MIS 140 - Business Telecommunications Fall 2005 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO College of Business Administration

Tentative Fall 2005 COURSE OUTLINE  August 8, 2005

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• SACLINK Account - 
                  Information about SACLINK accounts: http://www.csus.edu/saclink/.
• Access to WebCT 
                  General information about WebCT: http://online.csus.edu/.
                  Student information about WebCT: http://www.csus.edu/uccs/webct/student/index.htm.
                  A PowerPoint presentation about WebCT: Dr. Curly Fries explains WebCT.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

	Business Data Communications and Networking, by Jerry Fitzgerald and Alan Dennis, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Eighth Edition, 2004, ISBN 0-471-34807-4
	Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Environment (70-290 text and lab manual), Academic Learning Series, Microsoft Press, ISBN 0-07-294487-0

COURSE PREREQUISITE:

MIS 015 or CSC 015.

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:

MIS 140. Business Telecommunications.  Examinations of issues involved in establishing elecommunications systems in a business organization.  Introduction to basic terminology and hardware/software components of networks, including components of voice systems, local area networks, and client-server technology.  Emphasis is on feasibility analysis of different telecommunications alternatives in typical business settings. Student will prepare reports on actual business telecommunications configurations.

COURSE METHODOLOGY:

Lectures will be presented to supplement the subject matter covered in the text.  Students will be expected to have completed the reading assignments prior to class and to participate in class discussions which will center around the important material covered in each chapter.  You will also be expected to be prepared for unannounced quizzes.  Homework assignments will consist of sets of objective questions covering the reading assignments.  The students will be expected to turn in homework on time.  Any late homework will not be accepted.  In order to enable students to gain a greater understanding of implementing a server for a networked environment, students will be required to complete laboratory assignments.  These laboratory assignments will be based on the Windows 2003 Server operating system.  Laboratory assignments will be group assignments. Students will be allowed to form their own groups of 4 students per group.  Group rosters are due the Monday meeting of the third week.

TENTATIVE READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Below is the tentative schedule for the course. The topics and reading assignments are given for each week. Students are expected to be fully prepared to discuss the topics and reading in class. The assignments that listed may have a different actual due date than indicated by the row. Verify all due dates through the appropriate WebCT page. This schedule may change during the semester. Updates will be posted through WebCT.

 CLASS PARTICIPATION:

While attendance is not a direct component of the course grade, attending class and general involvement in class discussions is expected.  The course schedule may change at any time.  Announcements will be made in class about any changes, and it is the responsibility of the student to keep up with and to know about any such changes.  In this course, the concepts tend to build on earlier concepts.  Attend class so that you can ask questions!!  Attend class so that you can hear other questions!!  Attend class so that you can keep up with any course changes!!  Attend class so that you can learn!!

COURSE GRADE:

The course grade will tentatively be based upon the following components weighted as indicated:

Students will be expected to take the exams when scheduled.  Students missing an exam will receive a zero for that exam unless a valid reason for missing the exam can be verified.  If an exam is missed with a valid reason, the weight for that exam will be added to the weight for the final exam.  Final course grades will follow the standard straight scale of: 91%+ for an A, 90%+ for an A-, 89%+ for a B+, 81%+ for a B, 80%+ for a B-, 79%+ for a C+, 71%+ for a C, 70%+ for a C-, etc.  There should be no expectation of a ‘curve’ in the final course grading.  However, this grading system may change for compelling reasons. Special grades: ‘WU’ stands for ‘Unauthorized Withdrawal’.  This will only be considered for students who have not participated in the course after the fourth week of the course. ‘I’ stands for ‘Incomplete’.  This will only be considered when the policies and procedures of the College are followed (see http://www.csus.edu/cba/PDF/Academic_Policies_And_Procedures_6_30_02.pdf).  Any incomplete petition must be approved prior to the end of the 15th week of the semester. NOTE: This is a course for business students.  Therefore, it is expected that all work for this course will be presented in a very neat and professional manner.  Style, spelling, grammar, and presentation are components of all grading.  No handwritten homework or assignments will be accepted!

ACADEMIC HONESTY:

All examinations and assignments in this course are to be done individually. Any violations, or perceived violations, of this policy will result in zero (0) credit for the examination/assignment for each of the parties involved and a failing grade in the course. Prosecution of any such violations will be rigorously pursued through the appropriate channels (e.g., Associate Dean for Student Affairs). Read the University policy statement on academic honesty online at http://www.csus.edu/admbus/umanual/UMA00150.htm.

LABORATORY ASSIGNMENTS:

The laboratory assignments will be based on the Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Environment Lab Manual.  Details will be made available through WebCT. These assignments will be group based, and your group rosters will be due September 13.  You must have four students in each group.

HOMEWORK:

Homework sets will be accessible through WebCT.  Homework assignments are due at the time indicated on WebCT.  These are individual assignments and no collaboration is allowed.  Students may submit homework sets 2 through 7 as many times as they wish prior to the due date.  Only the highest score will count.

MIS LIST SERVER:

All MIS students are required to subscribe to the MIS Student List Server. 
See instructions online at http://www.csus.edu/mis/misadv.htm#listserver.

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Created by: Thomas E. Sandman
Professor of Management Information Systems
College of Business Administration
California State University, Sacramento