Digital Systems

WEEK	DATES	TOPIC	DUE
1	1/18 1/20	Learning Outcomes Class Introduction Define MIS Describe Systems in Organizations Topics and Required Reading What is an Information System? Systems Architecture Systems Analysis What is Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Max Labs Pre-Flight Required Viewing In-Class Activity Overview Assignments Overview Slide Deck Discussion 1.1	1. Pre-course video intros (due 1/18 by 11:59 PM)
2	1/23 1/25 1/27	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	2. Max Labs Pre-flight (due 1/23 by 11:59 PM)
3	1/30 2/1 2/3	Learning Outcomes Modeling Processes with Swim Lanes – part 1 Modeling Processes with Swim Lanes – part 2 Data modeling with ERDs Topics and Required Reading What is an Entity Relationship Diagram? Entity Relationship Diagram What is Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)? Slide Deck Discussion 3.1 Additional Tools (optional) LucidChart (signup for the free version) Miro (signup for the free version, plus a good read too)	3. Max Labs 1a/1b (due by 1/30 11:59 PM)
4	2/6 2/8 2/10	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 How AI is deciding who gets hired (watch) What hiring managers look for in your social media profile (watch) Learn-IT-1-for-Non-MIS-Majors (read) Learn-IT-1-MIS-Majors (read) Slide Deck Discussion 4.1	4. Max Labs 2a/2b (due 2/6 by 11:59 PM)
5	2/13 2/15 2/17	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	5. Max Labs 3a/3b (due 2/13 by 11:59 PM) Exam #1 (2/15, in-class)
6	2/20 2/22 2/24	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 Additional Readings (scan) 5 V’s of Big Data 10 Big Data trends you should know about for 2022 Just Announced: MagicBand+ Will Debut in 2022 at Walt Disney World Resort as Part of 50th Anniversary Celebration RF Technology at Walt Disney Resort	6. Learn IT #1 (due 2/20 by 11:59 PM)
7	2/27 3/1 3/3 (Spring Break 3/6 – 3/10)	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? Slide Deck Discussion 7.1 Additional Readings (scan) How digital platforms are changing the way we work Product Managers for the Digital World 9 types of software platforms Pentagon Comes Around to Multicloud Approach	7. Learn IT #2 (due 2/27 by 11:59 PM)
8	3/13 3/15 3/17	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 What is AI US Data Privacy Laws in 2023 Healthcare Cyber Attack Statistics 2022 Why educational institutions are an easy target for ransomware attacks Google engineer put on leave after saying AI chatbot has become sentient Slide Deck Discussion 8.1 Additional Readings (scan) North Korea is targeting hospitals with ransomware, U.S. agencies warn 5 Worst Data Hacks US State Privacy Legislation Tracker Robots Are Everywhere (you may need to login with your email for a free account)	8. Cybersecurity assignment (due 3/13 by 11:59 PM)
9	3/20 3/22 3/24	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 (3/22, in-class)
10	3/27 3/29 3/31	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 3/27 by 11:59 PM)
11	4/3 4/5 4/7	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	4/10 4/12 4/14	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
13	4/17 4/19 4/21	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	10. Coding Challenges – 3 of them (due 4/17 by 11:59 PM)
14	4/24 4/26 4/28 5/1	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 (see week 13 above for link) Course Review and Reflection, Complete SFFs	11. Coding assignment(due 5/1 by 11:59 PM) Final Exam 60 Minutes – Assess week 9-14 learning objectives (5/8, 1:00-2:00PM)