COMM 226 Schedule Fall 2015

This COMM 226 schedule for Winter 2015 is subject to change
Our textbook is compiled from two different books: Processes, Systems, and Information (PSI) and Experiencing MIS (EMIS). One implication of this is that there are two Chapters 5, one from PSI and one from EMIS. In the schedule below the following abbreviations are used for the textbook sections:- PSI: Process, Systems and Information (first half of the course textbook)
- EMIS: Experiencing MIS (second half of the course textbook)
Dates | Topic | Readings (before Monday) | Activities, evaluations and slides |
Sep 9 | Course introduction | ||
Sep 14 and 16 | Introduction to MIS & IT careers | PSI ch. 1; Careers in BTM supplement | |
Mon Sep 21 | Last day to add courses | ||
Sep 21 and 23 | Information technology components | PSI ch. 3 | |
Sep 28 and 30 | Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information | PSI ch. 2 | |
Oct 5 and 7 | Using IS to improve processes | PSI ch. 5 |
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Oct 14 | Supporting processes with enterprise systems | PSI ch. 6, 7 and Appendix 7 |
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Oct 19 and 21 | Supporting processes with enterprise systems (continued) | Same as previous week | |
Oct 26 and 28 | Database management | EMIS ch. 5, 5a, 5b; Database Systems supplement |
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Nov 2 and 4 | Database management (continued) | Same as previous week | |
Sun Nov 8 |
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Nov 9 and 11 | Business intelligence | EMIS ch. 8 |
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Nov 16 and 18 | E-commerce, social networking and Web 2.0 | EMIS ch. 9 | |
Nov 23 and 25 | Acquiring IS through projects | EMIS ch. 10 |
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Nov 30 and Dec 2 | Structure, ethics and IT governance | EMIS ch. 11 | |
Dec 7 and 8 | IS security management and privacy | EMIS ch. 12 |
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TBA | Final exam |