Master of Science in Computer Information Technology
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This page contains excerpts from the first week's assignments for the online classes offered in the MSCIT program at Regis University this term. (For classroom-based texts/modules click here.) Activities on this page should be completed the week before the term begins. Before you click on your course number, please read the general notice about the forum.
When the course begins, students will introduce themselves to the entire class by posting a few comments as a reply to the facilitators introduction in the forum describing where they live, where they work, what they do, what they expect to get out of the class and other course-specific information. Prepare a word document with your introduction. Be prepared to cut and paste it into the forum when you receive access to the course.
This introduction is also used to confirm registration of students and to help the facilitator to determine team alignments for the team assignments. Students not responding to this assignment by Wednesday of the first week will be considered a “no show” and the registrar will be notified.
Note: If you are printing your assignment from this document, please remember to print "current page only" or all assignments will print. This is approximately 15 pages. We recommend waiting until you have access to your online course. Then you can print the assignments page for your course only. Once you have access to your course, remember to check the forum, Week by Week and the assignments page for additional deliverables for week one.
First week assignment: Project
that is 80% complete.
Required Text:
Stair, R., & Reynolds, G. (2007). Principles of information systems (8th
ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson). ISBN13: 978-1-4239-0115-0 or 1-4239-0115-0
hard with CD. ©2008.
Companion website:
http://www.course.com.
1. Reading
a. Stair & Reynolds Ch 1 and 2
b. (2002) “The Work System Method for Understanding Information Systems and Information System Research,”
Communication of the Association for Information Systems, 9(6), pp. 90-104, Sept. 2002.
Development of Works System Ideas section.
2. Case Study Assignment
Write a single essay that answers the discussion and critical thinking questions to the case, “Itochu Kenzai Used IS to Reduce Organizational Waste,” from the end of Chapter 2.
Note: Follow the SCIS Writing Guidelines.
3. Secondary Research Essay
Steven Alter presents a framework used to evaluate work systems and analyze the role of Information Systems. This is but one way to study, analyze, and describe Information Systems. Using the Regis library resources (www.regis.edu/library.htm), find an article that the presents a model that is different than Alter’s Work System Framework, and write an essay that describes the model and the value it brings to the understanding of Information Systems. Follow the MS in CIT Writing Guidelines provided in Appendix A. Be prepared to present the results of your analysis in Workshop 1.
Note: Follow the SCIS Writing Guidelines.
MSCC 630 Information Systems Architecture
Required Texts:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4
or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website:
http://www.apastyle.org.
Bernard, S. A. (2005).
An introduction to enterprise architecture (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Author House.
ISBN: 978-1-4208-8050-2 or 1-4208-8050-0 soft.
Stair, R., & Reynolds, G. (2007). Principles of information systems (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson). ISBN13: 978-1-4239-0115-0 or 1-4239-0115-0 hard with CD. ©2008. Companion website: http://www.course.com.
Forum:
See information at top of page
Exercise:
Reading Assignments
for Week 1
Bernard, Scott A. (2005) An introduction to Enterprise Architecture, 2nd ed. Forward by John A. Zachman
Preface
Chapter 1 —An Overview of Enterprise Architecture Chapter 2 —The Structure and Culture of Enterprises Chapter 3 —The Value and Risk of Creating an Enterprise Architecture Delic, K. A. (2002). Enterprise models, strategic transformations and possible solutions (Publication. Retrieved March 10, 2008, from ACM: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/763761.763762
Joannou, P. (2007). Enterprise, Systems, and Software Engineering: The Need for Integration (Publication. Retrieved March 26, 2008, from IEEE:
http://csdl.computer.org/dl/mags/co/2007/05/r5103.htm
Creswell, J. W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Willis, J. (2007). Foundations of qualitative
research. Thousands Oaks, CA:
Sage.
Leedy, P. D. and Ormrod, J. E. (2005) Practical Research:
Planning and Design (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Fifth Edition. Washington, D. C.: APA Service Center.
Optional (Recommended) Text:
Yin, R. K. (2003). Case study research design and methods (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
First Assignment (Non-graded) – Due Prior to Week 1
1. Review the Table of Contents for the following text. Acquaint yourself with the chapters, style, and content of the text.
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the AmericanPsychological Association: Fifth Edition. Washington, D. C.: APA Service Center.
