BUS 335 Fall Term, 2016

Tentative Lecture & Lab Schedule
Final Project Overview


All homework including spreadsheets must include your name. Spreadsheet work should be submitted formatted to print on a page (i.e. the spreadsheet should not be broken).


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Link to book Web site:

Text: Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 13/E, by Laudon / Laudon.


The textbook is optional but I will be testing from it. However, my reviews for tests will cover all material that will be tested, so it is not imperative that you buy this book

 

 


Week 1:Aug. 23
Topic/Reading

Review:

Final Project Overview

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Information Systems in Business Today PDF

Types of Information Systems

Global E-business and Collaboration PDF

 

Lecture Notes

Video Case: UPS Global Operations with the DIAD

Review: Final Project Overview

 


Spreadsheet Review

 

Goal Seek: Paymentgs.xlsx and Lemonadgs.xlsx

Jet Blue case study

Answer questions 1-3 and be prepared to discuss these questions in class

Read Case Global Warming by Computer

Be prepared to discuss

 

Week 2: Aug.30 (No class Sept. 1 - Convocation)

Topic/Reading

 

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Information Systems, Organiations and Strategy PDF

Lecture Notes

 

Review spreadsheets

Demo on rannges and addressing

Demo on Spreadsheet functions Use file: ABC.xlsx

PowerPiviot Demo

 


Week 3: Sept 6

Topic/Reading

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Sorting in Excel Makeupsorttemp

Subtotaling in Excel Makeupsubtotal

Visualizing data with Pivot Tables Use files PivotTable BankAccount e03ws06GolfMktg

Video on ERP

 

PowerPivotPPT

Power Piviot DemoUse files: Analytics and Sales DB

 

Demo: IF function and VLOOKUP

Expert system case
Building an Expert System for Retirement

 

Video Case:Salesforce i-Phone

Answer questions 1-5 and be prepared to discuss these questions in class


Week 4: Sept 13: Sept. 15 there will be a review for exam 1 on Sept. 20 See Exam 1 Study Guide

Topic/Reading

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Excel Demo:

Data Tables and More What-if Analysis (Decision Support):

Data Tables and Conditional formatting and Scenario Manager:
Use file e05ws10GolfWhatIfSolution

Lookup Tables
Use Files: Expert System.doc and ExpertSystem.xls


More Conditional formatting Globalwarming2 and Conditional Using Formula 2


Watch the following videos:

  1. Video on ERP
  2. What is Supply Chain Management Video
  3. Walmart’s Retail Link Supply Chain You do not need to answer the questions. Read the case and watch the Youtube video that is embedded in the PDF tward the top of the PDF
  4. What is Customer Relationship Management Video
  5. Sales Force CRM
  6. SalesForce Demo video

 


 

 

 

Week 5: Sept. 20 Exam 1

Topic/Reading
See Exam 1 Study Guide

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Demo: IBM Dashboard Video

Demo: iDashboard -Education

Enterprise ApplicationsPDF

Lecture Notes

What is Supply Chain Management Video

What is Customer Relationship Management Video

 

 

Microsoft Dynamics SCM video

Sales Force CRM

SalesForce Demo video

Software as a ServiceVideo

 

 


Final Project Overview

Complete the following problem:

Solver Budget Exercise use file Solver Budget Exercise.xls


Complete the following problem:
Maximizing Profit (handout)

 

Week 6: Sept. 27

Topic/Reading

 

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Foundations of Business Inteligence: Databases and Info. Management PDF

Lecture Notes

Files VS DatabasesPPT

Demo Relational databases
uses file:Sales Database

Read: Databases

Files VS DatabasesPPT

 

 

Video Case: Facebook Privacy

Answer questions 1-4 and be prepared to discuss these questions in class

The file Housedata.xlsx gives the square footage and sales prices for several houses in Bellevue, Washington.
1. You are going to build a 500-square-foot addition to your house. How much do you think your home value will increase as a result?
2. What percentage of the variation in home value is explained by variation in house size?
3. A 3000-square-foot house is listed for $500,000. Is this price out of line with typical real estate values in Bellevue? What might cause this discrepancy?


Given the data in the file Mrcostest2.xlsx, what is the predicted monthly operating cost for month 20? Which variable A, B or C adds the least predictive power to estimating the operating cost?

 

Week 7: Oct. 4 Exam Oct. 4

Topic/Reading

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

 

Videos

Data Mining VIDEO

Text mining/ Unstructured data analysis video

Text Analytics Demo

OLAP video

Sentiment Analysis Video

Data Brokers VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Case: Facebook Privacy

Answer questions 1-4 and be prepared to discuss these questions in class

Data Tables and Conditional formatting Use file e05ws10GolfWhatIfSolution


What is Monte Carlo Simulation

Monte Carlo Simulation PPT

Monte Carlo Simulation Software Demo (FrontLine Systems)


Decision Analysis and Decision Tree SoftwarePPT

  TreePlan Add-in Anatomy of TreePlan

GoferBrokeCompleted.xlsx

GoferBrokeTemplate.xlsx

 

 

 

 

Week 8: Oct 11

Topic/Reading

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

 

 

Predictive Analytics:

Uplift Modeling (Video)

How Uplift Modeling Helped Obama (video)

Why Predictive Analytics(Video)

