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CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY

COURSE SYLLABUS

PLEASE TYPE.

ACADEMIC UNIT School of Business and Economics

DATE January 16, 2017

FACULTY Dr. Jimmie Flores

Discipline Course# Section

Title of Course Credit Hours Cross Reference (if applicable)

Business Administration

BA 633 72 Information Systems 3 Infrastructure

TEXTBOOK

Author

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Stallings, W., & Case, T.

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Title _ Business Data Communications: Infrastructure, Networking and Security_

Publisher PrenticeHall., 7th Edition

Date of Publication 2013

B A 6 3 3 : I N F O R M A T I O N S Y S T E M S I N F R A S T R U C T U R E

1/16/2018 - 5/12/2018 ON- LINE SECTION BA 633 G4 18

BASIC INFORMATION

Instructor:

Websites:

E-mail:

Professor Jimmie Flores

http://cu.learninghouse.com – online class

jflores@campbellsville.edu - (All official email will be to/from this address)

Phone: (210) 446-9350 – Cell – Urgent issues only

Please contact me via email for all issues.

TEXT/MATERIALS

Stallings, W., & Case, T. (2013). Business Data Communications: Infrastructure, Networking and Security (7th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0-13-302389-3.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is an advanced course covering information systems infrastructure. The areas covered include architecture, operating platforms, database systems, data storage, networking, wired and wireless transmission, e-commerce, cloud computing, virtual servers, and mobile computing.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Examine how business utilizes telecommunications networks and information systems architecture. • Analyze the design and uses of information technology infrastructure. • Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of competing solutions. • Examine the knowledge needed to design and implement a comprehensive information system for an

organization. • Illustrate and discuss current advances in IT infrastructure.

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ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION

There will be 12 quizzes, 4 case studies, 6 discussion forums, and 1 research paper: Quiz (12) 25%

25% Case Study (3)

Discussion (5) 25%

Research Paper (1) 25%

Total 100%

NOTE: All assignments must be completed by the due time on the due date and are not accepted late.

GRADING SCALE

Grade A B C D F Percentage 100 – 90% 89 – 80% 79 – 70% 69 – 60% Below 60%

COURSE POLICIES

ATTENDANCE POLICY

According to the Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs, attendance begins for all students on the first day of class. This includes students who register “late”.

The University attendance policy will be followed. The policy states that a student who has missed the equivalent of one week (1) of class periods for any reason receives a warning. Any student who misses equivalent of two weeks of class periods (2) for any reason is automatically withdrawn administratively (WA) from the class and is calculated in the grade point average (GPA) as if it were an F.

Attendance for online classes is figured the same way as the face-to-face classes, using missed assignment due dates as absences. For a graduate term class, which is 8 weeks in length, if a student misses 1 week of assignment due dates, a warning will be sent. Any student who misses 2 assignment due dates will be automatically withdrawn from the class with a grade of WA.

Please see the Student Handbook for a complete explanation of the university policy. There are no excused or unexcused absences according to the policy.

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APPEALS POLICY

To appeal a grade on an assignment you must send an e-mail to your instructor's e-mail address using your official CU student e-mail within five days of the grade having been posted. Overdue appeals will not be considered.

INCOMPLETE POLICY

Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence. In any case, for a student to receive an incomplete he or she must be passing and must have completed a significant portion of the course (at least 70% of the work).

Title IX

Campbellsville University and its faculty are committed to assuring a safe and productive educational environment for all students. In order to meet this commitment and to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and guidance from the Office for Civil Rights, the University requires all responsible employees, which includes faculty members, to report incidents of sexual misconduct shared by students to the University's Title IX Coordinator.

Title IX Coordinator: Terry VanMeter 1 University Drive UPO Box 944 Administration Office 8A Phone – 270-789-5016 Email – twvanmeter@campbellsville.edu

Information regarding the reporting of sexual violence and the resources that are available to victims of sexual violence is set forth at: www.campbellsville.edu/titleIX

Security Number: To report emergencies or an incident on campus please call The Office of Campus Safety and Security @ (270)-789-5555 or cell phone (270)-403-3611

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY

Students are expected to be academically honest. This is not only a matter of academic integrity, but of Christian principle. Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that a student's submitted assignment must be the student's own work. A student is guilty of dishonesty when he/she:

1. Represents the work of others as his/her own. 2. Shares his work with another for the purpose of enabling the other student to submit the work as his/her

own. 3. Uses or obtains unauthorized assistance in any academic work. 4. Gives unauthorized assistance to other students. 5. Modifies, without instructor approval, an exam, paper, record, or report for obtaining additional credit. 6. Misrepresents the content of submitted work.

For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of topics. General advice and interaction are encouraged. Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned projects,

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assignments, and tasks. A student may not use or copy (by any means) another's work (or portions of it) and represent it as his/her own. If this occurs all concerned parties will receive a grade of zero on the assignment. If you need help on an assignment, contact your instructor.

DISABILITIES POLICY

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all qualified students enrolled in this course are entitled to “reasonable accommodations.” Please notify the instructor during the first week of class. If you have a documented disability, you must provide the instructor with the paper from Disability Services. Campbellsville University is committed to reasonable accommodations for students who have documented physical and learning disabilities, as well as medical and emotional conditions. If you have a documented disability or condition of this nature, you may be eligible for disability services. Documentation must be from a licensed professional and current in terms of assessment. Please contact the Coordinator of Disability Services at 270-789-5192 to inquire about services.

