MIS207 @ 2017 Summer

Hello fellow candidates,

Hope you are doing well. Last semester (Summer 2017) I had done the MIS 205 course with Mr. Adeyl Khan. This course might be a little challenging for some of you and I have recommended a number of tactics to aid you in getting a good grade.

Before laying out the guidelines, I would like to personally evaluate our the faculty (Mr. Adeyl Khan) from a professional perspective. Some students have repeatedly given negative remarks regarding his teaching styles and the similar. Well I would strongly disagree as throughout my semesters at NSU I have never been taught in such a simple and interactive way. He was very informative and vocal (confident), not to mention influencing us students every now and then to speak out our ideas and thoughts on various facts revolving the current management information system. Hence my advice to you would be to work hard and place a lot of concentration on the course will surely get you the desired and deserving grade at the end of the semester.

In order to score a grade like ‘A’ there were a number of rigorous and challenging steps that had to be undertaken. I was stubbornly dedicated to score well in this course; hence these were the tactics that I had put forward:

1) Always check the course website for all course related information. This is to avoid missing out any deadlines or announcements. In addition, try to attain knowledge about the current technological scenario going on in todays times, in that way you can relate to your GAs (Group Assignments) which will boost up the marks. The best medium would be the internet, while reading the daily newspapers could be a attractive way as well to deduce vital information.

2) Secondly, you will be asked to give IOAs online. Unlike the traditional on-paper quizzes, it has the benefit of of doing it in a time of your choosing. Attempt all the quizzes properly, taking help from the slides, or books, even Google the topics if the topic seems unfamiliar. Also, after you are done with the quiz make sure to review the answers- particularly before the midterms.

3) Midterms and Finals have to be attempted very seriously. Usually the faculty prefers answers with diagrams and charts and explanation within present world contexts. A detailed analysis will strongly boost up the marks in the short as well as the one broad question.

4) Another important aspect of the course is the Group Assignments (and Term Project). Without doubt, the 2 GAs and TP should be done in the most professional and detailed manner since the whole group will be graded compared to individual members. Instructions are often clearly given in the project outlines and you should take the time in understanding every topics there. If you face a confusion regarding a topic of the project, immediately refer to the faculty in his office hours or after the class as he will clearly explain the parts. One more thing, avoid plagiarism at all costs!! This will reduce your project marks very badly.

5) Labs and Presentations. Lab works were one of the most interesting part of the semester. We were given the opportunity to learn about HRM softwares and its applications which is deemed important in any corporate world. During the lab sessions, make sure to take help from our faculty to clearify your doubts since 3 of the Lab sessions carry 5% percent marks. Also you will find the video casting activity quite intriguing as well.

In total, you will be having 3 presentations where you should be dressed in professional attires and like any official business meetings, be completely prepared to explain your group work/Term paper works clearly. Make sure not to leave room for any kind of missing information and of course follow the report guidelines as strictly as possible. Avoid giving irrelevant information.

6) Finally the bonus marks will be awarded on various occasions that will give a lead in getting a good grade. Usually, in class if you can relate to an interesting example of the topic sir may award you bonus points. Also a full 100% attendance will get you a 3% bonus.

All in all I would say that I had left no stones unturned in my effort to do well in the course for which my efforts were actually paid off. I had strongly followed the rules and never tried to behave outside the professional decorum, something that the faculty had carefully monitored.

I hope my writings will help you attain an amazing grade in this course.

Hello Good People!

I hope you all are well by the grace of almighty Allah. In the Summer of 2017, I completed my MIS205 course under the supervision of Mr. Adeyl Khan. The course is difficult but if you can follow few strategies then you will do well in this course. 

Now let me tell you something about the faculty "AYN". People will say a lot of demotivating things about sir. They will suggest you to drop his course. Facebook reviews are also against him. In fact when I got him, at the very beginning I was also very scared. People made me feel scared. But I didn't listen to them. I was confident that if I give my best I will surely get a good grade. And here I am, writing about my success, how I got an A in his course. To me the faculty is not a horrible person at all but one of the best ones. He is always so helpful and always tries to give good grades. So, nothing to worry about. Let people say rubbish about him and don't listen to them, because their opinion doesn't matter. Most of them never tried to study or they were bad students and didn't want to work hard. If you work hard you will surely get your desired grade.

Now let me come to the point 'How I got an A?"

Well, honestly speaking I really had to work hard to get an A. To do well in this course you will have to be professional and study. Try to keep yourself up to date with modern technological knowledge. 

