540 Daily Schedule

T, Th 5:40-7:50, Sci 142/ Sno 101 / DE 109
Course Syllabus- | Texts | Objectives |

NOTE: This schedule identifies what we hope to accomplish this term. We will adjust our expectations AND the due dates of assignments, if the need arises. The changes will be recorded on the course web page and it is your responsibility to keep yourself current by referring to this web page.

Additional Downloads & Links

The CPA Technology Advisor, "at the intersection of technology & public accounting

2008 Top Technologies, the AICPA's latest listing

BusinessWeek online- latest news in technology

ClickZ Stats- technology trends & statistics by ClickZ

ECommerce Guide- Internet.com web site with focus on ecommerce

Electronic Frontier Foundation- defending freedom in the digital world

The CIO's Essential Links, from TechRepublic

Abacus Online, the accountant-centric magazine

**The AccountingWeb**- subscribe to stay informed about current events and issues

The Elements of Professional Presentations- the foundations for effective presentations

Professional Communications Grading Criteria- the grading rubrics that guide grading professional communications tasks

Webopedia- in case you need to interpret technobabble

(Click on any of the links below with your RIGHT mouse button to save the files to your hard drive.)

Class	Date	References	Topics	Assignments Due
Objectives & Strategies for E-Commerce
1	03 Jan	EC- Ch. 1 C&S- Ch. 1 \| lecture \| handout \| -Boeing Lost Laptop -UCLA Data Breach TJX Debacle -Background -Stockvalues	Foundations of E-Commerce
2	08 Jan	EC- Ch. 3 \| lecture \| -Why you need a global information vision	Selling on the Web	WebQuest 1- Introduction to eBusiness (due by 12 noon)
3	10 Jan	EC- Ch. 4 \| lecture \| -Point Phone, Buy Drink	Marketing on the Web -Online Marketing Primer
4	15 Jan	EC- Ch. 5 \| lecture \| CWU on iTunes Web Site Evaluation Discussion	B-2-B	WebQuest 2- The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace (due by 12 noon)
5	17 Jan	EC- Ch. 6 \| lecture \| -Second Life -eBay Ban	C-2-C, Portals & Communities -Tax Technology Continues to Advance	WebQuest 3- Web Site Security & Privacy (due by 12 noon)
6	22 Jan	Measuring Intangibles and Intellectual Capital Assets- emerging new metrics		WebQuest 4- Web Site Usability and Accessibility (due by 12 noon)
Vulnerabilities, Threats, and Risk Management
7	24 Jan	EC- Ch. 10 -Lecture notes Social Engineering Fundamentals, Part 1: Hacker Tactics	Vulnerabilities	WebQuest 5- Social Engineering (due by 12 noon)
8	29 Jan	C&S- Ch. 3 -Lecture notes -Google Hacking Mini-Guide -Web Ads: A New Virus Delivery Method (Part 1) -Web Ads: A New Virus Delivery Method (Part 2)	Threats	Homework 1- Personal IT Inventory
9	31 Jan	C&S- Ch. 5 -Lecture notes -SonicWall Phishing IQ Test -Is your network for work or play? -10 Biggest Security Risks That You Didn't Know About.	Threats	WebQuest 6- Money Laundering (due by 12 noon) Homework 2- Penetration Test
10	05 Feb	-Managing Data Over Its Lifecycle -Reading Email Headers -CWU Disaster Recovery	Risk Management -Patch Management: No Longer Just an IT Problem -Hacker Pleads Guilty to Spreading Botnets
Feasibility Constraints for E-Commerce
11	07 Feb	EC- Ch. 7 C&S- Ch. 2 \| lecture \|	Legal Feasibility (Regulatory Environment)	Exam Due 2/12 by 11:00AM Click here to download the Word document WebQuest 7- eBusiness Regulation and Taxation (due by 12 noon) Ecommerce Presentations- Teams 3-5
12	12 Feb	-CSI/FBI 2006 Computer Crime & Security Survey -Who Owns the Law?		Homework 3- Computer Services Inventory
13	14 Feb	EC- Chs. 2, 8-10 C&S- Ch. 3 \| lecture \|	Technological Feasibility (Hardware, Software, & Data)	WebQuest 8- Data Mining (due by 12 noon) Ecommerce Presentations- Teams 7, 9-11
14	19 Feb	Intelligent Agents -BotKnowledge -Secret Software Agents -BotSpot		Homework 4- Free Credit Reports
15	21 Feb	EC- Ch. 11 C&S- Chs. 4-7 \| lecture \|	Operational Feasibility -AICPA Top 10 Technologies 2008	Web Site Evaluations- draft documents from each team -Transmittal Letter -Team Evaluation Form WebQuest 9- XBRL (XML) (due by 12 noon) Ecommerce Presentations- Team 8
16	26 Feb	-SETI (grid computing) -Oracle (grid computing) -Data Mining		Ecommerce Presentations- Team 6
17	28 Feb			WebQuest 10- Electronic Bill Presentment & Payment (due by 12 noon) Ecommerce Presentations- Teams 1 & 2
18	04 Mar	EC- Ch. 12 \| lecture \|	Economic Feasibility
19	06 Mar			Web Site Evaluations- Presentations -Teams 2-5
	11 Mar	Final Exam Period		Web Site Evaluations- Presentations -Teams 1 & 6 Web Site Evaluations- Final Documents Course Evaluations Teammate Evaluations