Week 1 (January 25 – January 31)

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.

Thursday, January 28   (5:30 P.M. – 8:10 P.M., NWQD-1990) Class Session 1
Topics	Introductions Discuss syllabus Discuss the Architect as a metaphor for the systems analyst The Systems Development Environment
Required Readings	Course Syllabus American Institute of Architects Minnesota. (n.d.). Brochure: Architecturally Designed Homes and You Hoffer: Chapter 1
Other Resources	Hoffer Chapter 1 Slides
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.