The two-hour rule (see the Academic Policies and Procedures section in the undergraduate catalog) will be enforced: if you want to take the class, even if you got in through TRIPS, you still have to show up for the first class meeting, Tuesday, September 8, 1998. The spaces of no-shows will not be held for them, but will be awarded to people who do attend the first class meeting. If you think you should be granted an exception to this policy, contact the instructor promptly!
Instructor Dr. Richard D. Piccard
Office Computer Services Center 356
Office Phone 593-1017
E-mail piccard@ohio.edu
Office Hours By Appointment (M-F, 8-5). Walk-in assistance may
be available; call ahead, if you can.
Class Hours Tuesday and Thursday, 2:10 - 4:00 PM
Class Location COPE 014
Disability Policy Problem-Based Learning Approach Performance Evaluation
After taking this class, students should be able to:
Supplemental readings will be announced in class and on-line at http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~piccard/mis300/announce.html.
Problem statements and links to a variety of resources for each project are available on-line, at http://www.cob.ohiou.edu/~piccard/mis300/index.htm.
Before each project's learning cycle begins, students should have skimmed through the background reading. Students are assigned to groups (typically of four people). During the first and second hours, the problem is introduced to the class. The groups will remain the same for the first two projects. Students will be reassigned to a new group for the last two projects. Each group is responsible for answering the questions presented in the problem by writing a report and making a presentation.
The third and fourth class hours will start with a class discussion about the problem, identifying unresolved issues. The rest of the class time will be used for groups to organize and coordinate their group activities, and perform on-line research in consultation with each other and with the instructor. Students can write their report or prepare presentations during this time period.
The hardcopy group report is due at the start of the fifth class hour. The fifth and sixth class hours are reserved for group presentations. Two members of each group will present a short report on a topic directly related to the project. The topic should be one that the student believes a substantial fraction of the class would not already know at the beginning of the course. The students who do not present project 1 will present project 2; the students who do not present project 3 will present project 4; thus, each student will present twice. Presenters will use Netscape Navigator. Each individual presenter will use three to five minutes to make a presentation. Students not presenting will take notes so that they can ask questions during the follow-up discussion.
During the seventh and eighth class hours, students will have the opportunity to raise questions evoked by the presentations. The instructor will summarize what we have learned in this project, discuss future trends, and present additional relevant material that is not covered in the presentations.
Components Weight Group Reports 1 and 2 (@8%) 16 % Presentation 1 5 % Mid Term 20 % Group Reports 3 and 4 (@12%) 24 % Presentation 2 10 % Final Exam 25 %
The grade calculated by the above method may be adjusted, up or down, based on class participation. Each of these grading components is discussed in more detail below.
The grade you receive for each report will be calculated using both the grade the instructor awards to the written report itself and the average of the assessments of your personal contribution by the other members of your group:
For example, if the group report grade is a B (3.0) and your three peers evaluate your contributions as 1.2, 1.0, and 1.1, then the average of your peer assessments would be 1.1, and the credit assigned to you would be 3.0 x 1.1 = 3.3, which is a B+.
Cheating on examinations, submitting the work of others as if it were your own, or plagiarism in any form will result in penalties ranging from an "F" on the assignment to expulsion from the University, depending on the severity of the offense. If your behavior during an examination presents the appearance of cheating, you will be warned, and may be asked to change seats at that time. This is not a presumption of your guilt, but rather a preventive measure to ensure the integrity of the examination process.
DATE TOPIC/TASK Background Readings
9/8 Business Information Systems Ch. 1 9/10 Introduction: Project 1 Ch. 2, 3 9/15 Class discussion: Project 1 Ch. 5 9/17 Introduction: Project 2 Ch. 4 9/22 Group Presentation: Project 1 9/24 Lecture/Discussion: Project 1 9/29 Class discussion: Project 2 Ch. 4 10/1 Group Presentation: Project 2 10/6 Lecture/Discussion: Project 2
10/7 7:00 - 10:00 PM Study Session, location TBA 10/8 12:10 - 2:00 PM Mid Term Exam in class
10/13 Review of Exam and Introduction: Project 3 Ch. 6, 7 10/15 On-line research & team collaboration - Project 3 (Instructor attending conference out of town) 10/20 Class discussion: Project 3 Ch. 6, 7 10/22 Group Presentation: Project 3 10/27 Lecture/Discussion: Project 3 10/29 Introduction: Project 4 Ch. 9 11/3 Class discussion: Project 4 Ch. 9 11/5 Class discussion: Project 4 Ch. 8, 9 11/10 Student Evaluations; Group Presentation: Project 4 11/12 Group Presentation & Lecture/Discussion: Project 4 11/17 Concluding Discussion: Projects 1 - 4
11/18 7:00 - 10:00 PM Study Session, location TBA 11/19 12:20 - 2:20 PM FINAL EXAM
Dick Piccard revised this on-line version of the syllabus (http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~piccard/mis300/rdpsyl.html)
on August 20, 1998.
Comments and suggestions are welcome by E-mail to "piccard@ohio.edu"