CIS/207 (Information Systems Fundamentals)

Below you will see some useful resources to help you prepare for and complete your class successfully.

Course Textbook

R. Kelly Rainer Jr., Brad Prince. (2016). Introduction to Information Systems (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, NJ.

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Microsoft® Imagine: Microsoft® Visio® Download Instructions

For courses requiring Microsoft® Visio®, users will be given complimentary access to the application.

Access the instructions for downloading Microsoft® Visio®,

a program you will use throughout this course.

Note: You must be logged into eCampus to access the instructions and download the software.

Note: If you already have access to the Microsoft® products, feel free to use them for this class.

Note to Mac® users: Per the University Software Agreement, Mac® users are required to have an instance of Windows® if they choose the OS operating system. Please note that Microsoft®Visio® is not compatible on the Mac® OS. You will need to obtain access to a computer that is running Windows® or on your Mac® run Windows® emulation software such Parallels®, VMware® Fusion, Boot Camp or VirtualBox. Mac® uses may also choose to use Lucidchart to complete the required course assignments.

Learning Team Collaborative Activity: Instructions

You and your team work for a regional hot beverage company named HB Company. Recently, a competitor introduced a mobile app that enables customers to place orders through their mobile devices and pick up their prepared orders at any of their retail outlets.

Your company executives want to launch a similar capability. Their goals are to:

• Maintain current customers
• Equal or exceed "in store" units sold per transaction (UPT)
• Increase unique customer online visits 

Your team is the initial IT team assigned to the "Mobile Ordering Project." Each week, you and your teammates will work together to answer questions, gather information, and brainstorm ideas for the completion of the Mobile Ordering Project. You will then use the results of these conversations and your own understanding of what you are learning to complete individual weekly assignments, which will be graded.

Use the HB Company Profile below for your Mobile Ordering Project Learning Team Collaboration Activities and Mobile Ordering Project Individual Assignments.

HB Company Profile:

• Located in one state
• 24 retail outlets open 4:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. daily
• 1 company corporate office open 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. M-F with IT monitoring and retail support 24/7

Program Orientation Video

Watch the Program Orientation video for information and background on the BSIT program.

Check Your Work for Plagiarism - SafeAssign Instructions

Your assignment submissions will automatically be checked for plagiarism by SafeAssign, a feature in Blackboard. SafeAssign compares your submission to a database of student work and the internet and then generates an Originality Report that you and your instructor can review. Review the full SafeAssign instructions to learn more about this feature.

Course Software

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Note: We do not recommend trial software versions because they expire.

College of Business & IT Resources

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Academic Policies and Procedures

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