Video on how police departments are using predictive analytics: Predictive Analytics: Using Real-Time Data to help transform Public Safety

Memphis PD relies on IBM to keep ahead of criminals

 

Demo on Regression & Forecasting

 

Straightline Regression use file: StraightLine.xlsx

and Multiple Regression.xlsx

Regression analysis and predictive modeling: VIDEO
Use File Predictive modeling - regression

Monte Carlo Simulation

FrontLine Demos

 

 

 

Decision analysis with SS demo (Scenario Manager,GoalSeek,Solver)

Goal Seek1.xls Lemonade.xlsx

 

CoffeeScenarioComplete.xlsx

 

CoffeeSolverComplete.xls

Product Mix SOLVER.xls

OptimalDistributionSolver.xls

 

Capital Budget.xls
Solver for Capital Budgeting.do

 

 

 


Week 9: Oct. 18- no class Tues. Oct .18 - Fall Break

Topic/Reading

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Decision Support continued

Data Mining Lab

Intro. to Data MiningPPT

Demo: Data Mining

Book Store

PC Purchases

Colleges and Universities

Credit Approval Decisions

 

 

 

 

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Tableau Demo Use file: NYC Grafitti

 

Tableau Lab use the following files:
Introduction to Tableau
Analyzing Music Sales with Tableau

Calculations in Tableau

 

 

 

 




Week 10: Oct. 25

Topic/Reading

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Optimization Demo

Transportation Problem

Investment Problem

 

CoffeeSolverComplete.xls

Product Mix SOLVER.xls

OptimalDistributionSolver.xls

 

Capital Budget.xls
Solver for Capital Budgeting.do

 

Monte Carlo Simulation

FrontLine Demos

 

 

Securing Information Systems PDF

Lecture Notes

CNN Identity Theft Video

Video: How to spot a phishing scam

Video: Data gathering is a two-way street

 

Cyber Security Video

Top Hacker Shows How it is Done video

ID Theft - 60 minutes Read: Case Study: The Worst Data Theft Ever? ( Handout )

A Gift for the Hackers video

 

 

Video Case:Cyberespionage The Chinese Threat

Answer questions 1-6 and be prepared to discuss these questions in class

A Rogue Trader at Societe Generale Roils the World Financial System (handout)

Answer questions at end of case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 11: Nov 1 Review Exam 2 Study Guide

Topic/Reading

 

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Securing Information Systems PDF (continued)

Lecture Notes

Keeping Your Computer Fine Tuned

Securing Your Wireless Network

Should you protect your wireless network Video?

 

 

 

 



 

Week 12: Nov. 8 Exam 2 Thurs Nov. 10

Topic/Reading

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Managing Knowledge My Version PDF
Lecture Notes

 

Decision Support

Read RFID Blocking for Credit Cards

Video: RFID and Card Skimming

Video: Electronic Pick Pocketing

 

 

 

 

 

Week 13: Nov. 15

Topic/Reading

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Securing Information Systems PDF (continued)

Lecture Notes

Keeping Your Computer Fine Tuned

Securing Your Wireless Network

Should you protect your wireless network Video?

 

 

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods PDF

Lecture Notes

Web Sphere Commerce (IBM video) (1)

IBM Endeca (video) (2)

Web Search - How does it work? video

 

Video Case: Groupon

 

 

 


Week 13: Nov 22 (Nov. 23 - 27 Thanksgiving Break)

Topic/Reading

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Lab on Spin Buttons, Option Buttons etc.
NPVSpinner.xlsx

QuarterlyBefore & QuarterlySolved

Demo: Consolidate Data Use files:

East.xlsx West.xlsx

 

 

Chapter 10: Building Information Systems PDF

Chapter 10: Lecture Notes

Video Case: IBM Watson

Answer questions 1-4 and be prepared to discuss these questions in class

Video Case: Fresh Direct

Answer questions 1-4 and be prepared to discuss these questions in class

 


WatsonVIDEO How Does Watson Work?VIDEO

 

Watson Videos

Kaiser Permanente Botches Its Kidney Transplant Center Project- Handout

 Answer the following questions:

  1. Classify and describe the problems Kaiser faced in setting up the transplant center. What was the role of information systems and information management in these problems?
  2. What were the people, organization, and technology factors responsible for those problems?
  3.  What steps would you have taken to increase the project’s chances for success?
  4. Were there any ethical problems created by this failed project? Explain your answer.

Week 14: Nov. 29

Topic/Reading

*Labs (Right Click, select Save Target As to get files)

Presentations

All presentations are due Dec 1.

 

 

 



Final Exam Dec .6 During normal class time
Hipp Hall, Room 206

Final Exam:Written & On-Line Exam

Study Guide

Managing Knowledge

Managing Knowledge My Version PDF

Security

Securing Information Systems PDF


ID Theft - 60 minutes Read: Case Study: The Worst Data Theft Ever? ( Handout )

 

E-Commerce

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods PDF

Lecture Notes

 

 

Web Sphere Commerce (IBM video) (1)

IBM Endeca (video) (2)

 

Grading scale (after rounding)
A+
97-100
A
92-96
A-
90-91
B+
88-89
B
82-87
B-
80-81
C+
78-79
C
72-77
C-
70-71
D+
68-69
D
60-67
F
below 60