Class History: Management Information System (Summer 2016)

[May 16] Class 1

• Course outline explained

• Marks distribution explained

• Attendance and participation marks explained

• Overview of the whole course

• The textbook

[May 19] Class 2

• Mobile phone related rules explained

• Review of Chapter 1 to 7

[May 24] Class 3

• What is system

• What is information

• Difference between data and information

• Functions of a basic system

• Functions of a cybernetic system

[May 26] Class 4

• Information system activities

• Information system resources

[May 31] Class 5

• System

• Information system

• Basic characteristics of information system

• Functions of a basic system and cybernetic system: Room heater example

• Information system activities: Processing Vs. output: With an example

• Efficiency Vs. effectiveness

  • • Example 1: Bangladesh air force: Russia-1990 and USA-2010 aircrafts.

• • Example 2: Office 2003 and Office 2010.

• Information system components

• THE END OF CHAPTER – 1.

[June 2] Class 6

Chapter 2: Computer Software

• What is software

  • Definition 1

  • Definition 2

• Graphical illustration: Relationship between the user, application software, operating system, and hardware (not on sheet)

• Types of software

  • Graphical illustration: Types of software

    • Application software

      • General purpose software

        • Application specific software

      • System software

        • System management software

        • Development software 

• Common business application software

[June 7] Class 7

• Email programs

• Browsers are universal clients

• Software suites

  • Advantages

  • Disadvantages

• Functions of operating system

  • User Interface

  • Command Line interface

    • Examples: 

      • ERASE abc.doc

      • COPY abc.doc “new abc.doc”

  • Graphical User Interface (GUI)

[June 9] Class 8, Class 9 (Extra): Lab classes

Two classes back-to-back in IT lab, from 1:00 PM to 3:15 PM.

• [16T2-202-MIS] Computer Software (Part 2): Application software on focus: An introduction to data analysis using Excel

  • What is data analysis

  • Tools for data analysis

  • Data analysis using Excel

    • Project: Star Cineplex 

[June 14] Class 10

• Functions of operating system

  • User interface (brief review)

    • GUI

    • Command Line

  • Resource management

    • Example: Virtual memory

  • File management

  • Task management

• Multitasking and virtual machine

  • Multitasking

  • Virtual machine

• Types of programming language

  • Machine language

  • Assembler language

  • High level language

  • Fourth generation language

  • Object oriented language

• Web language and services (in brief)

  • HTML

  • XML

  • CSS

  • JavaScript

• Software licensing and EULA

  • Concept of software license and owner

  • EULA

    • Common terms of EULA

• Open source software

• The end of Chapter 2. 

[June 14] Class 11 (Extra): Lab class

This lab class was arranged for those who missed Class 9 and 10. Time: 3:00 to 4:30 PM.

• Data analysis using Excel

  • Project: Star Cineplex

[June 25] Mid-Term exam

• Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM 

• Room: 601 and 602 

• Click here to view the result 

[July 19] Class 12

Time: 2:20 - 3:35 PM, Room: 1002

Chapter 3: E-Commerce

• What is E-Commerce 

• Domain name 

• Types of domain name 

• Revenue models for E-Commerce projects 

[July 21] Class 13

Time: 2:20 - 3:35 PM, Room: 1002

Chapter 3: E-Commerce (continuing…)

• Revenue models for E-Commerce projects (continuing…) 

• Importance of domain name for E-Commerce projects 

• E-Commerce platforms 

• End of Chapter 3 

[July 26] Class 14: Test 1

• Test 1: Class test on Chapter 3 

• Format: Semi-broad questions 

• Marks: 3.75 x 4 = 15.00 

• Time: 60 minutes

[July 28] Class 15

• Chapter 4: Introduction to computer programming

  • Computer programming and its usefulness in business environment

  • Types of programming languages

  • Object-oriented programming language

  • Objects, attributes, and properties

  • The concept of variables

  • Statements: Set and Get

  • The if-then statement

[August 2] Class 16

• Chapter 4: Introduction to computer programming (continuing…)

  • Functions

  • Methods

  • Examples of InputBox function

  • Examples of MsgBox method

  • Several examples of tiny-program codes are shown on the whiteboard 

[August 4] Class 17 

• Chapter 4: Introduction to computer programming (continuing…)

  • Operators

  • Nested blocks

  • Code examples:

    • What’s your name

    • Sum two numbers

    • How to check whether user clicked the “Cancel” button

[August 16] Class 18

Time: 2:20 – 3:35 PM, Room – IT Lab

• Lab class on Chapter 4 (Introduction to computer programming).

[August 16] Class 19 (extra)

Time: 3:40 – 5:00 PM (just after class-18), Room – IT Lab

• Lab class on Chapter 4 (Introduction to computer programming).

[August 18] Class 20

Time: 2:20 – 3:35, Room 1002

• Chapter 5: Telecommunication and Networking

  • What is telecommunication

  • What is networking

  • Types of telecommunication network

  • The last mile problem

• Chapter 8: Cybersecurity

  • The “FROM” field of the email

  • Spoofing

  • Phishing

  • How do IT criminals steal password and sensitive information

[August 18] Class 21 (Extra)

Time: 3:35 – 4:35 (just after class-20), Room 1002

• Review class on Chapter 4 (Introduction to computer programming)

[August 20] Class 22 (Makeup)

Time: 2:30 – 4:30, Room – 601

• Problem solving on Chapter 4

• Review of the whole syllabus of the final exam

[August 23] Class 22: Test-2

Time: 2:30 – 3:35, Room 1002

• Test-2: Class test 

• Syllabus: Computer program reading and writing

• Fullmark: 15.00

• Time: 40 minutes

• Click here to view the announcement

[August 23] Class 23 (Extra)

Time: 3:40 – 5:15 (just after class-22), Room 1002.

• Solution to the problems of Test-2.

• Assignment/project

  • There were 10 groups in the batch. Each group was assigned to a unique project.

  • Guidelines were provided on how to prepare the project.

[September 3] Final Exam

• • Time: 3:30 - 5:30 PM

  • Room: 601, 602, 603

  • Click here to view the result.

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