Calendar for Fall, 2009

PADM 5500

Computer Applications and MIS

(Please see summary of changes in this calendar at the bottom

of this calendar.)

 

 

WEEK 1 -- Week beginning August 16, 2000

 

August 17

Classes begin; Faculty begin ongoing attendance verification process

QEP-related in class writing assignments

 

Wednesday, August 19

 

First class meeting

 

WEEK 2 -- Week beginning August 23, 2009

Wednesday, August 26

 

Stair and Reynolds Chapter 1. An Introduction to Information Systems in Organizations

Barrett and Green Introduction

Barrett and Green Chapter 1. IT on the Front Lines

 

WEEK 3 -- Week beginning August 30, 2009

Wednesday, September 2

 

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 2 -- Hardware and Software

Barrett and Green Chapter 2. To Each His Own

 

WEEK 4 -- Week beginning September 6, 2009

 

Wednesday, September 9

 

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 3 -- Organizing Data and Information

Barrett and Green Chapter 3. Land Mines in Project Management 

 

WEEK 5 -- Week beginning September 13, 2009

Wednesday, September 16

 

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 4 -- Telecommunications, the Internet, Intranets, and Extranets

Barrett and Green Chapter 4. Lurching Toward the Center

 

WEEK 6 -- Week beginning September 20, 2009

Wednesday, September 23

 

INSTALLMENT 1 OF TERM PAPER DUE

 

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 5 – Electronic Commerce and Transaction Processing Systems

Barrett and Green Chapter 5.  Who's in Charge?

 

IN THE NEWS REPORTS BY

Latimore, Alissa A.

Nelson, Jacqulyn M.

 

WEEK 7 -- Week beginning September 27, 2009

Wednesday, September 30

 

LAB 1 DUE

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 6 – Information and Decision Support Systems

Barrett and Green Chapter 6. Standardization

 

IN THE NEWS REPORTS BY

Haugabook, Yoalnde L.

James, Jonica S.

 

WEEK 8 -- Week beginning October 4, 2009

 

October 9 

Mid-term grades for all students due in Banner Web by 3 p.m. 

 

Wednesday, October 7

 

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

WEEK 9 -- Week beginning October 11, 2009

 

October 14 

Last day to drop a course and withdraw from school with a grade of “W” 

 

Wednesday, October 14

 

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 7 – Specialized Business Information Systems

Barrett and Green Chapter 7. Strategic Planning

 

IN THE NEWS REPORTS BY

Jones, Stacy L.

Parks, Cotyus J.

 

WEEK 10 -- Week beginning October 18, 2009

Wednesday, October 21

 

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 8 -- Systems Development

Barrett and Green Chapter 8. Procurement

 

IN THE NEWS REPORTS BY

West, Barbara A.

Whitehead, Tejuanda S.

 

WEEK 11 -- Week beginning October 25, 2009

Wednesday, October 28

 

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 8 -- Systems Development

Barrett and Green Chapter 8. Procurement

 

IN THE NEWS REPORTS BY

Bell, Quanta C.            

Carr, Angela L.

 

WEEK 12 -- Week beginning November 1, 2009

Wednesday, November 4

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 8 -- Systems Development

Barrett and Green Chapter 9. Outsourcing

 

IN THE NEWS REPORTS BY

Harrison, Ronald K.

Ray, Shabreka S.

 

WEEK 13 -- Week beginning November 8, 2009

Wednesday, November 11

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 8 -- Systems Development

Barrett and Green Chapter 10. Training

Barrett and Green Chapter 11. Is it Worth it?

 

IN THE NEWS REPORTS BY

Garnett, Zakia K.

Gordon, Tamara M.

 

WEEK 14 -- Week beginning November 15, 2009

 

November 17

Deadline to remove “I” and “IP” grades before automatic “F”

 

 

Wednesday, November 18

 

COURSE TERM PAPER DUE

 

Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 9 – Security, Privacy and Ethical Issues

Barrett and Green Chapter 12. Oh What a Tangled Web

Barrett and Green Chapter 17. The Crystal Ball

 

WEEK 15 -- Week beginning November 22, 2009

November 25 - 27

Thanksgiving Holidays

 

Wednesday, November 25

 

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

 

WEEK 16 -- Week beginning November 29, 2009

 

December 3

Grades due in Banner Web before 3 p.m. for potential graduates 

 

Wednesday, December 2

 

  • FINAL EXAM FOR POTENTIAL GRADUATES

WEEK 17 -- Week beginning November 27, 2009

 

 

Wednesday, December 9

  • FINAL EXAM FOR ALL STUDENTS (SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE CHANGE)

 

CHANGES TO CALENDAR:

 

 

September 2, 2009 -- I adjusted the reading assignments to reflect the fact that we did not cover chapter 1 (both books) at the first class meeting.

 

September 2, 2009 -- I added a due date for the course term paper, which is October 18, 2009.

 

September 8, 2009 -- I added a due date of September 30 for Lab 1.