2. Locate at least three Web sites that serve as references for APA writing style. Review the sites and bookmark each for quick reference and use.
3. Go to the American Library Association’s Web site and keyword search for: Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology. Read the standards.
Reading:
Rob & Coronel, Database Systems: Design,
Implementation, & Management: Chapter 1
Greenwald, Oracle Essentials: Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4
Research:
1. Visit and
review of the
Oracle website (http://www.oracle.com)
and sign up for an account with the Oracle Technology Network (OTN).
2. Sign up to receive the FREE Oracle Magazine through www.oramag.com.
3. Write a 2-3 page synopsis of news, product releases and current events posted on the Oracle web site (www.oracle.com).
Casteel, J. (2007). Oracle 10g SQL (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN: 1-4188-3629-X soft with 2 Companion CDs. ©2007. Companion website: http://www.course.com
Required Texts:
Powell, G., & McCullough-Dieter, C. (2007).
Oracle 10g Database Administrator: Implementation and Administration (1st ed.).
Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN: 1-4188-3665-6 soft with
CD. ©2007.
Connolly, T. M., & Begg, C. E. (2005).
Database
Systems: A practical approach to design, implementation and management (4th
ed.). Harlow, Essex, England: Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN: 978-0-321-29401-2
or 0-321-29401-7 soft.
Companion website:
http://www.booksites.net/connbegg.
Connolly text begun in MSCD 610 is required in all subsequent MSCD courses.
Rajan, C. (2006). Oracle 10g Database Administrator II: Backup/Recovery and Network Administration. Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN: 978-1-4188-3664-1 or 1-4188-3664-8. ©2007.
Optional Text:
Garmany, J., & Burleson, D. (2004).
Oracle Application Server 10g Administration
Handbook. ISBN: 0-0722-2958-6. McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
2. Visit the Oracle web site and review Portal information on Oracle Technology Network (OTN).
3. Write a short 2-3 page synopsis of the Portal information and resources on the OTN site.
Required Texts:
Carey, P. (2007).
New Perspective on XML (2nd ed.).
Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning). ISBN: 978-1-4188-6064-6 or 1-4188-6064-6 soft.
Connolly, T., & Begg, C. (2005).
Database Systems:
A practical approach to design, implementation and management (4th ed.). Reading,
MA: Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 978-0-321-29401-2 or 0-321-29401-7 soft.
Initial Assignments:
Course orientation: On or before the first
day of class, read the online Study Guide pages, including the course Syllabus and
tour of the Forum, and the course Assignments page.
Meet the class: By end of day Wednesday, introduce yourself in the Forum.
Note: This assignment is also used to acknowledge your registration to the facilitator and confirm your class participation. If you do not respond to this assignment, you will be considered a "no show" and reported to the registrar as such.
Reading:
TBA
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org.
Reading:
Luftman, read
Chapters 1, 2, and 3
Assignment to be submitted:
Write an essay to explain your views of the current global business environment and its impact on organizations and Information Technology department and CIO.
Instructions:
Length: Two pages – use SCIS Writing Guidelines .
You need to find current and scholarly reference materials in addition to your text book. If you use your text book as your only source, your paper will not be sufficient
Forum
Introduction:
See information at top of page
1.
Slote, Michael A. "Ethics: I. Task of Ethics." Encyclopedia of Bioethics.
Ed. Stephen G. Post. Vol. 2. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. 795-802.
5 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. Regis University.
http://find.galegroup.com.dml.regis.edu/gvrl/infomark.do?&type=retrieve&tabID=T001&prodId=GVRL&docId=CX3402500173&source=gale&userGroupName=regis_main&version=1.0
2.
Solomon, David W. "Ethics: III. Normative Ethical theories." Encyclopedia
of Bioethics. Ed. Stephen G. Post. Vol. 2. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan Reference
USA, 2004. 812-824. 5 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. Regis
University
http://find.galegroup.com.dml.regis.edu/gvrl/infomark.do?&type=retrieve&tabID=T001&prodId=GVRL&docId=CX3402500175&source=gale&userGroupName=regis_main&version=1.0
Required
Texts:
Turban,
E., King, D., Lee, J. K., Marshall, P. & McKay, J.
(2007). Electronic Commerce 2008: A Managerial Perspective (5th ed.).
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (Pearson Education). ISBN13:
978-013-2243318 hard.
