RUTGERS - THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Management Information Systems (29:623:220)
Fall 2005
T Th 4:00-5:20PM, Engelhard Hall 003

Syllabus
 

• Instructor and TA

  Role	Name	Office Hours	Phone	Email
  Instructor	Dr. Hui Xiong	Ackerson Hall, 200K T Th 5:30-6:30pm	973-353-5261	hui@rbs.rutgers.edu
  TA	Xiaoyun He	Ack, 2rd floor, cubic M F 1:30:2:30pm	973-353-1865	xiaoyun@cimic.rutgers.edu

 

• Schedule: Lecture, Homework and Exam Schedule
   

• Internal Web Pages: Class Notes, Homeworks , Instructor Announcements, TA Announcements.
   

• Course Objectives: The object of this course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the use of computer systems and application software. The entire course requires a “hands-on” approach to learning application packages, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
   
• Required Textbook: Glen J. Coulthard & Sarah Hutchinson Clifford, “Advantage Series: MS Word 2003, MS Excel 2003, MS Access 2003” (Introductory Edition), McGraw Hill.
   
• Web Site: http://cimic.rutgers.edu/~hui/teaching/fall2005/220.html. This course web site is the location for course documents, assignments, announcements and other information. You should check it frequently to remain updated. You are responsible for keeping aware of the announcements on the course web site.
   

• Grading Policy:

In-class work (including attendance)      20%
Assignments                                          20%
Exam I (MS Word)                                  20%
Exam II (MS Excel)                                 20%
Exam III (MS Access)                             20% 

• Attendance: Regular attendance is compulsory. You are not allowed to check your emails, access Web sites not related to the course or work on something that is beyond the scope of this course during the class time.
   
• Assignments: You may have discussions with your class members, but you have to submit your own work. Please be sure to keep a copy of the assignment by yourself in case that there is any problem with your hand-in or you have to use it later this semester. Assignments have to be submitted before the beginning of the class on the specified due day. No late submissions will be accepted.
   

• Exams: There will be no make-up exams. You are required to present a written proof for situations such as going on to an emergency room due to unexpected and serious illness. Chatting during the exam is not allowed. Email communication during the exam will be considered cheating.  No collaboration between class members will be allowed during any exam. There will be no extra-credit project.
   
• Students are responsible for reviewing the specified chapters covered by the lecture. Please note that you are responsible for the ENTIRE contents of each chapter plus any additional handouts, unless otherwise notified. You are not allowed to possess, look at, use, or in any other way derive advantage from the solutions prepared in prior years, whether these solutions are former students’ work or copies of solutions that were made available by instructors.

·  Scholastic Dishonesty Policy: The University defines academic dishonesty as cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, falsifying academic records, and any act designed to avoid participating honestly in the learning process. Scholastic dishonesty also includes, but not limited to, providing false or misleading information to receive a postponement or an extension on assignments, and submission of essentially the same written assignment for two different courses without the permission of faculty members. The purpose of assignments is to provide individual feedback as well to get you thinking. Interaction for the purpose of understanding a problem is not considered cheating and will be encouraged. However, the actual solution to problems must be one's own.

Topics to be covered: 

• Introduction to Word Processing (Microsoft Word for Windows) Starting and quitting Word. Creating documents, editing, spelling and saving documents. Selecting characters, lines and paragraphs; centering, bolding, italicizing and changing font sizes; importing picture objects and using help. Using templates. Creating resumes, cover letters, fax cover sheets. Creating tables, sorting, adding footnotes and endnotes and styling to create outline and research papers.
   
• Introduction to Spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel for Windows) Basic characteristics of worksheets and workbooks. Entering text and numbers. Formatting and using formulas and functions. Fill handle, AutoComplete, AutoFormat, AutoFit and other methods to speed up the use of Excel. Using Templates and saving your work. Creating charts and 3-D charts, displaying formulas. What-if analyses, Three-dimensional sheets.
   
• Introduction to Database Management Systems (Microsoft Access for Windows) Relational database design. Creating database tables. Open tables, add records. Close tables and databases. Create and use forms, queries, reports and other features of Access.
   
• Other topics to be considered Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows. Using the Internet as a research tool; obtaining business information; using search engines.
   

• Helpful Comments: To get full benefit out of the class you have to work regularly. Read the textbook regularly and start working on the assignments soon after they are handed out. Plan to spend at least 10 hrs a week on this class doing assignments or reading.
  
  Good Luck, and Welcome to the course Management Information Systems
  
  Hui Xiong