IS 4153: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

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IS 4153INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
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ARE YOU IN THE RIGHT CLASS?
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TODAYS GOALS

• WHO AM I?
• SOMETHING ABOUT YOU..
• ALL ABOUT THE COURSE

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WHO AM I?

• V. SRINIVASAN RAO -- (CHINO)
• TEXACO, Inc.
• COMPUTER STORE
• PhD FROM UT AUSTIN
• TAUGHT AT UBC (4 YEARS)
• UTSA-- 6th YEAR

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• HAVE TAUGHT SIMILAR COURSE FOR 4 YEARS AT UBC 8
  YEARS AT UTSA
• ADMINISTRATION OF COMPUTERIZED INFO SYS
  (INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT)
• SENIOR and MBA LEVEL
• GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS
• SENIOR, MBA AND PhD LEVEL
• ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
• SENIOR, MBAs.
• PhD SEMINARS

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GETTING IN TOUCH

• MAIN 2.428
• PHONE[phone]
• EMAIL chino.rao_at_utsa.edu
• chino.rao_at_gmail.com
• WEB SITE
• http//faculty.business.utsa.edu/chino
• HOME PHONE

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GETTING IN TOUCHLEAVE A MESSAGE
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IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, GET IT RESOLVED.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
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TEXT BOOKS

• JESSUP AND VALACICH
• INFORMATION SYSTEMS TODAY WHY IT MATTERS
• EXCEL REFERENCE
• ACCESS REFERENCE

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ASSIGNMENTS

• WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS / PRESENTATION
• SOFTWARE ASSIGNMENTS
• BOOK REPORT
• INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS
• SPREADSHEETS, DATABASE NOT TAUGHT IN CLASS

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MID-TERM EXAMS

• 3 MID-TERM (100 POINTS EACH)
• FORMAT OF MID-TERM EXAM
• ESSAY QUESTIONS
• STUDY QUESTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED
• ONE DEEP THINK QUESTION

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FAQ MAKE-UP EXAMS

• IF YOU MISS A MID-TERM EXAM -- (FOR WHATEVER
  REASON
• YOU HAVE A HANGOVER
• YOUR ALARM CLOCK DIDNT GO OFF
• YOUR CAR BROKE DOWN
• YOU FORGOT TO STUDY
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• THEN, YOUR FINAL EXAM WILL HAVE EXTRA WEIGHT.
• (FINAL EXAM IS COMPREHENSIVE)

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NO MAKE-UP MID-TERMS

• THERE IS NO MAKE-UP EXAM FOR MID-TERMS.
• CREDIT WILL BE ADDED TO FINAL EXAM.

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FINAL EXAM -- TYPE I

• SIMILAR TO MID-TERM EXAMS.
• (TWICE AS LONG.)

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FINAL EXAM -- TYPE II

• IF YOU HAVE MISSED ANY OF THE MID-TERM EXAMS
• T/F QUESTIONS 35
• MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 35
• EXPLAIN PAIRS OF TERMS 15
• DISC QUESTIONS 15

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OFFICE HOURS

• MW 445 TO 545 P.M.
• TR 445 TO 545 P.M.
• (OR BY APPOINTMENT)

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PROBLEM OF TEACHING M.I.S.

• SOME OF YOU KNOW EVERYTHING
• SOME OF YOU KNOW LESS
• I BORE SOME, AND OVERWHELM OTHERS

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MORE PROBLEMS

• SOME LIKE THE HARD-CORE TECHNICAL
• SOME LIKE THE SOFTER ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES
• I TEACH A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH
• SO EVERYBODY IS EQUALLY UNHAPPY