College of Economics, Management and Information Systems

Doc. Ref. No. Issue Version Date UoN-STC-T&A June 2013

TEACHING & ASSESSMENT PLAN

COLLEGE OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Spring Semester, Academic Year 2015-16

. COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code SPCL101 Course Title Special Problems Pre-requisite/s None Credit Hours 1 Section 2 Total Lecture Hours 16 Total Laboratory Hours None Room No. (Lec/Lab) 31-4

B. FACULTY INFORMATION

Faculty Name Mr.Hazem AL-Najjar University Email Address [email protected] Telephone Extension Ext:962 Office No. 11-H-20 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Course Schedule 10:00-10:50 08:00- 08:00- 08:00- 08:00- 08:00-09:00 Office Hours 09:00 09:00 09:00 09:00

C. COURSE DESCRIPTION

The students learn by readings and discussions on materials relevant to the Information Systems and must prepare a final report. This course emphasizes on important current issues in IS. However, the primary purpose of this course is to develop each student’s ability to think scientifically and to clearly present those thoughts. The students will be required to develop their own research report which must contain the title, proposed work to be done, execution of the work, presenting the results and findings in the form of well written report.

of 6 D. TEXT BOOKS AND REFERENCES

- Books in the library - Online books - Websites (technical websites) - Online journals and proceedings

E. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1 Design a Research project

2 Develop an increased knowledge of current IS issues

3 Develop an ability to research a topic thoroughly and efficiently

4 Develop the ability to clearly present information orally and to respond thoughtfully to spontaneous questions 5 Develop confidence in giving oral presentations and presenting personal ideas

6 Develop the ability to clearly present research results in a written format

7 Gain experience working with group

E. TEXT BOOKS AND REFERENCES

Text Books References John Bowden, Suitable book from University of Nizwa Writing a Report: 9th edition Library

of 6 F. TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT PLAN

COURSE LEARNING NO. OF OUTCOME C NO. O N TEACHING T RE A TEACHING ASSESSMENT SO WEEK CHAPTER/TOPIC C ME MET UR T TH HOD CE ODS S S/T H OO O LS U R S Books / 1 Topic Identification 1 1 Oral - Journals Books / 2 Problem Definition 1 1 Oral - Journals Books / 3 Objectives and Motivation 2 1 Oral - Journals Books / 4 Preparing for Chapter 1 2 1 Oral - Journals First Evaluation Presentation -1 PowerPoint 2 1 Oral (Evaluating 5 Presentation written report) First Evaluation Presentation -1 PowerPoint 3 1 Oral (Evaluating 6 Presentation written report) Page 3 of 6 COURSE LEARNING NO. OF OUTCOME C NO. O N TEACHING T RE A TEACHING ASSESSMENT SO WEEK CHAPTER/TOPIC C ME MET UR T TH HOD CE ODS S S/T H OO O LS U R S Initial Report/ Data Collection Books / 7 3 1 Oral - (Prepare Chapter 2) Journals Books / 8 Data Collection on the topic 3 1 Oral - Journals Second PowerPoint Presentation Evaluation 9 Presentation -2 4 1 Oral (Evaluating written report)

10 Spring Break

PowerPoint 11 Presentation -2 5 1 Oral - Presentation

Prepare Chapter 2 Data Books / 5 1 Oral - 12 Collection on topic Journals

of 6 COURSE LEARNING NO. OF OUTCOME C NO. O N TEACHING T RE A TEACHING ASSESSMENT SO WEEK CHAPTER/TOPIC C ME MET UR T TH HOD CE ODS S S/T H OO O LS U R S Books / 13 Prepare Chapter 4 6 1 Oral - Journals

Writing Conclusion, references Books / 6 1 Oral - 14 and Final Submission Journals Final Evaluation PowerPoint 15 Final Presentation 7 1 Oral Presentation and Viva Voce Final Evaluation PowerPoint 16 Final Presentation 7 1 Oral Presentation and Viva Voce

of 6 G. ASSESSMENT DETAILS The assessment includes assignments, quizzes, tests, projects and discussions. The type of assessment is indicated in the weekly plan table and the assessment details are as follows:

ASSESSMENT TYPE PERCENTAGE (%) DUE (WEEK NO.) First Evaluation 15% Weeks 6,7 Second Evaluation 25% Week 9,11 Final Evaluation of 20% Week 15,16 Document and 40% Viva Voce H. PLAGIARISM POLICY As per the University Policy UoN-STC-CR-1-2009, the following actions (not limited to), without proper attribution (quoting and/or referencing), will attract stringent penalties: 1. To copy the work of another student; 2. To directly copy any part of another person’s work; 3. To summarize another person’s work; 4. To use or develop an idea or thesis derived from another person’s work; 5. To use experimental results or data obtained or gathered by another person; 6. To demonstrate academic misconduct during an exam. I. ATTENDANCE POLICY

As per the University Absentee Regulations Uon-RR-AP-1-2009, Absentee warning notice will be issued to the student according to: 1. “Absentee Warning 1” has to be issued to a student who has missed 5% of course contact hours. 2. “Absentee Warning 2” has to be issued to a student who has missed 10% of course contact hours. 3. “Drop one Grade” has to be issued to a student who has missed 15% of course contact hours. 4. “Barred from Examination” has to be issued to a student who has missed 25% of course contact hours.

Prepared by: Faculty Name Signature Date Mr. Hazem AL-Najjar Program Coordinator’s Endorsement Faculty Name Signature Date Dr. George Kastanian Head of Department approval Name Signature Date Dr. Arockiasamy