College of Information Systems &
Technology
Course Syllabus
CMGT/578 Version 5
CIS Strategic Planning
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Facilitator Availability
This is a FlexNet class. Please take advantage of our first on-campus meeting to ask all your initial questions. Beyond that, the main channel of communication is OLS. If you have a question or an issue, OLS is the preferred method. I am online during the week and the weekends usually during office hours and late evenings too. However, I might be attending meetings, teaching classes, or conducting workshops during which I am immediately available but will try to respond as early as possible. Except for emergencies, please try to schedule any potential lengthy discussions ahead of time.
For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning
System (OLS), please send a message to my personal email address. In the event a third party needs to contact me, please direct them to my contact information listed under "facilitator information." No third party should use your login credentials to gain access to the classroom.
Local Campus Classroom Schedule and Online Weekly Schedule
During this class 2 on-campus class meetings will occur at the locations, on the dates and at the times scheduled by the Local Campus. The first on-campus meeting will occur on the first day of the class and the second on-campus meeting will occur on the last day of the class. Please contact your Academic Counselor if you have questions about your class schedule.
The first electronic class week begins on the day after the first on-campus class meeting. Each online course week lasts for 7 days, with the start and end times for each day determined by
Mountain Standard Time (MST).
Your Local Campus Classroom and Your Course Forums
Main: This is the main forum for the class and is where you may ask questions between class meetings. It has read-and-write access for everyone.
Chat-Room: This is a read-and-write access forum. It is designed as a place to discuss issues not related to the course content.
Course-Materials: This is a read-only forum, which means you can read messages here but cannot send any. This is where I will post the course syllabus and materials.
Learning-Team-A, B, C, D, E and F: These six Learning Team forums will be used as workrooms for the learning teams. You will be assigned to one of these learning teams.
Individual Forum: You will see one forum with your name on it. This is a private forum, shared only by you and me, the facilitator. Your classmates will not have access to this forum. You can ask questions here. However, if you have general questions about instructions of assignments, please post those in the Main forum, since other students may benefit by that exchange as well.
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Where to Submit Your Assignments
Assignment Section: This is where you will submit all formal assignments. Navigate to the
Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment.
Policies
For class policies, please see the Policies link on the left side of the Materials page for the course on eCampus. Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within that link. University policies are subject to change so please be sure to read them at the beginning of each class as it may have changed since your last class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class.
If you have recently changed modalities it is important you read the policies governing your current class modality.
Learning Teams
University of Phoenix students are expected to work effectively in diverse groups and teams to achieve tasks. They must collaborate and function well in team settings as both leaders and followers. They should respect human diversity and behave in a tolerant manner toward colleagues and peers. If you experience difficulties working with your team, you are expected to resolve them within the team if possible. However, please feel free to contact me for guidance if you have concerns in this area. Because Learning Team projects are outcome-based, all members of your Learning Team will generally earn the same grade for Learning Team projects.
However, I reserve the right to report different grades for different Learning Team members if I see a substantial imbalance in individual contribution.
Learning Team Charters and Peer Evaluation forms are required. Please see the instructions in the weekly sections for more information.
The size of a learning team will not exceed three to five members. Learning Teams must communicate in the “Learning Team” (LT) Forum, to complete Learning Team assignments, charter, and weekly logs. Students are required to submit the completed required Learning Team charter (week two), and log, (each week) to one LT member’s “Individual” Forum. Each student should complete the LT evaluation (weekly and/or at the end of the course) to the “Individual”
Forum.
It is expected that you will actively participate with your learning team and contribute to the team discussions by a) contributing original work that is accepted and used by the team with proof of originality b) participating in the project from assignment organizing through meaningful final review of the team project for submission, and c) ensuring to your team that your contributions are your original work and properly quoted, cited, and reference.
Classroom Management Policies
Late Assignments (Resulting from Server Outages)
In accordance with University policy, in the event of a University of Phoenix server outage, students should submit assignments through email to the instructor and post to their Assignment
Link when systems are restored.
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Detroit Campus Homework Expectation/Late Policy Statement
To ensure that all students are prepared for the classroom experience and effectively contribute and participate in the classroom learning environment, the following will outline coursework expectations: a) Students are expected to complete and submit to the Assignments Link all required assignments as listed in the course syllabus prior to the start of the class session on the scheduled due date (Assignments may be submitted early).
b) Assignments received after the scheduled class meeting time (8:30 a.m. start time) will be considered late and will receive a reduction in score. Late assignments will be accepted for four days following the due date with a reduction of 10% per day.
c) Assignments will not be accepted after the last class is completed. Assignments received after the official start time (8:30 a.m. start time) of the last day of class will be accepted with a 10% late penalty until the scheduled conclusion of the class meeting time.
