BUS 335 UES, 2014

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


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* Unless otherwise stated, case studies will be due the following week

Week 1: Aug 28

Topic/Reading

Review:
Final Project Overview

 

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

Information Systems in Business Today PDF

 

Chapter 1 Global E-business and Collaboration PDF

 

Chapter 1 Lecture Notes

Video Case: UPS Global Operations with the DIAD

Review: Final Project Overview

Interactive Session: Management: Piloting Procter & Gamble from Decision Cockpits

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

 

Week 2:Sept. 4

Topic/Reading

 

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

Chapter 2 Information Systems, Organiations and Strategy PDF

Chapter 2 Lecture Notes

 

Demo: IBM Dashboard Video

Demo: iDashboard -Education

 

Video Case: Walmart’s Retail Link Supply Chain

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


 


Week 3:Sept. 11

Topic/Reading

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

Enterprise ApplicationsPDF

Chapter 9: Lecture Notes

 

What is Supply Chain Management Video

What is Customer Relationship Management Video

Microsoft Dynamics SCM video

SAP CRM Video

Software as a ServiceVideo

PowerPivotPPT

Power Piviot DemoUse files: Analytics and Sales DB

 

Expert systems demo

 

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. 18

Topic/Reading

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

Chapter 4: Foundations of Business Inteligence: Databases and Info. Management PDF

Chapter 4: Lecture Notes

Files VS Databases

Demo Relational databases
uses file:Sales Database

Read: Databases

OLAP video

Text Mining Video

Sentiment Analysis Video

 



Video Case:Data Warehousing at REI

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

Video Case: Facebook Privacy

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

 

 

Week 5:Sept 25

Topic/Reading

 

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

Review for Exam 1
See Exam 1 Study Guide

 

 

 

 

Week 6: Oct. 2 Exam 1

Topic/Reading

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

Databases continued

 

Chapter 4: Foundations of Business Inteligence: Databases and Info. Management PDF

Chapter 4: Lecture Notes

Files VS DatabasesPPT

Unstructured data analysis video

OLAP video

Text Mining Video

Sentiment Analysis Video

 

Data Tables and Conditional formatting Use file e05ws10GolfWhatIfSolution

 

 

 

Week 7 & 8: Oct 9 & 16

Topic/Reading

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

 

Managing Knowledge PDF

Lecture Notes

 

 

 

 

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. 23 Meet in Hipp 206

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

 

 

Tableau Demo Use file: NYC Grafitti

 

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

Calculations in Tableau

 

 

Video Case: Groupon

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


 

 


Week 10: Oct. 30 Review Exam 2 Study Guide

Topic/Reading

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

Chapter 5: Securing Information Systems PDF

Chapter 5: 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: Oct.30

Topic/Reading

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

Review for Exam 2

Chapter 5: Securing Information Systems PDF

Chapter 5: 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: 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



Week 12: Nov. 6

Topic/Reading

 

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

Exam 2

Chapter 7: E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods PDF

Chapter 7: Lecture Notes


Video Case: Groupon

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

 


Lab on Logical functions

Use file:CreditDataSolved.xlsx

 

Week 13: Nov. 13

Topic/Reading

 

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

Chapter 10: Building Information Systems PDF

Chapter 10: Lecture Notes


All homework work is due


 


Week 14: Nov. 20

Topic/Reading

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

Watson Videos

 

WatsonVIDEO How Does Watson Work? VIDEO

 

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

QuarterlyBefore & QuarterlySolved

 

 

Week 15: Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Break (No class)

Topic/Reading

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

 

 

 

Week 16: Dec. 4

Topic/Reading

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

 

Review for Final Exam

 

 

Week 17: Dec. 11

Topic/Reading

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

Presentations

Final Exam (take home)

Study Guide

Security

Chapter 5: Securing Information Systems PDF

Chapter 5: Lecture Notes

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

Handouts on secuity; (TJX - Worst Data Theft Ever, Roque Trader at Societe Generale)

E-Commerce

Chapter 7: E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods PDF

Chapter 7: Lecture Notes

 

Web Search - How does it work? video

 

Web Sphere Commerce (IBM video) (1)

IBM Endeca (video) (2)

 

 




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