XBIS/220 Introduction to Computer Application and Systems (UOP)

Week One: Information
Systems and Word Processing Tools

Details

Due

Points

Objectives

1.1 Describe ethical issues related to information technology.

Course Preparation

Read the course description and objectives.

Read the instructor’s biography and post your
own.

Day 1

Reading

ReadCh. 1 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReadCh. 2 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReadCh. 3 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReadTechnology Guide 1 of Introduction to Information Systems

Reading

ReadCh. 1 for Word in Microsoft^® Office 2010.

Reading

ReadCh. 2 for Word in Microsoft^® Office 2010.

Participation

Participate in class discussion.

12

Discussion Questions

Respond to weekly
discussion questions.

8

CheckPoint

Information
Technology Acts Paper

Selecttwo of the following acts to research:

·
Do Not Call Implementation
Act, 2003

·
Controlling the Assault
of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, 2003

·
Federal Information
Security Management Act (FISMA), 2002

·
Uniting and Strengthening
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct
Terrorism Act (US Patriot Act), 2001, renewed 2006

·
Children’s Internet
Protection Act, 2000

·
Financial Services
Modernization Act, 1999

·
Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA), 1998

·
No Electronic Theft (NET)
Act, 1997

·
Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 1996

·
Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA), 1991

·
Video Privacy Protection
Act, 1988

·
Computer Fraud and Abuse
Act, 1986

·
Electronic Communications
Privacy Act, 1986

·
The Cable Communications
Policy Act, 1984

·
Electronic Funds Transfer
Act, 1978

·
Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act, 1974

·
Fair Credit Reporting
Act, 1970

Prepare a 350- to 700-word paper
that answers the following question:

·
Whatwere the advances in information
technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of
each act?

Formatyour paper consistent with APA guidelines.There’s no need for additional APA formatting such as a title page nor
page headers: only double spacing and references if used.

Post as an MS Word document. Attach your CheckPoint in the “Assignments”
link on eCampus, not in the Individual forum. Please be sure to select the
correct location for your post within the “Assignments” section.

Day 4

30

Week Two: Information
Systems and Word Processing Tools

Details

Due

Points

Objectives

2

2.1 Explain the benefits of information systems in the work environment.

2.2 Use word processing tools to communicate business objectives.

CheckPoint

Using Word Processing
Tools

Writea 250-word summary about the capabilities
of Microsoft^® Word that you were unaware of before completing this
week’s readings. Include how you might use them in a professional capacity in
the future.

Format your summary consistent with APA
guidelines.There’s no need for
additional APA formatting such as a title page nor page headers: only double
spacing and references if used.

Post as an MS Word document. Attach your CheckPoint in the “Assignments”
link on eCampus, not in the Individual forum. Please be sure to select the
correct location for your post within the “Assignments” section.

Day 4

30

Individual

Information
Systems Proposal

Resource: Table 2.2 in Introduction to Information Systems

Scenario: Imagine that you and a
business partner are considering starting a small, brick-and-mortar, nostalgic
record store. Your friend does not have much experience with information
systems or technology, and needs a basic understanding of the different types
of information systems available to businesses.

Write a proposal of the types of information
systems that would work well for your chosen business, and their benefits and
drawbacks. The proposal must explain five types of information systems. See
Table 2.2 in Introduction to
Information Systems.

Include the following in your summary using the
features of Microsoft^® Word:

·
A table of contents

·
A table

·
A minimum of two styles

·
An image

·
Either a bulleted or
numbered list

Post as an MS Word document. Attach your Assignment in the “Assignments”
link on eCampus, not in the Individual forum. Please be sure to select the
correct location for your post within the “Assignments” section.

Day 6

120

Week Three: Databases,
Network Applications, and E-Business

Details

Due

Points

Objectives

3

3.1 Describe how databases are used in the work environment.

Reading

ReadCh. 4 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReadCh. 5
of Introduction to Information
Systems

Reading

ReadCh. 6 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReadCh. 9 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReadTechnologyGuide 2 of Introduction to
Information Systems.

Reading

ReviewCh. 1 for Access^® in Microsoft^® Office 2010.

Participation

Participate in class discussion.

12

Discussion Questions

Respond to weekly
discussion questions.

