BCS 555 
CURRENT ISSUES INe-BUSINESS
As Taught by Prof. Tim Richardson 
School of Marketing and e-Business, Faculty of Business
last updated 2005 Aug 25 (more detailed explanation added Jan 16th 2008)
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To get an "A" in this course you must be prepared to demonstrate, by comments you make in class (in response to questions, and comments you voluntarily add) and words you write in answers to questions on texts and exams, that you are Reading and Viewing print and broadcast media sources - namely newspaper, magazine, TV and online sources: for the purpose of knowing the "Current Issues in e-Business". You should not expect that limiting yourself to the course website will be sufficient for you to satisfy all the Learning Objectives - the very nature of this course topic requires you to "go outside the box !!!!".

Be curious............

Prof. W. Tim G. Richardson

BCS 555 Grading Structure - Revised 2008 Jan 16
15% Test(s) depending on the numbers in each section this may be one test worth 15%, or 2 tests worth 7.5%
25% Case Study
- done as a Group Project		 5% for the Case Study Pre-Report
- (which is done in advance)

20% for the Case Study
25% Final Exam - essay questions on topics throughout the course
- essay questions related to the Group Case Study Project
- multiple choice questions on topics throughout the course
35% Other 10% Assignments
eg. GOPST assignment in class
eg. New Product Development Group Homework Assignment

25% Class Participation
eg. answering questions in class
eg. contributing comments in class
eg. contributing emails to the course content
- there may also be one or two small in-class short quizzes depending on the numbers in each section in a particular year (as part of this 25%)

  • given that different students participate in different ways some students may obtain, for example 20/25 based solely on activities / contributions in class
  • some students may obtain 5 or 10 marks for participating in class, then additional 5 or 10 marks for sending in emails that contribute to the course content as discussed
  • because of the way the course topics are delivered in a "mixed mode", and the course focus is "current issues in e-business" there is a strong expectation on active articipation in the course as part of the learning process
- see www.witiger.com/ecommerce/contributors.htm 

BCS 555 Grading Structure - 2007, 2006, 2005
Test 1    15%
Case Study - Group Project
- pre-report 5%
- final report 20%		  25%
Other (Quizzes,  Assignments, Participation, etc.)
eg. GOPST exercise in class
eg. Homework Assignments - New Product Development Process
eg. class participation and other contributions		   35%
Final Examination
- essay questions, short answer questions & some multiple choice		   25%
TOTAL 100%

Participation for a course dealing with current issues is defined as asking and answering useful questions which further  contribute to the subjects discussed in each part.
To this end, it is strongly recommended, that participants  do indeed read the assigned chapters and WWW pages, so that questions may be asked and good exchanges and discussions take place.

Contributions can also be made by identifying resources on the WWW that would be useful to the course.  These contributions can be made in the form of emailing the information to the professor. When making  such submissions, don't simply email the URL, ... go further and describe some reasons why the particular  site/article is relevant.  Class participation / contribution will be calculated on a per incident basis so students should  plan on trying  to have something useful to say, or contribute at least once every second or third class.

see examples of student that have previously made contributions
 http://www.witiger.com/ecommerce/contributors.htm
 
 
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