Session One - Introduction to Information Systems

Course Introduction - Administrative Procedures

• Review of the Syllabus
• Requirements
• Grades
• Attendance

Introduction to Information Systems

• History of Computers - How we got to where we are.
• The Impact of the Apple II

Computer Literacy at home, in school and at the workplace

• Word Processing

Session Two - Systems Concepts and Life Cycles

The Development of Computer Software

• Requirements
• Life Cycles
• Contractors

Number Systems and Computer Operations

• Computer Operations Made Simple
• ASCII
• Base 2

Personal Computer Maintenance

• Hardware Maintenance
• Software Maintenance

Computer Literacy

• The Computer Spreadsheet

Session Three - Smithsonian Field Trip

• Saturday, November 16, 2002
• The Information Age
• The Global Positioning Systems
• Gather digital photos for final group project

Session Four - Graphics and the Computer

Field Trip Presentations

Getting Graphics into the Computer

• Internet
• Scanners
• Digital Camera

Computer Literacy

• Graphic Formats
• Presentation Graphics
• Web Cams and Digital Video
• DVD and Training

Review for the Midterm

Session Five - Midterm Exam & The Use & Theory of Databases

Session Six - Data Communications

Broadband Network

• DSL
• Cable

Terror on the Internet

• Secure Your System
• Denial of Service Attacks
• Peer to Peer Networking

The Future of Computer Technology

• Voice Recognition

Session Seven - Decision Support Systems

The Future of Computer Technology

• Notebook Computers as a Desktop Replacement
• Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
• Handheld Computers

Session Eight - IT and Electronic Commerce