8

CheckPoint

Databases

Resource:Ch. 4–6of Introduction
to Information Systems.

Writea 350-word summary describingtwo of the most popular database
vendors in the marketplace. Answer the following questions:

·
What are the pros and
cons of each vendor?

·
What are some issues you
would consider in making the decision to select a database vendor for an
organization you work for?

Formatyour summary consistent with APA
guidelines.There’s no need for
additional APA formatting such as a title page nor page headers: only double spacing
and references if used.

Post as an MS Word document. Attach your CheckPoint in the “Assignments”
link on eCampus, not in the Individual forum. Please be sure to select the
correct location for your post within the “Assignments” section.

Day 4

30

Week Four: Databases,
Network Applications, and E-Business

Details

Due

Points

Objectives

4

4.1 Compare types of electronic commerce.

4.2 Explain the benefits of collaborationtools in the work environment.

CheckPoint

Types of
Electronic Commerce Activity

Resources: Types of Electronic
Commerce Activity

Completethe Types of Electronic
Commerce Activity located in Week Four of the student website.

Takea screen shot of the completed activity

Post as an MS Word document. Attach your CheckPoint in the “Assignments”
link on eCampus, not in the Individual forum. Please be sure to select the
correct location for your post within the “Assignments” section.

Day 4

30

Individual

Efficiency and
Collaboration Proposal

Resources: Ch. 1 & 2 of Excel^®
in Microsoft^® Office 2010.

Scenario: Imagine you are an
employee of Party Plates, a company that manufactures decorative paper plates
and napkins for special events. Your team has been assigned a new project.
The president of your company has tasked you with improving the efficiency of
the current information systems used in the sales department, because the
current systems are somewhat antiquated.

Your organization is
currently using Microsoft^® Excel^® to track all
personnel data, but would like to migrate to a relational database like
Microsoft^® Access^®. You have also been tasked with
identifying potential collaborative software that may improve internal
communications and help streamline some of the work processes for the sales
department.

Prepare a 350- to 700-word proposal addressing the
potential implementation of new information systems in your organization.

·
Explain the usefulness of
converting data currently held in Microsoft^® Excel^®
spreadsheets into a relational database using Microsoft^® Access^®.

·
Describe the benefits
of using Microsoft^® Access^® in the work environment.

·
Include suggestions
for the future use of collaborative software and how it can help the sales
department improve communications and streamline work processes.

Formatyour proposal consistent with APA guidelines.There’s no need for additional APA formatting such as a title page nor
page headers: only double spacing and references if used.

Post as an MS Word document. Attach your Assignment in the “Assignments”
link on eCampus, not in the Individual forum. Please be sure to select the
correct location for your post within the “Assignments” section.

Day 6

180

Week Five: Wireless
Technology and Spreadsheets

Details

Due

Points

Objectives

5

5.1 Describe how wireless technologies are used in the work environment.

Reading

ReadCh. 7
of Introduction to Information
Systems.

Reading

ReadCh. 8 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReadCh. 11 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReadTechnical Guide 3 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReviewCh. 2 of Excel^® in Microsoft^® Office 2010.

Participation

Participate in class discussion.

12

Discussion Questions

Respond to weekly
discussion questions.

8

CheckPoint

Wireless
Technology in the Work Place

Write a 250-word summary describing ways that
smart phones that incorporate wireless technologies have changed how business
is done.

Formatyour summary consistent with APA guidelines.There’s no need for additional APA formatting such as a title page nor
page headers: only double spacing and references if used.

Post as an MS Word document. Attach your CheckPoint in the “Assignments”
link on eCampus, not in the Individual forum. Please be sure to select the
correct location for your post within the “Assignments” section.

Day 4

30

Week Six: Wireless
Technology and Spreadsheets

Details

Due

Points

Objectives

6

6.1 Use spreadsheets in business situations.

Individual

Wireless
Technologies Proposal

Resources: Ch. 1- 2, 7-8, &11
for Excel^®in Microsoft^®
Office 2010.

Scenario: The president of Party
Plates has requested a new proposal from your team. She would like
information on wireless technologies and how they might be used in the
organization.

Write a 350- to 700-word proposal discussing
wireless technologies.

