M&IS 44044 Spring 2008 Steinberg

This is part 1 of a two course sequence. The aim is to help prepare you for a professional career. As such, this sequence (2nd course is optional) will provide as close to a real world experience as possible.

The first five or six weeks are dedicated to performing (mostly programming) warm-up exercises. The objective is to ready you for work on larger team projects. The warm-ups are not hard but shoud not be left to the last minute. In each warm-up the requirements can be implemented in any programming language and it is quite ok (recommended actually) to look around on the web or in other places for guidance, examples and help.

The remainder of the semester is dedicated to working on large - real IS projects. We will do this in cooperation with real IS organizations. Top level IS managers will serve as consultants and guides.

Your grade will be based on:

Textbook: None. You have taken the needed courses already. Here you put it all together. Supplement what you need with any other references (management, techinical, etc.) that you need.
> <br> Lateness: Not allowed. No exceptions. Lateness as a professional is not acceptable and it is not acceptable in this class either.
> <br> Attendance: Expected. The standard KSU allowances for absence are permitted with proper documentation. Any other absence will impact on your individual contribution score.
> <br> Computer virus: It is not nice to send a virus to a server. If you do then you may render all group projects useless. So be careful!
> <br> Students with Disability: In accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and require accomodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester or when given an assignment for which accomodation is required. Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Michael Schwartz Services Center (672-2972).