registration 
Since you are new to online ESRI self-study courses, I strongly recommend to try the following orientation.
 -
Please click HERE for trying Flash Version of course orientation. Or click below    http://training.esri.com/courses/_shared2003/vc/vccourseorientation/flash_broadband/demo.htm 
Introduction of GIS:
What is GIS?, Why use GIS?, and What Can You Do with GIS?
online    
Textbook:
- Chapter 8 Protecting People and Information: Threats and Safeguards
- XLM H Computer Crime and Digital Forensics

Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 9.2-9.3)

- Module 1: Getting Started with ArcGIS Desktop
March 7:
Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10)
-
Module 2: Creating Map Symbology
- Module 3: Referencing Data to Real Locations
- Module 4: Organizing Geographic Data

- Module 5: Creating and Editing Data
- Module 6: Getting Started with GIS Analysis
Quiz 7 (5 points)
 - Due: March 6
10

Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10)
- Module 7: Working with Geoprocessing and Modeling Tools
- Module 8: Designing Maps with ArcGIS

March 14:
- Review of Final Exam
- E-Commerce Project Presentation
Assignment 5 (20 points)
 - Due: March 13