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Interesting links, etc. |
| Distribution of Final Grades | Check this link to find out how your final grade stacks up against your colleagues' grades. |
| Introduction to DFD | This tutorial also introduces data flow diagramming. You can find it agilemodeling.com. |
| Visio DFD Tutorial | This link gives you a video tutorial for creating DFD using Visio. You can find it at youtube.com. |
| Kroenke's DB Patterns | This PowerPoint illustrates D. Kroenke's ideas about database patterns. Think pattern of clothing, car model, or house design - all are the same concepts. |
| Database Answers | Where can one get a free database design? One place is databaseanswers.org data models page. |
| Agile Modeling | This web site describes everything about development under the sky. Give it a try. Go to the web site and type in a search term. This site comes from agilemodeling.com. |
| Up Coming Tech Jobs | This article points out that tech jobs such as project manager and business analyst are hot. But, have you thought about a job such as director of cloud computing, socialite or data scientist? This article comes from computerworld.com. |
| Jobs in MIS | Check out this link for a prospectus of your career opportunities in MIS. This paper was written by Ken Laudon and is a good read. |
| Interface Hall of Shame | Check this website for some serious gaffs in interface design. |
| Sorry State? |
Software development may have a dirty little secret. What is it? This article comes from Dr. Dobbs' website. |
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Get updated syllabus and assignments below |
| Assignment Five | This is the last one! And, it gives you the opportunity to demonstrate how to create a physical DFD, a structure chart and a use case diagram. Task 5.1 has you create a physical DFD of the dentist office mini-case. You should use the screen shot of the logical DFD found here as the basis for Task 5.1. |
| Assignment Four | This one gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to create entity relationship diagrams. |
| Assignment Three | This assignment gives you the opportunity to demonstrate how to create data flow diagrams. Also, you'll need the answer to A2 which you can find here. |
| Assignment Two | This assignment is a combination of Assignment One and my original conception of Assignment Two. That is, it introduces you to function point analysis and use cases. |
| Assignment One | This assignment has been dropped due to problems using the smart equipment, etc. Find it here. This assignment demonstrates that you can use Word and Excel to create a couple of worksheets, and write a memo, and teaches you how to calculate functions points. |
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Get the complete syllabus at this link. You will be notified of any changes. |
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| My Schedule | Find my schedule including office hours at this link. |
