MIS505 Week 1
Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 August

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WEEK 1:
STRUCTURED VERSUS OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN

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Structured and object-oriented designs are the two main
contenders for programming methodologies relevant to the creation of
documentation for application programs. The choice of methodologies will
greatly affect how we approach the challenge and what programming languages we
will have at our disposal. Based on this week’s text chapter and some relevant
web resources, as the discussion progresses, let us discuss the differences
between structured and object-oriented designs and their merits and faults.
Explain, in brief, what you learned from such readings.

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WEEK 1:
FLOWCHARTS VERSUS PSEUDOCODE

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The two main forms of documentation of program design are
flowcharts and pseudcode. Based on this week’s text chapter and some relevant
web resources, discuss the differences between flowcharts and pseudocode, as
well as their merits and faults.

MIS505 Week 2
Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2017 August

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WEEK 2:
ADVANTAGES OF MODULARIZATION

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Structured programming modules are used to segment tasks
within the program. Based on this week’s text chapter and some relevant web
resources, discuss the advantages of modularization. Explain what you learned
from your readings.

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WEEK 2:
FEATURES OF GOOD PROGRAM DESIGN

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Successful program development begins with good program
design. Based on this week’s text chapter and some relevant web resources,
discuss the features of good program design. Explain what you learned from your
readings.

MIS505 Week 3
Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2017 August

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WEEK 3: STRUCTURED
PROGRAMMING – IMPORTANT PEOPLE

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TCO D covers the use of structured programming solutions.
Look in the “UP for Discussion” section in Chapter 3 of the textbook on page
132, Exercise 15. Research the people listed there, and discuss why they are
important to structured programming. What did each person contribute? How do
the contributions fit with our study of structured programming this week?

dq 2

WEEK 3:
VIRTUAL LAB

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After reading the assigned chapter for this week, discuss
what you learned from the readings. You may also ask questions if anything is
not clear, and continue these discussions throughout the week.

As a progressive discussion in this thread topic, solve the
exercises from the textbook, and briefly explain the topic concepts. You are
expected to solve the listed exercises in the given order so as to avoid
repeated solutions. The first person will post the solution to the first
exercise. The next person will comment on that post, and then post the solution
to the next question, and so on. If anyone disagrees with another’s solution,
they must post why and their own solution. While posting here, I suggest you
solve the problems sequentially, start the first line of your post with a
question tag, such as: Chapter # Qu #, for example, Ch.3 Exercise # 1. This
will easily help us to keep track of where we are.

Also, you may discuss difficulties that arise while
completing the week’s homework assignments under a thread that will be created
for such discussion. You are expected to help and guide each other, but not to
post the homework solutions here.

Note:This is a discussion,
and not just a forum for posting the answers to the questions. You should post
responses with analysis, ideas, and summaries to be shared by all. Although you
may solve the exercises completely at home, you are expected to post the
responses to part of the question per the directions above and also allow
others to participate in the problem solving and discussion process. Please
avoid repeated answers once confirmed.

MIS505 Week 4
Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2017 August

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WEEK 4: OFF THE
SHELF

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Our TCO C this week covers the challenge of building
information system (IS) applications vs. using off-the-shelf alternatives,
sometimes called COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf). What is that anyway? How are
systems provided for your organization? So, let us know what your organization
is doing in this area. Building everything? Buying everything? Or a mixture of
both? And, how effective is the process?

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WEEK 4: VIRTUAL
LAB

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unread replies.8787 replies.

After reading the assigned chapter for this week, discuss
what you learned from the readings. You may also ask questions if anything is
not clear, and continue these discussions throughout the week.

As a progressive discussion in this thread topic, solve the
exercises from the textbook, and briefly explain the topic concepts. You are
expected to solve the listed exercises in the given order so as to avoid
repeated solutions. The first person will post the solution to the first
exercise. The next person will comment on that post, and then post the solution
to the next question, and so on. If anyone disagrees with another’s solution,
they must post why and their own solution. While posting here, I suggest you
solve the problems sequentially, start the first line of your post with a
question tag, such as: Chapter # Qu #, for example, Ch.4 Exercise # 1. This
will easily help us to keep track of where we are.

Also, you may discuss difficulties that arise while
completing the week’s homework assignments under a thread that will be created
for such discussion. You are expected to help and guide each other, but not to
post the homework solutions here.

Note:This is a discussion,
and not just a forum for posting the answers to the questions. You should post
responses with analysis, ideas, and summaries to be shared by all. Although you
may solve the exercises completely at home, you are expected to post the
responses to part of the question per the directions above and also allow
others to participate in the problem solving and discussion process. Please
avoid repeated answers once confirmed.

