Schedule Winter-06

BA131 Schedule and Links to Assignments

Activities may shift somewhat during the term.

Assignment due dates are shown in green.

Lectures and labs are shown in Yellow.

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Week

Date

Activities, Assignments and Re-submittals.

01/09

Lecture: Opening activities, file management concepts.
Begin work on assignment #1: Network File Mgt.
Possible Quiz Today.

Also:

Your first assignment (#1) is due next Wednesday (the second Wednesday of the term) night at midnight (when the labs close next Wednesday night).
Go to the Bexell Hall Labs and ask a lab assistant to take your digital picture. This is required-you will use this picture in several assignments. This picture will be used in professional and business settings; please dress accordingly (no hats, caps, sunglasses).

01/11 Lab

Lecture continues from Monday-get logged on and learn about the network.
All lab sections work on Practice #1 in Bx324
Send an email to Raja@bus.oregonstate.edu to sign up for the College of Business MIS careers field trip to NIKE on January 18 (Sponsored by the OSU SIM club-Students of Information Management)! Free transportation and banquet with an insider tour of NIKE! (Who knows, you may even connect with a job or internship!).

01/13 Help

All lab sections work on Practice #1 in Bx324.

01/16

No classes today: MLK Holiday
Lecture moved to 01-18

01/18

#1: File Management Assignment due tonight when the labs close, generally at midnight--50 points*

01/18

Lecture: Managing your email and calendars.
Quiz on Lecture materials.
Begin work on assignment #2: Email & Time Mgt.
The Winter Term Business Career Symposium is January 27th: Freshmen through Seniors should attend this free event held right here in Bexell hall. There are a number of great door prizes (the best of which is 2 free round trip Southwest Airline tickets). It is never too early to start your career activities...click here to learn more about the event.

01/20 Lab

All lab sections work on Practice #2 in Bx324.

01/23

Lecture: Word Processing; set up, format and manage a basic document.
Quiz on Lecture materials.
Begin work on assignment #3: Word Processing.

01/25

#2: Email and Time Management Assignment due tonight when the labs close--50 points*
Resubmit of Network File Management Assignment due tonight when the labs close.

01/25 Lab

All lab sections work on Practice #3 in Bx324

01/27 Help

Help session in Bx324.

01/30

Lecture: Spreadsheet Basics, building formulas, using functions, operators, filling and copying.
Quiz on Lecture materials.
Begin work on assignment #4: Spreadsheet Basics.

02/01

#3. Word Processing Assignment due tonight when the labs close--50 points*
Resubmit of Email and Time Management Assignment due tonight when the labs close.

02/01 Lab

Work session

02/03 Help

Help session

02/06

Lecture: Review for the midterm.
Possible quiz on Lecture materials.

02/08

#4. Spreadsheet Basics Assignment due when the labs close tonight--50 points*.
Resubmit of Word Processing Assignment due when the labs close tonight.

02/08 Lab

Work session: Work through practice midterm exam.

SCHEDULE ERROR: The original date for this exam was incorrect, the date below is correct.

Friday 02/10/06 Exam

SCHEDULE ERROR: THIS EXAM WAS ORIGINALLY LISTED WITH THE INCORRECT DATE-THE EXAM IS ON FRIDAY, FEB 10.
Exam--200 points*! The exam is given during the Friday Lab time in the Bexell Hall labs (Room 112). Example: if your lab is at 8am your exam is at 8am. The exam is computerized and timed. Well-prepared students finish the exam in 50 minutes or less-but must work quickly and efficiently.
Go to the Bexell Lab at your exam time.
Resume your normal schedule next week-Monday is a regular lecture.

02/13

#5 Lecture: Building spreadsheet models, creating an income statement model.
Quiz on Lecture materials.
Begin work on assignment #5: Spreadsheet Models.

02/15

Resubmit of Spreadsheet Basics Assignment due when the labs close Tuesday night.

02/15 Lab

Work session

02/17 Help

Help session

02/20

Lecture: Presenting data graphically, what-if analysis.
Quiz on Lecture materials.
Begin work on assignment #6: Charts and Image Management.

02/22

#5. Spreadsheet Models Assignment due when the labs close tonight--100 points*
Resubmit of your Midterm Exam also due at this time.

02/22 Lab

Work session

02/24 Help

Help session

02/27

#7 Lecture: Advanced spreadsheet models and formulas. Creating dynamic links between Word and Excel, Mail Merge. DUE MONDAY March 13 at 1pm!
Quiz on Lecture materials.

03/01

#6. Charts and Image Management Assignment due tonight when the labs close--70 points*
Resubmit of Spreadsheet Models Assignment due tonight when the labs close.

03/01 Lab

Work session

03/03 Help

Help session

03/06

Lecture: Creating dynamic links between Word and Excel, Mail Merge. Continue working on #7: Integrated Assignment. Due on March 13 at 1pm!
Quiz on Lecture materials.

03/08

Resubmit of Charts Assignment due when the labs close tonight.

03/08 Lab

Work session

03/10 Help

Help session

03/13

#7. Integrating Applications Assignment due TODAY-MONDAY March 13 at 1:00pm--130 points* RESUBMIT DUE WEDNESDAY!

03/13

Lecture: Course review and evaluations: Practice Final (Word processing and integration).
Quiz on Lecture materials.

03/15

NOTE: The resubmit of Integrating Applications Assignment is due when the labs close TONIGHT!

03/15 Lab

Continue work on Practice Final exam.

03/17 Help

Practice Final Exam Work session (Structure, Spreadsheet construction).
This is the last day to withdraw from the university.

BA131 FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE

To take your exam: go to the Bexell Labs at the exam time listed below based on your regular class meeting time. IMPORTANT: You must take the exam at your scheduled time-the exam is computerized and your time is hard-coded to your registered time. Check your email about 2-weeks prior to finals week for a message confirming your exam date and time.

Regular class time at 8am = exam on Wednesday 3/22 @ 12:00-1:50 pm
Regular class time at 9am = exam on Tuesday 3/21 @ 12:00-1:50 pm
Regular class time at 11am = exam on Monday 3/20 @ 6:00-7:50 pm
Regular class time at 12pm = exam on Monday 3/20 @ 9:30-11:20 am

*Assignment points are weighted to ensure that each assignment carries an appropriate relative importance in your total course grade. The actual score you receive on an assignment is adjusted, or "weighted" against the weighted scores shown above. For example, assignment #1 includes scores totaling 115 points, but that assignment is weighted as worth 50 of the total points in the course: if you received 90/115 on assignment #1, that corresponds to 39/1000 or roughly 4% of your total grade for the class.