Decision Support Systems Professor Pat Paulson MIS 462 Spring 2011

Class Overview PgP MIS Office: Somsen 325 Physical classroom: Somsen 301 Virtual classroom: Exams, grading, Tegrity recordings in D2L: Course Web site: Office hours listed on web site

My Background PgP MIS Attorney Mechanical Engineer Operations Manager Business Systems Consultant Professor

Course1 Web Site PgP MIS Homework assignments Model answers Hints occasionally Important announcements

Course Description-Catalog PgP MIS The major focus of this course is on the advanced and complex concepts of Information Systems Technology. The objective is to provide perspective for adapting to Information Systems Technology. Key conceptual frameworks of MIS, as well as cutting-edge business application development technologies are presented.

Course Description PgP MIS Students will explore the application of Excel for use in decision support systems. Students will work on a project involving Excel VBA to facilitate decision making.

Areas of Concentration PgP MIS Familiarization with the software Excel 2010 Explore Excel Functions Extending Excel using Visual Basic for Applications

Learn the Tool-Excel PgP MIS Review the basics Use MELB-you are expected to know: Course Beginner Skills in Excel 2010 Course Intermediate Skills in Excel 2010 Course Advanced Skills in Excel 2010 Each takes about 2 hours to complete

Analyze Existing Applications PgP MIS Review program design Learn alternate solutions, approaches Verify program yields desired result Improve existing programs Discuss alternate methods with classmates

Materials PgP MIS Books Required: Excel 2010 Data Analysis and Business Modeling Optional: Excel 2010 Power Programming With VBA Web Resources Atomic Learning / MELB PowerPivot, Microsoft Enterprise UALR, SQL Server PowerPivot VBA DataFiles/Companion content at: \\store\classes\ \ReadOnly

Topics Covered PgP MIS Review Excel Basics Excel functions VBA Basics VBA Sample Applications

ClassroomInfo PgP MIS Somsen 301 Bring laptop, power supply, patch cable every day Attendance Homework, Exercises Work on material in groups

Attendance and Participation PgP MIS This course covers material discussed in class, but not in the textbooks Attendance is expected Attendance, or lack thereof, is a factor in deciding borderline grades Submit attendance for each class!attendance Your responsibility, no second chance! Tegrity records class materials for your convenience and review.

Project 1-Homework Web Site PgP MIS Create and maintain a web site for submitting your homework Learn to work with HTML and the Internet Web site must be up and running by Saturday, January 22nd, 8:00am!

Project 2-Application PgP MIS Create or enhance an Excel business application

Homework PgP MIS Exercises and Projects To focus on and hone required skills Learn Excel by doing Gradually more complex problems Analyze and setup solutions Homework is graded, results ed to student If questioning grading make sure to reply with history No ed homework, no print outs Late homework is penalized

Exam Notice PgP MIS Before midterm and final make sure that you have WSU network access and that you can connect to: \\store\classes\ \ Why? This is where you get exam files!

Midterms PgP MIS Test knowledge of basic concepts Short answer, possibly essay Hands on problems Open book, open notes No make up exam!

Final PgP MIS Same format as mid-term, 2 hours Cumulative, test knowledge of business application programming Open book, open notes

Policy on Collaboration PgP MIS You are permitted to work together on Homework, projects. However… During exams you are on your own, including doing hands- on problems in Excel Therefore… It behooves you to actually do the work!

Grade Weighting PgP MIS %Project 1 10% Project 2 5%Meaningful class attendance and participation 30%Homework 20%Midterms (2, 10% each) 30%Final

Final Grade PgP MIS Based on 100 total points A 90% or greater B 80 to 89% C 70 to 79% D 60 to 69% F less than 59%

Grading PgP MIS Late Assignments are penalized! A pattern of being late with homework and or Project submissions will result in the loss of at least a letter grade. Poor spelling/grammar will be penalized! Up to 10% of item grade Make use of the Writing CenterWriting Center No extra credit, no make-up exams! Professor Paulson does not give out grades Students earn grades!

After This Course? Enjoy learning new software applications and problem solving? Consider MIS major or minor Feel free to join MISA, the MIS student organization Have questions about advising, scholarships, internships, careers, graduate school… Contact me at your convenience PgP MIS