Course Syllabus

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CS 590M -- Information Systems, Summer 1997

June 2-6

Week 1

Sessions 1-5

Session 1 (Mon, June 2) -- covered course logistics, began Chapter 1
Session 2 (Tue, June 3) -- covered most of Chapter 1
Session 3 (Wed, June 4) -- completed Chapter 1, covered most of 2.1
Session 4 (Thu, June 5) -- covered most of Chapter 2
Session 5 (Fri, June 6) -- completed Chapter 2, completed 3.1, began 3.2

Textbook: Chapters 1-3

Lecture Topic(s):
Racquets Unlimited
1. Information Systems: Challenges and Opportunities -- What is an Information System, Widening Scope of Information Systems
2. The Strategic Role of Information Systems -- Countering Competitive Forces, Data Mining, How Information Systems Contribute to Quality
3. Information Systems, Organizations, and Management -- Organizations and Information Systems, Changing Role of Information Systems, Role of Managers, Decision Making

June 9-13

Week 2

Sessions 6-10

Session 6 (Mon, June 9) -- completed 3.2 and covered most of 3.3
Session 7 (Tue, June 10) -- completed 3.3 and covered most of 3.4
Session 8 (Wed, June 11) -- completed Chapter 3, covered 4.1 and 4.2
Session 9 (Thu, June 12) -- covered most of Chapter 4
Session 10 (Fri, June 13) -- completed Chapter 4, covered 5.1 and 5.2

Textbook: Chapters 3-5

Lecture Topic(s):
3. Information Systems, Organizations, and Management -- Organizations and Information Systems, Changing Role of Information Systems, Role of Managers, Decision Making
4. Ethical and Social Impact of Information Systems -- Ethics in an Information Society, Responsibility, Accountability, Liability, Privacy, Freedom
5. Computers and Information Processing -- Hardware, Microcomputers, Workstations, Storage, Input/Output, Technology Trends

June 16-20

Week 3

Sessions 11-15

Session 11 (Mon, June 16) -- covered 5.3-5.5
Session 12 (Tue, June 17) -- completed Chapter 5, covered 6.1 and part of 6.2
Session 13 (Wed, June 18) -- completed 6.2, 6.3, and part of 6.4
Session 14 (Thu, June 19) -- Exam 1 (Chapters 1-4)
Session 15 (Fri, June 20) -- completed Chapter 6, covered most of 7.1

Textbook: Chapters 5-7

Lecture Topic(s):
5. Computers and Information Processing -- Hardware, Microcomputers, Workstations, Storage, Input/Output, Technology Trends
6. Information Systems Software -- Graphical User Interfaces, Application Software, Object-Oriented Software Development
7. Managing Data Resources -- File Organization, Database Management Systems, Logical/Physical Views of Data, Data Models, Distributed Databases, Data Administration

June 23-27

Week 4

Sessions 16-20

Session 16 (Mon, June 23) -- covered 7.1-7.3
Session 17 (Tue, June 24) -- completed Chapter 7, covered 8.1 and most of 8.2
Session 18 (Wed, June 25) -- completed Chapter 8, began Chapter 9
Session 19 (Thu, June 26) -- covered 9.1, began 9.2, covered "History of the Internet"
Session 20 (Fri, June 27) -- covered "CompuServe ...", "Electronic Mail", "FTP", and "World Wide Web"

Textbook: Chapters 7-9

Lecture Topic(s):
7. Managing Data Resources -- File Organization, Database Management Systems, Logical/Physical Views of Data, Data Models, Distributed Databases, Data Administration
Racquets Unlimited Relational Database
8. Telecommunications -- Communication Channels, Networks, Management Issues and Decisions
9. Enterprise Networking and the Internet -- Client/Server Paradigm, The Internet, Intranets, Enterprise Networking
An introduction to the Internet and the World-Wide Web

July 14-18

Week 5

Sessions 21-25

Session 21 (Mon, July 14) -- covered "Web browsers", "Putting Information on the Internet", "Search Tools for the Internet", and "Growing Interest in the Internet"
Session 22 (Tue, July 15) -- covered "Strategically Planning a Web Presence...", "Security Issues", most of 9.2
Session 23 (Wed, July 16) -- completed Chapter 9, covered most of 10.1
Session 24 (Thu, July 17) -- completed 10.1, covered most of 10.2
Session 25 (Fri, July 18) -- completed 10.2 and 10.3

Textbook: Chapters 9-10

Lecture Topic(s):
9. Enterprise Networking and the Internet -- Client/Server Paradigm, The Internet, Intranets, Enterprise Networking
An introduction to the Internet and the World-Wide Web
Strategically Planning a Web Presence with Available Technologies
10. Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems -- Requirements, Analysis, Design, Implementation

July 21-25

Week 6

Sessions 26-30

Session 26 (Mon, July 21) -- completed Chapter 10, began Chapter 11
Session 27 (Tue, July 22) -- Exam 2 (Chapters 5-8)
Session 28 (Wed, July 23) -- completed 11.2, began 11.3
Session 29 (Thu, July 24) -- completed Chapter 11, began Chapter 12
Session 30 (Fri, July 25) -- completed 12.2 and nearly all of 12.3

Textbook: Chapters 10-12

Lecture Topic(s):
10. Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems -- Requirements, Analysis, Design, Implementation
11. Approaches to Systems Building -- Systems Lifecycle, Alternative Approaches, Prototyping, Object-Oriented Software Development, Computer-Aided Software Engineering
12. Managing Knowledge -- Knowledge Work, Productivity, Distributing Knowledge, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Neural Networks

July 28 - August 1

Week 7

Sessions 31-35

Session 31 (Mon, July 28) -- completed Chapter 12, covered 13.1, began 13.2
Session 32 (Tue, July 29) -- covered 13.2 and nearly all of 13.3
Session 33 (Wed, July 30) -- completed Chapter 13, began Chapter 14
Session 34 (Thu, July 31) -- covered 14.1 and 14.2, began 14.3
Session 35 (Fri, Aug 1) -- completed Chapter 14, covered 15.1

Textbook: Chapters 12-14

Lecture Topic(s):
12. Managing Knowledge -- Knowledge Work, Productivity, Distributing Knowledge, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Neural Networks
13. Enhancing Management Decision-Making -- Decision Support Systems, Group Decision Support Systems, Executive Support Systems
14. Controlling Information Systems -- Vulnerability, Disaster Planning, Controls, Auditing
15. Managing International Information Systems -- Global Environment, Global Strategies, Global Systems, Technology Issues and Opportunities

August 4-8

Week 8

Sessions 36-40

Session 36 (Mon, Aug 4) -- completed Chapter 15, began course review, reviewed Chapters 1-2
Session 37 (Tue, Aug 5) -- reviewed Chapters 3-8
Session 38 (Wed, Aug 6) -- reviewed Chapters 9-14
Session 39 (Thu, Aug 7) -- reviewed Chapter 15, answered student questions
Session 40 (Fri, Aug 8) -- Exam 3 (Chapters 9-12)

Textbook: Chapters 14-15

Lecture Topic(s):
15. Managing International Information Systems -- Global Environment, Global Strategies, Global Systems, Technology Issues and Opportunities

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