Assignments will not be accepted after the class ends.
d) Make-up or extra credit assignments are not allowed by University policy.
This policy will be in effect for all classes at the Detroit Campus.
NOTE: The time used in the Gradebook is Eastern Standard Time.
Student Autobiography
Your first assignment will be to post a short autobiography to the Chat Room forum in response to a thread that I created. Please reply to this thread with your autobiography before our first class meeting. Syllabus/ Policies Acknowledgement
You are required to read the syllabus and Policies for the course in their entirety and acknowledge by replying to the Acknowledgement thread posted in the Main forum.
Writing Guidelines
You are encouraged to use the Center for Writing Excellence and plagiarism checker when preparing assignments. Your assignments are prepared using University writing standards and
APA (use of the APA Manual, 6th edition) formatting. Below is information concerning preparing papers for this course using the APA 6th edition. You may locate this information by going to the
Center for Writing Excellence and linking on the “Writing Resources” and then link to the “Writing
& Style Guidelines.” Once in the “Writing & Style Guidelines” link view the “Course numbers between BIS/219 for the expectations (incremental guidelines) of your written assignments. Your written assignments will be evaluated using University writing standards and the APA 6th edition.
Masters Level M1
Style Area Expectations Tutorials & Guides
Tables and Graphs Uses tables, graphs, figures, and formatting with minor errors. Consistent with APA guidelines.
Microsoft® Tips and
Tools
Headings Uses multiple levels of headings with minor errors.
Consistent with APA guidelines. Sample Paper
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Intellectual Property
(citations and references) Intellectual property is cited in text and matches the reference page. Minor errors in citation and reference formatting may be present. Consistent with APA guidelines.
Grammar Guide section on Plagiarism
Reference and Citation
Examples
Citation Generator
Format
• Paper is double-spaced
• 12-point font size
• 1” margins (top, bottom, right, left)
• Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier font
• Paper may contain minor APA formatting errors
Microsoft® Word
Formatting Tutorial
Title Page Title page includes paper title, student name, course, due date, and faculty name.
Title Page Template
Sample Paper
Do not use the dictionary (e.g. businessdictionary.com, Webster, or Oxford) to cite definitions of words pertaining to our course study. Rather use the assigned course texts. Your primary sources should be peer-reviewed academic journals. Further, remember that you are responsible for the accuracy of any facts you present in your assignments and therefore should confirm the veracity of information you find on non-academic sources through further research.
All written assignments are to be prepared in accordance with the UOPX “Policies” message and
University guidelines. Students are required to submit all writing assignments to the Center for Writing
Excellence (CWE) and Plagiarism Checker. The instructor does check all papers for plagiarism. In addition, bulleted and/or numbered points should not be used in all essay papers. Papers containing plagiarized material are violation of UOPX academic honesty and will not be eligible for a grade.
Facilitator Classroom Policies_____________________________________
1. The use of cell phones in class is prohibited. Students should use the break time for making or returning cell phone calls. Frequent absences from the classroom to take a cell phone call will result in a loss of participation points.
2. Students should not engage in text messaging while in class. If it is necessary that you send a text message, it should be done at the class break time
3. Laptops should be used for the purpose of course related content. Laptops should be closed during any student or faculty member presentation. The use of laptops or cell phones during in-class exams or quizzes is not permitted.
4. Participation is assessed by the faculty member and is part of a student/learner’s final grade. Participation requires student/learners to be actively engaged in the weekly classroom activities and discussion. Discussion should be relevant to the course objectives and add value to previously presented material. The best contributions reflect excellent preparation, good listening, and interpretative and integrative skills. Consistently showing up late for class or leaving early will negatively impact the participation grade.
An absence from a workshop results in zero participation points for that workshop
5. Participation can be earned by actively engaging in class discussion with substantive input. Simply attending class without active engagement will not earn full participation points. Class absences, late arrivals and/or early departures from class or returning from the class break late will result in a loss of participation points. Weekly summaries will not be required in this course but will count as class participation if submitted. Discussion
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question responses will count towards the class participation requirement. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score. Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 (3 posts) out of 7 days during every week.
Technical Support
Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 1-877-832-4867, or use the e-mail support form.
Answers to the most common issues are found in the Knowledge Base by clicking Help, found at the top of every student Web site.
Feedback
Each week, I will provide grades or scores and comments on assignments within 7 days of when they were submitted. I will send feedback to your Individual forum. After I send feedback each week, I will post a notification in the Main forum.
Grading Formula
Points Grade
95+ A
90-94 A-
87-89 B+
84-86 B
80-83 B-
77-79 C+
74-76 C
70-73 C-
67-69 D+
64-66 D
60-63 D-