Tentative course calendar (Schedule is “subject to change with fair  notice”, changes in Red)

 

Date

 

Topic

Reading Due

Assigs Due

January

22

Class Introduction & Administration

Information Systems in Business (1)

 

Cohesion Case: Comp Adv.

- Making Bus Decisions 1

 

 

 

29

IT Architectures (5)

Case Analysis Introduction

 

Baltzan Chap. 1 & 5

Zara Case

 

Bus Week

Case Q’s

February

6

Databases and Data Warehouses (6)

Lab & Tool Overview

 

Baltzan Chap. 6

Closing Case #3 Harrahs

 

Case Q’s

 

13

Networks, Telecommunications, and Wireless Computing (7)

 

Baltzan Chap. 7

In class IT Infrastructure Exercise

 

 

20

Exam Review

 

 

 

 

27

Mid Term Exam 1: Chaps 1,5,6,7

 

 

 

March

5

Strategic Decision Making  (2)

 

Baltzan Chap. 2

 

 

12

E-Business (3)

 

Baltzan Chap. 3

 

 

19

Supply Chain Management(8)

 

 

Baltzan Chap. 8

Lab 1 & Exam  W 3/19

 

 

26

SPRING BREAK

 

 

 

April

2

Customer Relationship Management (9)

 

Baltzan Chap. 9

Lab 2 & Exam Su 4/6

 

 

9

Enterprise Resource Planning and Collaboration Systems (10)

 

Baltzan Chap. 10

Lab 3 & Exam T 4/15

 

16

Systems Development (11)

Exam Review

 

Baltzan Chap. 11

 

Lab 4 & Exam

T 4/29

 

 

23

Mid Term Exam 2: Chaps 2, 3, 8, 9, 10

 

 

 

 

30

Security and Ethics (4)

 

Baltzan Chap. 4

 

Lab 5

May

7

Project Management and Outsourcing (12)

Final Exam Review

 

 

Baltzan Chap. 12

 

 

16

Final Exam: Friday 12:15-1430 (Chaps 4, 11, 12)

 

 

Change History

3/7       Updated and moved chapter 2 and all materials back one week

3/14     Updated Lab due dates

3/18     Updated Lab due dates