Fall Semester 2014

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 – Wheatley Center, Room 324 - ( 412-397-6452; Fax 412-397-6469
• Office Hours (WHE-324): Mondays/Wednesdays 1:30-4:00 pm (13.30-16.00) and by appointment; office hours by appointment only during fall break and final exams.

- E-mail for all coursework in INFS3230-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: 412-397-6469

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 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 RMU Page: https://www.rmu.edu/web/cms/Pages/faculty-profile.aspx?iattr=100582

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 2014:

Course	Title	Location	Schedule	First Meeting	Final Exam
INFS3230A	Networks/Data/Computer Communications	Moon: WHE-111	Thursdays (2^nd 8 wks), 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (18.00-22.00)	Thursday, October 21, 2014, 6:00 pm (18.00)	Saturday, December 13, 2014, 11:00 am (11.00)
INFS3450B	Quantitative Analysis for Information Systems Professionals INFS3450 General Page	Moon: WHE-111	Tuesdays/Thursdays, 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm (15.15-16.30)	Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 3:15 pm	Thursday, December 11, 2014, 1:30 pm
INFS6230A	Networks and Data Comp/Comm Networking Entry Point VlabNetInfoSec Entry Point	Moon: WHE-113	Tuesdays (1^st 8 wks), 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (18.00 -22.00)	Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 6:00 pm	Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 6:00 pm

• INFS3230A – Networks, Data and Computer Communications – Fall 2^nd 8-week session - Thursdays – 6:00 – 10:00 pm – Wheatley Center, Room 111 – Date of first class meeting: Thursday October 23 – Final Exam: Saturday, December 13.
  Required textbook: (TestOut LabSim CCNA (Certified Cisco Network Associate) (Individual copy of textbook (online course) required.)
• INFS3450B - Quantitative Analysis for Information Systems Professionals – Tuesdays and Thursdays – 3:15 – 4:30 pm – Wheatley Center, Room 111 – Date of first class meeting: Tuesday August 26 - Final Exam: Thursday, December 11 (1:30 pm, in regular classroom) according to official RMU schedule. Schedule: week of August 26 through week of December 11.
  Required textbooks:
  (1) D Barker-Plummer, J Barwise, J Etchememdy, A Liu, Tarski's World: Revised and Expanded (CLSI) [Please note "grading portion of software will only function for original user"]
  (2) Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals, 3^rd ed. (Handout in class or in RMU passouts directory)
• INFS6230A – Networks and Data Comp/Comm – Fall 1^st 8-week session - Tuesdays 1^st Eight Weeks – 6:00 - 10:00 pm – Wheatley Center, Room 113 – Date of First Class meeting: Tuesday, August 26 – Presentations and Final Exam: Tuesday, December 11, beginning 6 pm, final after presentations, if any. First Night Information for INFS6230-A.
  Schedule: week of August 26 through week of October 14.
  Required textbook: Andrew S. Tanenbaum and David J. Wetherell, Computer Networks, 5^th ed. (Prentice Hall PTR, 2012)
• For all courses: please come to first class sessions with textbooks. For INFS6230-A, please bring laptop and charging cable to first and all meetings. For INFS3230-A, please complete online course registration before first class.

þ RMU Help Desk

Topical Links and Information:

þ Why TCP/IP is on the way out: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2459286/why-tcp/why-tcp/ip-is-on-the-way-out.html (2014)

þ Cloud Health Record Bank Technology for Protected Healthcare Information (PHI): http://www.triaddataspace.com/TriadSolutionsA.shtm (2014)

þ Web sites with computer and internet terminology/concepts/acronyms:

• www.webopedia.com
• http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/
• http://www.acronyms.ch/ "Ultimate Computer Acronyms Archive"

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 http://www.networkworld.com/article/2459286/why-tcp/why-tcp/ip-is-on-the-way-out.html

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 Die Hackenfratzer-Seite

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 2013):

• Mondays and Wednesdays by appointment
• Tuesdays and Thursdays about 12:15 pm in Café, Wheatley first floor, bring laptop for wireless access.
• after evening class INFS3450-A, INFS6230-A: in respective classrooms (see schedule above, Wheatley) - 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, Wheatley, Moon Campus, beginning August 28.
• and by appointment
• by appointment only during fall break (November 2013) and finals week (December 2013).

& 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). Career Center offices are located in Patrick Henry on the Moon Campus (Lower Level near the Plaza Entrance to the Student Center). Hours for both locations: Mondays/Tuesdays*/Wednesdays*/Thursdays/Fridays, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm - *late hours - Moon Campus open until 7:00 pm on Wednesdays.

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