Honors Digital Systems

WEEK	DATES	TOPIC	DUE
1	1/18 1/20 1/23	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) Required Viewing In-Class Activity Overview Assignments Overview Slide Deck Discussion 1.1	Pre-course video intros (due 1/22 by 11:59 PM)
2	1/25 1/27 1/30	Learning Outcomes Analyzing Organizations as Systems Modeling Processes with Swim Lanes Topics and Required Reading What is a product manager? A complex, cross-functional role in IT An Introduction to Swim Lane Diagrams Slide Deck Discussion 2.1	Google Analytics for Beginners (due 1/31 by 11:59 PM)
3	2/1 2/3 2/6	Learning Outcomes Data modeling with ERDs Prepare a simple entity relationship diagram Identify basic ERD symbols and interpret an ERD Learn how to turn data into an ERD 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)
4	2/8 2/10 2/13	Learning Outcomes Honors Technology Project Kick-Off Learn IT! #1 Kick-Off 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 Exam #1 – 50 Minutes – Assess weeks 1-4 learning objectives * NOTE * We are swapping the day we were originally scheduled to complete exam #1 with what we were originally scheduled to do on 2/15. The Superbowl is on Sunday, February 12 and the exam was originally scheduled for Monday, February 13th. While I don’t care about football and will probably not even watch the game, I’m assuming that we have a few hard-core football fans in the class so we will swap what we were originally planning to do and push exam #1 back to 2/15	Advanced Google Analytics (due by 2/8 11:59 PM) Exam #1 – 2/15 ***
5	2/15 2/17 2/20	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 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	Google Analytics IQ Certification (due 2/17 by 11:59 PM) Learn IT #1 (due 2/21 by 11:59 PM)
6	2/22 2/24 2/27	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	Honors Technology Research Presentations Day 1 – Teams 1, 2 & 3 Only – 2/24
7	3/1 3/3 3/13	Learning Outcomes Define Cybersecurity and identify examples of its 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 Really, really, really important reading (read for 3/1!) The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence Topics and Required Reading What is threat modeling? Healthcare Cyber Attack Statistics 2022 Additional Readings (scan) Data Breaches What is AI US Data Privacy Laws in 2023 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	Honors Technology Research Project Day 2 – Teams 4, 5 & 6 Only – 3/3
8	3/15 3/17 3/20	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	Cybersecurity assignment (due 3/14 by 11:59 PM) Honors Technology Research Project Day 3 – Teams 7, 8, & 9 Only – 3/17
9	3/22 3/24 3/27 3/29	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 JavaScript File Upload Area	Exam #2 (3/22, in-class)
10	3/31 4/3 4/5	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	SoloLearn Coding (due 4/5 by 11:59 PM)
11	4/7 4/10 4/12	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	4/14 4/17 4/19	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 JavaScript & Python Testing Tool
13	4/21 4/24	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	Coding Challenges – 3 of them (due 4/25 by 11:59 PM)
14	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 Exam #3 – 5/1	Coding assignment (due 4/30 by 11:59 PM)