‫وزارة التعليم العالي‬
Ministry of Higher Education
‫جامعة األمير سلطان‬
Prince Sultan University
College of Information & Computer Science
Course
Semester
Credits
Prerequisite
Course
Description
Textbook
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‫كلية علوم الحاسب والمعلومات‬
IS 101 – Introduction to Information Technology
131 Year 2013/2014
2 (2,0,1)
None. (For non-IS and CS majors)
A survey of computers and their applications in society. Topics
covered include: database applications and implications,
telecommunications and networking, artificial intelligence, graphics,
hypermedia, and multimedia. Computers at work, at home, and at
schools. Computer security, and risks. An out-look on computers
current and future impacts on individuals, business, and society as
a whole. Students are introduced to simple Web page design and
development with tools.
Title: Management Information Systems for the Information Age,
9/e 2013
Author: Stephen Hagg, and Maeve Cummings
ISBN: 978-0-07-337685-1
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Introducing the non CIS major students to the field of information
technology and its many uses and benefits as they apply to days
fast moving business world.
Major Exams (2)
Quizzes (2)
Assignment
Project
Attendance
Participation
Final Exam


30%
10%
5%
5%
5%
5%
40%
Attendance is very important (getting 13 absences or more
means DN).
No Medical or Social excuses will be accepted.
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‫وزارة التعليم العالي‬
Ministry of Higher Education
‫جامعة األمير سلطان‬
Prince Sultan University
College of Information & Computer Science
‫كلية علوم الحاسب والمعلومات‬
11/10 – 20/10
Course Schedule
Topic
The Information Age in which you live:
Changing the Face of Business
Major Business Initiatives:
Gaining Competitive Advantage with IT
Databases and Data warehouses:
Supporting the Analytics-Driven Organization
Electronic Commerce: Strategies for the New Economy
Hajj Vacation
7 (Mon 21/10)
Electronic Commerce: Strategies for the New Economy (cont.)
5
8 (27/10)
Systems Development: Phases, Tools, and Techniques
6
Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Metrics, and Business Continuity
Planning: Building and Sustaining the Dynamic Enterprise
7
Protecting People and Information: Threats and Safeguards
8
Emerging Trends and Technologies: Business, People, and
Technology Tomorrow
9
WEEK No
1 (01/9/2013)
2 (08/09)
3 (15/09)
4 (22/09) Q1
5 (29/09)
6 (06/10)
9 (03/11)
M1
10 (10/11)
11 (17/11) Q2
12 (24/11)
13 (01/12) M2
14 (08/12)
Home Page Creation
15 (15/12)Proj
16 (22/12)
Final revision and start of final exams
 M: a Major exam will take place on the specified day of this week.
 ASS: Last date to submit the Assignment.
 Q: Expect a Quiz any day during this week.
 Proj: Last day to submit the project
chap
1
2
3
5
Lab
Important Dates
First Major
Exam
Second Major
Exam
FINAL Exam
Teacher
Email
Office
Classroom
Times
Chaps 1,2,3
M1: Tue 6 November 2013=3 Muharam 1435 H
Chaps 5,6,7
M2: Sun 8 December 2013 = 5 Safar 1435 H
Saturday 11 Jan 2014 =10 Rabie I
Hassan Taher Daoud
hassan_taher@psu.edu.sa
A 237
Telephone
SCR 3
355: 9:00 - 9:50
356: 11:00 - 11:50
a.m. UTH
a.m. UTH
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All Chaps
1435 H
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