Syllabi

Course Schedule

MIS 434
Class Calendar -- Spring 2007

Week Day Date   Topic
1 Tuesday 9-Jan   Syllabus; GS1: Introduction to Electronic Commerce
Thursday 11-Jan   Virtual Class: Narrated Lecture on GS2:Technology Infrastructure: The Internet and the World Wide Web
2 Tuesday 16-Jan   GS1: Introduction to Electronic Commerce
Thursday 18-Jan   Discussion of The Value of IT reading
3 Tuesday 23-Jan   GS3:Selling on the Web: Revenue Models and Building a Web Presence
Thursday 25-Jan   Room 2134: GS3:Selling on the Web: Revenue Models and Building a Web Presence
4 Tuesday 30-Jan   Discussion of Business Models readings
Thursday 1-Feb   GS4:Marketing on the Web
5 Tuesday 6-Feb   GS4:Marketing on the Web
Thursday 8-Feb   Discussion of Marketing Strategies readings
6 Tuesday 13-Feb   GS5: Business-to-Business Strategies
Thursday 15-Feb   GS5: Business-to-Business Strategies
7 Tuesday 20-Feb   Discussion of B2B Strategies reading
Thursday 22-Feb   GS6: Online Auctions, Virtual Communities, and Web Portals
8 Tuesday 27-Feb   Guest Speaker: Atul Gupta (Chairman and CEO of Advanced Technologies, former CIO of the Principal Financial Group)
Thursday 1-Mar   Discussion of Auctions readings; Review for Mid-term
9 Tuesday 6-Mar   Site Visit: MonkeyThis (119 Stanton, Suite 601 - one floor below Legends B&G); Please show up for class at the Monkeythis offices not 2128 Gerdin
Thursday 8-Mar   Mid-Term Exam
Tuesday 13-Mar   Spring Break
Thursday 15-Mar   Spring Break
10 Tuesday 20-Mar   GS7: The Environment of Electronic Commerce: Legal, Ethical, and Tax Issues
Thursday 22-Mar   Discussion of Virtual World reading
11 Tuesday 27-Mar   GS8: Web Server Hardware and Software
Thursday 29-Mar   GS9: Electronic Commerce Software
12 Tuesday 3-Apr   GS9: Electronic Commerce Software
Thursday 5-Apr   GS10: Security for Electronic Commerce
13 Tuesday 10-Apr   GS10: Security for Electronic Commerce
Thursday 12-Apr   Discussion of Security readings
14 Tuesday 17-Apr   GS11: Payment Systems for Electronic Commerce
Thursday 19-Apr   GS12: Planning for Electronic Commerce
15 Tuesday 24-Apr   Presentation of MonkeyThis Report
Thursday 26-Apr   No class
Discussion of IT Sourcing reading Cancelled
Note:  This schedule is merely a guide to help you know what to read and when we will have exams. I reserve absolute rights to change or modify this schedule as needed. Therefore this schedule is subject to change. Changes will be announced in class, on the course web page, or via e-mail.