Class01Course Introduction

MIS 3501, Fall 2015Brad N GreenwoodDepartment of MIS

Fox School of BusinessTemple University

8/27/2015

• Objectives of the course• How the course fits into the MIS major• Value proposition of the course• Approach we take• How to succeed• Final Notes (of Caution)

A Note of Administrivia• Tom Couser is the Diamond Peer for the Course

• He is disturbingly knowledgeable• Having trouble with installations of XAMPP et. al.?

• Alter 603 - tomorrow - 4pm – 5• IT Career Fair

• Details - http://ibit.temple.edu/careerfair/• September 30 from 11am-3pm on the 7th floor of Alter

Agenda

The purpose of this course is to give you relevant, hands-on experience, with the development of database driven websites and internet based applications.

Our Specific Goals• Learn the basic structure and syntax of the PHP language • Handle user input via form processing and URL tokens • Interface PHP pages with MySQL databases • Perform other programming-related activities (upload files to a

server, manage file directories, authenticate users, etc.) • Gain the knowledge necessary for continued, independent

development of programming skills

More broadly, two goals exist1. Provide you with scalable, relevant, experience which will

enhance your ability to incorporate future technologies into your tool kit

2. Augment your ability to communicate across the organization

This Course

Graded Materials• Exams (3) 75%• Quizzes (2) 20%• Participation 5%

Exams are hands-on technical exercises completed in a fixed amount of time.

There will be two quizzes given in the semester. These are constructed to prevent the remedial aspects of the class from holding you back.

Participation grades are determined through a confluence of two major factors:• Did you complete the technical challenges and turn them in on time?• Did you participate in the in-class exercises?

Portfolio Points – 200 if you haven’t taken 2501 / 400 otherwise

The Mechanics

The MIS Major

IT Compet

ency

Data Analytics -Analyze and

present insights from business data

Digital Design and Innovation -

Conceptual Process

Innovation

Lead Global Digital

Projects -Project

Management

Enterprise IT Architecture

-Firm Architecture

Application Development - Comprehension of technical

mechanics

Value Proposition (Conceptual)

The agents party to the project have competing incentives• Developers will overcharge you if you do not demonstrate

legitimacy• You must speak code

• Clients have unrealistic expectations• You must speak English

• Managers are maximizing revenue• You must speak consultant

For those of you thinking: “I’m gonna be a CIO, I don’t need to understand code”• How will you be promoted to CEO if your projects are under-

delivering and over priced?Or: “Developers are nerds! Nerds cant talk to clients. I’m secure.”• This developer already has taken your first project management

job because she is socially and technically competent, i.e. stronger than you…

Value Proposition (Organizational)

Founders of Top Unicorn Firms• Uber - Travis Kalanick (UCLA) Computer Engineering• PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX – Elon Musk (Penn, Stanford) Physics and

Economics• AirBNB - Nathan Blecharczyk (Harvard) Computer Science• Palantir - Joe Lonsdale (Stanford) Computer Science

Reflections of Former Students• I just wanted to send you an […] email about my internship. I am

working in great detail with the Sabrix system … Today I had a meeting where I was going [into] the process of it and how it works. I just wanted you to know […] how much the PHP coding work we did in class is helping me understand. The […] basis of coding knowledge I now have is helping me immensely – Robin Hibbard, Intern at Walmart

Value Proposition (Practical)

Drinking from a Firehose• HTML (Build a Website)• PHP (Embed Functionality)• Databases (Management)• Model-View-Controller

(Application Design)• Server Launch (Non-static web

design)• Data Structures (arrays etc)

Why?

Approach We Take

Do The Work• Do Not Fall BehindDo The Work• Don’t just watch the videoDo The Work• The challenges are keyDo The Work• In class exercisesDo The Work• Do the readingDo The Work• Come to class prepared and ready to engage

How To Succeed

In this class, we will expose you to many technologies. Some you will have an affinity for, others you may not. At these moments your greatest ally is discipline.

AIS has a short presentation to make before we move forward with getting your Unix accounts stood up. • Median Unix Administrator Salary ($102,000 /yr)

You should have MySQL, NetBeans, and XAMPP installed already• Median Database Admin Salary ($97,000 /yr)• Median System Architect Salary ($114,000 /yr)

Get your game face on

Final Notes