Detailed Assignments
BSAD 040A Information Technology & Mgmt
FA2004 bovee@bsad.uvm.edu
| Date | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8/29/2004 | |
Reading(s) and Practice(s): to be done by the lecture/date for which they are posted Assignment(s): due the date shown with them (e.g. "9/15") |
| 8/30/2004 | Course Introduction |
Readings: -Course Syllabus and Schedule; -Academic Honesty Policy; -Computer and Network Use Policy; -Sexual Harassment Policy. Assignment(s): Purchase Textbooks; Review Policies |
| 9/1/2004 | Connectivity and Windows XP (T. Chittenden) |
Readings: -[GB] Getting Started with Windows XP Practice: -[GB] Hands-on Exercise (HE) 2 (use a CDR, jump drive, or other media instead of the nonexistant floppy A: drive) -HE 4 -HE 5 (optional) Assignment(s): -Set up PC, BSAD & UVM Accounts -WebCT (9/10) -BSAD and UVM email confirmation (9/8)remember to send this to the Submit folder! -Ethics Case *Group 1 case [A-G] (9/15) [Digital Dilemma] *Group 2 case [H-N] (11/1) [Ford Pinto] *Group 3 case [O-Z] (11/15) [Martha Stewart] *Case packet is in the course public folder *Write up one case; be prepared to discuss EACH case on the date it is due |
| 9/6/2004 | Labor Day Holiday | |
| 9/8/2004 | Introduction to Business and Business Ethics Bovee |
Readings: -[FH] Chapter 1 Practice Assignment(s): WebCT (9/17) |
| 9/13/2004 | Mobile Computing: (Tablet PC; WiFi, 3G Networking) T. Chittenden |
Readings: -[GB] MS Word 2003 CH 1, 2 & 4 -Helpful Tips Tab in OneNote -All three short articles in the "Wireless" section of WebCT Readings ("Philly as a Wireless Hotspot", "Wireless Networks in Burlington", and "Mobile Internet Strategies") Practice: -[GB] MS Word 2003 CH 1 (all HEs optional) -[GB] MS Word 2003 CH 2: HE1 (skip step 8); HE2 (skip step 7); HE3 (optional) -[GB] MS Word 2003 CH4: -HE2 & HE4 (do, but no need to print final product); HE1 & HE3 (optional) Assignment(s): -Mobile Computing, Part 1 (Due 9/20 see course public folder for details) |
| 9/15/2004 | The firm and its environment Bovee |
Readings: -[FH] Chapter 2 and Appendix A. -Digital Dilemma ethics case Assignment(s):WebCT (9/24) |
| 9/20/2004 | Strategy, IT and the Firm Bovee |
Readings: -[FH] Chapters 3 and 4 WebCT Readings: -(A-K) Star Trek Strategy -(L-Z) What is Strategy and How Do You Know If You Have One? -(B) Porter on Strategy and the Internet -(L-Z) Tapscott: The Engine That Drives Success -(A-K) Tapscott on Strategy and the Internet (Readings assigned by first letter of last name. Everybody reads article B) |
| 9/22/2004 | Hardware, Software and Troubleshooting T. Chittenden |
Readings: [GB] Essential Computing Concepts Assignment(s): WebCT (10/1) |
| 9/27/2004 | MS Excel 2002 - Basics Bovee Guest Speaker: Key Compton Founder and Chairman, Solbright UVM Business School Advisory Board Member "Entrepreneurship and the Role of Technology" |
Readings: -[GB] MS Excel 2002 - Chapter 1 -[GB] MS Excel 2002 - Chapter 2 -Solbright Website (esp. Corporate Profile) Practice: -[GB] Excel 1: Do all HEs, but do not print -[GB] Excel 2: HE1 -[GB] Excel 2: HE2, 3, Web Queries (all optional) Assignment(s): -Excel Assignment 1 (Due 10/4) |
| 9/29/2004 | MS Excel 2002: Spreadsheets in Decision Making Bovee Guest Speaker: Jennifer Fath Be Sure to get a Resume Packet! |
Readings: -[GB] MS Excel 2002 Chapter 3 Practice: -[GB] MS Excel 3: HE1, HE2 Assignment(s): WebCT (10/8) |
| 10/4/2004 | MS Excel 2002 - Graphing and Charting Bovee |
Readings: [GB] MS Excel 2002 - Chapter 4 Assignment(s): -Excel Assignment 2 (Due 10/8) |
| 10/6/2004 | PowerPoint, Presentation Skills, and Review Bovee |
Readings: [GB] MS Powerpoint 2003 (both chapters) Practice: -[GB] PPT1 - HE2 & 3 (do not print out); -[GB] PPT1 - HE 1 & 4 optional. |
| 10/11/2004 | |
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| 10/13/2004 | Starting and Growing a Business Bovee Writing Center Intro: Mark Roman & Ashley Lyons |
Readings: [FH] Chapters 5 & 6 Assignment(s): -Excel Assignment 3 - Mini Case (due 10/20) -WebCT (10/15) -Citation Assignment (10/18) |
| 10/18/2004 | Doing Effective Research Prof. Trina Magi |
BRING YOUR COMPUTER!Industry and Company Fact Finding Worksheet (due 10/27) |
| 10/20/2004 | Matching Products to Consumer Needs Bovee |
Readings: [FH] Chapters 12 and 13 Assignment(s): WebCT (10/29) |
| 10/25/2004 | Marketing Mix Bovee |
Readings: [FH] Chapters 12 and 13 |
| 10/27/2004 | Website Publishing Bovee |
Readings: -[GB] The Internet and WWW -Other Readings TBA Practice: -[GB] Internet/WWW HE4; -[GB] Internet/WWW HE1-3 optional Assignment(s): Reminder - Industry and Company Fact Finding Worksheet Due Today! -Personal Portfolio Project (due 11/5) -WebCT (11/5) |
| 11/1/2004 | Operations Management: Processes and Quality Bovee |
Readings: -[FH] Chapter 9 -Ford Pinto ethics case Assignment(s): |
| 11/3/2004 | Total Quality Management Bovee |
Readings: -[FH] Chapters 10 and 11 -Information Quality Reading(s) Practice Assignment(s): WebCT (11/12) |
| 11/8/2004 | Accounting and Financial Statements Bovee |
Readings: [FH] Chapters 14 and 16 Assignment(s): WebCT (11/15) (NOTE DATE!) |
| 11/10/2004 | Search of Journal Databases: Guest Presenter: Trina Magi |
BRING YOUR COMPUTER! Assignment(s): |
| 11/15/2004 | Accounting and Financial Statements Exam Review Bovee |
Reading(s): -[FH] Chapters 14 and 16 -Martha Stewart ethics case |
| 11/17/2004 | |
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| 11/22/2004 | "IT and Strategy" Project Workshop Bovee |
Goals: -meet with team, coordinate and complete project actions -course topic review support for integration w/term project |
| 11/24/2004 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| 11/29/2004 | "IT and Strategy" Project Workshop Bovee |
Goals: -meet with team, coordinate and complete project actions -course topic review support for integration w/term project |
| 12/1/2004 | "IT and Strategy" Project Presentations |
Team Project: "IT and Strategy" Due Today |
| 12/6/2004 | "IT and Strategy" Project Presentations |
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| 12/8/2004 | "IT and Strategy" Project Presentations |
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| 12/9/2004 | |
Reading(s) and Practice(s): to be done by the lecture/date for which they are posted Assignment(s): due the date shown with them (e.g. "9/15") |