Weekly Course Schedule – Spring 2016

INFOST 340 - 001 (Meets Monday, Wednesday)

Week 1 (January 25 – January 31)



Monday, January 25   (11:00 A.M. – 12:15 P.M., NWQD-1990)
Class Session 1
Topics
  • Introductions
  • Discuss syllabus
  • Discuss the Architect as a metaphor for the systems analyst
Required Readings
Other Resources
Class Discussion Prep
  • Introduce Yourself
    Our first activity during class will be introducing ourselves. I plan to go through the class in alphabetical order and ask each of you to speak to us using your headset. I am expecting each person to speak for approximately 2 minutes. Here are the things that I would like you to share with us: Your name; The UWM program in which you are enrolled; Your employment (this includes, full-time, part-time, university, and home care activities); Your previous experience with Systems Analysis; Most Important: What you would like to get out of this course. I look forward to meeting each of you during your introductions.


Wednesday, January 27   (11:00 A.M. – 12:15 P.M., NWQD-1990)
Class Session 2
Topics
  • The Systems Development Environment
Required Readings
  • Hoffer: Chapter 1


Thursday, January 28   (3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M., NWQB-3472)
Optional Session
Office Hours
    Every Thursday afternoon, I will be holding Office Hours in my UWM office. Please feel free to drop by to ask a question, to discuss a problem, or just to say hello.