Fall Semester 2007
Robert Morris University for official University web pages -
please consult these pages for all official RMU information.
This page contains information and links for students
of Valerie J. H. Powell, R.T.(R), Ph.D., Professor, Computer & Information
Systems; Office:
- Moon Township Campus - Nicholson Center, Room 445 - ( 412-262-8467
- E-mail for all coursework in INFS3450-A, INFS3450-B, INFS6320-A: <powell@rmu.edu>; please always include course
designation first in subject; in-line text only (no attachments). Fax at Moon:
412-397-2481
For those using RMU e-mail: Check your RMU
e-mail return address: your return userid should be like xyzstn,
where xyz represents your initials in the RMU Novell network and n
represents a 1- or 2-digit number, and the entire return address should be like
xyzstn@mail.rmu.edu. Otherwise you will not receive automated replies from the
RMU Novell system.
Research and scholarship
VLabNet Project - Introduction
z Schedule Fall 2007:
- INFS3450-A - Quantitative Analysis for Information Systems
Professionals – Tuesdays and Thursdays – 11:00 am -12:15 pm - Hale
Center (Moon), Room 106 - Date of first class meeting: Tuesday, August 28
- Final Exam: Tuesday, December 12 (11:00 am, in regular classroom)
according to official RMU schedule. Schedule: week of August 28 through
week of December 12.
Required textbook package of 2 books:
Richard Johnsonbaugh, Discrete
Mathematics, 6th ed. (Prentice Hall, 2005) (green
textbook) and
Valerie J. Harvey, Sushil Acharya, E. Gregory Holdan, Mark M. Maxwell,
David F. Wood, Peter Wu, eds., Discrete
Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals, 2nd
ed. (Pearson, 2006) (orange textbook)
Special Supplemented Edition (package ISBN 0536261938)
for INFS3450 (Pearson, 2006). [This supplemented textbook
combination will be available only through RMU bookstores;
other editions will not be acceptable.]
(individual copies of texts required)
- INFS3450-B - Quantitative Analysis for Information Systems
Professionals - Thursdays – 6:00 -8:50 pm – Hale Center (Moon),
Room 302 - Date of first class meeting: Thursday, August 30 - Final Exam:
Thursday, December 14 (6:00 pm, in regular classroom) according to
official RMU schedule. Schedule: week of August 30 through week of
December 14.
Required textbook package:
Richard Johnsonbaugh, Discrete
Mathematics, 6th ed. (Prentice Hall, 2005) (green
textbook) and
Valerie J. Harvey, Sushil Acharya, E. Gregory Holdan, Mark M. Maxwell,
David F. Wood, Peter Wu, eds., Discrete
Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals, 2nd
ed. (Pearson, 2006) (orange textbook)
Special Supplemented Edition (package ISBN 0536261938)
for INFS3450 (Pearson, 2006). [This supplemented textbook
combination will be available only through RMU bookstores;
other editions will not be acceptable.]
(individual copies of texts required)
- INFS6230-A – Networks and Data/Computer Communications – Fall 2nd 8-week session - Tuesdays 2nd Eight
Weeks – 6:00
- 10:00 pm – Center for
ACE (Pittsburgh, Room 204 – Date of First Class meeting: Tuesday,
October 23 – Final Exam: Tuesday, December 11, 8-10 pm. First Night Information for INFS6230-A.
Schedule: week of October 23 through week of December 11.
Required textbook:
Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 4th ed. (Prentice Hall PTR, 2003).
- For all courses: please come to first class sessions with
textbook(s).
þ
RMU Help Desk
Topical
Links and Information:
þ Web
sites with computer and internet terminology/concepts/acronyms:
þ Please
inform yourself regarding information technology
issues.
þ Computer virus and related security topics and þ Encryption and Security
þ Discrete analysis topics and links, including
links to web-based introductions to graph theory
Discrete Math Tool
Requirements Document
þ Software
Resources for Teaching Discrete Mathematics
þ SQL
Standards (ANSI X3.135-1992 "Database
Language SQL" and ISO/IEC 9075:1992, "Information Technology -
Database Languages - SQL"). See JCC
Consulting, Inc., SQL standards page: to http://www.jcc.com/SQLPages/jccs_sql.htm
For current activity, link to http://www.ncits.org
and check projects for Technical Committee H2.
þ Ethics in Information Technology
þ Negation and Exclusion in SQL and other Database
Technologies - topics, queries, conditions, semantics, syntax
þ M technology information (positions, suggested
texts, FAQs, on-line resources)
þ Number and Meaning Resources
þ ABET Accreditation – see ABET Evaluation Criteria and link
to 2003-2004 CAC Criteria. To identify IS-accredited
institutions see ABET
Accreditation, search by discipline Information
Systems.
þ
2wire information on DSL connections: http://www.2wire.com
þ ISO 8601 and related
Resources - ISO date/time standards, calendars, Y2K retrospective
þ The Bit Budget Concept
(used in INFS2210, INFS3230, INFS3450, INFS6210, INFS6230) Comments about the "symbol
budget" problem implicit in the genetic code.
Thanks to the following RMU students for
recommendations on web site links and information: Bob Olesnevich, Ian
Parker, Julie Wolf, Susan Lewis, Bryce Budd, Tom Conlon, Dan Sullivan, Susan
Andreone, Morris Mattes, Jad Mahsoob, Richard Martz.
» Office Hours (through week before finals in April
2007):
- Mondays, 2:00 pm
- after evening class INFS3450-B, INFS6760-A: in
respective classrooms (see schedule above, Hale or CACE) - on some
evenings may shift to a lab or other room if multiple students need help
online
- Thursdays after INFS3450-A class
as announced, Hale Center, Moon Campus, beginning January 12.
- and by appointment
- by appointment only during
spring break (March 2007) and finals week (April 2007).
& ROBCAT on-line RMU library catalog: http://robcat.rmu.edu/
In order
to be ready for interviews through RMU Career Center, make sure you have
completed all requirements for participation in the CAP (Career
Accelerator Program) sessions. After completing CAP attendance, you
can register for the On-Campus Recruiting. ( Contact Sheila
Broman (Coordinator) at the Career Center, 412-397-2482, for assistance or
information. Career Center e-mail address: careers@rmu.edu
See new RMU Career Center web page (link through http://www.rmu.edu)!
( Phone number for RMU
Academic Internship Program (Sheila Broman): 412-397-2482 (Moon) or
412-262-8224. Career Center offices are located in Patrick Henry on the Moon
Campus (Lower Level near the Plaza Entrance to the Student Center) and in the
600 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh Center (Mezzanine Level). Hours for both locations:
Mondays/Tuesdays*/Wednesdays*/Thursdays/Fridays, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm - *late
hours - Pittsburgh Center until 7:00 pm on Tuesdays and Moon Campus open
until 7:00 pm on Wednesdays.
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