Class History: Management Information System (Fall 2017)

Course: Management Information System (Fall 2017, BBA) 

This page summarizes all the classes (including extra classes) of the course Management Information System (Fall 2017, BBA).

Class 1

September 12, Room 1002, Time 12:40 - 1:50 

Orientation class: Course outline distributed among students. An overview of the whole course.

Class 2

September 14, Room 1002, Time 12:35 - 1:35 

System and information system. Basic characteristic of system. Functions of an system: automatic room heater example with graph.

Class 3

September 19, Room 1002, Time 12:40 - 1:53 

Information system activities: input, processing, output, control and feedback, storage. Information system resources: five types of resources explained with examples.

Class 4

September 21, Room 1002, Time 12:35 - 1:45 

Components of information system. 

Announcement of the 1st class test (quiz). 

Chapter 2. BIOS and its functions before and after POST. General classification: application and system software (explained with graph).

Class 5

September 26, Room 1002, Time 12:45 - 2:10 PM 

Common business application software: word processor, presentation software, spreadsheet, PIM, browser. 

Class test 1: Quiz

Solution to class test (quiz).

Class 6

September 28, Room 1002, Time 12:30 - 1:50 PM 

Common business application software: desktop publishing software, email programs. Browsers: they are universal client. Email programs: examples, benefits and features, SMTP/IMAP connection procedure.

Class 7

October 3, Room 901, 2:20 – 3:15 PM 

Various topics of Chapter-2 discussed in the class.

Class 8

October 5, Room 1002, 12:30 – 1:45 PM 

Functions of OS; task management; file management; resource management; user interface; GUI and command line interface; multitasking and virtual machine.

Class 9

October 10, Room 1001, 12:55 – 1:55 PM 

Commercial software vs. open source software; EULA; common terms of EULA.

Announcement of Class Test 2 to be held on next Tuesday.

Class 10

October 12, Room 1002, 12:40 – 1:55 PM 

Chapter 4. Efficiency vs. effectiveness; downsizing and its pros-cons; planned obsolescence.

Class 11

October 17, Room 1002, 12:45 – 2:20 PM

The concept of planned obsolescence; planned obsolescence in computer and IT. 

Class Test 2.

Class 12

October 19, Room 1003, 12:40 – 1:45 PM 

Reality distortion field. Protection from planned obsolescence and reality distortion field.

Chapter 3. Data, information, and their differences.

Class 13, Class 14 (Extra)

October 24, Room: IT Lab

12:40 – 1:45 PM (Class 13)

1:45 – 2:30 PM (Class 14) 

Data analysis using Excel: Practical demonstration in IT lab.

Midterm Exam

November 2, Room: B2-301, Time 12:00 – 1:30 PM. 

Syllabus: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4.

Class 15

November 7, Room 1002, 1:05 – 1:45 PM 

Chapter 5. Networking and its overview; networking without IT; LAN; WAN; MAN; P2P; network computing. P2P in details.

Class 16

November 14, Room 1002, 12:35 – 1:55 PM 

Telecommunication; Network; LAN; WAN; MAN; network computing; P2P; internet; ICANN.

Class 17

November 16, Room 1002, 12:35 – 1:45 PM 

Functions of W3C; basics of HTML (coding example); intranet; VPN; last mile problem (explained with diagram).

Class 18

November 21, Room 1002, Time 12:35 - 1:50 PM 

IP address, some special IP addresses, version 4 and 6. Nodes and number of connections. Number of connections as a proxy of usefulness -- explained. The formula U and N: mathematical explanation.

Class 19

November 23, Room 1002, Time 12:40 - 1:50 PM 

Math 1: find the U.

Math 2: find the N.

Math 3: find maximum number of devices that can be connected simultaneously through a range of IP.

Class 20

November 28, Room 1002, Time 12:40 - 1:45 PM 

Chapter 6. Definition of plan. Sequence of plan implementation. Planning of information technology implementation. Change management.

Class 21

November 30, Room 1002, Time 12:40 - 1:45 PM 

Chapter 7. An overview of social media management and its importance. Corporate blog. RSS feed. Linking RSS feed to social media via a publication tool. 

Announcement: Class Test 3 on December 7.

Class 22

December 5, Room 1002 

Chapter 7. Hacking. Black hat and white hat hacking. Spoofing. Phishing.

Class 23

December 7, Room 1002, Time 12:45 - 2:10 

Class Test 3.

Class 24

December 12, Room 1002, Time 12:45 - 2:00 PM 

Introduction to programming. OOP language. Properties, attributes, objects, methods, functions, if-then statements.

Class 25, Class 26 (Extra)

December 14, Room: IT Lab

Time 1:00 - 2:15 PM (Class 25)

2:30 - 3:30 PM (Class 26) 

Introduction to computer programming with VB6: Practical in IT lab. 

Distribution of project topics among groups.

Final Exam

December 28, Room: B2-301, Time 10:30 – 12:30 

Syllabus: Chapter 5, 6, 8, 9.

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