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Digital Systems - Spring22 - Sec6

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Digital Systems

MIS 2101.006 ■ Spring 2022 ■ Sezgin Ayabakan
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Schedule

MIS2101 – Section 006

M/W/F – 10-10:50AM – 0A032

Below you will see our weekly schedule, assigned readings, slide decks, links to assignments, and more! 

Our MIS 2101 sec 006 class is scheduled to meet virtually through Friday, January 21, 2022. Classes will resume live, in-person only, in our Alter Hall classroom beginning Monday, January 24, 2022 through April 25, 2022.

SESSION DATES TOPIC DUE
1

1/10
1/12
1/14

Learning Outcomes
Class Introduction
Define MIS
Describe Systems in Organizations

Topics and Required Reading
Acquiring Information Systems And Services-(Read up to and including “Information system infrastructure and architecture”)
Systems Architecture
Systems Analysis
Max Labs Pre-Flight

Required Viewing
In-Class Activity Overview
Assignments Overview

Slide Deck
Discussion 1.1

1. Pre-course video intro (due Tuesday 1/18 by 11:59 PM)

2. Max Labs Pre-flight (due Tuesday 1/18 by 11:59 PM)

2

1/17 (MLK No-class)

1/19
1/21
1/24

Learning Outcomes
Explain the Digital Product Manager’s (DPM’s) role in solving problems for organizations
Identify how the DPM utilizes technology to enable organizations
Illustrate how you will begin producing your own DPM tools to analyze, synthesize and evaluate data
Analyzing Organizations as Systems

Topics and Required Reading
What is a product manager? A complex, cross-functional role in IT
Max Labs 1a
An Introduction to Swim Lane Diagrams

Slide Deck
Discussion 2.1

3. Max Labs 1a/1b (due by Tuesday 1/25 11:59 PM)

3

1/26
1/28
1/31

Learning Outcomes
Modeling Processes with Swim Lanes – part 1
Modeling Processes with Swim Lanes – part 2
Data modeling with ERDs

Topics and Required Reading
Entity Relationship Diagram
What is Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)?


Slide Decks
Discussion 2.1 (continued from week 2)
Discussion 3.1

Additional Tools (optional)
LucidChart (signup for the free version)

4. Max Labs 2a/2b (due Sunday 2/6 by 11:59 PM)
4 2/2
2/4
2/7

Learning Outcomes
Prepare a simple entity relationship diagram
Identify basic ERD symbols and interpret an ERD 
Learn how to turn data into an ERD
Digital Product Management – virtual brand development

Topics and Required Reading & Viewing
What hiring managers look for in your social media profile
Learn-IT-1-for-Non-MIS-Majors
Learn-IT-1-MIS-Majors

Slide Deck
Discussion 4.1

5. Max Labs 3a/3b (due Sunday 2/13 by 11:59 PM)
5 2/9
2/11
2/14

Exam #1 – 50 Minutes – Assess week 1-4 learning objectives

Learning Outcomes
Max Labs – Digital Product Management
Discuss major functions of Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP)
Be able to explain the basic capabilities and benefits of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems

Topics and Required Reading
What is ERP?
5 ERP Trends
What is CRM?
CRM vs. ERP: What’s the Difference?
3 CRM Use Cases

Slide Deck
Discussion 5.1

Exam #1 (Wednesday 2/9, in-class)

6. Learn IT #1 (due Sunday 2/20 by 11:59 PM)

6 2/16
2/18
2/21

Learning Outcomes
Define Data Analytics and Big Data and discuss how data creates value for organizations.
Review case studies illustrating how organizations collect and utilize data.
Discuss data storage methods. Illustrate how Google Analytics utilizes data and illustrate key tracking metrics.
Recognize Supply Chain needs and identify how data systems support each phase of the process.

Topics and Required Reading
What Is The Difference Between Data Analysis And Data Visualization?
What is BI?
Companies Are Failing in Their Efforts to Become Data-Driven
Disney’s $1 Billion Bet on a Magical Wristband
McDonald’s Bites on Big Data With $300 Million Acquisition (you may need to login with your email for a free account)

Slide Deck
Discussion 6.1

Mini Case – Uber

Additional Readings (scan)
login to Gartner Gateway (access through your TU Portal) then open this link: Build a Data-Driven Enterprise
Just Announced: MagicBand+ Will Debut in 2022 at Walt Disney World Resort as Part of 50th Anniversary Celebration
RF Technology at Walt Disney Resort

