Faculty Contact Information:
Instructor: Nafia Filiz Gungordu
Email Address: fgungord@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
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Consultation:
Consultation: Before or after class by appointment.
Dates of meetings:
25, 26 October
8, 9, 22, 23 November
13, 14 December
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Required Texts and Readings:
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Englander, I. (2003). Architecture of Computer Hardware & Systems Software, (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons.
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Supplementary Readings:
The standard for papers in the graduate program is the APA style. All participants in this course and all graduate INSS, MGMT, PUAD, and ECON courses should have a copy of the style guide:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. Washington DC: Author.All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
Publications of the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society, and the various management professional societies) are strongly recommended. In addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS professionals should become familiar with, many of these being published both weekly and on-line.
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Course Description:
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3 semester hours credit. Prerequisites: Undergraduate programming and college algebra, or permission of the Program Director. Provides an overview of basic computer concepts as they apply to MIS professionals. Emphasis is on basic machine architecture including data storage, manipulation, the human-machine interface including the basics of operating systems, algorithms and programming languages. In addition, the basic concepts of data organization including data and file structures are examined. Emerging trends in computer technology and their impact on organizational information systems are also discussed.
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Course Goals:
Upon completion of the course, participants should:
1. Understand basic principles of computer architecture
2. Understand major operating system concepts, including the interrelationships between operating systems and computer hardware
3. Understand concepts of programming languages
4. Understand computer logic and data representation
5. Be conversant with the terminology describing computer hardware and software
6. Understand how computer peripherals work
7. Understand basics of network architectures
8. Understand new developments in computer technology
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Define the basic terms and processes related to computer systems architecture
2. Discuss components of an operating system
3. Describe the mechanisms by which an operating system manages hardware and software resources
4. Describe progression of operating system development
5. Describe the various types of programming languages
6. Describe the processes of translating and executing a program
7. Describe the process for developing applications
8. Describe basic methods of data representation
9. Describe the characteristics of data storage technology and how it influences the performance of computer systems
10. Describe the use of buffers and caches to improve computer system performance
11. Describe the use of data compression to improve computer system performance
12. Describe the concepts of file systems
13. Describe the characteristics and implementation of input and output devices
14. Describe the basic concepts of communication protocols
15. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of distributed computing systems
16. Describe the technological trends in computer development
17. Discuss ethical issues in computing
18. Research current topics in computing
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Grading Information:
Grading Information: Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90%+ C 70-79%
B 80 - 89% F Below 70% F(a) or regular non-attendance F(n)
Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC - Europe policies. Please refer to the UMUC - Europe Graduate Catalog available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/index.html for further details.
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to complete the following:
Class Participation 10%
Assignments( 2 each 10%) 20%
Midterm Exam 15%
Final Exam 15%
Project 40%
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Description of Course Requirements:
Class Participation: Students are expected to read the assigned chapters and be prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours for every hour of a face-to-face class. The students can also earn class participation credits by sharing personal experiences on the discussed topics and reporting an abstract of an article that he/she has read on the current topics.
Assignments( 2 assignments):There will be a total of two assignments to complete. The due dates are indicated in the Course Schedule. Assignments must be submitted no later than the due dates for full credit. One-week late submission is allowed but 20% will be deducted from the grade for that assignment. Any assignment that is more than a week late will not be graded. Absences or late submissions beyond your control give you the right to make up the work or exam that you've missed. However, the student must contact the instructor before the due dates of the assignments, or the exams.
Exams: There will be a midterm and a final exam scheduled for INSS510. The exams are designed to be 30% vocabulary/multiple choice/problems and 70% short answers and/or essay questions. The vocabulary part of the exams will be closed book; the short answer/essay part will be open book/open notes.
Project : The students are required develop a thorough understanding of a topic related to computer hardware or software. The list of the topics will be announced in class.. Students are expected to do an extensive research, present their work to class and answer any questions forwarded after the presentation of their topic. Students may work in teams. More details will be handed in during the first meeting.
Note: Please remember that absences or late submissions beyond your control for any assignment and/or exam give you the right to make up the work that you've missed. However, the student must contact the instructor before the due dates of the assignments, project or the exams.
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Course Schedule:
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
Session 1: 25 October: morning(9:00-12:00)
Introductions
Review of syllabus
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
Orientation to subject
Chapter 1 - Computer Systems
Chapter 2 - Number Systems
Session 2: 25 October: Afternoon (13:00-16:00)
Chapter 4 - Representing Integer Data
Chapter 5 - Floating Point Numbers
Session 3: 26 October: Morning (9:00-12:00)
Chapter 3 - Data Formats
Chapter 17 - Programming Tools
Session 4: 26 October: Afternoon (13:00-16:00)
Chapter 6
Supplementary Chapter 1 An Introduction to digital Computer Logic
Session 5: 8 November: Morning (9:00-12:00)
Chapter 7 - The CPU and Memory
Chapter 8 - CPU and Memory: Design, Implementation and Enhancement
Assignment #1 - Due Date: 8 November
Session 6: 8 November: Afternoon (13:00-16:00)
Supplementary Chapter 2 Instruction Addressing Modes
Chapter 9 - Input/Output
Session 7: 9 November: Morning (9:00-12:00)
Chapter 10 - Computer peripherals
Chapter 11 - Modern Computer systems, Clusters, and Networks
Supplementary Chapter 3 Communication Channel Technology
Session 8: 9 November: Afternoon (13:00-16:00)
Midterm Exam (Chapters 1 - 11 & Chapter 17)
Session 9: 22 November: Morning (9:00-12:00)
Chapter 13 - Operating Systems: An Overview
Assignment #2 - Due Date 22 November
Session 10: 22 November: Afternoon (13:00-16:00)
Chapter 14 - The User View of operating Systems
Session 11: 23 November: Morning (9:00-12:00)
Chapter 15
Session 12: 23 November: Afternoon (13:00-16:00)
Chapter 16 - File Management
Session 13: 13 December: Morning (9:00-12:00)
Chapter 18 - Three operating Systems
Session 14: 13 December: Afternoon (13:00-16:00)
Presentation of Projects
Session 15: 14 December: Morning (9:00-12:00)
Presentation of Projects
Session 16: 14 December: Afternoon(13:00-16:00)
Final Exam
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Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC - Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/index.html or from your local Education Center, for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
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Faculty Bio:
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N. Filiz Güngördü - BS in Electrical Engineering, 1976 Bosphorus University - former Robert College), Istanbul, Turkey; MS in Computer Science, 1978 Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey. She has worked in the computer industry as systems analyst, programmer and database administrator. She has taught in Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey, European Business School, Brussels, Belgium, City Colleges of Chicago, Brussels, Belgium. She has been teaching with UM since 1988 and with Bowie State University Graduate MIS program since 1999.
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