Catalog Description:                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
This course is designed to examine the use of information systems to support management and business activities of an organization. Topics include: the fundamentals of hardware and software, database management, data communications, transaction processing information systems, decision support systems, information reporting systems, office automation, networks, tapping the Internet, expert systems, problem analysis, and system analysis and design case studies, current news items, and several software packages will be utilized to illustrate the principles covered.   

Schedule of Classes Information:
Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1A, and completion of Math 150A; OR completion of BMG 54, and completion of CIS 5.
(3.0 units - Grade only) Transfer: CSU. (CAN BUS 6)

Instructor contact info:    
  • Name: Sujan Sarkar
  • Phone: (707) 524-1873
  • Email: ssarkar@santarosa.edu
  • Office Hours at Maggini Hall Rm#2940:
    Monday/Wednesday 12:00pm-3:00pm and Tuesday 4:00pm-5:00pm
  • ONLINE Office hours:
    Thursday 7:00pm-10:00pm available via email

CLICK HERE => Online Midterm Examination
  (Chapters 1-3,5,6 &15) - available Tuesday March 3, 2009
 

Announcements:

March 3, 2009: The online segment of the midterm examination will be ACTIVATED ON Tuesday 3/03/09 (7:00pm) AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH Friday 3/06/09 (11:00pm). This portion of the midterm will cover content from your Management Information Systems textbook chapters 1 - 3, 5, 6 & 15**. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION FORMAT – Of the 80 questions (approx) most will come from your textbook.

Prior to accessing the online segment of the midterm please first set aside a 2 hour 30 minute time period so that you may work without much interruptions!!!! When ready…..click on the Online Midterm Examination link on this page.
**refer to Chapters 1-3, 6, 7 & 16 if using the prior 9th edition ..Laudon's text

January 13, 2009: Welcome to CIS 66! This is where I will be making any necessary announcements. You are required to check for announcements at least once a week! Announcements will never disappear and they will always have a date on them, so you don't have to worry about saving them. Please keep me posted on how you are doing. Send me an e-mail ( ssarkar@santarosa.edu ), post a message on the bulletin board if you get stuck, or, better yet, drop by during my office hours!

Important note from your instructor: "Both the tentative assignment schedule and/or the course calendar link above provides the blue print....timeline....and access to all essential content for successful completion of course requirements."

I suggest that you bookmark either of these pages so that you will have quick access to timelines/general lecture notes/information on assignments, group work activities, etc. A grade sheet grid is also made available so that you may track your progress through the semester as well as to remind me if I have made an error in grading.

The URL for the course is likely to change at some point. When it does, I will announce this on this page. If you aren't checking for announcements, you'll miss the change!

Look forward to working with you.......……..lets start!!! sujan!!!

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 Sujan Sarkar - CIS Instructor, Santa Rosa Junior College
Updated Wednesday March 04, 2009