MIS505 Week 5
Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2017 August

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WEEK 5: LOOPING
EXAMPLES

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unread replies.9090 replies.Loops are structured repetitive activities
performed until some limit is attained. For this week’s discussion, think about
how you experience loops in your personal and work life. Describe these loops
and their characteristics. Use examples from this week’s chapter to describe
the characteristics.

dq 2

WEEK 5:
VIRTUAL LAB

5555 unread replies.8282 replies.After reading the assigned
chapter for this week, discuss what you learned from the readings. You may also
ask questions if anything is not clear, and continue these discussions
throughout the week.

As a progressive discussion in this thread topic, solve the
exercises from the textbook, and briefly explain the topic concepts. You are
expected to solve the listed exercises in the given order so as to avoid
repeated solutions. The first person will post the solution to the first
exercise. The next person will comment on that post, and then post the solution
to the next question, and so on. If anyone disagrees with another’s solution,
they must post why and their own solution. While posting here, I suggest you
solve the problems sequentially, start the first line of your post with a
question tag, such as: Chapter # Qu #, for example, Ch.5 Exercise # 1. This
will easily help us to keep track of where we are.

Also, you may discuss difficulties that arise while
completing the week’s homework assignments under a thread that will be created
for such discussion. You are expected to help and guide each other, but not to
post the homework solutions here.

Note:This is a discussion,
and not just a forum for posting the answers to the questions. You should post
responses with analysis, ideas, and summaries to be shared by all. Although you
may solve the exercises completely at home, you are expected to post the
responses to part of the question per the directions above and also allow
others to participate in the problem solving and discussion process. Please
avoid repeated answers once confirmed.

MIS505 Week 6
Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2017 August

dq 1

WEEK 6: ARRAYS
AND E-COMMERCE

4040 unread replies.5151 replies.The use of arrays opens up
several possibilities for us. Why would we want to use them? For ordinary
arrays, we can use them even if we do not know the total number of data values
to be processed. One of the more interesting features of arrays involves the ability
to create execution time arrays at program run time. This is a pretty powerful
feature of programming. To start this discussion topic, identify some arrays
used in your organization or an organization for which you know, the business
applications, and share the information.
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WEEK 6:
VIRTUAL LAB

3333 unread replies.4242 replies.After reading the assigned
chapter for this week, discuss what you learned from the readings. You may also
ask questions if anything is not clear, and continue these discussions
throughout the week.

As a progressive discussion in this thread topic, solve the
exercises from the textbook, and briefly explain the topic concepts. You are
expected to solve the listed exercises in the given order so as to avoid
repeated solutions. The first person will post the solution to the first
exercise. The next person will comment on that post, and then post the solution
to the next question, and so on. If anyone disagrees with another’s solution,
they must post why and their own solution. While posting here, I suggest you
solve the problems sequentially, start the first line of your post with a
question tag, such as: Chapter # Qu #, for example, Ch.6 Exercise # 1. This
will easily help us to keep track of where we are.

Also, you may discuss difficulties that arise while
completing the week’s homework assignments under a thread that will be created
for such discussion. You are expected to help and guide each other, but not to
post the homework solutions here.

Note:This is a discussion,
and not just a forum for posting the answers to the questions. You should post
responses with analysis, ideas, and summaries to be shared by all. Although you
may solve the exercises completely at home, you are expected to post the
responses to part of the question per the directions above and also allow
others to participate in the problem solving and discussion process. Please
avoid repeated answers once confirmed.

MIS505 Week 7
Discussion 1 & 2 latest 2017 August

dq 1

WEEK 7: DATA
HIERARCHY AND DATABASES

5858
unread replies.8484 replies.Databases are in common use today in people’s
personal lives and in the workplace. In the workplace, there are individual
databases up to enterprise system databases. In this discussion forum, describe
your experiences with databases. Use the data hierarchy to talk about the
contents of the databases.

dq 2

WEEK 7: VIRTUAL
LAB

6363
unread replies.8888 replies.After reading the assigned chapter for this week,
discuss what you learned from the readings. You may also ask questions if
anything is not clear, and continue these discussions throughout the week.

As a progressive discussion in this thread topic, solve the
exercises from the textbook, and briefly explain the topic concepts. You are
expected to solve the listed exercises in the given order so as to avoid
repeated solutions. The first person will post the solution to the first
exercise. The next person will comment on that post, and then post the solution
to the next question, and so on. If anyone disagrees with another’s solution,
they must post why and their own solution. While posting here, I suggest you
solve the problems sequentially, start the first line of your post with a
question tag, such as: Chapter # Qu #, for example, Ch.7 Exercise # 1. This will
easily help us to keep track of where we are.

