iSYS Spring Semester 2010
Introduction to Information Systems
Lecture Section 6 3:00 - 3:50 MWF
7 6:00 – 9:50 M
Gregg W. Asher, PhD
krypton.mnsu.edu/~gregg
Academics - > iSYS101
Background
• Education
– BS MS Minnesota State University
– PhD University of Minnesota
• Educational Administration emphasis technology
• Work Experience
– MN State University EDP
– Microcomputer Macintosh & Statistical
consultant
Office
• WH226
• 507-389-5370
• gregg.asher@mnsu.edu
– subject – iSYS101
• Office Hours
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm MWF
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm M
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm T
4:00 - 5:00 pm W
Classroom Decorum
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Dr. Asher
Professor Asher
Mr. Asher
Please NOT => Gregg!
• Please introduce yourself
Classroom Decorum
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I talk – you listen
You talk – I listen
Please try to be on-time –
Assignments are due at the beginning of the
hour – Don’t think about turning your
assignment in late!
Cell Phones/iPods
• Not to be used in class
– this includes SMS (Text Messaging)
• Please turn them off.
– For cell Phones put them in appropriate silent
mode.
• Applies to lecture/labs/tests
Laptops
• Use for taking notes during lecture.
• Please don’t read e-mail or surf the web –
this is distracting to the students around you
and ME.
• Anyone wanting to use a laptop will sit in
the last two rows.
• If don’t want to or can’t abide by these
principles of conduct
• DON’T COME
• If you don’t want to be here
• DON’T COME
E-mail
• Please try NOT to send HTML e-mail to
– gregg.asher@mnsu.edu
• matters of personal nature applicable to you
only
• all others go to the iSYS101 Desire2Learn
in the appropriate discussion list
E-mail
• include subject
iSYS101 - #
– (where # is your section number)
• then additional subject matter
• If the subject doesn’t include the course#
and section#, I will reply requesting it.
Class E-mail
• Read the email messages from me
generated on D2L iSYS101 or sent by me
from the MSU email system
• Many of the same questions have been
asked and answered
• If you aren’t getting email from me and
your email is forwarded to some email
account other than MSU,M, check the spam
filter.
E-mail
• You are responsible for any email sent to
you regardless as to where you have
forwarded it to.
Desire2Learn
• Sign in to Desire2Learn (Link is on iSYS101 web site)
during the 1st week.
• There will be a discussion list established for each of the
assignments. Please post your questions about the
assignments there. I or the Teaching Assistant (TA) will
attempt to answer your questions in a timely fashion.
However our failure to respond to questions concerning the
current assignment is no excuse for not completing the
assignment.
• Don’t send e-mails to me with questions on the assignment
– I will just post them on the discussion list. Most of the
time others have the same questions.
Assignments
• Questions about scoring will be addressed
the Teaching Assistant.
• Questions concerning any assignment will
only be addressed if pursued within two
weeks after the scores have been posted.
After that it is too late. NO CHANGES to
scores will be made after that!
Assignments
• No late assignments (make sure to set time
zone correctly on myITlab
• All assignments have enough variability!!!
– Each assignment should be different
• Issues with assignments should be
addressed IMMEDIATELY after scores
after posted
• NOT at the end of the semester!!!!!!!!!!!
Assignments
• There is enough variability in each
assignment that no two should be alike.
• Assignments are due at the start of class.
• There is NO excuse for assignments to be
handed in late.
• Finish assignment at least one day before
due.
Scores
• No adjustments in scores will be made
during finals week – It is too late!
• All adjustments will done prior to finals
week – NO EXCEPTIONS
Teaching Assistant
• TA will grade assignments
• Any and all questions concerning
assignments should be directed to them
• They will also be available for tutoring
• Their hours and email address will be
posted on D2L when determined
Dates
• Dates for the finals are already scheduled
– Don’t schedule or make airline, hotel, etc
reservations for dates earlier than your
scheduled finals.
– Make these reservations to take place AFTER
your final is over!
University Sponsored Activities
• Any student participating in any University
sponsored activities, e.g. forensics, theater,
athletics etc. need to provide documentation
supporting their need to be absent from lecture
prior to the absence.
• Students participating in these activities are
responsible for any material presented.
(Homework will be submitted prior to the
absence.)
Texts
These texts are required: Fundamentals of Information Systems 4th
Edition; Ralph Stair, George Reynolds; Thomson Course Technology;
ISBN-13; 978-1-4239-0113-6
GO EXCEL,ACCESS W/MYITLAB UPDATED PKG
GASKIN Edition:2010 Publisher:PEARSON C
ISBN: 9780137066292
Hardware
• Required - PRS Transmitter
• RF - PRS
Edition:RF
Publisher:GTCO
ISBN: 281844002671
• Recommend - Flash drive 1GB
Plagiarism, cheating, or collusion:
These will not be tolerated! Read the section on Academic
Honesty in the Student Handbook pg. 49
so you are aware of your rights and responsibilities. Cheating will
result in a lowering of your
grade one letter, receiving an F in the class, probation, or
suspension from the University.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
In order for an academic community to teach and support
appropriate educational values, an environment of trust,
cooperation and personal responsibility must be maintained.
As members of this University community, students assume
the responsibility to fulfill their academic obligations in a fair
and honest manner. This responsibility includes avoiding such
inappropriate activities as plagiarism, cheating or collusion.
Students found responsible for one or more of these activities
may face both academic sanctions (such as lowering a grade,
failing of a course, etc.) and disciplinary
Academic Honesty (Cont)
sanctions (such as probation, suspension, etc.).
It is the intent of Minnesota State University, Mankato to encourage
a sense of integrity on the part of students in fulfilling their academic
requirements. To give students a better understanding of behaviors
that may constitute academic dishonesty, the following definitions
are provided:
Plagiarism - Submission of an academic assignment as one's own
work, which includes critical
ideas or written narrative that are taken from another author without
the proper citation. This does not apply only to direct quotes, but
also to critical ideas that are paraphrased by the student.
Time Management
• Inventory
• Plan/Schedule
• Discipline
Succeed
All Can Succeed
Grade Distribution
Grade
“A”
“B”
“C”
“D”
“F”
Total
Stds
Fall
SS I
Fall
Spring
2007
2008
2008
2009
Percent Percent Percent Percent
11.1% 10.7% 10.0%
7.2%
29.3% 42.9% 25.8%
24.7%
29.3% 25.0% 26.2%
32.0%
12.3% 10.7% 13.1%
13.7%
17.9% 10.7% 24.9%
22.3
324
28
221
291
%
IMPORTANT
• I do NOT do extra credit! I also do NOT
entertain questions concerning test scores,
lab and bonus points weeks after the points
have been awarded.
Professor Asher’s Web Site
krytpon.mnsu.edu/~gregg
There will be a test on the
syllabus and on this lecture.
Good Luck