Management 3354

Business Information Systems Management

East Texas Baptist University

Fall 2008

 

4:00 – 6:50 Tuesday and Wednesday

FHSB  101               

 

 

 

 

This course focuses on organization and management of information systems. 

The primary emphasis of this course is technical writing and the application of technology

in business problem solving and decision making.    

 

 

Notes and Assignments

 

Click HERE to access online grades.

 

Week 1

 

Tues, Oct 14           Required attendance

                                Class procedures

                                Chapter 1

                                Chap 1 typed homework assigned

                                        Page 33  RQ #1, 2, 3, 5, 12

                               

 

                                Chap 1 online quiz assigned

 

                                Click HERE for chap 1 online quiz

 

Wed, Oct 15           Optional Attendance

        Chap 1 homework due

                                Chapter 2

                                Chap 2 typed homework assigned

                                        Page 67  RQ # 3, 8, 16, 18

 

                                Discussion question:

                                        Page 43  - Describe two specific ways for a company

to gain a competitive advantage

                                        4 paragraphs (intro, 2 paragraphs, conclusion)

                                        Single spaced (max 1.5 pages)

Correct grammar, sentence structure, punctuation

 

                                Chap 2 online quiz assigned

 

                                Click HERE for chap 2 online quiz

 

                                Respond to the discussion thread on the student toolbox

 

Sun, Oct 19            Chap 1 quiz due by midnight

 

Mon, Oct 20           Chap 2 quiz due by midnight

                                Student toolbox Discussion thread due by midnight

 

Week 2

 

Tues, Oct 21           Chap 2 homework due

                                Chap 2 Discussion question due

 

                                Chap 3

                                Chap 3 homework

                                        Pg 109  RQ 1,11,13, 16  Discussion 17

 

                                Assign Chap 3 online quiz

                                Click HERE for chap 3 online quiz

 

Wed, Oct 22           Required attendance

                                Exam 1  (Quizzes 1,2,3)  (Green scantron required)

You may do quiz 3 early in order

to have it to study if you like J

 

                                Chap 4

                                Chap 4 homework

                                        Pg 150 RQ 1,8,10  Discussion 21

 

                                Chap 4 online quiz assigned

                                Click HERE for chap 4 online quiz

 

                                Assign second essay  (see student toolbox under assignment)

 

Thu, Oct 23            Chap 3 homework due

 

Sun, Oct 26            Chap 3 quiz due by midnight

 

Mon, Oct 27           Chap 4 quiz due by midnight

 

 

Week 3

 

Tue, Oct 28            Chap 4 homework due by 4:00 pm

                                Chap 5  Business Software

                                Chap 5 homework

                                        Page 185  RQ 2,3,4,11,16

 

                                Assign Chap 5 online quiz

                                Click HERE for chap 5 online quiz

 

Wed, Oct 29           Second essay due

                                Chap 6  Business Networks

                                Chap 6 homework assigned

                                                (page 226:  RQ 3, 18,19,29)

 

                                Assign chap 6 online quiz

                                Click HERE for chap 6 online quiz

 

                                Assign term paper

                                                (see student toolbox under assignments)

 

Thur, Oct 30          Chap 5 homework due

 

Sun, Nov 2              Chap 5 quiz due

 

Mon, Nov 3            Chap 6 quiz due

 

 

Week 4

Tue, Nov 4              Required attendance

                                Chap 6 homework due

                                Chap 7    Databases

                                Database homework assigned

                                        See Student Toolbox

 

                                Chap 7 Quiz assigned

                                Click HERE for Chap 7 Quiz

 

Wed, Nov 5             Required Attendance

                                Exam 2  Chapters 4,5,6  (study quizzes)

                                Chapter 8  Web presence

 

                                Assign chapter 8 online quiz

                                Click HERE for chap 8 online quiz

 

Sun, Nov 9              Chap 7 quiz due by midnight

 

Mon, Nov 10          Chap 8 quiz due by midnight

 

Week 5

 

Tues, Nov 11          Term paper topic due

                                Chapter 9  Global Challenges

                                Chap 9 quiz assigned

 

                                Click HERE for Chap 9 quiz

 

Wed, Nov 12           Database assignment 1 due

                                Database 2 project assigned

                                Chapter 10  Decision Support

                                Chapter 10 quiz assigned

 

                                Click HERE for chapter 10 quiz

 

Sun, Nov 16            Chap 9 quiz due by midnight

                                        (you may submit early for exam next week)

 

Mon, Nov 17          Chap 10 quiz due by midnight

                                        (you may submit early for exam next week)

 

 

Week 6

 

Tues, Nov 18          Required attendance

                                Exam 3  Chap 7,8,9,10  (study quizzes)

                                Excel project 1 assigned

                                        (see student toolbox)

 

                                Chap 11  Knowledge Management

                                Chap 11 quiz assigned

 

                                Click HERE for Chap 11 quiz

 

Wed, Nov 19           Database project 2 due

                                Chap 14  Risks and Disaster Recovery

                                Chap 14 quiz assigned

                       

                                Click HERE for chap 14 quiz

 

Sun, Nov 23            Chap 11 quiz due by midnight

 

Mon, Nov 24          Chap 14 due by midnight

 

Thanksgiving        Nov 24-28   Hooray!!!!        

 

 

Week 7

 

Tues, Dec 2             Required attendance

                                Term papers due

                                In class presentations

 

Wed, Dec 3             Required attendance

                                In class presentations

                                Excel assignment 1 due

 

Tues, Dec 9             Amnesty day.  You may make up any single chapter quiz.

                                        Closed book 4:00 pm or any time before that that I am here.

 

Optional Examination  (Chap 11 and 14)  

 

                                               

                                          

 

 

                                                      

 

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