The course is a combination of lecture, problem solving tasks, and hands-on exercises. Lectures introduce major concepts and issues. Hands-on exercises provide the opportunity to apply the concepts and develop problem-solving and technical skills.

 

 

Students should have a good working knowledge of the Windows environment and be familiar with the Windows Explorer utility. Additionally, students should be able to use Internet resources to access information and communicate electronically.

For more information about pre-requisites, click here

 

 

 

Your instructor has created a web support environment for this course. The bulk of communication will occur using the discussion forum and email tools in the course management system (Blackboard). 

 

 

If you have a disability and need assistance, please contact the Disability Resource Center (University Park: GC190; 305-348-3532) (North Campus: WUC139, 305-919-5345). Upon contact, the Disability Resource Center will review your request and contact your professors or other personnel to make arrangements for appropriate modification and/or assistance.

 

 

 

Hands-on exercises utilizing the simulations in SAM 2010.  Case discussions.

 

 

The University's policy on religious holidays as stated in the University Catalog and Student Handbook will be followed in this class. Any student may request to be excused from class to observe a religious holy day of his or her faith.

Because there are some classes and other functions where attendance may be considered essential, the following policy is in effect:

1. Each student shall, upon notifying his/her instructor, be excused from class to observe a religious holy day of his/her faith.

2. While the student will be held responsible for the material covered in his/her absence, each student shall be permitted a reasonable amount of time to make up any work missed.

3. No major test, major class event, or major University activity will be scheduled on a major religious holy day.

4. Professors and University administrators shall not arbitrarily penalize students who are absent from academic or social activities because of religious observances.

For a listing of religious holidays you may visit www.fiu.edu: http://www.interfaithcalendar.org.

 

 

 

The College of Business cares about the quality of your education. More on the College's commitment to Assurance of Learning can be found at the following link:

http://businessonline.fiu.edu/course_addons/Learning_Commitment.pdf

 

 

 

Assignments from the text and other resources are listed below for each class session. Students are expected to pace their learning according to the posted course assignments. 

It is expected that interactive learning and teaching will enrich the learning experience of all students, and that each student will work in partnership with the professor to create a positive learning experience for all. Student engagement is a necessary condition for an effective learning experience, and includes contributions to debate and discussion (if any), positive interactive learning with others, and an enthusiastic attitude towards inquiry. Everyone is expected to be a positive contributor to the class learning community, and students are expected to share the responsibility of teaching each other.

Statement of Understanding between Professor and Student

Every student must respect the right of all to have an equitable opportunity to learn and honestly demonstrate the quality of their learning. Therefore, all students must adhere to a standard of academic conduct, demonstrating respect for themselves, their fellow students, and the educational mission of the University. As a student in the College of Business taking this class:

·         I will not represent someone else's work as my own

·         I will not cheat, nor will I aid in another's cheating

·         I will be honest in my academic endeavors

·         I understand that if I am found responsible for academic misconduct, I will be subject to the academic misconduct procedures and sanctions as outlined in the Student Handbook

 

Failure to adhere to the guidelines stated above may result in one of the following:
Expulsion: Permanent separation of the student from the University, preventing readmission to the institution. This sanction shall be recorded on the student's transcript.
Suspension: Temporary separation of the student from the University for a specific period of time.

By taking this course I agree to adhere to FIU's Student Code of Academic Integrity. For details on the policy and procedure click here.

 

NOTE: Intensive Auditing of the course will be conducted to prevent academic misconduct.

 

Students are expected to:

·                     Attend class regularly

·                     Read assigned chapters

·                     Complete assignments by scheduled deadlines

·                     Study and practice

·                     Contribute meaningfully and substantially to group assignment(s)

 

Course Grading

1. Exam 1 (25%)

2. Exam 2 (25%)

3. Quizzes (10%)

4. Project I (10%)

5. Project 2 (10%)

6. Homework (10%)

7. Class participation (10%)

Professional quality in the organization, completeness, neatness, and timeliness of material handed in will be expected (including exams).
During the semester there will be three exams and quizzes. Quizzes are part of the class participation grade.
Make up exams – There will be no makeup exams – if you miss an exam you will receive an F for that exam.
Extra work for better grade – There will be no extra work assigned for an extra grade. Everyone will be treated on an equal basis.
There will be NO exceptions on an INDIVIDUAL basis. If an exception is requested for one student and it is granted, then it will be announced in class and that exception will also be valid for all other students.

I would like to point out the following from the Student Handbook – Plagiarism. “The deliberate use and appropriation of another’s work without any indication of the source and the representation of such work as the student’s own. Any student who fails to give credit to ideas, expressions or materials taken from another source, including internet sources, is guilty of plagiarism. Any student helping another to plagiarize may be found guilty of academic misconduct.”