Welcome to MIS 302F

August 26, 2010

Class 1

Course
Introduction

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Business Foundations Summer Institute

 Integrated 15 credit hours in 1 summer including:

• Accounting (ACC 310F)  Marketing (MKT 320F)
• Finance (FIN 320F)  Marketplace and stock market
• Business Law (LEB 320F) simulations
•  Mock interviews, resume
Management (MAN 320F)
workshops, and career services

 June 1 – July 29, 2011 (eight weeks)

• Mon-Fri 9:00-4:30

 For more information go to the BFP website or email

TexasBFP@mccombs.utexas.edu

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Do These Companies Sound Familiar?

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2010’s Most Successful Companies

1. Walmart

7. AT&T

36. Microsoft
US Companies
Based on Revenue
38. Dell

56. Apple

102. Google

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2009’s Most Successful Companies

1. ExxonMobil

2. Walmart
US Companies
Based on Company Size
3. Microsoft

4. AT&T

14. Apple

18. Google

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IT and Business Results

 Apple versus Dell and Microsoft

 Netflix versus Blockbuster

 Google versus Yahoo!

 Facebook versus myspace

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Industries Affected by IT

 Advertising / Public Relations

 Engineering

 Education

 Healthcare

 Entertainment

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Business Disciplines Affected by IT

 Accounting

 Marketing

 Finance

 Management

 Legal

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IT and the Law

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Why are you here?

 Why did you take

this class as an elective
over the many other
options that you had?

 How do you think this

class will help your current
job or future career?

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Here’s a little perspective

 Exponential times

 Subject Matter

 How to Apply it

 Unknown Future

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Here’s another perspective

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Why you need to be here

 Any company that you

work for will more than
likely depend on IT
to succeed.

 Success in any career will in part on your

ability to create, deploy, and use IT in some
way to help a company succeed.

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What is this class about?

 Innovation in Business

 Software Design

 Project Management

 IS Strategy and
Management

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Facebook may look like this…

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… but it works like this.

Facebook (the company)

ISP

Internet
Internet DBMS

Mobile
Provider

3rd Party
Apps
http://developers.facebook.com/

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Welcome to MIS 302F

August 26, 2010

Class 1

Course
Details

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Grading

Exams (60%)
 4 midterm exams
 Not cumulative
 Given in class

Homework (20%)

Participation (10%)

Quizzes (10%)

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Grading: Exam Dates

 Exam 1: Tuesday, September 21st

 Exam 2: Thursday, October 14th

 Exam 3: Thursday, November 4th

 Exam 4: Thursday, December 2nd

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Required Materials

Experiencing MIS
2nd Edition
by David Kroenke

• Co-op
• CourseSmart.com
• PearsonStore

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About the Book and Lectures

• Textbook includes chapters

and chapter extensions (in the
back)

• Book includes Terms and

Concepts.

• Lectures will review their

practical applications

• We will go out of order

through the book.

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Required Materials

• An i>clicker is REQUIRED for this class.

• They cannot be shared between students in this

course.

• You can buy from the bookstore, online,

or from a friend, OR use one that you
already have

• It will be used to determine your

participation points for your final grade

• Bring it to class every day, starting next Thursday

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Required Materials

 Read the Announcements

 Submit Homework
Assignments

 Review Class Grades

 Participate in Discussion Forums

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Required Materials

 Computer
• Home, Apartment, etc.
• PC Lab
• Library

 Internet Access

 MS Office-compatible Software
for homework assignments
• .DOC, .XLS, .PPT
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Class Presentations

 PPTs will be posted

on Blackboard under Course
Documents.

 If you miss class, please

refer to the slides for that class.

 Slides are numbered

by class and page
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Office Hours

Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday
2:00pm – 3:00pm and by appointment
CBA 2.230

Email
doug.verduzco@mccombs.utexas.edu

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Schedule

 Tentative schedule is included

in the syllabus.

 It may change.

 Always refer to the last slide

of each lecture’s PowerPoint.

 Each class has a unique number

on the schedule and PowerPoint.
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Assignments

 Read the syllabus and schedule

 Mark your calendar for all exams

 Get the textbook and an i>clicker

 Read Chapter 3

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Questions

 Textbook?

 Lectures?

 Exams?

 Homework?

 Class Sections?

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