• IOA: IOA plays a vital role as you will get 100% common MCQ and T/F questions of your midterm and final questions from IOA's. If you can learn IOA questions then you will surely get good marks in mids. Besides, you will find out that most of the short questions answers are also given in IOAs. So try to learn IOAs and try to store those IOA answers in your brain. Besides attending IOAs immediately after a class will clear your concept about a chapter.
• Mids and Finals: Learn IOAs as it will carry 60% marks of your mids and finals. For short question, try to learn diagrams and practice those diagrams. You will have to draw 2/3 diagrams as short questions. You will also have to learn examples, advantages and disadvantages of specific topics. You will not find direct answers in his slides. You will need to understand the topics and make your own answers as most of the questions will be conceptual. And for broad questions you will need to learn processes and you also need to have practical knowledge. Besides you will get one broad question from lab topic. So broad questions are based on practical knowledge.
• Group Assignments: The faculty will randomly assign at least 2 group members to your group. You will be able to choose two of your own group mates but you have to do so within the first week of a semester. You will have total 3 group assignments. Two of them will carry 5% marks and one will be final term project which will carry a significant (15%) mark. Try to work as a group- i.e. involve all member to participate in the group tasks. After finishing it (draft), get a review from the faculty during the office hours. Never copy another group's work as you will almost definitely get caught. Your reports should look formal (professional). Good English writing skills as well as expertise in the content is crucial.
• You will have to make reports on online shops like Pickaboo and Daraz. You need to provide authentic information to get a good grade.
• Presentation: 3 Group Assignments leads to 3 presentations. There is nothing to worry about presentation. Be confident and wear full formal dress. Your slides should contain all the topics (table of content) of the report. Maintain the sequence of topics while making the presentation slides.
• Lab- 2 labs and one lab exam. Never miss a lab class. You will learn a lot of things in lab classes. On the basis of lab classes you will have to make lab reports and also need to make screen casting videos. Things will be very easy if you concentrate on the lab classes. Otherwise you have to learn from the faculty during his office hours. Go to him and learn.
• Bonuses: You will get a lot of bonus marks throughout your whole semester. If you have 100% attendance then you will get 3% bonus. If you can answer critical questions correctly in class, you will get 1% bonus instantly. If you find any mistake of sir then you will be awarded with 1% bonus. besides there are few more bonuses like lab performance bonus, class response bonus etc.

I was always efficient throughout my whole semester. I worked hard on group projects. I studied hard for mids and finals. I gave wonderful presentations. My lab performance was also remarkable. I got 1% bonus for being Fast & Furious in lab class. I got 3% bonus for full attendance. I got 2% bonus for answering two correct answers in the class. I got 1% bonus for finding out a mistake in his own website (course website). Besides, always behave professionally when you are in class and talking to the faculty. Never try to play games as the faculty is very clever. Do everything in a professional manner. I were able to do such things and now I am in his HALL OF FAME list. 

I hope my writing will motivate and help everyone to get good grades. Best of luck everyone. Remember one thing, hard work always pays off.

MIS205 is a both practical and theoretical course. As sir mentions from the beginning of the class, one has to keep an allotted time to study this subject through the semester. Here are few tips from my experience:

• IOAs: The IOAs are a great way to finish studying the slides beforehand as there is an IOA in every 2-3 lectures. And also the answers will be provided after you are done with the IOA, which will help you to prepare for the midterms.

• Mideterms and Finals: I used to note down the mind-maps sir draws for every lecture, which helped me later on for midterms and final exam. I used to study the slides with mind-maps I noted in the classes and start solving the practice midterm questions a week before the exams.

• For Group Assignments: These were a great way of learning this course practically. All my group members and I used to utilize the faculty's office hour to clarify our confusions about the group work. We started working on group works as soon as possible and have a follow-up to know if our way of progressing was fine.

• The term project is pretty huge so one needs to make sure to start it offat least two weeks before it is due

Hope this helps. If you need any kind of information, you can contact me through email mariumi05@gmail.com

Hello Everyone,

To be honest it takes hard work and diligence to get a good grade in this course and if you follow some basic steps you can easily be on cloud 9. So before you embark on the road of learning, being prepared for the journey ahead is a good starting point. These are the few guidelines that I think is the backstage behind my success.

• Make sure you are present in all the classes and also make notes of the lectures so that this can help you point down important portions of the chapter.
• Invest adequate amount of time everyday on this course because this is not like any course for which the day before exam will be enough to cover the full syllabus
• Go through the mid and final exam sample (provided in the website) before giving your exam, because this will help you to have an idea about your exam and always feel free to knock the office hours if you face any problem.
• Apart from studying the slides also spend time reading the text book before sitting for the IOA’s, and give enough time to your GA’s and Term project so that you can finish early and provide a draft to the faculty to see which areas you need to correct and change .
• Make sure you bring a laptop in your Lab classes to grab a bonus and also with the required software installed. Please note that you must pay 100% attention to your Lab classes otherwise you will be lost.
• Checking your midterm copies so that you can have an idea about your weakness (areas where you should work more)
• Have a clear understanding about the course website- how to use the FAQ and policies 

So, don’t get de motivated if you do not get a good score in your first mid because the faculty gives you enough chances to grab a bonus and enough room to compensate the loss in your other exams and GA’s. And most importantly always try to have a mind map before you start your assignment and project.

Thank you very much for making time to read this and apart from this if you have other queries please contact me through facebook i.e. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004291833236 or feel free to call me at 01960490121. Have a great  semester :)