Include the following in your proposal:

·
Your recommendation of at
least two wireless technologies that would be beneficial to implement in the
Party Plates organization

·
The pros and cons for
incorporating these two wireless technologies in the organization

·
A justification for the
decision, and the risks of using wireless technologies in the department

·
A spreadsheet to track
hardware or software requirements of your proposed wireless technologies,
including the associated costs

Include the following in your spreadsheet using
the features of Microsoft^® Excel^®:

·
The SUM function to give
a cost estimate of equipment needed

·
The date function

·
An additional math or
statistical function of your choice

Formatyour proposal consistent with APA guidelines.There’s no need for additional APA formatting such as a title page nor
page headers: only double spacing and references if used.

Post your Assignment in the “Assignments” link on eCampus, not in the
Individual forum. Please be sure to select the correct location for your post
within the “Assignments” section.

Day 6

180

Week Seven: Systems
Development Life Cycle and Presentation Tools

Details

Due

Points

Objectives

7

7.1 Describe the systems development life cycle.

Reading

ReadCh. 12 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReadTechnical Guide 4 of Introduction to Information Systems.

Reading

ReviewCh. 1
for PowerPoint^® in Microsoft^®
Office 2010.

Reading

ReviewCh. 2
for PowerPoint^® in Microsoft^®
Office 2010.

Participation

Participate in class discussion.

12

Discussion Questions

Respond to weekly
discussion questions.

8

CheckPoint

Systems Life
Cycle

The readings for this
week mention six stages of the systems development life cycle. There are
other models, however, that contain more than these six stages

Research some of these other systems development
life cycle models.

Writea 350- to 700-word summary in which you
describe similarities and differences of the additional stages.

Formatyour summary consistent with APA guidelines.There’s no need for additional APA formatting such as a title page nor
page headers: only double spacing and references if used.

Post as an MS Word document. Attach your CheckPoint in the “Assignments”
link on eCampus, not in the Individual forum. Please be sure to select the
correct location for your post within the “Assignments” section.

Day 4

30

Week Eight: Systems
Development Life Cycle and Presentation Tools

Details

Due

Points

Objectives

8

8.1 Use presentation tools to communicate business objectives.

CheckPoint

Presentation
Tools

Research
and choose three presentation tools available in the marketplace.

Write a 350-word paper in which you identify how
they are used and any advantages and disadvantages to using them.

Formatyour paper consistent with APA guidelines.There’s no need for additional APA formatting such as a title page nor
page headers: only double spacing and references if used.

Post as an MS Word document. Attach your CheckPoint in the “Assignments”
link on eCampus, not in the Individual forum. Please be sure to select the
correct location for your post within the “Assignments” section.

Day 4

30

Non-graded Activities and Preparation

Social Media and
Networking Presentation

(Preparation)

Beginworking on the Social Media and Networking
Presentation due in Week Nine.

Week Nine: The
Internet and Emerging Technologies

Details

Due

Points

Objectives

9

9.1 Explain the benefits of emerging technologies in the work environment.

9.2 Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of social networking.

Reading

ReadCh. 5 ofIntroduction to
Information Systems.

Reading

ReadTechnical Guide 5 of Introduction to Information Systems

Participation

Participate in class discussion.

12

Capstone Discussion Question

Respond to the capstone
discussion question.

·
Whatdo you predict will be the most influential emerging technology
for business over the next five years? Why do you think this?

18

Individual

Social Media and
Networking Presentation

Scenario: Imagine that you have been
hired as a consultant for a university that wants to leverage social media
and networking technologies to encourage the collaboration of students, and
improve their overall sense of community. The president of the university
also needs to know what the system development life cycle is, and how you
intend on bringing social networking tools to life within this cycle.

Analyze how the university might integrate at
least two social media and networking technologies to accomplish their goals.
Your analysis must cover the advantages and disadvantages of social
networking.

Develop a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft^®
PowerPoint^® presentation that you will present to the university
president translating the critical details of your proposal.

Include the following in your presentation using
the features of Microsoft^® PowerPoint^®:

·
A slide template

·
Slide layouts

·
Themes

·
At least one animation
example

·
At least one media object
example

Post your Assignment in the “Assignments” link on eCampus, not in the
Individual forum. Please be sure to select the correct location for your post
within the “Assignments” section.

Day 7

200