ISBN: 0132243318. Companion website:
http://www.prenhall.com/turban. The new 5th
edition Electronic Commerce 2008 will be effective Spring 2008 8W1
(January).
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org
Tiwana, A. (2002). The knowledge Management Toolkit: Orchestrating IT, Strategy, and Knowledge Platforms (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (Pearson Education). ISBN: 0-13-009224-X hard.
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org
Reading Assignment:
•
The Knowledge management Toolkit, by Amrit Tiwana: Chapters: 1, 2, & 3•
Knowledge Management, Changes, Solutions, and Technologies, by Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Avelino Gonzalez, and Rajiv Sabherwal: Chapters: 1, 2, & 3Research Assignment:
Visit and provide a brief review of the following websites and any related websites that you discover.
•
http://www.kmworld.com, Also sign up to receive the free newsletter from kmworld.com.•
http://www.cio.com/research/knowledge/ CIO Magazine’s section on Knowledge Management•
http://http://InformationR.net/ir/8-1/paper144.html: Wilson, T.D (2002) “The nonsense of ‘Knowledge Management’” Information Research, 8(1), Paper no 144. This is a significant criticism of some of the propositions of Knowledge Management efforts that all those working to improve corporate knowledge environments should be aware of. It helps separate hype from value.•
http://knowledgemanagement.ittoolbox.com: There are some good articles here assessing the state of Knowledge Management.Lab Assignment:
This lab exercise is to provide an initial impression of how some knowledge management ideas can be implemented in technology. Go to the CDROM provided with “Knowledge Management, Challenges, Solutions, and Technologies” and review the tools by playing the demonstration videos for:
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Knowledge Discovery Systems: Expert Seeker•
Knowledge Capture Systems: Cmap Tools• Knowledge Capture Systems: CITKA
Required Texts:
Schwalbe, K. (2005). Information Technology Project
Management (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson Learning).
ISBN13: 978-0-619-21526-2
or ISBN: 0-619-21526-7 soft with project 2003 trial CD. ©2006.
The new 5th edition published July 2007 will be effective
Spring 2008 8W1 (January).
Yourdon, E. (2004). Death March (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall (Pearson Education). ISBN: 0-13-143635-X soft.
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN13: 978-1-55798-791-4 or ISBN: 1-55798-791-2 soft. Companion website: http://www.apastyle.org
Optional:
PMI Standards Committee.
(2004). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (3rd ed.). Also
known as the PMBOK® Guide. Newton Square, PA: Project Management Institute. ISBN:
1-930699-45-X soft.
Software:
Microsoft Project 2003 or latest edition.
Redmond,
WA:
Microsoft Corporation. A 120 day evaluation copy of MS Project 2003 is included
in the text if purchased new.
Forum Introduction:
See Information at
top of this page.
MSCS
610 Software Requirements and Processes
(formerly MSCC 645 Applied Systems
Analysis)
Optional Texts:
Forum Introduction:
See information at top of page.
Assignments to be completed prior to week one (1):
Optional Texts:
Christensen, M. J., & Thayer, R.
H. (2002). The Project Manager's Guide to Software Engineering's Best Practices
(1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN: 0-7695-1199-6
soft.
Thayer, R. H., & Christensen, M. J. (2005). Software Engineering Volume
1: The Development Process (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press
(Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68417-6 or ISBN: 0-471-68417-1 soft.
Thayer, R. H., & Dorfman, M. (2005). Software Engineering Volume 2: The Supporting
Processes (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13:
978-0-471-68418-3 or ISBN: 0-471-68418-X soft.
Exercises:
None
Required Texts:
Burnstein, I. (2003). Practical Software Testing:
A Process-Oriented Approach. Springer-Verlag ISBN: 0-387-95131-8 hard.
Christensen, M. J., & Thayer, R.
H. (2002). The Project Manager's Guide to Software Engineering's Best Practices
(1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN: 0-7695-1199-6
soft.
Thayer, R. H., & Christensen, M. J. (2005). Software Engineering Volume
1: The Development Process (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press
(Wiley). ISBN13: 978-0-471-68417-6 or ISBN: 0-471-68417-1 soft.
Thayer, R. H., & Dorfman, M. (2005). Software Engineering Volume 2: The Supporting
Processes (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Computer Society Press (Wiley). ISBN13:
978-0-471-68418-3 or ISBN: 0-471-68418-X soft.
Forum Introduction:
See Information at top of page.
