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Spring 2006 Semester Class Schedule:

 
Lecture Readings
Course Overview This lecture covers the following topics:Course Description, Course Goals, Acquiring the knowledge, Class Web-site, Blackboard, Why are you taking this class?, What are the opportunities
Business Information Systems (People, Processes and Data) This lecture discusses the importance of the People, Processes and Data in understanding Business Information Systems.
Martin Luther King Day - Holiday
Business Systems Infrastructure; Creating Advantage with IT This Lecture provides a high-level understanding of IT Infrastructure and an introduction to some of the major players in the industry. Each segment of this lecture contains an overview of lectures contained within the course and represents an overview of the technical components used in today's Business Information Systems.

Networking (Part 1) This lecture covers the fundamental concepts of Local Area Networking. The OSI model will be used to provide a layered approach to understanding networking. Networks will be described in terms of hardware, media, transmission and switching technologies.
Networking (Part 2) This lecture covers the fundamental concepts of Wide Area Networking. The OSI model will be used to provide a layered approach to understanding networking. Networks will be described in terms of hardware, media, transmission and switching technologies.
Computing Hardware (Part 1) This lecture is designed to take the student beyond the basic terminology and help understand how computing hardware works and the current trends in the market. Topics covered are processors, cache and memory.
Computing Hardware (Part 2) This lecture will continue with an explanation of how and secondary storage work. Based on information obtained in class lecture and from the assignment reading, students team will create a high-level diagram of an optimal Client PC for a particular business function.

Operating Systems This lecture / lab is designed to provide the student with an overview of operating systems. With Some exposure to the UNIX operating system. A brief discussion of terms and an in class exercise will help introduce the student to the basics of operating systems.
Languages This lecture / lab will introduce the student to the fundamentals of the following programming languages (‘C’ and Java). Two in class exercises (programming in ‘C’ and creating a Java Applet) will help the student to understand how programs are created in both procedural and object oriented environments.
Extra time to complete Operating Systems and Languages lab.

     

     

     

 

 
Presentation Layer (Part 1) This lecture / lab will provide the student with understanding of how the presentation layer is a web-based computing environment is developed and the fundamental structure of HTML as the dominate formatting language..

Presidents’ day - Holiday

 

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Presentation Layer (Part 2)

 

This lab is designed to extend the student's knowledge of the presentation layer by developing a client controls using JavaScript. Student will learn the fundamental structure of Scripting Languages will gaining an understanding of how two technologies may be integrated together to develop a seamless application for the end-user.

 
Data Layer (Part 1)

This lecture / lab is designed to provide you with a historical perspective on how and why of database evolution. You will also obtain a basic understanding of how relational databases work and key components (Data Entities, Attributes, Data types, Keys Relationships)

Data Layer (Part 2)

 

This lab assignment is designed to provide you with an introduction to the physical design of a proto-type relational database system using Oracle 9i and Structured Query Language (SQL). The objective of the assignment is to create three tables that comprise a proto-type contact management system. Populate the table with data and then develop a set of queries to retrieve information. Access to the database server is provided in the HOH-401 or BRI 202 computer labs.

Application Layer (Part 1)

This lecture / lab is designed to build from the Presentation Layer (HTML, JavaScript) and Database Layer (SQL). The goal of this assignment is to teach the student how to connect the Presentations layer and the data layer using an application layer using either (idc / htx). IDC / HTX or Active Server Pages. The student will need the fundamental knowledge of SQL gained from the database layer, no programming experience, however, will be required to complete this assignment.

Application Layer (Part 2) We will compete the Application Layer assignment.
Spring Break - holiday

 
Overview of Group Software Evaluation Project This lecture will provide students with an in depth explanation of the group software evaluation project that will include suggested strategies for researching and presentation of the project.
Transaction Processing and ERP Systems Guest Lecture or Another lecture depending on Guest Lecture availability.

 

 

 

 

Schedule in printable format:

1. Document  .doc

2. Postscript File  .pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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