CAMPUS SECURITY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Technical: Trevor McWhorter, Distance Learning, 270-789-5352 or tgmcwhorter@campbellsville.edu Security: (270) 403-3611 – Cell

(270) 789-5555 – Office

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COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Course Work Due Date

1/17 Wednesday 1/21 Sunday

Discussion 1 Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Case Study 1 Discussion 2 Quiz 4 Quiz 5 Case Study 2 Quiz 6 Discussion 3 Quiz 7 Quiz 8 Quiz 9 Quiz 10 Case Study 3 Discussion 4 Quiz 11 Research Paper Discussion 5 Quiz 12 Course Evaluation

1/21 Sunday 1/28 Sunday 1/28 Sunday 1/31 Wednesday 2/4 Sunday 2/4 Sunday 2/11 Sunday 2/11 Sunday 2/14 Wednesday 2/18 Sunday 2/18 Sunday 2/25 Sunday 2/25 Sunday 2/25 Sunday 2/28 Wednesday 3/4 Sunday 3/4 Sunday 3/7 Wednesday 3/10 Saturday 3/10 Saturday

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RESEARCH PAPER

Select a topic from the following list on which you would like to conduct an in-depth investigation:

• Information systems infrastructure: evolution and trends • Strategic importance of cloud computing in business organizations • Big data and its business impacts • Managerial issues of a networked organization • Emerging enterprise network applications • Mobile computing and its business implications

Note: The above topics are also the basis of the discussion questions. You may use up to three resources found by yourself or your peers as resources for the paper.

Research paper basics:

• 8-10 pages in length • APA formatted • Minimum six (6) sources – at least two (2) from peer reviewed journals • Include an abstract, introduction, and conclusion • See rubric for more detailed grading criteria • Submitted through Turnitin – must be original work – similarity score of 30 or less to be graded

Some good questions to ask yourself before turning in your research paper:

• Is the paper of optimal length? • Is the paper well organized? • Is the paper clear and concise? • Is the title appropriate? • Does the abstract summarize well? • Are individual ideas assimilated well? • Are wording, punctuation, etc. correct? • Is the paper well motivated? • Is interesting problem/issue addressed? • Is knowledge of the area demonstrated? • Have all key reference been cited? • Are conclusions valid and appropriate?

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RESEARCH PAPER GRADING RUBRIC

Criteria/Categories Indicators/Levels Score 5 4 3-2 1

Abstract and /25 Introduction Good Introductory Issue not clear Introduction should be clear introductory statement is and preview of

x 5 = with a preview of statement, but vague and main the main points the main points the preview of points are is incomplete

the main points unclear is lacking

Main Points and /100 Main points are Main points are Main points are Main points are Sub Points clearly stated and clearly stated not clear. not clear,

x 20 = developed; but Audience has Audience specific development of difficulty cannot examples/support examples/suppo following understand ing points are rting points are presentation presentation appropriate and lacking; smooth because student because there is clearly transitions jumps around. no sequence of developed; between points. Examples/supp information. smooth orting points are Examples/supp transitions and appropriate but orting points are well organized. need inappropriate

elaboration or for issue. are not well thought out.

Conclusion /25 Well-thought out Well-thought Does not have a Has neither a x 5 = concluding out concluding well-thought well-thought

statement that statement but out concluding out concluding summarizes main does not statement, but statement nor points well. summarize summarizes summarizes

main points main points main points well. well. well.

Spelling, grammar and punctuation

x 6 =

/30 No more than two errors in any of these categories combined

No more than four errors in any of these categories combined

No more than six errors in any of these categories combined

No more than eight errors in any of these categories combined

Summary /20 Very interesting A rather Satisfactory Lack of writing x 4 = question. interesting and work, but does skills seen by

Evidence that challenging not engage the the quality of student has put a work, but reader work. The great amount of student doesn’t concept was thought into the show much clearly not well subject. excitement in thought out.

the subject matter.

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HELPFUL RESOURCES

The Agile Architecture Revolution: How Cloud Computing, REST-Based SOA, and Mobile Computing are Changing Enterprise IT, 2013, Jason Bloomberg, Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN: 978-1-118- 40977-0.

The Architecture of Computer Hardware and System Software: An Information Technology Approach, 5th edition, 2013, Irv Englander. Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN: 978-1-118-80310-3.

Building a Windows IT Infrastructure in the Cloud, 1st edition, 2012, David K. Rensin, O’Reilly Media, Inc., ISBN: 978-1-449-33358-4.

Business Data Communications and Networking, 11th edition, 2012. Jerry Fitzgerald. Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN: 978-1-118-08683-4.

Business Intelligence: A Managerial Perspective on Analytics, 3rd edition, 2014, Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen, Efraim Turban, and David King. Pearson Education, Inc., ISBN: 978-0-12-385126-0.

Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice, 2013, Dan C. Marinescu. Elsevier, Inc., ISBN: 978-0-12- 404627-6

Data Architecture, 2011, Charles Tupper, Elsevier, Inc., ISBN: 978-0-12-385126-0.

Green Communications: Principles, Concepts, and Practice, 2015, Konstantinos Samdanis, Peter Rost, Andreas Maeder (Editor), Michela Meo, and Christos Verikoukis (Editors). Wiley& Sons, Inc., ISBN: 978- 1-118-75926-4.

The Executive’s Guide to Information Technology, 2nd edition, 2007, John Baschab, and Jon Plot. Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN: 978-0-470-09521-8.

Mobile Design and Development, 1st edition, 2009, Brian Fling. O’Reilly Media, Inc., ISBN: 978-0-596- 15544-5.