MSCI3005 Status
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Administrative Items
These items pertain to the entire course.
Syllabus
Course Calendar
Additional Class Notes
Videos, Podcasts, and iTunes (Rick, change podcast feed to match iTunes)
Students' General Course Questions and/or comments.
My Checklist
Intro: Pre-Course & Introductory Items
Objectives: Introduce yourself to classmates and instructor. Learn how to use Moodle's basic
features. Get course software. Purchase your Bluehost web server. Create your first "homepage"
on your Bluehost server.
Resources & Assignments (Rick: need Course Introduction PPTs)
Pre-course Assignment (Rick: Double-check Lynda.com videos. Need to add Tableau.)
Videos: Introduction (Rick: Ch01 Lecture next)
Introduce Yourself
Please Upload a Photo
Student Information Survey
Intro: What is your URL to your "homepage?"
Intro Discussions. This is part of required homework.
Intro: Ask any question about these assignments
Ch01: Introduction to Information Systems
Project 1: Managing Your Computer Environment. Creating a WordPress Blog
Objectives: The "why" and "what" of information systems. Learn to use your computer more
effectively for this course. Create your own information system (i.e., a blog) on your web server.
Resources & Assignments
Ch01 Videos: Lecture and Projects
Ch01 Self-Assessment
Ch01 Discussions. This is part of required homework.
Ch01 What is your "Wordpress URL?"
Ch01 Ask any question about Chapter 1 assignments here
Ch02: Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and
Information Systems
Project 2: Using Visio for Business Process Modeling. Understanding ASCII Files. Creating Your First
HTML Webpage
Objectives: xxx
Resources and Activities
Ch02 Videos: Lecture and Projects
Ch02 Self-Assessment
Ch02 Submit Your Visio Project Files
Ch02 Submit Your ASCII Text File
Ch02 What is the URL to your first HTML webpage?
Ch02 Discussions. This is part of required homework.
Ch02 Ask any question about Chapter 2 assignments here
Ch03: Ethics and Privacy
Project 3: Access 1, Private Website Folders, Website Security
Objectives: xxx
Resources and Activities
Ch03 Videos: Lecture and Projects
Ch03 Self-Assessment
Ch03 Submit Your MS Access Case 1 Project File
Ch03 Password Protecting Web Folders
Ch03 .htaccess success
Ch03 Discussions. This is part of required homework.
Ch03 Ask any question about Chapter 3 assignments here
Ch04: Information Security
Project 4: Access 2, UIowa VPN, Firewalls, Anti-virus, Email and Spam Control, Password Managers,
SSL, .htaccess protection.
Objectives: xxx
Resources and Activities
Ch04 Videos: Lecture and Projects
Ch04 Videos: Company Tour Videos
Ch04 Self-Assessment
Ch04 Submit Your MS Access Case 6 Project File
Ch04 Discussions. This is part of required homework.
Ch04 Ask any question about Chapter 4 assignments here
Ch05: Data and Knowledge Management
Project 5: ER Diagramming with Visio, Importing and Exporting Information, Your WordPress
Database.
Objectives: xxx
Resources and Activities Not completed: Resources and Activities
Ch05 Videos: Lecture and Projects
Ch05 Self-Assessment
Ch05 Submit Your Visio 2013 ER Diagram
Ch05 Submit Your MS Access Music Database
Ch05 What is the URL to one of your "exported" files?
Ch05 Exploring your WordPress Database
Ch05 Discussions. This is part of required homework.
Ch05 Ask any question about Chapter 5 assignments here
Ch06: Telecommunications and Networking
Project 6: Excel 1, .
Objectives: xxx
Resources and Activities
Ch06 Videos: Lecture and Projects
Ch06 Self-Assessment
Ch06 Submit Your Excel Factor Weighting Project
Ch06 Submit Your Excel Case 10 Project
Ch06 Discussions. This is part of required homework.
Comments and Suggestions about this Online Course - Required
Ch06 Ask any question about Chapter 6 assignments here
Ch07: E-Business and E-Commerce
Project 7: Excel 2, .
Objectives: xxx
Resources and Activities
Ch07 Videos: Lecture and Projects
Ch07 Self-Assessment
Ch07 Using Your Excel Case 10 Project Submittal
Ch07 Excel Payroll Analysis Model Questions
Ch07 What is your Magento URL?
Ch07 Success with "nano", chapter07text
Ch07 Discussions. This is part of required homework.
Ch07 Ask any question about Chapter 7 assignments here
Mid-Semester: Exam1 and Project
Exam: Chapters 1-7 Inclusive
Exam1 Study Guide
Exam1
Exam1- Ask any question about Exam1 here.
Projects Mid: Excel 3, .
Objectives: xxx
Resources and Activities
Mid Videos: Projects
Mid: Submit Your Excel Case 11 Project
Mid: What is the URL to your Music website?
Mid: Exchanging Large Files Using Your Website
Mid Discussions. This is part of required homework.
Mid - Ask any question about project assignments here