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							Information Management
       Systems
          MGT2338

     Professor H. R. Smith
                    Bb Site Tour
= Announcements - check twice weekly, at least
= Syllabus
      - get texts ASAP
      - ‘Evaluation’ - note %’s for assignments
               - note requirement to pass exam portion of course
               - 1.5 hours per week is minimum
               - plus 5% bonus marks – come to class to earn!
      - Schedule – more detail in...
= Weekly Planner
      - bookmark this in browser – access weekly
      - interactive – clickable links (do not print)
                   Bb Site Tour
= Policies
      - read carefully, and avoid problems! Note especially:
              - plagiarism policy
              - cell phone use policy
              - consequences of off-task use of computers
              - late assignment penalties
      - “a word to the wise is sufficient”
= Staff Info
      - plan to use me as a resource, outside of class!
      - no appointment needed for office hours visits
      - note requirements for E-mail contact
            Bb Site Tour – cont’d
= Assignments
     - R1 – R14 – review quizzes
     - A1 – A4 – assignment submission links
     - pointed to from Weekly Planner
     - when complete, you’ll have a start on an on-line portfolio!
= Discussion Board
     - for questions – use forum shared by all sections
        - access from 06W_MGT2338_314_315_316_317_318 Information Management
     - for Case Studies (D1 – D4) – use forum in your section site
        - pointed to in Weekly Planner
             OnLine Learning
= Why?
      - work at your own pace where/when you choose
      - prepare for learning on the job
= Need:
      - computer and high speed access to Net
      - IE (6.0 or later)
      - MS Access 2003
      - viewers for PDF, PPT, DOC files
      - to do assigned homework (on schedule!)
          Resources available
= Bb, and Weekly Planner
= Texts – do the readings before class
      - will gain bonus marks (pop quizzes at start of class)
= Lectures
      - for challenging parts of content (get it twice)
      - for additional content from prof’s experience
      - note taking easier if you print slides
         - select “handouts”, and “3 slides per page”
= Consulting help
      - consult early and often
      - use DB, FTF, E-Mail as appropriate
= SAM
      - self register (JOIN SECTION) if interested in using
SAM for practice (use ID from last year)
Have fun!