CalendarA

(This Calendar will be updated thru out the semester. Last update - April 28, 2009.)

Session	Date	Assignments due for this class (not to be assigned this class) and Comments
1	Jan 21
2	23	Read Ch 1. Visitor (Michelle Kyriakides, 718-990-1361, kyriakim@stjohns.edu) from Career Center.
3	26	Read Ch 2. Read (do not do) Portfolio Exercise 1 (click this link). Submit Career Self-Directed Search.
4	28	Read (do not do) Portfolio Exercise 2.
5	30	Decide on your three best wordprocessed documents to be included in your portfolio website.
6	Feb 2	Read Ch 3. (PJL: switched with Career Center visit - Jan 30.)
7	4	Visitor (Michelle Kyriakides) from Career Center. Read Portfolio Exercise 3.
8	6	HW Set I, Item 2 - Portfolio Exercise 2 due (on paper and flash drive).
9	9	Decide on your three best Excel workbooks. See Portfolio Exercise 3, Item 5.a for substitutions.
10	11	Read Ch 4. Read and start doing HW Set I, Item 4 - Career Exercise 1.
11	13	Read and start doing HW Set I, Item 5 - Career Exercise 2. The job opportunity that you choose will form the basis of the Application of MIS project.
-	16	Presidents' Day
12	18	HW Set I, Item 3 - Portfolio Exercise 3 due (on paper and stupub [or flash drive, if an error in your account]). Read Ch 5. Read and start doing HW Set I, Item 6 - Presentation of Portfolio Website.
13	20	Read Ch 6. Read HW Set I, Item 7 - Grading Rubric.
14	23	Review for Exam I. Print all webpages required for Exam I.
15	25	Exam I - emphasize (know well) my notes and the corresponding textbook material from Chapters 1-4. Closed book, no notes. Format: 52% multiple choice, 48% definitions, and short essays. Bring #2 pencil.
16	27	Homework Set I due (staple together as one unit in sequential order).
17	Mar 2	No class - snow
18	4	Read and start doing HW Set II, Item 1 - Career Exercise 3.
19	6	Read and start doing HW Set II, Item 2 - Career Exercise 4.
-	9-14	Spring Break
20	16	Read Ch 7. Decide on your three best work pieces for your Showcase webpage.
21	18	Read and start doing HW Set II, Item 3 - Portfolio Exercise 4 - Showcase, Homepage.
22	20	Read Ch 8. Read and start doing HW Set II, Item 4 - Presentation Slide 5 - Showcase.
23	23	Read HW Set III, Item 1 - Portfolio Exercise 5 - Review by Writing Center. Make appointment with Writing Center. Visit before April 3 for extra credit. See HW Set III Grading Rubric.
24	25	Homework Set II due (staple together as one unit in sequential order). Read HW Set III, Item 3 - Database Exercise 1 - DB Requirements.
25	27	HW Set III, Item 3 - Database Exercise 1 - First Draft - due, will be collected (on paper and flash drive). Read Ch 9.
26	30	Review for Exam II. Print all webpages required for Exam II. May do several presentations.
27	Apr 1	Exam II - emphasize (know well) my notes and the corresponding textbook material from Chapters 5-8. Closed book, no notes. Format: 48% multiple choice, 52% definitions, and short essays.
28	3	HW Set III, Item 3 - Database Exercise 1 - Second Draft - due, will be collected (on paper and flash drive). Read Ch 10. Read DB Ex 2 - Transaction File.
29	6	Read Ch 11.
30	8	HW III, Item 5 - DB Ex 2 - Trans File due, will be collected (on paper and flash drive). Read DB Ex 3 - Transaction File Report. Do HW III, Items 2 and 4 - Modify Presentation Slides 6 and 7.
-	9-13	Easter Break
31	15	HW III, Item 6 - DB Ex 3 - Trans File Report due. Read Ch 12. Read DB Ex 4 - Transaction Exception Report.
32	17	Homework Set III due (staple together as one unit in sequential order). HW IV, Item 1 - DB Ex 4 - Trans Exception Report due. Read DB Ex 5 - Personnel File.
33	20	Read Ch 13. Read DB Ex 6 - Personnel Report.
34	22	HW IV, Item 2 - DB Ex 5 - Personnel File due.
35	24	HW IV, Item 3 - DB Ex 6 - Personnel Report due. Read Ch 14. Read DB Ex 7 - Personnel Exception Report.
36	27	Read and do HW IV, Item 5 - Port Ex 6 - Database Description, and Item 6 - Slide 8.
37	29	Remaining Portfolio Website Presentations.
38	May 1	Homework Set IV due (staple together as one unit in sequential order).
39	4	Review. Print all webpages for final exam.
		Study Day - Tue, May 5
40	11 (Mon)	Final Exam in Marillac 328 (usual room). Final exam - material - emphasize (know well) notes and the corresponding textbook material from Chapters Ch 2, 4, 6, 9-13, 7 IV.A, D. Closed book, no notes. Format: 48% multiple choice, 52% definitions, and short essays.

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