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CSIS-116: Survey of Information
Technology
Dr. Eric Breimer
Topics
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Information Representation
Data Protocols & Web Protocols
Mark-up languages: HTML and
XML
Web-Design, Graphics & Visual
Information
Data Compression
Information Theory
Topics
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Evolution of Information Systems
Transmission & Storage Technology
Data Communication Networks
History & Organization of The Internet
E-Commerce & Information Security
Web-based Application Development
JavaScript, Application Server Pages &
Databases
Exams
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Two exams during the semester
One cumulative final exam.
The first exam will be given and returned before the
drop deadline.
The second exam will be given toward the end of
the semester
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Warm-up for the final exam.
The third exam is a cumulative final exam given
during finals week.
Exam dates will be announce at least two weeks in
advance.
Exams
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Miss an exam without an official excuse,
you will receive a zero on the exam.
If you can not make it to an exam,
contact the instructor as soon as
possible.
The instructor will only consider
serious excuses (See makeup policy).
Labs
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There will be 11-12 labs during the
semester.
Each lab will include
a two hour assignment to be completed
during lab and
a take home portion that must be completed
before the start of the next lab.
Labs
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The first 6 labs will involve
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HTML programming
web design
Website development/deployment.
We will use several different software tools
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Dreamweaver and
Fireworks.
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The next 5-6 labs will involve
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Web-based programming
Emphasis: Designing business tools
and applications.
We will use
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Javascript and
either CGI, JSP, or ColdFusion.
Labs
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You can miss one lab
without a penalty
i.e., one happy hour
Projects
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There will be 3 projects
First project:
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investigate an emerging technology
prepare professional quality report
and presentation.
Report
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Figures, charts, diagrams, captions,
references
Presentation
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PowerPoint, images, animations
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Second project:
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Case study of a company whose
product is information.
Amazingly, there are many multi-million
dollar companies that sell nothing but
information
There are some multi-billion dollar ones
too
In the next 5 years, 8 out 10 new jobs
will be in information technology
1.5 out of 10 will be health care related
Projects
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Final project:
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Implementation of an e-commerce website.
Group project.
The project deadlines will be announced at least two
weeks in advance.
Projects that are not
submitted before the
deadline will receive
a zero.
Grading
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Your final numeric average will
be based on the following
weights:
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20% Cumulative final exam
15% Higher exam grade
10% Lower exam grade
25% Lab average
30% Project average
Grading
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A
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92.0 or higher, and 90.0 or higher on the final exam
89.0 or higher, and 90.0 or higher lab average
87.0 or higher, and 90.0 or higher project average
82.0 or higher
79.0 or higher
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72.0 or higher
Academic Honesty
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Cheating on an exam or project will result in an
automatic grade of zero.
In addition, you will receive a letter grade reduction
on your final grade for the semester.
For example, if you are caught cheating on just one
exam then
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you will receive a zero on the exam in question and
your final average will be reduced by one whole letter
grade.
Academic Honesty
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If you are caught cheating a second time,
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you will automatically fail the course and
a formal letter describing your misconduct will be
send to the academic affairs office.
Website
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I will post and update
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The schedule as new things pop up
My PowerPoint Slides each week
Exam solutions and study guides
Project descriptions
Website
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Warning
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Most of the course material comes from lecture
Don’t rely on the webpage only
Siena doesn’t have online courses
This is not an online course
Most of the exam questions will be asked/hinted
during lecture
Course Goals
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Give you a broad understanding of different
technologies
Give you an in-depth understanding of one or
two specific technologies
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Web protocols, design, and development
Web meets Databases
Build your resume with valuable skills
Skills
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HTML
JavaScript
Server Pages (CGI or JSP, etc.)
Advanced use of
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Word
PowerPoint
DreamWeaver
An Image Editor (Fireworks or Paint Shop Pro)
Access (maybe, probably not…)
Will I have to program?
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Yes
Will it suck?
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and I’m not lying
How is that possible?
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DreamWeaver is easy to use.
You don’t have to start things from scratch
Will labs be like CSIS-010?
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No way!
They will be completely different
How so?
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We’ll work in groups.
There are no tedious instructions
I’ll explain everything we are doing and
why its important.
Does the Professor know his stuff?
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Yes, no, and no.
I know a lot about
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Web design
Programming
Machine Learning – very important in certain
businesses
I can’t fix your computer
Does the Professor know his stuff?
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I don’t know much about
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Business
Marketing
Management
If I did, I would NOT be here and I’d be
driving a BMW 760Li