CS140T Business Cncepts fr Applicatin Develpers [Onsite] Curse Descriptin: This curse cvers fundamental business cncepts and terminlgy. Students are expsed t rganizatinal structures and prcesses at a general level. The fundatins discussed in this curse will help students better understand the business needs reflected in sftware applicatins develpment. Prerequisite(s) and/r Crequisite(s): Prerequisites: CS100T Intrductin t Prgramming r equivalent, CS110T Intrductin t Web Applicatins r equivalent Credit hurs: 4 Cntact hurs: 60 (36 Thery Hurs, 24 Lab Hurs)
: Instructr: Office hurs: Class hurs: Majr Instructinal Areas 1. Organizatins 2. Management cncepts 3. Business infrmatin systems 4. Cmpetitive advantage 5. Infrmatin technlgy (IT) infrastructure 6. Business intelligence technlgies 7. Business applicatins 8. Infrmatin systems 9. Ethical and scial issues Curse Objectives 1. Describe key features f business rganizatins. 2. Explain the rle f business infrmatin systems. 3. Describe IT infrastructure cmpnents. 4. Explain the rle f business intelligence technlgies. 5. Describe methds fr securing infrmatin systems. 6. Describe the rle f enterprise applicatins.
7. Describe hw infrmatin systems supprt business infrmatin and decisin making. 8. Describe infrmatin systems prject management prcedures. 9. Describe cncerns related t ethical and scial issues. SCANS Objectives SCANS is an acrnym fr Secretary s Cmmissin n Achieving Necessary Skills. The cmmittee, created by the Natinal Secretary f Labr in the early 1990s, created a list f skills and cmpetencies that the cmmittee feels are necessary fr emplyees t functin in a hightech jb market. 1. Acquire and evaluate infrmatin. 2. Apply and adapt new knwledge and skills in bth familiar and changing situatins. 3. Demnstrate the ability t effectively and efficiently utilize the ITT Tech Virtual Library. 4. Select and analyze infrmatin and cmmunicate the results. 5. Analyze systems and develp new r alternative systems. 6. Demnstrate the ability t make a ratinal decisin based n analysis f accepted theries, evidence, and lgical thinking. Curse Outline Nte: All graded activities, except the Prject and Exams, are listed belw in the pattern f <Unit Number>.<Assignment Number>. Fr example, Lab 1.1 refers t the 1st lab activity in Unit 1. Unit Activities 1 Organizatin Fundamentals Cntent Cvered: Organizatins Thrugh the Eyes f a Prject Manager: Chapter 1, Organizatinal Expectatins and Prfessinalism
Unit Activities Chapter 2, The Organizatin Labs: 1.1 Assignments: 1.1 Prject: Part 1 2 Organizatins and Management Read frm Organizatins Thrugh the Eyes f a Prject Manager: Chapter 3, Prject Management: Organizatinal Overview Chapter 4, Management Cncepts Labs: 2.1 Assignments: 2.1 Prject: Part 2 3 Business Infrmatin Systems Read frm Essentials f Management Infrmatin Chapter 1, Business Infrmatin Systems in Yur Career Chapter 2, E-Business: Hw Businesses Use Infrmatin Systems Labs: 3.1 Assignments: 3.1 Prject: Part 3 Quizzes: 3.1 4 Cmpetitive Advantage Read frm Essentials f Management Infrmatin Chapter 3, Achieving Cmpetitive Advantage with Infrmatin Systems Labs: 4.1
Unit Activities Assignments: 4.1 Prject: Part 4 5 IT Infrastructure Read frm Essentials f Management Infrmatin Chapter 4, IT Infrastructure: Hardware and Sftware Read frm Student Handut: Operating Systems and Applicatins Labs: 5.1, 5.2 Assignments: 5.1 Prject: Part 5 Quizzes: 5.1 6 Business Intelligence Technlgies Read frm Essentials f Management Infrmatin Chapter 5, Fundatins f Business Intelligence: Databases and Infrmatin Management Labs: 6.1 Assignments: 6.1 Prject: Part 6 Exam 1 7 Cmmunicatin Technlgies Read frm Essentials f Management Infrmatin Chapter 6, Telecmmunicatins, the Internet, and Wireless Technlgy Read frm Student Handut: Netwrking Basics
Unit Activities Labs: 7.1 Assignments: 7.1 Prject: Part 7 Quizzes: 7.1 8 Security Issues and Enterprise Applicatins Read frm Essentials f Management Infrmatin Chapter 7, Securing Infrmatin Systems Chapter 8, Achieving Operatinal Excellence and Custmer Intimacy: Enterprise Applicatins Labs: 8.1 Assignments: 8.1 Prject: Part 8 Quizzes: 8.1 9 Electrnic Markets and Decisin Making Read frm Essentials f Management Infrmatin Chapter 9, E-Cmmerce: Digital Markets, Digital Gds Chapter 10, Imprving Decisin Making and Managing Knwledge Labs: 9.1 Assignments: 9.1 Prject: Part 9 10 Building and Managing Systems Read frm Essentials f Management Infrmatin Chapter 11, Building Infrmatin Systems and Managing Prjects Chapter 12, Ethical and Scial Issues in
Unit Activities Infrmatin Systems Labs: 10.1 Assignments: 10.1 Prject: Part 10 Quizzes: 10.1 11 Curse Review Curse Review and Exam Exam 2 Prject: Presentatins Instructinal Methds This curse is designed t prmte a variety f teaching strategies that supprt the utcmes described in the curse bjectives and that fster higher cgnitive skills. Delivery makes use f varius media and delivery tls. The purpse f this curse is t prvide yu with sme fundamental business cncepts and terminlgy yu might encunter n the jb. It will als include an intrductin t requirements gathering. Yu will be required t apply what yu have learned abut Windws and Web applicatins when making basic applicatin design decisins. This curse is fundamentally different frm mst f the curses in this curriculum in that it fcuses n understanding business prcesses and identifying requirements rather than n develping specific slutins t meet thse requirements. Alng with an intrductin t business cncepts, the curse emphasizes sft-skill requirements such as wrking in a team envirnment, analysis, dcumentatin, and presentatin. Mst f the labs deal with identifying and specifying business requirements. In sme f the labs, yu will prepare shrt presentatins abut aspects f design. Yu will be expected t critique each thers wrk and ffer cnstructive suggestins.
