Calendar for Spring, 2010

PADM 5500

Computer Applications and MIS

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

of this calendar on the Web.)

WEEK 1

Thursday, January 7

· First class meeting

WEEK 2

Thursday, January 14

Readings to have been completed prior to class:

· 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

In class activity:

· Weekly reading quiz 1

Assignments due:

· None

WEEK 3

Thursday, January 21

Readings to have been completed prior to class:

· Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 2 -- Hardware and Software

· Barrett and Green Chapter 2. To Each His Own

In class activity:

· Weekly reading quiz 2

Assignments due:

· Arena assignment 1 due (NO -- TO BE DELAYED)

WEEK 4

Thursday, January 28

Readings to have been completed prior to class:

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

· Barrett and Green Chapter 3. Land Mines in Project Management

In class activity:

· Weekly reading quiz 3

Assignments due:

· Excel assignment due (TO BE DELAYED)

WEEK 5

Thursday, February 4

Readings to have been completed prior to class:

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

· Barrett and Green Chapter 4. Lurching Toward the Center

In class activity:

· Weekly reading quiz 4

Assignments due:

· Arena assignment 2 due (TO BE DELAYED)

WEEK 6

Thursday, February 11

Readings to have been completed prior to class:

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

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

In class activity:

· Weekly reading quiz 5

Assignments due:

· PowerPoint assignment due (TO BE DELAYED)

WEEK 7

Thursday, February 18

Catch up and review.

WEEK 8

Thursday, February 25

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

WEEK 9

Thursday, March 4

Readings to have been completed prior to class:

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

· Barrett and Green Chapter 6. Standardization

In class activity:

· Weekly reading quiz 6

Assignments due:

· None

WEEK 10

Thursday, March 11

· SPRING BREAK

WEEK 11

Thursday, March 18

Readings to have been completed prior to class:

· Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 7 – Specialized Business Information Systems

· Barrett and Green Chapter 7. Strategic Planning

In class activity:

· Weekly reading quiz 7

Assignments due:

· Arena assignment 3 due

WEEK 12

Thursday, March 25

Readings to have been completed prior to class:

· Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 8 -- Systems Development

· Barrett and Green Chapter 8. Procurement

In class activity:

· Weekly reading quiz 8

Assignments due:

· None

WEEK 13

Thursday, April 1

Readings to have been completed prior to class:

· Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 8 -- Systems Development

· Barrett and Green Chapter 9. Outsourcing

In class activity:

· Weekly reading quiz 9

Assignments due:

· Arena assignment 3 due

WEEK 14

Thursday, April 8

Readings to have been completed prior to class:

· Stair and Reynolds, Chapter 8 -- Systems Development

· Barrett and Green Chapter 10. Training

In class activity:

· Weekly reading quiz 10

Assignments due:

· None

WEEK 15

Thursday, April 15

REVIEW DAY

Assignments due:

· None

WEEK 16

Thursday, April 22

• FINAL EXAM FOR ALL STUDENTS

WEEK 17

· Thursday, April 29

CHANGES TO CALENDAR:

Jan 19 -- First Arena assignment announced to be delayed.

Feb 2 -- MOVED MIDTERM to February 25 and shifted everything later one week down the calendar

Feb 2 -- MOVED FINAL exam for all students to April 22

March 4 -- adjusted calendar so as to include spring break

April 8 -- made April 15 into a review day and removed several chapters that were planned to be covered that day