Promotional_GraphicIS-240: Information Systems in Business

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Instructor: Don Gaber

gaberdh@uwec.edu
Schneider 414
(715)836-3965
Office Hours: M-F 10:00-11:30, or anytime I'm there with the door open!

Class Schedule:

Section 001 - MWF Schneider 100, 1:00-1:50
Section 002 - MWF Schneider 100, 2:00-2:50

Course Requirements

Textbooks:

Rental: Stair, Ralph M, and George W. Reynolds. Principles of Information Systems, 8th Ed., Boston: Course Technology.

Purchase: Parsons, Oja, Ageloff, and Carey. New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Comprehensive, Boston, MA: Cengage, Inc., 2008, ISBN 10: 1-4239-0585-7 (If you have access to the introductory version, that will work for this class).

Other:

i>clicker: (Only required for Schneider 100 sections) Available through the campus bookstore. Check out the i>clicker Website for more information.

- Access to a PC with *Office 2007 and high speed internet access.

- Sense of Humor!

* All UWEC lab computers now have Office 2007. You can purchase your own copy of Office 2007 at WISC link for $89, or for a limited time, at Microsoft's Ultimate Steal site for $59.

Objectives

Upon completing IS 240, students are to be able to:

  1. Identify and explain the components of an information system
  2. Explain the impact of information systems on business activities
  3. Apply a common project process to the development of systems
  4. Use information systems to ethically solve problems and make decisions
  5. Differentiate information systems concepts and vocabulary
  6. Utilize a variety of personal productivity software

Communications

  • The D2L pager is not used by the instructor as a means of communication.
  • Check your e-mail and D2L "News" daily for class-related updates or announcements.
  • Feel free to email me with private questions. I check e-mail regularly, and will attempt to reply quickly.
Email criteria:
  • In business, as with course-related correspondence, email is regarded as a professional means of communication.
  • Proper capitalization and punctuation are required. Always include your name and section number for course related correspondence.
  • Emails not following proper criteria will receive a blank reply.
  • Be sure to use your UWEC email address, as other addresses are often automatically sent to a junk folder, or seen as SPAM.

Accommodation of Disabilities

Students with disabilities are encouraged to discuss their needs with the instructor, preferably during the first week of class. All reasonable accommodations will be made to see that disabilities do not restrict a student's opportunity to learn. Help is also available from the Office for Services to Students with Disabilities (Old Library 2136, phone 715/836-4542).

Contact Don Gaber with concerns/questions regarding this page
Last updated May 4, 2008