Honors Digital Systems

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1/12
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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

Required Viewing
In-Class Activity Overview
Assignments Overview

Slide Deck
Discussion 1.1

1. Pre-course video intro (due 1/13 by 11:59 PM)

Learning Outcomes
Analyzing Organizations as Systems
Modeling Processes with Swim Lanes

Topics and Required Reading
An Introduction to Swim Lane Diagrams

Slide Deck
Discussion 2.1

2. Learn IT! #2 – Google Analytics for Beginners (due 1/25 by 11:59 PM)

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1/28
1/31

Learning Outcomes
Prepare a simple entity relationship diagram
Identify basic ERD symbols and interpret an ERD 
Learn how to turn data into an ERD
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)

Learning Outcomes
Honors Technology Project Kick-Off
Learn IT! #1 Kick-Off
Exam #1 – Assess weeks 1-4 learning objectives

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

Learning Outcomes
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 for 2/9
What is ERP?
5 ERP Trends

Topics and Required Reading for 2/11
What is CRM?
CRM vs. ERP: What’s the Difference?
3 CRM Use Cases

Slide Deck
Discussion 5.1

6. Learn IT #1 (due 2/14 by 11:59 PM)

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 for 2/16
What Is The Difference Between Data Analysis And Data Visualization?
What is BI?
Companies Are Failing in Their Efforts to Become Data-Driven
McDonald’s Bites on Big Data With $300 Million Acquisition (you may need to login with your email for a free account)

Topics and Required Reading for 2/21
Disney’s $1 Billion Bet on a Magical Wristband
Just Announced: MagicBand+ Will Debut in 2022 at Walt Disney World Resort as Part of 50th Anniversary Celebration
RF Technology at Walt Disney Resort

Slide Deck
Discussion 6.1

Honors Technology Research Project Presentations – ERP and CRM Teams Only 2/18

3. Learn IT! #4 – Google Analytics IQ Certification (due 2/21 by 11:59 PM)

Learning Outcomes
Artificial Intelligence

Topics and Required Reading
The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence
What is AI
The Wired Guide to Artificial Intelligence

Slide Deck
Discussion 8.1

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 for 3/7
What is threat modeling?
Data Breaches
John Deere’s Promotional USB Drive Hijacks Your Keyboard
Why Hospitals Are The Perfect Target For Ransomware

Topics and Required Reading for 3/09
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 8.1
Discussion 7.1

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 (3/16, in-class)

8. Cybersecurity/AI assignment (due 3/18 by 11:59 PM)

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

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

Learning Outcomes
Identify solutions for repeating code – loops
Describe how to create loops
Generate for & while 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 4/12 by 11:59 PM)

Learning Outcomes
Identify HTML, CSS and JavaScript code and discover the impact and interconnectivity of each language.
Be able to create a simple JavaScript program explain the utilizes HTML and CSS to interact with the user.

Course Review and Reflection, Complete SFFs

Slide Deck
Discussion 13.1

Learning Outcomes
Exam #3 – Assess weeks 9-14 learning objectives

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

Exam #3 – (4/25)