1.1 © 2003 by Prentice Hall Business 188 Business Systems & Strategy Section 12 Instructor: Pat Kwan Instructor: Pat Kwan Office Location: BT 260 Office Location: BT 260 Office phone: (408) Office phone: (408) Office hours: Wednesdays, 14:00-15:00 or by appointment Office hours: Wednesdays, 14:00-15:00 or by appointment syllabus: syllabus:

1.2 © 2003 by Prentice Hall Business 188 Business Systems & Strategy Section 12 Prerequisite: Junior or Senior, and 91L and 100W Prerequisite: Junior or Senior, and 91L and 100W Required texts and supplies: Required texts and supplies:  James O’Brien. Management Information Systems, Sixth Edition. (Bring to class)  Haag, Perry, & Wells. The I Series: Microsoft Access 2002 (Bring to class on designated dates)  College of Business Student Handbook,  ScanTron Form 882-ES and a #2 (soft) pencil

1.3 © 2003 by Prentice Hall Business 188 Business Systems & Strategy Section 12 General policies: General policies:  Assignments: grammar, spelling, clarity, appearance  6 Database assignments  Up to 10 Quizzes, mid-term, final exam  Group case study – presentation and report  Academic honesty and student discipline  Special conditions/circumstances/concerns  No food or drinks except bottled water or sports bottle  No surfing the Internet or playing games  Turn off cell phone ringers!  Add/Drop policy (switching sessions)

1.4 © 2003 by Prentice Hall Business 188 Business Systems & Strategy Section 12 Grading Grading Mid-term ……………20% (200 points) Quizzes (up to 10) …………20% (200 points) Class Room Participation …………5% (50 points) Database assignments (6) ……….15% (150 points) Group Case study ………..15% (150 points) Final Exam ……………25% (250 points) Total100% (1000 points) Extra credit Extra credit  Hot topics (up to 30 class participation points)  Assisting others in MS Access labs (up to 25 lab assignment points)

1.5 © 2003 by Prentice Hall Business 188 Business Systems & Strategy Section 12 Exams Exams  mid-term exam  cumulative final with emphases on new material since mid-term  format may contain true/false, multiple choice, and essay elements Quizzes Quizzes  take highest 10 grades (if there should be more than 10 quizzes)  format may contain true/false, multiple choice Bring ScanTron forms and # 2 pencils for exams.

1.6 © 2003 by Prentice Hall Business 188 Business Systems & Strategy Section 12 Class Participation Class Participation  make it fun and relevant for you  attendance does not equal participation  many open questions/thoughts, usually no wrong answers Database assignments Database assignments  database concepts and practice using MS Access 2002  6 assignments (see link from syllabus)  BBC 305 lab time reserved Group Case Study – presentation and report Group Case Study – presentation and report  4-5 people teams  individual report (segments)  group presentation  2/11/04 Workshop on how to conduct project research at King Library Room 213 (3:00 – 4:15pm)

1.7 © 2003 by Prentice Hall Business 188 Business Systems & Strategy Section 12 Add  only if not already registered for another session of Bus 188  switching sessions requires approval of both instructors  get on waiting list  must meet prerequisites (100W, 91L)  add code will be given out after 2/17/04 class Drop Drop  By 2/24/04, I will drop a student if s/he does not complete assignments or quizzes  last date to drop without penalty is 2/17/04

1.8 © 2003 by Prentice Hall Business 188 Business Systems & Strategy Section 12 Course objectives Course objectives  Understand Foundations of Information Systems (IS)  Understand IS use in businesses   revitalizing business processes   improving business decision making   gaining competitive advantage  Review some business applications of IS  Know methods/steps in IT/Strategies/solutions development process  Understand challenges, proficiencies and limitations of IS At the completion of this course, you should At the completion of this course, you should  be well prepared as an end-user of IS  know how to critically think, evaluate and solve IS-related problems  know more able group dynamics and working in groups

1.9 © 2003 by Prentice Hall Business 188 Business Systems & Strategy Section 12 Getting to know you … introduce your neighbor Getting to know you … introduce your neighbor 1.Name / Nickname 2.Academic standing (Senior? Junior?) 3.Major 4.Most interesting thing s/he did this winter break 5.What s/he wants out of this class