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	COB 204 Computer Information Systems Fall 2008 (ZSH 104, M-W-F, Section 3 @ 9:05 a.m. and Section 4 @ 10:10 a.m.) Course Calendar

Exam dates are fixed. All other dates may be adjusted as the semester progresses.

Dates	Topic	Readings	Due: Homework/Tutorial
Aug 25	Introduction to class	None
Aug 27	MIS (CIS) and You Chapter 1 PP Slides	Ch. 1	Must do homework
Aug 29		Ch. 1
Sep 1		Ch. 1	Chap 1 Review Questions
Sep 3	IS for Collaboration Chapter 2 PP Slides	Ch. 2	Chap 2 Review Questions
Sep 5		Ch. 2
Sep 8		Ch. 2
Sep 10	IS for Competitive Advantage Chapter 3 PP Slides	Ch. 3	Chap 3 Review Questions
Sep 12		Ch. 3
Sep 15		Ch. 3
Sep 17	Hardware and Software Chapter 4 PP Slides	Ch. 4	Chap 4 Review Questions
Sep 19		Ch. 4
Sep 22		Ch. 4
Sep 24	Exam 1	Chapters 1-4
Sep 26	Database Processing Chapter 5 PP Slides	Ch. 5	Chap 5 Review Questions Access Database Tutorial 1
Sep 29	CIS Career Week Sep 29-Oct 2	Ch. 5
Oct 1	Guest Speaker from PriceWaterhouse Coopers	Ch. 5	October 2, the CIS Executive Guest Lecture will be held at 5:30pm in ISAT/CS Room 159.  The speaker will be Nick Pattakos, Vice President, Global Solutions for  L-1 Identity Solutions Corp.  His talk is entitled “Got Career?  Lessons From an IT insider” Attend for 2 extra credit points
Oct 3		Ch. 5	Access Database Tutorial 2
Oct 6		Ch. 5
Oct 8	Data Communication Chapter 6 PP Slides	Ch. 6	Chap 6 Review Questions
Oct 10		Ch. 6	Access Database Tutorial 3
Oct 13		Ch. 6
Oct 15	IS within Organizations Chapter 7 PP Slides	Ch. 7	Chap 7 Review Questions
Oct 17		Ch. 7	Access Database Tutorial 4
Oct 20		Ch. 7
Oct 22		Ch. 8	Chap 8 Review Questions
Oct 24	E-commerce and Supply Chain Chapter 8 PP Slides	Ch. 8	Access Database Tutorial 5
Oct 27		Ch. 8
Oct 29		Ch. 8
Oct 31	Exam 2	Chapters 5-8
Nov 3	Business Intelligence Systems Chapter 9 PP Slides	Ch. 9	Chap 9 Review Questions
Nov 5		Ch. 9
Nov 7			Access Project Excel Spreadsheet w/ Access Project
Nov 10	Systems Development Chapter 10 PP Slides	Ch. 10	Chap 10 Review Questions
Nov 12		Ch. 10
Nov 14		Ch. 10
Nov 17	IS Management Chapter 11 PP Slides	Ch. 11	Chap 11 Review Questions
Nov 19		Ch. 11
Nov 21		Ch. 11	Access Database Project Due
Nov 24-28	Thanksgiving Vacation
Dec 1	Information Systems Security Chapter 12 PP Slides	Ch. 12	Chap 12 Review Questions
Dec 3		Ch. 12
Dec 5		Ch. 12
Dec 6 -12	Exam 3 Final Exam Saturday, Dec. 6 from 3:30 to 5:30 in HHS 2210 The final exam is approximately 66% chapters 9-12 and 34% cumulative.	Chapters 9-12 and cumulative 1-8

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