THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND

GRADUATE PROGRAM IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

INSS 510 COMPUTER CONCEPTS

Location : Education Center, Navy Building, 7 North Audley St. London UK

Dates :Weekend A Terms 3 2000/2001 January 20/21;February 3/4, 17/18 ; March 3/4

Times : 0900-1600 (Lunch 1200-1300)

Lecturer :Chris Payne PhD

Prerequisites :All undergraduate prerequisite courses or permission of instructor

Text : Systems Architecture - Hardware and Software in Business Information Systems by Stephen D. Burd Pub. Boyd and Fraser 1993

Course Description Provides an overview of basic computer concepts as they apply to MIS professionals. Emphasis is on basic machine architecture including data storage, manipulation, the human-machine interface including the basics of operating systems, algorithms and programming languages. In addition, the basic concepts of data organization including data and file structures are examined. Emerging trends in computer technology and their impact on organizational information systems are also discussed.

Course ObjectivesBy the conclusion of this course, the student will :

1. Understand computer logic and data representation in memory;

2. Appreciate the concepts of programming languages at all levels from microcode to high level languages;

3. Be conversant with the terms and meanings of computer hardware technology;

4. Understand how computer peripherals work on their own and in combination;

5. Understand how computer operating systems are used to give the user access to the facilities of the computer.

Requirements Grades for this course will be based on :

Midterm examination 35%

Final examination 35%

Programming assignment # 1 15% (Hand in at mid-term)

Programming assignment # 2 15% (Hand in at final)

Grades Grades will be assigned as follows :

A 93-100%

B 80-91%

C 70-79%

D 60-69%

F Below 60%

( The grade of ‘I’- Incomplete - will only be awarded in very exceptional circumstances.)

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

Class #

Subject of Lecture

Chapters of Text

1

Course Overview and Introduction

1

2

Computer Hardware

2

3

Computer Software Overview

3

4

Data Representation

4

5

Data Manipulation and Storage

5

6

Hardware- Memory and Processor

6

7

Data Communications

7

8

Data Storage and I/O

8

9

Midterm Examination (Chs. 1-8)

10

Programming Languages

9-10

11

Operating Systems

11

12

Data Management

12

13

Computer Applications

13

14

Modern Computer Architectures

14-15

15

Computers and Business Strategy

16

16

Final Examination (Chs. 9-16)

The Programming Assignments There will be two programming assignments to be completed individually in any recognised programming language to be completed in each half of the term. The assignments will require that the student design and implement a relevant program to do a task related to some aspect of the work covered in class. Neither program will require deep programming knowledge but students should have some understanding of how a program is constructed, written and tested.

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Email : chris_payne@uomd.freeserve.co.uk

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