7. Learn IT #2 (due Sunday 3/6 by 11:59 PM)
7 2/23
2/25
(Spring Break 2/28 – 3/6)
3/7

Learning Outcomes
Be able to explain what a platform is and the provide examples of business models that leverage platforms. Be able to explain cloud computing and the benefits it can offer an organization
Recognize what an API is and demonstrate how they are leveraged in business

Topics and Required Reading
API Imperative
How the API economy is igniting a cultural shift in businesses
What are digital platforms?
What’s the difference between IaaS, Saas & PaaS?
What is the Network Effect?
Platform Businesses

Slide Deck
Discussion 7.1

Additional Readings (scan)
Product Managers for the Digital World
9 types of software platforms
Pentagon Comes Around to Multicloud Approach

8. Cybersecurity/AI assignment (due Monday 3/14 by 11:59 PM)
8 3/9
3/11
3/14

Learning Outcomes
Define Cybersecurity and identify examples of it’s impact on industry.
Discuss protection risk needs of organizations.
Describe the current state of Cybersecurity regulations.
Define Artificial Intelligence and identify Narrow, General & Super-intelligence types
Develop strategies to differentiate a person from a computer

Topics and Required Reading
What is threat modeling?
Data Breaches
John Deere’s Promotional USB Drive Hijacks Your Keyboard
What is AI
The Wired Guide to Artificial Intelligence
Why Hospitals Are The Perfect Target For Ransomware

Slide Deck
Discussion 8.1

Additional Readings (scan)

Political campaings with deepfake candidates

5 Worst Data Hacks
These are the worst corporate hackers of all time
Robots Are Everywhere (you may need to login with your email for a free account)

 
9 3/16
3/18
3/21

Exam #2 – 50 Minutes – Assess week 5-8 learning objectives

Learning Outcomes
Be able to create a simple JavaScript program that prompts the user for input, stores the information in variables and displays output.

Topics and Required Reading
Chapter 1 – Hello, World – Chinnathambi
Chapter 2 – Values and Variables – Chinnathambi

Slide Deck
Discussion 9.1

 

Exam #2 (Wednesday 3/16, in-class)

10 3/23
3/25
3/28

Learning Outcomes
Be able to create a simple JavaScript program that manipulates numbers and strings.

Topics and Required Reading
Chapter 3 – Functions – Chinnathambi

Slide Deck
Discussion 10.1

9. Complete SoloLearn Coding (due Wednesday 3/30 by 11:59 PM)
11 3/30
4/1
4/4

Learning Outcomes
Be able to create a simple JavaScript program that implements conditional logic as part of processing information.

Topics and Required Reading
Chapter 4 – Conditional Statements: If, Else, and Switch – Chinnathambi

Slide Deck
Discussion 11.1

 

12 4/6
4/8
4/11

Learning Outcomes
Identify solutions for repeating code – loops
Describe how to create loops

Topics and Required Reading
Chapter 5 – Meet the Loops: For, While, and Do…While! – Chinnathambi

Slide Deck
Discussion 12.1

10. Coding Challenges – 3 of them (due Wednesday 4/13 by 11:59 PM)

13 4/13
4/15
4/18

Learning Outcomes
Generate for & while loops
Identify HTML, CSS and JavaScript code and discover the impact and interconnectivity of each language.

Topics and Required Reading
Chapter 5 – Meet the Loops: For, While, and Do…While! – Chinnathambi

Slide Deck
Discussion 13.1

11. Coding assignment (due Sunday 4/24 by 11:59 PM)

14 4/20
4/22
4/25

Learning Outcomes
Be able to create a simple JavaScript program explain the utilizes HTML and CSS to interact with the user.

Slide Deck
Discussion 13.1 (continued from week 14)

Course Review and Reflection, Complete SFFs

 

Final Exam 60 Minutes – Assess week 9-14 learning objectives (date/time to be determined. Please check with your instructor)

FINAL EXAM 

Friday 4/29 only between 8:00am – 10:00am

Assess week 9-14 learning objectives

 

 

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Instructor

Sezgin Ayabakan, PhD

Email: ayabakan@temple.edu
Office Location: Speakman 201B
Office Hours Availability: Mondays 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, or by appointment. Please email me if you need to schedule an appointment outside of my normal office hours.
Office Hours in Speakman 201B or via Zoom: https://temple.zoom.us/j/94000754484

ITA CONTACT INFO

ITA
Name: Ajay Oomman
Email: ajay.oomman@temple.edu
Office Hour: Wed 1-2pm
Zoom: https://temple.zoom.us/j/3579800978?pwd=UFlldk1CT1hxdEdWT2NpT0FydjNlZz09
ITA
Name: Rahman Mohammed
Email: rahman.mohammed@temple.edu
No office hours currently. Please email your questions

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