INFO20000D | Business Information Systems | Weekly Schedule and Deliverables
Winter 2019 (Monday Schedule)
Pre-Class
In Class
Post-Class
Topics
Exercises
Deliverables
Week
Reading
Exercises
Description
Weight
Week #1 post-class
quiz
1.5%
Pre-class quiz
1.5%
Week #1
Jan 7th –
Jan 13th
• Course outline
• Purchase
textbook
Introduction to INFO20000D
• Review
- Course outline and course schedule
- Slate course site
- Grading
- Textbook options
- Assignments
- Quizzes and exams
- Course/classroom expectations
• Complete Week #1
post-class quiz posted
on Slate
Week #2
Jan 14th –
Jan 20th
• Chapter 1
• Complete preclass quiz posted
on Slate
An Introduction to Information Systems in
Organizations
• Take-up/discuss pre-class quiz
• Chapter 1 concepts
- Introduction to Information Systems
- Information Systems in Organizations
• N/A
Hardware and Software
• Take-up/discuss pre-class quiz
• Chapter 2 concepts
- Hardware
▪ Anatomy of a Computer
▪ Computer System Types
▪ Server Farms, Data Centers, Green Computing
- Software
▪ Systems Software
▪ Utility Software
▪ Application Software
▪ Software Issues and Trends
• N/A
Pre-class quiz
1.5%
Networks and Cloud Computing
• Take-up/discuss pre-class quiz
• Chapter 4 concepts
- Network Fundamentals
- The Internet and World Wide Web
- The Internet of Things
- Cloud Computing
• N/A
Pre-class quiz
1.5%
Week #3
Jan 21st –
Jan 27th
• Chapter 2
• Complete preclass quiz posted
on Slate
• Submit group
member list and
assignment topic
to instructor
Week #4
Jan 28th –
Feb 3rd
• Chapter 4
• Complete preclass quiz posted
on Slate
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INFO20000D | Business Information Systems | Weekly Schedule and Deliverables
Winter 2019 (Monday Schedule)
Pre-Class
In Class
Post-Class
Topics
Exercises
Deliverables
Week
Reading
Week #5
Feb 4th –
Feb 10th
Week #6
Feb 11th –
Feb 17th
Feb 18th –
Feb 24th
• Chapter 3
Exercises
• Complete preclass quiz posted
on Slate
Database Systems and Big Data
• Take-up/discuss pre-class quiz
• Briefly discuss mid-term exam content and
structure
• Chapter 3 concepts
- Data Fundamentals
- Data Modeling and Database Characteristics
- Relational Database Management Systems
- Big Data
- Technologies Used to Process Big Data
• Study and prepare for
the mid-term exam
Description
Pre-class quiz
Post-Class Reflection
1 is due at the end
of the week
Weight
1.5%
1%
Group Assignment
Draft is due at the
end of the week
(Group work - one
submission per
group)
• Read Case
Study
Assignment
(Part 1)
• Review database
concepts and ER
Diagrams from
Week 5
Class Work Session
• Work on Case Study Assignment Part 1 (ER
Diagram and associated database questions) as a
class
• Complete Case Study
Assignment Part 1
• N/A
• N/A
Family Day (No Class)
• Study and prepare for
the mid-term exam
Case Study
Assignment (Part 1)
is due at the end of
the week
7.5%
• N/A
Mid-Term Exam
during class time
20%
• Study and prepare for
the mid-term exam
Reading Week (Feb 25th – Mar 1st) No Class
Week #7
Mar 4th –
Mar 10th
• Chapters 1-4
• Additional class
content and
materials
• Study and
prepare for the
mid-term exam
Mid-Term Exam
1 hour and 50 minutes
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INFO20000D | Business Information Systems | Weekly Schedule and Deliverables
Winter 2019 (Monday Schedule)
Pre-Class
In Class
Post-Class
Topics
Exercises
Deliverables
Week
Reading
Exercises
Week #8
Mar 11th –
Mar 17th
• Chapter 5 (pp.
235-258)
• Chapter 6
• Complete preclass quiz posted
on Slate
Transaction Processing, Enterprise Systems and
Business Intelligence/Analytics
• Take-up/discuss pre-class quiz
• Briefly review mid-term exam results
• Chapter 5/6 concepts
- Transaction Processing Systems
- Enterprise Systems
- Analytics and Business Intelligence
- Business Intelligence and Analytics Tools
• N/A
Week #9
Mar 18th –
Mar 24th
• Chapter 5 (pp.
214-235)
• Complete preclass quiz posted
on Slate
Electronic and Mobile Commerce
• Take-up/discuss pre-class quiz
• Chapter 5 concepts
- Introduction to Electronic Commerce
- Electronic Commerce and Mobile Commerce
Applications
- Technology Infrastructure for Electronic
Commerce and Mobile Commerce
• N/A
Week #10
Mar 25th –
Mar 31st
• Chapter 7
• Complete preclass quiz posted
on Slate
Knowledge Management and Specialized
Information Systems
• Take-up/discuss pre-class quiz
• Chapter 7 concepts
- Knowledge Management
- Artificial Intelligence
- Multimedia and Virtual Reality
- Other Specialized Systems
• N/A
Week #11
Apr 1st –
Apr 7th
• Chapter 8
• Complete preclass quiz posted
on Slate
System Acquisition and Development
• Take-up/discuss pre-class quiz
• Chapter 8 concepts
- Buy versus Build
- Waterfall System Development Process
- Agile Development
- Buying Off-the-Shelf Software
• N/A
INFO20000D | Business Information Systems | Weekly Schedule and Deliverables
Description
Pre-class quiz
Group Assignment
Report is due at the
end of the week
(Group work - one
submission per
group)
Pre-class quiz
Group Assignment
Reflection is due at
the end of the week
Pre-class quiz
Post-Class Reflection
2 is due at the end
of the week
Weight
1.5%
11.25%
1.5%
1%
1.5%
1%
Pre-class quiz
1.5%
Case Study
Assignment (Part 2)
is due at the end of
the week
7.5%
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INFO20000D | Business Information Systems | Weekly Schedule and Deliverables
Winter 2019 (Monday Schedule)
Pre-Class
In Class
Post-Class
Topics
Exercises
Deliverables
Week
Week #12
Apr 8th –
Apr 14th
Week #13
Apr 15th –
Apr 21st
Reading
Exercises
• Chapters 9, 10
• Complete preclass quiz posted
on Slate
• Chapters 1-10,
Supplemental
Readings
• All class
content and
materials
• Study and
prepare for the
final exam
Information Systems in Business and Society
• Take-up/discuss pre-class quiz
• Chapter 9/10 concepts
- Cybercrime and IS Security
- Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of IS
Final Exam
1 hour and 50 minutes
INFO20000D | Business Information Systems | Weekly Schedule and Deliverables
• Study and prepare for
the final exam
• Relax
Description
Pre-class quiz
Weight
1.5%
Post-Class Reflection
3 is due at the end
of the week
1%
Case Study
Assignment
Reflection is due at
the end of the week
1%
Final Exam during
class time
30%
Group Assignment
Video Presentations
due at the end of
the week
3.75%
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