Weekly Course Schedule – Summer 2017

LIS 590MG - O (Meets Wednesday Evenings Online)

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Week 3 (June 25 – July 1)



Tuesday, June 27   (7:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M., Blackboard Collaborate)
Optional Session
Online Office Hours / Lab Session
Every Tuesday evening from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, I will be holding an Online Office Hours / Lab Session using the Drop In Room on the Blackboard Collaborate platform. You are invited to join us to discuss team formation, project direction, agile project management issues, technical issues, or any other topic of interest. After connecting to the Drop In Room on Blackboard Collaborate, join the Kevin Trainor Office Hours breakout room. When joining our session, please use a headset. If you have difficulty finding the Drop In Room, please contact the iSchool Help Desk for assistance at 217-244-4903 or 800-377-1892.


Wednesday, June 28   (6:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., Blackboard Collaborate)
Class Session 3
Topics
  • Agile Planning (Week 1 of 1)
  • Traditional Project Management (Week 1 of 5)
  • Discuss Readings
  • Discuss Projects
Required Readings
  • Schwalbe: Chapter 1 (Introduction to Project Management)
  • Schwalbe: Chapter 2 (The Project Management and Information Technology Context)
  • Schwalbe: Chapter 3 (The Project Management Process Groups)
Required Recordings
Other Resources
Quiz Assignments Due
  • Chapter 1 Practice Quiz
    Quiz Activity Name: Schwalbe Chapter 1 Practice Quiz
  • Chapter 2 Practice Quiz
    Quiz Activity Name: Schwalbe Chapter 2 Practice Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Practice Quiz
    Quiz Activity Name: Schwalbe Chapter 3 Practice Quiz
Class Participation Assignments Due (Forum Posts)
  • Team Meetings
    Description: Teams are expected to hold "Daily Scrum" meetings at least twice per week. One meeting will take place during class each week using breakout rooms. Teams are expected to hold at least one other meeting during the week. Meetings can be easily held by creating a breakout room within the Drop In Room on Blackboard Collaborate. One team member will be expected to post a brief set of meeting notes after each meeting to the designated forum.
    Submit to: Team Meeting Minutes


Saturday, July 1, @  11:55 P.M.
Additional Deadline
Exams Due
  • Exam on Chapters 1 - 8 of Layton Text
    Description: This will be a multiple-choice exam on the content from Chapters 1 through 8 of the Layton text. There will be 25 questions. It is an open book, open notes, open Internet test. Just be sure to do your own work. The exam will be administered using the Moodle Quiz feature. Multiple attempts will be allowed. Your best score will be counted.
    Quiz Activity: Exam on Layton Text
    Quiz Activity Opens: Sunday, June 25