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Class
performance include in-class discussion, multiple mini-projects, the final
project, midterm exam, and the final exam. Check course schedule
for the due dates.
Note: Without proper excuse, late assignments would get 5 points deducted per
day after the due day.

I.
Projects:
1. Mini-projects
(35%)
2.Midterm (15%)
3. Term Project:
Information Systems Case Study (20%)
Throughout the semester,
you will be involved in studying an actual information systems in a library
or an information center. Your tasks include interviewing key system
personnel to obtain first-hand knowledge of the organization's mission and
technological infrastructure. You will collect information on the
organization's hardware configuration, network architecture, its systems'
division's staffing pattern. You will test and evaluate the organization's
Web systems and talk to patrons/library staff to obtain users' input. You
will provide an overall critical analysis of effectiveness and efficiency of
IS systems in the library or information center.
Detailed
instruction is available in the project description sheet
4. Final Exam (20%)
5. Class
Participation (10%)
II. Course Grading
Scale
Grade |
Credit |
Score Range |
A |
4.0 |
95-100 |
A- |
3.7 |
90-94 |
B+ |
3.3 |
86-89 |
B |
3.0 |
83-85 |
B- |
2.7 |
79-82 |
C+ |
2.3 |
75-78 |
C |
2.0 |
71-74 |
C- |
1.5 |
68-70 |
D |
1.0 |
60-67 |
F |
0 |
0-59 |

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