INTRODUCTION: COMPUTER INFORMATION
SYSTEMS FOR BUSINESS

Seah/Thomas

BUS 237 Information Systems in Business

Course Outline
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Introduction to the Course
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Lectures
Labs
Grading
MyMISLab
Moodle

MIS and You

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Course Introduction and Expectations

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Introduction
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Professor: Dave Thomas
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Contact: dthomas@rocketbuilders.com

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Office Hour: Check Course Outline

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Background
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Experience

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Education

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Interests

www.macsailing.com

Objectives of BUS 237
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The main objectives of the course
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To learn more about the Information Technology (IT) installed in businesses

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To learn more about how IT is used to create value in businesses 

To understand more about how organizations manage their IT resources

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To understand more about the careers and roles of people involved in information technology

Defining our Learning Environment
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Some Basic Rules of Engagement
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No cell phones during class, no distracting computing
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Please keep away from e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, MSN, WeChat, QQ, videogames, MP3s, and other distractions while in lecture and lab

No whispering, no interruptions when someone is speaking
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Practice, only one person speak at a time, and only speak English in this class (fine to be imposed)

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No food in the Lab (sealed water bottles are OK)

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No free rides in groups -- all group participation will be evaluated after assignment is completed
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Worst case scenario: You can “fire” non-contributing members!

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Course Grading
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10%

Online Quizzes (10x1%)

8%

Lab Tests (4x2%)

10%

Individual Assignments (2x5%)

8%

Group Assignment

4%

Participation/Attendance/Ethics

25%

Midterm Examination

35%

Final Examination

100%

Total

Grading Norms
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SFU Faculty of Business Admin. Grading Policy
Normalized such that the distribution of grades across all classes will be approximately as follows:
Grade

Percent of Students

A’s

5-10%

B’s

30-40%

C’s

35-45%

D, F, N

5-25%

Lectures and Exams
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Focused on Textbook & Lecture material

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Questions on Midterm and Final exams will be from lectures and textbook

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All exams are closed book

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Multiple-Choice questions
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Midterm covers lectures 1-6 (week 7)

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Final covers lectures 1-12

(week 13)

Photo ID must be shown to the instructor at all exams

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Labs and Assignments
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Focused on business productivity tools

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MyMISLab online training simulations:
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MS Word

(word processing)

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MS Excel

(spreadsheets)

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MS Access

(database management)

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MS PowerPoint

(presentations)

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Labs are not linked to the Lecture material!

Why MyMISLab?
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MyMISLab is essentially a way to develop skills in
MS Office 2013 at your own pace
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You have control over where and when you learn
We have the ability to measure your performance

What we want for our Business Students:
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Every business student should be prepared to effectively use MS Office for their academic and professional career

Online Quizzes (10)
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Focused on Textbook Chapters (10 x 1%)
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Used to motivate reading the book BEFORE coming to class

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DUE on Thursdays before the 1st lecture of the week !!!

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Completed via Moodle (only one week to complete each quiz)

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5 True/False + 5 Multiple Choice randomized questions

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Timed for 20 min

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Automatically graded, allowed two attempts (higher score = grade)
 NOTE: Quiz #1 & Quiz 12 are for practice!

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Detailed results NOT displayed online (only total score)!

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Missed Online Quiz = 0 (zero) mark!

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Lab Tests (4)
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MyMISLab MS Office Tests (4 x 2%)
1. Word 2010

in the