1. What is it?

Screencasting is an audio/video recording of activities performed in a computer screen. It is often referred to video screen capture. It is often used for teach the functionalities of a software in an easily replicable manner(Screencast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

Software makes the Screencasting process easier compared to using other methods like using a video camera. Major advantages include

• Ease of creation
• Smaller file size

Post processing (adding annotations, visual cues and the related).

2. Software Required

You can use a free or a trial version of a screencasting software to do the assignment to reduce your financial burden.

Commercial software like “Camtasia Studio (http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html)” makes it easier to make a Screencasting. It provides an editor which makes the post processing activities (e.g. cutting, stitching) easy and thus creates a visually appealing output. This comes with a cost compared to the free alternatives.

A popular alternative with limited post-processing capabilities is the “Icecream Screen Recorder”.

Learning the User Interface

At a basic form, you need to be able to

• Record your activities with both video and audio 
• Compress the generated files (e.g. in mp4 format)

You can use video tutorials available at YouTube.com e.g. How To Record Your Computer Screen With IceCream Screen Recorder. 

3. Basic parts of a screen-casting assignment

1. Start the screencast by including your NSU information- Name, NSU ID, Course, Section, Assignment number. You can create a slide in PowerPoint using this information and show it during the first five seconds of your Screencast.

2. Narrate/explain your activities as you are doing them. This doesn’t need to be professional quality but needs to be audible and in English.

4. Video processing

If your software does not do this automatically, use a software that permits compression. Make sure your output video

• Plays/renders using standard video player (e.g. mp4 file)
• The file size is less than 100MB
• The file resolution is greater than 480px in height
• The frame rate is greater than 15fps
• The file duration should be no more than 10 mins

Split the assignments into multiple files (as necessary) and provide a sequence number at the end.

• filename-1.mp4
• filename-2.mp4
• filename-3.mp4
• filename-4.mp4

3. Bibliography

Screencast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 9 August 2014. 10 August 2014 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast>.

Software repository

These assignments are open book and other materials. When you answer, make sure you consider the context of the textbook(s) assigned. So when you use internet and other materials, use within this context.

Make your answer concise without missing any of the required part of the question. If your ideas are not clear- elaborate to show your understanding.

Yes, you will need to type in the assignment.

For documents like reports and answering questions, use Google Docs. If you need to use another software (e.g. Google Drawing) to create the diagram that you can insert into your Google Docs.

For presentations, use Google Slide.

Google Classroom is enabled for NSU students. There are a lot of features that will help us make a stride towards a digital class. The major advantage for us include

• Smooth assignment process
  • Posting regarding announcement, assignments, student posts, and comments
  • Easier assignment submission and grade-checking
  • Mobile interface for both apple and android devices
• Fast high availability server.
• Easy to learn with lots of helpful documents and videos on the web.
• Single sign-on using your NSU email account. An NSU email account is mandatory for you to enroll in the class.
• You don't have to learn how a software works everay time you take a new course.

Here is a few links with more information

• Understanding the assignment flow
• Youtube- Submit an assignment
• Youtube- Joining a class, finding assignment, submitting assignment
• Youtube- Student Introduction to Google Classroom

Related Tutorials & Files

You can request for bonus for certain activity you perform. Often this activities will improve the course related understanding of you as well as your fellow group members. Review the bonus policy for more information.

Unfortunately no. The are extra-credit points if and only if the typo changes the meaning of the question making it confusing for the rest of the students.

As per Wikipedia, A business process or business method is a collection of related, structured activities or tasks that produce a specific service or product (serve a particular goal) for a particular customer or customers. It often can be visualized with a flowchart as a sequence of activities with interleaving decision points or with a Process Matrix as a sequence of activities with relevance rules based on the data in the process.

Related Links

• Business Process Modeling
• Business Process Management

Business process modeling helps managers to organize and understand business processes. This is crucial for analyzing the business processes.

While there are many ways you can draw business process diagrams, BPMN is a industry wide standard. Using this standard, managers can review diagrams created by other managers in a fast/efficient manner.

Sample BPMN Diagram

Object Management Group Sample

Software to Use

Microsoft Visio (Commercial Software)

Calligra Flow (Free and Open Source Software)

Attachments:

You can get help to choose the right career for you. To get the consulting, please follow the procedure below and meet the faculty with the report.

1. Click here to do a MBTI test
   • http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
   • Copy and paste the result in the appendix of your report
2. Analyze your type using "MBTI Type" reference
   http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html
3. