Accounting & MIS 3610
Foundations of Business Information Systems
The Ohio State University
Spring Semester 2013
Instructor-
Jeff Gabriel
Email -
gabriel.19@osu.edu
Office-
Fisher Hall Room 252
Office Hours-
Mondays - Immediately following class hours
Telephone -
614.206.8994
Class Meeting Times
Monday & Wednesday
3:30PM – 4:50PM
Text (Provisional) –
Build Your Own ASP.NET 4 Website Using C# & VB 4th Edition
By: Tim Posey, Cristian Darie, & Wyatt Barnett
Publisher: SitePoint
Pub. Date: September 28, 2011
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-9870908-6-7
Software/Technologies IntroducedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2010 (12 if available)
Microsoft ASP.NET 4
Microsoft C# - .NET Framework version 4.5
JavaScript
JQuery/JQueryUI
Microsoft SQL Server
Expectations
This class will focus on solving real world business problems with web-based technologies such as
Microsoft ASP.NET Web Forms and MVC along with JavaScript & CSS. Class participants will be expected
to apply the technologies covered to lab assignments and to a semester project which will tie the class
topics into a complete working application. Students will be evaluated on their ability to deliver working
software in a manner which displays a proper grasp of the principles explained by the instructor.
User experience and design will be covered as concepts, but no emphasis will be placed on the student’s
ability to create aesthetically pleasing applications.
Grading
The grading for this course will come from several components:
Semester Project – 35%
Mid-Term Exam – 15%
Assigned Exercises (Labs & Enrichment) – 25%
Quizzes – 25%
The Semester project will be a small multi-page web application designed to meet a business need of
the student’s own choosing. The instructor will help students to choose an appropriate subject and to
guide students in maintaining a proper scope for the amount of time available. The application must be
data-driven and use ASP.NET and JavaScript. The use of additional supporting technologies is at the
student’s discretion. The driving factor in a quality grade will be the appropriate application of the
technologies covered in class to the business need which the solution aims to solve. Finally, students are
expected to present their applications and explain the choices they made in the development of the
final solution.
The student should expect short quizzes (10-15 questions) to be given regularly at the beginning of class
which present topics from any subject presented or assigned up to that point in the course. Quizzes will
always be ‘pop’ quizzes, given without warning. Any student not present in class when a quiz is given will
receive a zero for that quiz.
Labs & enrichment exercises are assigned throughout the class and have been identified on the class
outline. Each exercise will emphasize retention and understanding of the subject taught in the previous
class. Students are expected to ask clarifying questions and work through the new material during days
reserved for lab work, but should always present an independent final product. Grades for labs will
based on completeness and mastery.
Academic Misconduct
All students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. Academic misconduct
includes plagiarism or cheating of any kind. Any suspected incidents of academic misconduct will be
reported immediately to the Chair of the Department of Accounting and MIS and the Committee on
Academic Misconduct.
Special Accommodations
Any student requiring special accommodations based on the impact of a disability should speak to the
instructor privately to discuss specific needs. Please contact the Office of Disability Services at
614.292.3307 in room 150 Pomerene Hall to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with
documented disabilities.
Course Outline
Week 1 Section 1 – Jan 7th
Topic:
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Introduction to Class
Basic overview of Web application delivery and HTML
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Overview of .NET Framework
Assignment:

Read chapters 1 & 2 in textbook
Week 1 Section 2 – Jan 9th
Topic:
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Understanding the ASP.NET Application Development Model
How to Build a Basic Site Plan
Explanation of Semester Project
Assignment:
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Read Chapter 4 – Pages 97 to 118 in textbook
Identify top 3 application ideas for semester project

Review any concepts in Chapter 3 in the textbook for which you require greater understanding
Week 2 Section 1 – Jan 14th – Lab Exercise
Topic:
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Building a Basic Web Application
Assignment:
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Complete lab assignment if not completed in class
Read Pages 119 to 143 in textbook
Week 2 Section 2 – Jan 16th
Topic:
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Web Forms & Post-backs
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Data Sources
Introduction to state management
Assignment:
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Read chapter 5 – Pages 159 to 214 in textbook
Jan 21st – MLK Day – No Class
Week 3 Section 1 – Jan 23rd – Lab Exercise
Topic:
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Multi-page web forms application
Assignment:
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Complete lab assignment if not completed in class
Week 4 Section 1 – Jan 28th
Topic:
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Master Pages
Themes & Skins
Assignment:
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Finish reading Chapter 5 in textbook
Week 4 Section 2 – Jan 30th
Topic:
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The HTML DOM
Understanding CSS & the Box Model
Cross-Browser Considerations
Assignment:
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Exercise – CSS only page layout
Week 5 Section 1 – Feb 4th
Topic:
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Very Simple TSQL and SQL Server Use
Data Providers Introduction
Assignment:

Read Chapter 7 pages 273-298 in textbook
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Read Chapter 8 pages 317-334 in textbook
Week 5 Section 2 – Feb 6th
Topic:
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Overview of Data Access
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Understanding the ASP.NET Data Access Methodology
Data-Bound Controls
Assignment:
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Read Chapter 9 pages 363-392 in textbook
Read Chapter 10 in textbook
Week 6 Section 1 – Feb 11th
Topic:
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Common Data Controls
Assignment:
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Read Chapter 11 in textbook
Exercise – Data-Binding list controls
Week 6 Section 2 – Feb 13th- Lab Exercise
Topic:
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Data Driven Website
Assignment:
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Complete lab assignment if not completed in class
Week 7 Section 1 – Feb 18th
Topic: Security Part 1 – Authentication & Authorization
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Forms Authentication Providers
Users and Roles Configuration
Windows Authentication
Assignment:
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Read Chapter 13 in textbook
Week 7 Section 2 – Feb20th – Lab Exercise
Topic:
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Securing a website with ASP.NET Forms Authentication
Assignment:
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Complete lab assignment if not completed in class
Week 8 Section 1 – Feb 25th
Topic: Exam
Assignment: None
Week 8 Section 2 – Feb 27th
Topic:
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Security Part 2 – Hacking: Writing & Spoiling Web Application Exploits
Proper Server Configuration – Minimal Configuration/ Least Privilege/Limiting Attack Surface Area
SQL Injection
Cross-Site Scripting
Concepts of Defense in Depth
Assignment:
Week 9 Section 1 – Mar 4th - Lab Exercise
Topic:
 Secure and insecure website development
Assignment:
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Complete lab assignment if not completed in class
Week 9 Section 2 – Mar 6th
Topic:
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Advanced Syntax & Some Compiler Tricks
Extension Methods
Anonymous Methods & the Lambda Syntax
Type Inference
Function Delegates
Assignment:
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Review provided articles and demonstrations
Spring Break – No Classes
Week 10 Section 1 – Mar 18th
Topic:
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Introducing Linq
Function syntax
SQL-like syntax
Under the covers
Assignment:
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Read Chapter 15 in textbook
Exercise: Linq-based list manipulation
Week 10 Section 2 – Mar 20th
Topic: Data Driven with Linq to SQL
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Entities & Data Contexts
Projections
Managing Concurrency
Assignment:
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Exercise: Create & Connect to Linq to SQL Data Context
Week 11 Section 1 – Mar 25th - Lab Exercise
Topic:
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Data Driven Website with L2SQL ORM
Assignment:
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Complete lab assignment if not completed in class
Week 11 Section 2 – Mar 27th
Topic: Introducing ASP.NET MVC
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Model View Controller Pattern
MVC Project Structure
Configuration over Convention
Assignment:
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Read Chapter 16 in textbook
Prepare Semester Project Site Plan
Week 12 Section 1 – Apr 1st
Topic: ASP.NET MVC
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URL Routing
Partial Views
Models and Views
Assignment:
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Exercise – Custom Route Manipulation
Finalize Site Plan
Week 12 Section 2 – Apr 3rd - Lab Exercise
Topic:
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Simple ASP.NET MVC Website
Assignment:
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Complete lab assignment if not completed in class
Week 13 Section 1 – Apr 8th
Topic: The Rich Internet App Part 1 - Resurgent JavaScript
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Understanding JavaScript – Crockford Style
Closures
Prototypes and dynamic objects
The global namespace
Assignment:
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Exercise: private JavaScript class members
Read Crockford article
Week 13 Section 2 – Apr 10th
Topic: RIA Part 2 – jQuery
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The jQuery Model and DOM interaction
Selectors
Callbacks and Functions
Assignment:
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Semester Project Development
Week 14 Section 1 – Apr 15th - Lab Exercise
Topic:
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JQuery DOM Manipulation
Assignment:
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Semester Project Development
Week 14 Section 2 – Apr 17th
Topic:
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Semester Presentations
Assignment:
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Finalize Semester Project
Week 15 Section 1 – Apr 22nd
Topic:
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Semester Presentations
Assignment: None
No Final Exam
Suggested Reading & Resources
Books – Extra Reading
Esposito, D. (2011). Programming Microsoft ASP.NET MVC. Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Press.
McFarland, D. S., & McFarland, D. S. (20112012). JavaScript & jQuery (2nd ed.). Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly
Richter, J. (2002). Applied Microsoft.NET framework programming. Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Press.
Books – Things Every Serious Software Professional Should Read
Gamma, E. (1995). Design patterns: elements of reusable object-oriented software. Reading, Mass.: AddisonWesley.
Howard, M., & LeBlanc, D. (2003). Writing secure code (2nd ed.). Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Press.
MacConnell, S. (1996). Rapid development: taming wild software schedules. Redmond: Microsoft Press.
Martin, R. C. (2009). Clean code: a handbook of agile software craftsmanship. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall.
McConnell, S. (2004). Code Complete (2nd ed.). Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Press.
Royce, W. (1998). Software project management: a unified framework. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.
Blog Roll
Dino Espositio (ASP.NET) - http://weblogs.asp.net/despos/
Bertrand LeRoy (ASP.NET) - http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy/
Scott Guthrie (Microsoft .NET) - http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/
Martin Fowler (general development) http://martinfowler.com/bliki/
Eric Lippert (CLR) - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/
Jeffrey Richter (C#/CLR) - http://www.wintellect.com/cs/blogs/jeffreyr/
Phil Haack (general development) http://haacked.com/
Jon Skeet (C#) http://msmvps.com/blogs/jon_skeet/