American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Cyganski, David, Orr, John A., & Vaz, Richard F. (2000). Information technology inside and outside. Upper Saddle River, N J: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-011496-0. [COV].

Walters, Garrison E. (2001).  The Essential Guide to Computing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.  ISBN 0-12-01-019469-7. [Walters]

Gibson, Jerry D. (Ed). (1997). The communications handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-8349-8. [HBK].

Freeman, Roger L.  (1996). Telecommunication system engineering  (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley. ISBN 0-471-13302-7.

Green, James Harry. (2000). The Irwin handbook of telecommunications (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-135554-5.

Terplan, Kornel, & Morreale, Patricia. (2000). The telecommunications handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-3137-4.

Publications of the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society, and the various management professional societies) are strongly recommended.  In addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS professionals should become familiar with, many of these being published both weekly and on-line.

Final grades will be calculated as follows:

40% - Examinations 
15% - Assignments or exercises         
25% - Individual paper
10% - Paper presentation (PowerPoint)
10% - Participation

According to the Graduate School grading policy, the following symbols and scale are used:

A = excellent (90-100)
B = good (80-89)
C = passing (70-79)
F = failure (less than 70)

The grade of "B" represents the benchmark for the Graduate School. It indicates the student has demonstrated competency in the subject matter of the course, i.e., has fulfilled all course requirements on time, has a clear grasp of the full range of course materials and concepts, and is able to present and apply these materials and concepts in clear, reasoned, well-organized and grammatically correct responses, whether written or oral.

Only students who full meet this standard and, in addition, who demonstrate exceptional comprehension and application of the course subject matter, merit an "A."

Students who do not meet the benchmark standard of competency fall within the "C" range or lower. They, in effect, have not met graduate level standards. Where this failure is substantial, they earn an "F."

STATEMENT ON WRITING REQUIREMENTS:
 
Effective managers and leaders are also effective communicators. Written communication is an important element of the total communication process. The Graduate School recognizes and expects exemplary writing to be the norm for course work. To this end, all analyses and papers must demonstrate graduate level writing ability and comply with the format requirements of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. All writing assignments will be graded on the basis of content, logic, analysis, mechanics, organization, and research. Careful attention should be given to source citations, proper listing of references, the use of footnotes, and the presentation of tables and graphs. Work submitted online should follow standard procedures for formatting and citation.

POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

Academic integrity is central to the learning and teaching process. Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that will contribute to the maintenance of academic integrity by making all reasonable efforts to prevent the occurrence of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty includes (but is not limited to) obtaining or giving aid on an examination, having unauthorized prior knowledge of an examination, doing work for another student, and plagiarism of all types.

PLAGIARISM:
 
Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional presentation of another person's idea or product as one's own. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to the following: copying verbatim all or part of another's written work; using phrases, charts, figures, illustrations, or mathematical or scientific solutions without citing the source; paraphrasing ideas, conclusions, or research without citing the source; and using all or part of a literary plot, poem, film, musical score, or other artistic product without attributing the work to its creator. Students can avoid unintentional plagiarism by following carefully accepted scholarly practices. Notes taken for papers and research projects should accurately record sources of material to be cited, quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and papers should acknowledge these sources in footnotes. The penalties for plagiarism include a zero or a grade of F on the work in question, a grade of F in the course, suspension with a file letter, suspension with a transcript notation, or expulsion.

Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment.

DISABLED STUDENTS:

Students with disabilities who need to register or request services should contact the Staff Support Team four to six weeks in advance of registration to request and register for services. Call (301) 985-7930 or (301) 985-7858 (TDD).

COURSE EVALUATIONS:

Feedback on each graduate course and instructor is important to the university, your professor, and to all UMUC students. UMUC has the responsibility to assess the effectiveness of classroom instruction, and each student has the responsibility to provide accurate and timely feedback through completion of the course evaluation form. This is a shared obligation for us all. It is therefore important that you complete the evaluation form for each course you attend. This should be viewed as an additional course and program requirement.

The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism

The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."

Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:

Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Code of Civility

Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.

Dr. Rodgers has published articles and made presentations at a variety of professional meetings in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and Asia in the fields of management, operations research and computer science. His practical experience includes positions in operations research and systems engineering with the IBM, Armor and Milliken corporations. He has also served as a consultant and an expert witness in the fields of systems and operations research. He has been active in professional organizations such as ACM, TIMS, ORSA and DSI. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Iota Delta honor societies and earned the CDP and CSP professional certifications from the Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals.