Department of Computer Science

DCS

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Course Orientation - MIS

Rab Nawaz JadoonAssistant Professor

COMSATS IIT, Abbottabad

Pakistan

Management Information Systems (MIS)

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Course Administration

Exams and Assessment

Basically 3 exams method SI, SII & Final

Sessional 1 10

Sessional 2 15

Final 50

Assignment/Quizes/presentations/

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Eliminating one Exam suggests that there is a clear room for more

practical work (so you must start getting worried about it !!!)

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Lecture Notes

All course related announcements, lecture notes and other reading materials are available on my blog below,

http://jadoon956.wordpress.com/

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Course Requirements

Assignments/Quizes Written assignments (Small Tasks) (details in coming

lectures)

Idea is to initiate research oriented writing not “cut-copy-paste”

Attendance, Presentations, Quiz & Class Discussion & Participation (as a regular activity)

Volunteer presentations (you are familiar with this kind of stuff but you need to respond to it quickly!)

Sessional’s loot sale

Formal Presentations (individual/groups)

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How to get good marks?

Requirements Overall Class Attitude

Things to Avoid (Referencing, Cut-Copy-Paste Culture, Carelessness, leg-pulling)

Things to do (Innovation, Confidence, Work Attitude)

Sense of Maturity and continuous learning

Conceptual assessments (Thorough Study)

Brain storming exams

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Examination

I personally believe in “thorough studies” so usually no choices given in the exam.

Every thing discussed, during the class or given as reading material, could be part of the exams.

Other details will be given close to Sessional

I will try to follow my simple rule that is “ I’ll be very friendly in the lectures and very strict in the exam hall (believe me no

chance of misconduct„ and favor)”

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Course Orientation

Theoretical focus

Lecture notes will include more graphical explanation of things to give more practical orientation about the computer Science concepts.

Case Studies & Articles on related Topics

Formal Presentation from Students (Part of Course)

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Text & References

Focus will be on topics rather Chapters of any text book

Many Text/books are available in market, but Essentials of Management Information Systems by Kenneth

C. Laudon and Jane P. Laudon

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Competency and skills

True knowledge not stories

Neutral assessment

Regularity, consultancy, support etc

Learning not

teaching

Guidelines for

me as

An instructor

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Expected Topics

http://jadoon956.wordpress.com

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