MIS2101 – Section 402
Tuesdays / 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM / TUCC, 406
(In-person classes only)
Below you will see our weekly schedule, assigned readings, slide decks, links to assignments, and more!
| WEEK | DATES | TOPIC | DUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8/29 | Learning Outcomes Class Introduction Define MIS Describe Systems in Organizations Topics and Required Reading What is an Information System? What is Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Required Viewing Slide Deck | A1. Pre-course video intros (due on Friday, 9/1, by 11:59 PM) |
| 2 | 9/5 | 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 | A2. Max Labs Pre-flight (due on Monday, 9/4, by 11:59 PM) |
| 3 | 9/12 | 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) | A3. Max Labs 1a/1b (due on Monday, 9/11, by 11:59 PM) |
| 4 | 9/19 | 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 | A4. Max Labs 2a/2b (due on Monday, 9/18, by 11:59 PM) |
| 5 | 9/26 | Exam #1 – 50 Minutes – Assess week 1-4 learning objectivesLearning 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 Additional Readings (scan) Slide Deck | A5. Mini Case (Uber) (due on Monday, 9/25, 10:00 PM)Exam #1 (Tuesday, 9/26, in-class)
A6. Max Labs 3a/3b (due on Friday, 9/29, by 11:59 PM) |
| 6 | 10/3 | 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 Slide Deck Additional Readings (scan) | A7. Learn IT #1 (due on Monday, 10/2, by 11:59 PM) |
| 7 | 10/10 | 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 Slide Deck Additional Readings (scan) | A8. Learn IT #2 (due on Monday, 10/9, by 11:59 PM) |
| 8 | 10/17 | 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 Slide Deck Additional Readings (scan) | A9. Cybersecurity assignment (due on Monday, 10/16, by 11:59 PM) |
| 9 | 10/24 | Exam #2 – 50 Minutes – Assess week 5-8 learning objectives Learning Outcomes Topics and Required Reading Slide Deck | Exam #2 (Tuesday 10/24, in-class) |
| 10 | 10/31 | Learning Outcomes Be able to create a simple JavaScript program that manipulates numbers and strings. Topics and Required Reading Slide Deck | |
| 11 | 11/7 | Learning Outcomes Be able to create a simple JavaScript program that implements conditional logic as part of processing information. Topics and Required Reading Slide Deck | |
| 12 | 11/14 | Learning Outcomes Identify solutions for repeating code – loops Describe how to create loops Topics and Required Reading Slide Deck | A10.UDacity Intro to JavaScript (due on Monday, 11/13, by 11:59 PM) |
| 11/20 – 11/24 Fall Break – no class | |||
| 13 | 11/28 | 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 Slide Deck | A11. Coding Challenges – 3 of them (due on Monday, 11/27, by 11:59 PM) |
| 14 | 12/5 | Learning Outcomes Exam Review Exam #3 – 50 Minutes – Assess week 9-13 learning objectives | Exam #3 (Tuesday 12/5, in-class) A12. Coding assignment(due on Monday, 12/11, by 11:59 PM) |