Please Hand In: -Chapter 2 Guided Exercise Questions -TIDB Cover Page and Member Report

MGS 351 Introduction to Management Information Systems RECITATION 3

Agenda Attendance Collect: – Chapter 2 Guided Exercise Questions – TIDB Member Report and Cover Page Homework 2 and Peer Evaluations assigned Project – Introduction & Requirements Begin Project Proposal Reminders: Next Week

Homework 2 (10 points) Homework 2: Chapter 3 - Forms – Customers.accdb (database file) – Chapter 3 Guided and Applied Exercises (pp.22-30) – Chapter 3 Guided Exercise Questions (pg. 31) – Will go over homework hints next week Due: – Wednesday Recitations: February 25, 2015 – Friday Recitations: February 27, 2015

TIDB Peer Evaluations Initial Group Peer Evaluation – Access textbook pp – Be thorough & honest Due: – Wednesday Recitations: February 18, 2015 – Friday Recitations: February 20, 2015

Project Documents Project documents can be found on MGS 351 course website – Project Overview – Project Checklist PLEASE READ THESE; you are required to understand the details of the project Come with questions next recitation about the project

Team Project Build a database for a real-world company – Using Microsoft Access 2013 Database should help to solve or improve situation at company – Database should provide business value Must have first-hand experience with company – One group member must have previously worked for the company

Project Phases Project Brainstorming Exercise – Individual – Everyone must come up with a project idea Project Brainstorming Exercise – Group – Pick two ideas: “Favorite” and “back-up” Preliminary Project Idea Proposal – Answer questions on pp in Access textbook

Project Phases ERD Rough Draft – We will discuss these in 2 weeks – Graphical representation of your database Final Project Proposal – Write-up of project idea and ERD Re-grades – Done if Professor Murray does not approve your project idea

Project Deliverables Database – Must add business value – Made from scratch (pre-existing database cannot exist) Write-up (Report/Essay) – As long as necessary – Will explain various aspects of the project Database reasoning Future considerations

Company Website – Will use HTML and Weebly for website – We will cover this in lab in the last three weeks of the semester Presentation – 6 to 8 minutes – Demo of what your database does – Why your database is useful – Business casual Project Deliverables

Project Checklist Located on the MGS 351 course website!

Meeting all the requirements on the checklist will only get you a B on the project You must go above and beyond on your database and website to receive an A – Must do a few extra things PER SECTION of the checklist – You can figure out the extra things to do from your homework assignments Project Grading

Project Work: Individual Brainstorming Begin Project Proposal (pp ) – Brainstorm ideas for project based on your previous work experience – Take about 10 minutes to do this, INDIVIDUALLY

Project Topics You CANNOT Do Sales Order/Order Entry – Or something similar to textbook Video/DVD Rental Store Inventory Scheduling

Project Work: Group Brainstorming Preliminary Project Idea Proposal (pp.92-93) – Share ideas as a group Pick a favorite idea and a back-up idea – I will be going over ideas with each group next week in recitation – Be prepared to discuss which idea the group will most likely choose

Reminders: Next Week Exam #1 – Friday, February 20, 2015 – Knox 20 – 6pm – 8pm Initial Group Peer Evaluation (p ) -Due at BEGINNING of recitation next week Preliminary Project Proposal (p ) – Due at END of recitation next week