Course: Fundamentals of Management Information System (Summer 2018)
Total classes: 13 (12 regular classes and 1 extra class).
May 11, Room 803, Time 5:00 - 6:15 PM
An overview of the whole course and orientation.
May 18, Room 803, Time 2:30 - 4:00 PM
What is a system? What is information system? Common characteristic of information system. Functions of information system using an example of room heater. Information system activities.
May 25, Room 603, Time 9:00 -10:25 AM
Information system resources. Software and its definition. Classification of software: application software and system software.
June 1, Room 803, Time 2:45 - 4:05
Common business application software: word processor, presentation software, spreadsheet, PIM, email programs, office suites, browsers. Email programs in details: IMAP and SMTP. Differences between IMAP and POP. Software suits. Software licensing and EULA.
June 8, Room 803, Time 2:30 - 4:00
Functions of an operating system. Open source software. Efficiency vs. Effectiveness. Downsizing. Change management.
(Last class before the Eid vacation)
Announcement: MCQ quiz on 22 June on chapter 1 and 2.
June 22, Room 602, Time 2:30 - 4:00
Planned obsolescence. Planned obsolescence vs. functional obsolescence. Planned obsolescence in computing and IT. Reality distortion field. Protection from reality distortion field and planned obsolescence.
MCQ quiz.
July 6. Time: 3:00 PM. Room: 902
Syllabus: Chapter 1, 2, 3.
July 13, Room 602, Time 2:35 - 4:45
Telecommunication and networking. LAN, WAN, MAN, and P2P network. The last mile problem (mathematical problem: download speed). Usefulness of a network (mathematical problems: school example, Facebook example).
July 20, Room 602, Time 3:00 - 4:45
Intranet vs. internet. Governing body of the Internet: w3c and ICANN (root zone database explained). Server and client computers. How the Internet works (including http status codes - 301, 302, 404, 5xx, 200). URL and various parts of it. Other topics discussed.
July 27, Room 803
How does web pages work: HTML language.
Computer security. CIA tried. Rules for a good password. Password manager (Authy): uses, benefits, and risks.
August 3, Room 803, Time 5:00 - 6:50
The AAA concept of computer security. SSL certificate and secured sites. Email security: attachments. Email security: spams. Testing antivirus programs. Social engineering. Spoofing and phishing.
August 10, Room 803, Time 5:15 - 7:00
Difference between data and information. Data analysis tools. Data analysis using Excel: protecting spreadsheet, linking spreadsheet, filter, nested filter, charts, formulas, writing equal sign in formulas, functions (sum, average, countif, if), fixing a cell in autofill using Dollar sign.
August 17, Room: IT Lab, Time 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Data analysis with Microsoft Excel using formulas and nested formulas.
August 17, Room: IT Lab, Time 8:30 - 9:00 PM
Lab test. Instructions for assignment.
September 7. Time: 3:00 PM. Room: 601
Syllabus: Chapter 4, 5, 6.