Also, you may discuss difficulties that arise while
completing the week’s homework assignments under a thread that will be created
for such discussion. You are expected to help and guide each other, but not to
post the homework solutions here.

Note:This is a discussion,
and not just a forum for posting the answers to the questions. You should post
responses with analysis, ideas, and summaries to be shared by all. Although you
may solve the exercises completely at home, you are expected to post the
responses to part of the question per the directions above and also allow
others to participate in the problem solving and discussion process. Please
avoid repeated answers once confirmed.

MIS505 Week 2
Homework latest 2017 August

Chapter 2, p. 88, Logic Exercise #5-a Required: Data
Dictionary, Hierarchy Chart, Flowchart, and Pseudocode

Study Tools (ungraded): See at the end of the Week 2
Lecture. While not totally inclusive, this exercise provides a review that will
be beneficial for next week’s quiz.

MIS505 Week 3
Homework latest 2017 August

Chapter 3, p. 130, Logic Exercise #6 Required: Data
Dictionary, Hierarchy Chart, Flowchart, and Pseudocode

MIS505 Week 4
Homework latest 2017 August

Chapter
4, p. 177, Logic Exercise #2-a Required: Data Dictionary, Hierarchy Chart,
Flowchart, and Pseudocode

MIS505 Week 5
Homework latest 2017 August

Chapter
5, p. 224, Logic Exercises #6a and b Required: Data Dictionary, Hierarchy
Chart, Flowchart, and Pseudocode combining 6a and 6b into one program

MIS505 Week 6
Homework latest 2017 August

Chapter
6, p. 269, Logic Exercise #4-a Required: Data Dictionary, Hierarchy Chart,
Flowchart, and Pseudocode

Don’t
forget to submit your assignment.

MIS505 Week 7
Homework latest 2017 August

Chapter
7, p. 321, Logic Exercise #5 Required: Data Dictionary, Hierarchy Chart,
Flowchart, and Pseudocode

The
Homework should be created using Citrix. Create the flowchart and hierarchy
chart in Citrix Visio, then copy and paste them to Citrix Word. Add the other
parts (data dictionary and pseudocode) within the Word document. Save the Word
document and export it to your computer.

If
you are new to Citrix, you should view the how-to videos within Citrix. They
will show you the way around Citrix and how to export your work to your
computer.

Please refer to the Lab item in Course Resources to
access Citrix and the how-to videos.

Study
Tools (ungraded): See at the end of the Week 7 Lecture. While not totally
inclusive, this exercise, along with the study guide, provides a good review
that will be beneficial for next week’s Final Exam.

Don’t
forget to submit your assignment.

MIS505 Week 3
Quiz latest 2017 August

Question
1

5 / 5 pts

(TCO B)
These errors are relatively easy to locate and correct because the compiler or
interpreter you use highlights every error.

Logic

Syntax

Input

Process

Question
2

5 / 5 pts

(TCO C)
You can also refer to a variable name as a

mnemonic.

pneumonic.

cue.

prompt.

Question
3

5 / 5 pts

(TCO B)
After a programmer plans and develops the logic of a program, the next step is

understanding
the problem.

testing
the program.

translating
the program.

coding
the program.

Question
4

5 / 5 pts

(TCO B)
Programmers refer to programs that contain meaningful names as what?

Undocumented

Procedurally
documented

Fully
documented

Self-documenting

Question
5

5 / 5 pts

(TCO B) A
software package that provides an editor, compiler, and other programming tools
is what?

GUI

CGI

GDE

IDE

Question
6

13 / 20
pts

(TCOs
A-C) Discuss two ways that you can enter a program into a computer.

Question
7

20 / 20
pts

(TCOs B
and C) What is a variable, and how is it used in a program?

Question
8

14 / 20
pts

(TCO B)
How is a decision represented in a flowchart?

Question
9

20 / 20
pts

(TCO B)
Explain why it is important to maintain good programming habits.

Question
10

20 / 20
pts

(TCOs B
and C) Currently, there are two techniques used to develop programs and their
procedures. Name and describe them.

MIS505 Week 6 Quiz
latest 2017 August

Question
1

5 / 5 pts

(TCO D)
What type of read is an added statement that gets the first input value in a
program?

Nested

Stacked

Posttest

Priming

Question
2

5 / 5 pts

(TCO D)
What kind of variable is very similar to a counter that you use to count loop
iterations, except that you usually add a value other than one to this type of
variable?

