Weekly Course Schedule – Fall 2017

INFOST 340 - 201 (Online)

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Week 2 (September 11 – September 17)



Tuesday, September 12   (7:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M., GoToMeeting)
Optional Session
Online Office Hours / Lab Session
Every Tuesday evening, I will be holding an Office Hours / Lab Session using the GoToMeeting Platform. I encourage you to drop by to review solutions to recent Skills Practice Assignments, to ask a question, to get help with your Skills Practice assignments, to get help with your project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset when joining this session. Note that individual meetings may be arranged on other days and at other times. To arrange such a meeting, contact me via email. You may join the GoToMeeting session using this link.
Other Resources


Sunday, September 17, @  11:55 P.M.
Weekly Assignments Deadline
Topics
  • The Systems Development Environment (Chapter 1)
  • The Origins of Software (Chapter 2)
  • Applications of Interest
Required Readings
  • Hoffer 7e: Chapter 1 (The Systems Development Environment)
  • Hoffer 7e: Chapter 2 (The Origins of Software)
Required Recordings
Other Resources
Quiz Assignments Due
  • Quiz for Hoffer 7e Chapters 1 and 2
    Quiz Activity Name: Quiz for Hoffer 7e Chapters 1 and 2
Class Participation Assignments Due (Forum Posts)
  • Which Applications Are Important to You?
    Description: Author a forum post in which you identify 5 applications in which you are interested. These may be applications you have already worked with. Or, they might be applications that you are looking forward to getting involved with in the future. For each application, write 1 or 2 sentences explaining why this application has your attention. Please remember that most applications that get attention from systems analysts are not the popular desktop packaged productivity applications (like Outlook and Photoshop). Rather, systems analysts often work on gathering requirements for custom business applications like order processing, payroll, fleet scheduling, or patient billing. So, be sure to give this type of application fair consideration as you choose.
    Submit to: Assigned Topics Forum - What Applications Are Most Important to You?