ISM6045 Current
Economic & Social Implications of Information Systems Schedule
FALL 2005
The class schedule will change during the course of the semester.
Please ensure that you keep updated with the course work, due dates,
exam dates, assignments and lecture notes. Below you will see that last
time it was updated.
Last Updated:
December 2, 2005
Classes begin
August 29, 2005 (Monday)
Classes end
December 8, 2005
Exam Study days
December 9- 10, 2005 (Friday & Saturday)
Examination Days
December 12-17, 2005 (Monday-Saturday)
Labor Day
September 5, 2005 (Monday)
Veteran’s Day
November 11, 2005 ( Friday)
Thanksgiving
November 24-25, 2005 (Thursday-Friday)
Date
Assignment
Exams
and Quizzes
Class 1
Aug 31, 2005
1. Attendance
2. Registration
3. Overview of the course The importance of Information
Systems
7. Read Chapter 1 and be ready to present in class Case:
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION
8. Page 40 Review questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12,
14, 15.
9.
10. Excel
Fundamentals questions 1-5
If you submit any of the
forms and it gives you an error message because, for example,
the W3 server is down, send this information by email with the
subject line ISM5993/Homework Ch XX
Each class you complete
Attendance from the classroom you receive points towards your
grade. If you plan to be absent from class , coming in late or
leaving early and you do not wish this absence to affect your
grade, please fill out the permission
form
If you have been away unexpectedly
or plain forgot, please tell me about it nowpermission
form
Class 2
Sept 7, 2005
1. Attendance
2. Read Chapter 1 and be ready to present next class Mead
Westvaco
1. Attendance
2. How does information move down the digital lines?
3. Client/Server computing
4. Information Assurance
5. Systems Analysis and Design
6. Discuss MS Project Management
7. Planning, Analyzing, Designing, Implementing, Operations,
Support
8. Leadership issues
9. Homework 1. Excel
Intermediate questions 10-15
2. SANS,
3. CERT,
4. CA,
5. Thawte,
6. Digital IDs,
7. Digital Certificates,
8. Encryption
9. Chapter 2 and be ready to present in class The SABRE SYSTEM
and any other alternative airline passenger reservation systems.
10. Review questions p 83, 2, 4, 7, 8, 15,
11. "Communicating in a secure way" If you submit
any of the forms and it gives you an error message because,
for example, the W3 server is down, send this information by
email with the subject line ISM5993/Homework Ch XX
3. Transmission
Media Slides
4. Satellites - LEOs, MEOs& GEOs
5. Teledesic
6. Iridium
7. IP addresses
8. How does data travel down the digital lines? 9. SANS.org
10. CERT
11. Thawte
12. CA
13. Encryption
14. If you missed the lecture - make sure you get the
notes from one of your fellow students.
1. Look at the sample policies of SANS
and write a policy for RB 150 FIUlab
2. Answer questions 2,3,4,8,13,14,15, & 16 on page
96 "Review questions" of McNurlin
3. Email me both 1 & 2 by Sunday midnight EST.
Class 5
Sept 28, 2005
1. Types of Networks
2. Network Topologies
3. Network Architectures
4. Network Protocols
5. Protecting Network Data
6. Network Administration
7. Visio and Mapping a Network
8. If you submit any of the
forms and it gives you an error message because, for example,
the W3 server is down, send this information by email with the
subject line ISM5993/Homework Ch XX
Reading Chapter 4
Homework
Class 6
October 5, 2005
1. Attendance
2. Weighted
matrix simulation
3.
4. PERT
5. Critical Path Method
6. Exercises in CPM
7. Hands on Visio
8. Visio and CPM
9. Setting up policies and procedures
10. Homework 1. Write a policy for "Use of FIU lab computers"
2. Excel
questions 16-20
ISM6045
Schedule