Written assignments will take several frms, but are designed t wrk tgether t emphasize the cre gals f the curse. Yu will be required t research different aspects f business requirements and prepare written reprts. The curse prject will be a team prject. Yu will wrk with yur team t create and deliver a presentatin based n a business case study and yur wn research. Yur presentatin will include PwerPint slides and a written presentatin script. In additin, five quizzes and tw exams will check yur understanding f the material presented thrughut the curse. Instructinal Materials and References Student Textbk Package Laudn, Kenneth C., and Jane P. Laudn. Essentials f Management Infrmatin Systems. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearsn Prentice Hall, 2009. Fedra Live CD Other Required Resurces In additin t the student textbk package, the fllwing are als required in this curse: Internet access ITT Tech Virtual Library > Schl f Study > Schl f Infrmatin Technlgy > Selected Textbks > CS140 Hffman, Harvey F. Organizatins Thrugh the Eyes f a Prject Manager. River, NJ: Pearsn Prentice Hall, 2003. Upper Saddle Chapters 1-4, Appendix Three, and Appendix Fur Student Handuts (t be distributed by the instructr): Operating Systems and Applicatins Netwrking Basics
References ITT Tech Virtual Library Lg n t the ITT Tech Virtual Library at http://www.library.itt-tech.edu/ t access nline bks, jurnals, and ther reference resurces selected t supprt ITT Tech curricula. Bks Yu may click Bks r use the Search functin n the hme page t find the fllwing bks. Bks 24x7 Bytheway, Charles, W. FAST Creativity & Innvatin: Rapidly Imprving Prcesses, Prduct Develpment and Slving Cmplex Prblems. Ft. Lauderdale, FL: J. Rss Publishing, Inc., 2007. Cnway, Susan D. The Think Factry: Managing Tday's Mst Precius Resurce, Peple! Hbken, NJ: Jhn Wiley & Sns, 2007. Dentn, D. Keith. Empwering Intranets t Implement Strategy, Build Teamwrk, and Manage Change. Westprt, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2002. Eunsn, Baden. Cmmunicatin in the Wrkplace. Miltn, Qld., Australia: Jhn Wiley & Sns, 2007. Hass, Kathleen B., Dn J. Wessels, and Kevin Brennan. Getting It Right: Business Requirement Analysis Tls and Techniques. Vienna, VA: Management Cncepts, 2008. Illing, Gerhard, and Martin Peitz. Industrial Organizatin and the Digital Ecnmy. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2006. Kmey, Jnathan G. Turning Numbers int Knwledge: Mastering the Art f Prblem Slving. 2 nd ed. Oakland, CA: Analytics Press, 2008. Kudyba, Stephan, and Richard Hptrff. Data Mining and Business Intelligence: A Guide t Prductivity. Hershey, PA: Idea Grup Publishing, 2001. Liebwitz, Stan. Rethinking the Netwrk Ecnmy The True Frces that Drive the Digital Marketplace. New Yrk: AMACOM 2002.
Marchand, Dnald, William Kettinger, and Jhn Rllins. Making the Invisible Visible: Hw Cmpanies Win with the Right Infrmatin, Peple and IT. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Jhn Wiley & Sns (UK), 2001. Meeker, Heather J. The Open Surce Alternative Understanding Risks and Leveraging Opprtunities. Hbken, NJ: Jhn Wiley & Sns, 2008. Miller, Glria J., Dagmar Bräutigam, and Stefanie V. Gerlach. Business Intelligence Cmpetency Centers: A Team Apprach t Maximizing Cmpetitive Advantage. Hbken, NJ: Jhn Wiley & Sns 2006. Watsn, Jr., Thmas J. A Business and Its Beliefs: The Ideas That Helped Build IBM. New Yrk: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Peridicals Yu may click Peridicals r use the Search functin n the hme page t find the fllwing peridicals. Business Surce Premier Reginal Business News Infrmatin Week Reference Resurces Yu may click Reference Resurces r use the Search functin n the hme page t find the fllwing reference resurces. Business Dictinary Business Resurces n the Web Other References The fllwing resurces may be fund utside f the ITT Tech Virtual Library, whether nline r in hard cpy. Web site Micrsft Develper Netwrk http://msdn.micrsft.cm/en-us/default.aspx
This Web site prvides develpment tls and infrmatin n mbile embedded develpment,.net framewrk develpment, and Office slutins develpment. All links t Web references utside f the ITT Tech Virtual Library are always subject t change withut prir ntice. Curse Evaluatin and Grading Evaluatin Criteria Table The final grades will be based n the fllwing categries: CATEGORY WEIGHT Labs 20% Exam 1 20% Exam 2 20% Quizzes 10% Assignments 15% Prject 15% Ttal 100% Nte: Students are respnsible fr abiding by the Plagiarism Plicy. Grade Cnversin Table
The final grades will be calculated frm the percentages earned in the curse, as fllws: A 90 100% 4.0 B+ 85 89% 3.5 B 80 84% 3.0 C+ 75 79% 2.5 C 70 74% 2.0 D+ 65 69% 1.5 D 60 64% 1.0 F <60% 0.0