Fall
Semester 2011
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.,
University Professor, Computer & Information Systems; Office:
- Moon Township Campus - Nicholson Center,
Room 445 - ( 412-397-3467
- E-mail
for all coursework in INFS3450-A, INFS3450-B, INFS6230-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.
Research and scholarship
VLabNet
Project - Introduction
Project on articulating dental and medical care and data for patients, in
cooperation with the Center for Dental Informatics, University of Pittsburgh.
See: http://www.infroref.org/MedDentDataArtic.htm
and CDIMain
Multinomial
Analysis in Education Project (Jay and Valerie Powell) – Home Page
z Schedule Fall 2011:
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Course
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Title
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Location
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Schedule
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First
Meeting
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Final
Exam
|
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INFS3450A
|
Quantitative
Analysis for Information Systems Professionals
INFS3450 General Page
|
Moon:
PAT-102
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Tuesdays/Thursdays,
10:45 am – 12:00 pm
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Tuesday,
August 30, 2011, 10:45 am
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Tuesday,
December 13, 2011, 10:45 am
|
|
INFS3450B
|
Quantitative
Analysis for Information Systems Professionals
INFS3450 General Page
|
Moon:
PAT-102
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Tuesdays (1st 8 wks), 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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Tuesday,
August 30, 2011, 6:00 pm
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Tuesday,
October 18, 2011, 6:00 pm
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INFS6760A
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I/T Security and Assurance
ACL/CAAT Entry Point
VlabNetInfoSec Entry Point
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Moon
Hale-201
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Wednesdays (1st 8 wks), start at 6 pm
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Wednesday,
August 31, 2011, 6:00 pm
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October
2011 as arranged.
|
|
INFS6230A
|
Networks and Data Comp/Comm
Networking Entry Point
VlabNetInfoSec Entry Point
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Moon:
Hale-101
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Tuesdays (2nd 8 wks), 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
|
Tuesday,
October 25, 2011, 6:00 pm
|
December
13, 2011, 6:00 pm
|
- INFS3450-A
- Quantitative Analysis for Information
Systems Professionals – Tuesdays and Thursdays – 11:00 am -12:15 pm
– Patrick Henry, Room PAT-102 - Date of first class meeting: Tuesday
August 31 - Final Exam: Monday, December 13 (11:00 am, in regular
classroom) according to official RMU schedule. Schedule: week of August 31
through week of December 13.
Required textbook: Neville Dean, The Essence of Discrete Mathematics
(Prentice Hall - Pearson Education 1997) (green
textbook) and
Discrete Mathematics
Applications for Information Systems Professionals, 3rd ed.
(Handout in class) (orange textbook)
(individual copy of N. Dean text required)
- INFS3450-B–
Quantitative Analysis for Information
Systems Professionals – Tuesdays – 6:00 pm -10:00 pm – Patrick
Henry (Moon), Room PAT-102 - Date of first class meeting: Tuesday August
31 - Final Exam: Wednesday, October 19 (6:00 pm, in regular classroom)
according to official RMU schedule. Schedule: week of August 31 through
week of October 19.
Required textbook: Neville Dean, The Essence of Discrete Mathematics
(Prentice Hall - Pearson Education 1997) (green
textbook) and
Discrete Mathematics
Applications for Information Systems Professionals, 3rd ed.
(Handout in class) (orange textbook)
(individual copy of N. Dean text required)
- INFS6760-A– I/T
Security and Assurance – Fall 1st 8-week session
- Wednesdays 1st
Eight Weeks – 6:00 - 10:00 pm – Room Hale-201 – Date of First Class
meeting: Wednesday, August 31 – Presentations (if needed) and Final Exam:
TBA in October, 2011, beginning 6 pm, final after presentations. First
Night Information for INFS6760-A.
Schedule: week of August 31 through week of October 19.
Required textbook: Hunton JE, Bryant SM, Bagranoff NA, Core
Concepts of Information Technology Auditing; Includes ACL software (Version 7). Since ACL software is required, please make sure to
buy new text with CD or check to see that CD is present and in good
working condition.
- INFS6230-A
– Networks and Data Comp/Comm – Fall
2nd 8-week session - Tuesdays
2nd Eight Weeks – 6:00 - 10:00 pm – Hale Center, Room 101 (Moon) – Date of First Class meeting:
Tuesday, October 26 – Presentations and Final Exam: Tuesday, December 13,
beginning 6 pm, final after presentations. First Night Information
for INFS6230-A.
Schedule: week of October 26 through week of December 14.
Required textbook: Andrew S. Tanenbaum and David
J. Wetherell, Computer Networks, 5th
ed. (Prentice Hall PTR, 2011)
- For all courses: please come to first class sessions with
textbooks. For INFS6230-A and INFS6760-A,
please bring laptop to first meeting.
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 Pages
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.
þ Health Care Informatics Concepts
Misc.: GL
Thanks to the following RMU students for
recommendations on web site links and information: Joanne Tudor, 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 December
2011; no office hours September 27th
through October 10th, 2011):
- Mondays and Wednesdays by
appointment
- Tuesdays and Thursdays about
12:30 pm in RoMo Café, Nicholson Center, bring
laptop for wireless access.
- after evening class INFS3450-A, INFS6230-A:
in respective classrooms (see schedule above, Hale Center, Patrick Henry)
- on some evenings may shift to a lab or other room if multiple students
need help online
- Thursdays after INFS3450-B class in classroom or lab as
announced, Hale Center, Moon Campus, beginning August 30.
- and by appointment
- by appointment
only during fall break (November 2011) and finals week (December 2011).
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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
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information. Career Center e-mail address: careers@rmu.edu
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( Phone number for RMU
Academic Internship Program (Sheila Broman): 412-397-2482 (Moon). 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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