Transaction

Total

Validator

Accumulator

Question
3

5 / 5 pts

(TCO D)
Programmers employ what acronym to mean that if your input is incorrect, your
output is worthless?

IOW

GIGO

IOCW

GIGS

Question
4

5 / 5 pts

(TCO E)
What is any numeric variable called that you use to count the number of times
an event has occurred?

Accumulator

Key

Index

Counter

Question
5

5 / 5 pts

(TCO E)
The amount by which a “For” loop control variable changes is often
called what kind of value?

Group

Key

Step

Sentinel

Question
6

20 / 20
pts

(TCO D)
All logic problems can be solved using only these three structures: sequence,
selection, and loop. The three structures can be combined in an infinite number
of ways. What are two general ways structures can be combined?

Question
7

20 / 20
pts

(TCOs D
and E) What is the difference between a definite and an indefinite loop?

Question
8

20 / 20
pts

(TCO D)
What is an accumulator?

Question
9

20 / 20
pts

(TCO D)
In an OR decision, why is it more efficient to first ask the question that is
more likely to be true?

Question
10

20 / 20
pts

(TCOs D
and E) When are you required to use a “For” statement, and what are
the advantages of “For” statements?

MIS505 Final Exam latest 2017 August

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Question 15 pts

(TCO D) A repeating flow of logic with no end is a(n)

nonterminated condition.

infinite loop.

variable.

decision symbol.

Question 25 pts

(TCOs A-C) What is a software package that provides an editor, compiler, and other programming tools?

GUI

CGI

GDE

IDE

Question 35 pts

(TCO D) The following pseudocode is an example of what kind of structure?

If firstNumber is bigger than secondNumber then

print firstNumber

Else

print secondNumber

Sequence

Decision

Loop

Nested

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Question 45 pts

(TCO G) What are groups of fields that go together for some logical reason?

Tables

Databases

Columns

Records

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Question 520 pts

(TCOs A and B) Match each statement with an item below.

Flowchart

Hardware

Machine Language

Software

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Question 610 pts

(TCOs A and C) How is a decision represented in a flowchart?

HTML EditorKeyboard Shortcuts

12pt

Paragraph

p

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Question 720 pts

(TCOs B and C) What is involved in putting a program into production?

HTML EditorKeyboard Shortcuts

12pt

Paragraph

p

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Question 820 pts

(TCOs A and B) How can you improve the efficiency of a nested condition?

HTML EditorKeyboard Shortcuts

12pt

Paragraph

p

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Question 920 pts

(TCO D) Rewrite the following as a While loop:

do

pay bills

while more bills remain to be paid

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Question 1020 pts

(TCO B) Discuss why it is important to use meaningful names for identifiers.

Question 1120 pts

(TCO D) What are the tasks performed by the “For count = 0 to 3” statement?

Question 1230 pts

(TCOs A and B) Discuss why it is important to maintain good programming habits.

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Question 1330 pts

(TCOs B-D) Create a pseudocode using if instruction containing a compound condition that will satisfy the following: Enrolled students of a particular college are described with some categories. If the categories indicate the student is a senior citizen, or the student works for the college, display “This student is entitled to get a tuition discount.” If the categories indicate the student is international, display “This student has different tuition structure.” In all other cases, display “This student is not entitled to get a tuition discount.” Note: The above text is not in a pseudocode format. You need to use the IF ELSE ENDIF clause in a pseudocode format with appropriate relational and logical operators.

Question 1430 pts

(TCO F) How do you find a particular value in an array? Provide an example.

Question 1530 pts

(TCO D) Why is it best to use only three programming structures?

Question 1630 pts

(TCOs C-F) List the names of subroutines of the hierarchy chart, and then write complete pseudocode for the following problem. You will not have to create a data dictionary for this exercise.

Problem: Students get a discount on the tuition paid. The discount is based on a student’s code and the registered number of course credits. A student with a code “M” for a military job, and registered for more than four credits is eligible for 5% discount on the tuition amount. A student with a code “C” for a corporate employee, and registered for more than six credits is eligible for 4% discount on the tuition amount.

Produce the pseudocode logic for an algorithm that will compute the tuition’ discount for each student. The information is given as follows:

– The output will consist of a screen display showing the student’s name, code, and discount received.

– The input will consist of the file with records containing the student’s name, code, and tuition amount.

– The processing will compute the discount received by each student. If the student’s code is other than “M” or “C”, there should be no discount on the tuition amount.