Software:
Microsoft Visual C++.NET complier.
Important: Some assignments will require that the student access various Sun Microsystems modules. Sun Microsystems does not support any Apple Macintosh OS; users must access these pages at their own risk.
Forum Introduction:
See Information at top of this page.
Readings:
Read the following in Deitel and Deitel:
Chapter 12, Basic Graphical User Interface Components. Review the following two
Chapters:
Chapter 13, Advanced Graphical User Interface Components.
When you get access to the course, complete the Java Pre-Test. To succeed in this Advanced Java Programming course, an extensive knowledge of basic Java programming is required. The online pre-test is designed to show deficiencies in programming skills and offer a reference for further study. You will receive a score, but it will not impact your grade for this course.
Required Text:
Basham, B., Sierra, K., & Bates, B. (2004). Head First Servlets and JSP (1st
ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates. ISBN: 0-596-00540-7 soft.
Optional software:
Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 Standard Version. Redmond, WA: Microsoft
Corporation.
MSCS 682 Programming .NET with C#
Optional software:
Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 Standard Version. Redmond, WA: Microsoft
Corporation.
Optional Text:
Arregoces M., & Portolani M. (2004). Data Center Fundamentals. (1st ed.).
Indianapolis, IN: Cisco Press/Prentice Hall (Pearson). ISBN: 978-1-58705-023-7 or
1-58705-023-4 hard.
Clark, T. (2002). IP SANs: A Guide to iSCSI, iFCP, and FCIP Protocols for Storage Area Networks. Boston, MA: Addison Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN: 978-0-201-75277-9 or 0-201-75277-8 soft.
Whitman, M. E., & Mattord, H. J. (2005). Principles of Information Security (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-0-619-21625-2 or 0-619-21625-5 soft.
Mackey, D. (2003). Web Security for Network and System Administrators. (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 0-619-06495-1 soft w/CDs.
Pfleeger, Charles P. and Shari Lawrence (2007). Security in Computing, Fourth Edition Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-239077-9
Required Texts:
Clark, T. (2003). Designing Storage Area Networks:
A Practical Reference for Implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs (2nd ed.).
Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education). ISBN: 13: 978-0-321-13650-3 or 0-321-13650-0
soft.
Massiglia, P., & Marcus, E. (2002). The Resilient Enterprise:
Recovering Information Services From Disasters.
Mountain View, CA: Veritas (Symantec). ISBN: None.
Not available via bookstore/retail. Complimentary
copies provided by facilitator prior to class.
Whitman,
M. E., & Mattord, H. J., (2005) Principles of Information Security, (2nd
ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-0-619-21625-2 or
0-619-21625-5 soft.
Ciampa, M. (2005) Security+ Guide to Networking Security Fundamentals, (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage), ISBN: 978-0-619-21566-8 or 0-619-21566-6 soft w/CD.
Weaver,
R., (2007) Guide to Network Defense and Countermeasures (2nd ed.).
Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 978-1-4188-3679-5 or
1-4188-3679-6 soft.
Mackey, D. (2003). Web Security for Network and System Administrators.(1st ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology (Thomson/Cengage). ISBN: 0-619-06495-1 soft w/CDs.
Pfleeger, C. P., & Lawrence, S.,
(2007) Security in Computing, (4th ed.). Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-13-2390779.
Conrow, E. H. (2003) Effective Risk Management: Some Keys to Success (2nd ed.). Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA). ISBN: 978-1-56347-581-8 or 1-56347-581-2 hard.
Carvey, H. (2007). Windows Forensic Analysis DVD toolkit (1st ed.). Burlington,
MA: Syngress (Elsevier). ISBN: 978-1-59749-156-3 or 1-59749-156-X soft w/DVD.
Jones, K. J., & Bejtlich, R., & Rose, C. W. (2006). Real Digital Forensics: Computer
Security and Incident Response (1st ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Addison Wesley
(Pearson). ISBN: 978-0-321-24069-9 or 0-321-24069-3 soft w/DVD
Required Textbooks
There are no textbooks required in the course. Research will be conducted with on-line resources, including industry white papers, internal and external academic repositories, industry professional personal experiences, and the wide variety of professional organizational websites and vendor informational links available to the student.
Cascarino, R. E. (2007) Auditor's Guide to Information Systems Auditing (1st ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 978-0-470-00989-5 or 0-470-00989-6 hard w/CD.