Department of Management Science / Information Systems

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COURSE: INFORMATION SYSTEMS 265
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMMING
PROFESSOR: DR. MABEL T. KUNG
OFFICE: LH 517
OFFICE HRS: MWF  10 – 11 AM;  M  1 - 2 PM
PHONES: (714) 278-3077 (MY OFFICE)
(714) 278-2221 (SECRETARY)
EMAIL: mkung@fullerton.edu
TEXT: Shelly Cashman Series  (Course Technology)
Discovering Computers, WWW Enhanced,
Microsoft Windows 
Microsoft Excel , Introduction and Advanced Concepts
Heitzman, Writing Visual Basic in Excel , Titan Press, 1998

GRADING:        

EXAM 1

EXAM 2

EXAM 3

EXAM 4

COMPREHENSIVE FINAL

 

15%

15

20%

20%

30%

 

NO MAKEUP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN.

ALL EXAMS ARE OPEN BOOK AND OPEN NOTES.

ALL EXAMS WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE COMPUTER LAB.

EXAM DATES:

EXAM 1 ................ SEPTEMBER 17 (FRIDAY)
EXAM 2 ................ OCTOBER 8 (FRIDAY)
EXAM 3 ................ OCTOBER 29 (FRIDAY)
EXAM 4 ................NOVEMBER 12 (FRIDAY)

FINAL EXAM DATES:    MWF 9 CLASS:  DECEMBER 15,  9:30 - 11:20 AM (WEDNESDAY)

                                             MWF 10 CLASS: DECEMBER 17,  12:00 - 1:50 PM (FRIDAY)

                                             ALL EXAMS ARE OPEN BOOK AND OPEN NOTES.

                                             ALL EXAMS WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE COMPUTER LAB.

SBAE LAB: Microsoft Office will be used extensively. Bring a 3.5 inch formatted disk to the business computer lab.

MSIS 265 COURSE OUTLINE ( This is a tentative course outline subject to change).

TOPICS

Introduction to Computer Careers in Information Systems

Elements of an Information System

Computer Hardware and Software

Microcomputer User Tools

Fundamentals of Using Microsoft Windows 98

Using Windows Explorer

Embedding Microsoft Office Documents with Paintbrush

Spreadsheet Applications Using Microsoft Excel 97

Financial and Accounting Applications Using Excel 97

Database Management Systems

Communications Networks and Configurations

The Internet and the World Wide Web

Software Program Development

Visual Basic Statements and Functions

Running Modules and Macros Using Sub Procedures

Applications Using Objects and Arrays

 

MSIS 265

DR. M. KUNG

MSIS 265 ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION

EXAM 1         

Discovering Computers: Chapters 1, 2

Paintbrush: Logos, Maps, Embedding to Microsoft WORD

Excel Projects: 1

Excel Practice: Page E 1.68 Lab Problem 2

                          Page E 1.69 Lab Problem 3


EXAM 2:

Discovering Computers: Chapters 3, 4

Excel Projects:                    2,   3

Excel Practice:                    Page E 2.72 Lab Problem 1

                                            Page E 2.73 Lab Problem 2

                                            Page E 3.68 Lab Problem 2

                                            Page E 3.71 Lab Problem 3


EXAM 3      

Discovering Computers: Chapters 5, 6

Excel Projects:                     4, 5

Excel Practice:                      Page E 4.60 Lab Problem 2

                                              Page E 4.61 Lab Problem 3

                                              Page E 5.54 Lab Problem 1

                                              Page E 5.55 Lab Problem 2


EXAM 4      

Excel Projects:                     6

Excel Practice:                      Page E 6.60 Lab Problem 2

                                              Page E 6.63 Lab Problem 3

Visual Basic in Excel:         Lessons 1 - 3


FINAL EXAM    

Visual Basic in Excel: Lessons 4 – 8

Comprehensive Topics