MIS 213 / Spring 2024

Introduction to Management Information Systems

Email - janickit @uncw.edu

Office Hours

Tom Janicki Office Hours -
In Person - Congdon Hall 1022 or send an email to Zoom during office hours - Zoom Link
  • Wednesdays - 9 a.m. to Noon and 2 to 4 p.m.
  • Thursdays - 9:00 a.m. to Noon and 2 to 4 p.m.
Graduate Student Tutoring Assistance
  • Mondays
    3:30 to 5:00 - CG 2004
    11:30 to 4:30 - Zoom Link
  • Tuesdays
    11:30 to 4:30 - CG 2004
  • Wednesdays
    3:30 to 5:00 - CG 2004
    11 to 4 - Zoom Link
  • Thursdays
    9:30 to 2:30 - CG 2004
    10:30 to 12:30 - Zoom Link (AM)
    2:00 to 5:00 - Zoom Link (PM)
  • Fridays
    Zoom Only
    Noon to 2:00 - Zoom Link

Course Calendar

MarchApril 2024May
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Read Chapters 6 and 9

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MQ - Chapters 6/9

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Project 7 - Multi-Mini Exercises

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Read Chapter 10

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MQ - Chapter 10

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Read Chapter 11

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MQ - Chapter 11

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WITX

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Project 8 - Excel Scenario

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Read Appendix C - Software

Read Chapter 12

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MQ - Chapter 12

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Project 9 - Solver

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Tech #3 - Click Discussion Link in Canvas

Classes End

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Test 3 (ends 5/4 @ 5 pm)

Finals Start

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Attendance, Test 3 Period

Test #3 Continues

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Test #3 Continues

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Test 3 (ends 5/4 @ 5 pm)

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Finals End

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Entropy Mini Quiz Expectations

  • To help reinforce your learning, most chapters will have a mini quiz associated with them
  • You will find the mini quiz link in Entropy
  • Mini Quizzes are due by 11:59 pm on their due date.
  • You may take each mini quiz 3 times until the due date, Entropy will record the highest score

Business Week - Extra Credit

  Attend one BW Tech Session. You will register your attendance via an App for Extra Credit
  Valid Tech Sessions:
  • Tues - 9 am - Data & Artifical Intelligence
  • Tues - 10 am - IT Career in the Public Sector
  • Tues - 1 pm - Your First Job in Tech
  • Tues - 2 pm - Translating Business Needs into IS Solutions
  • Tues - 3 pm - Your first Cybersecurity position
  • Tues - 4 pm - No Code Applications for Business
  • Tues - 4 pm - Fidelity Investment Tech
  • Wed - 9 am - Harnessing the Power of Data
  • Wed - 9 am - More than just a system
  • Wed - 10 am - Software Engineering Careers - Panel
  • Wed - 10 am - Working in a Cloud Database Administration
  • Wed - 1 pm - Woman in Tech
  • Wed - 2 pm - Business Analyst
  • Wed - 2 pm - IT Consulting
  • Wed - 3 pm - Applying Project Management Principles to Technology Transformation

Discussion/Feedback Expectations

  • Periodically (check calendar) you will be requested to discuss a topic related to Information Systems and Technology. This is the only graded item that will occur in Canvas. Check Canvas for the topic under the DISCUSSION tab each month.

Attendance

  • Attendance will be taken via the PollEverywhere App. You may miss 1 class per test period for any reason (you do not need to send an email). A deduction will be taken for each class missed after the one 'free miss' per test period.