COMPUTER CONCEPTS

INSS510

Within the disciplines of management information systems and business administration it Is imperative that the fundamental concepts, terminology, and technologies associated with computer hardware and software be understood and applied by the graduate student. "Computer Concepts" also presents and explains the relevancy of computers in our society and the importance of information processing skills for day-to-day commercial and government organizations.This course enables students to understand:

Each student will be member of a study team, you are encouraged to work together on home work assignments and class project. Each team should have 2 to 3 people and will be organized during the first class session, each team should also elect a team leader. At end of the term, each team member will anonymously rate themselves and other team members on relative contributions to the team's overall success. The average of each person's score become the grade for that person's peer assessment score.

There will be two mid-terms in this course. Your grade will be dependent upon your work on homework (20%), the course project (20%) the mid-terms (40%) and peer assessment (20%). Each individual assignment will be given 100 points.

These are the percentages for your final grades:

All exams will be open book and open notes - no open discussions!

Purpose: to review and learn the topics that has been and will be presented.

This is probably the most important part of the course, as it is where you are likely to confront the critical concepts. There are four types of assignments. READ and HAND IN.

READ: There are two basic sources of material for this course: (1) reading material in the syllabus and/or handed out in class, and (2) class notes and classroom discussions. When the assignment is to READ either some reading material or from the textbook, this reading is an important introduction to the topics to be discussed in class. I will proceed on the assumption that you have done the reading before class and have understood much (but not necessarily all) of it.

HAND IN: You must turn your analysis, research, etc. typically in the format of a written report.

Your team will determine project the project topic. To facilitate your project planning, a written project proposal stating the fifth class must submit the Objectives and Approach to me, I will either approve or make suggestions to your team by the following week. Please feel free to discuss your project with me. Your team is also expected to present your work at the last sessions of the class. The entire class will grade your team's presentation.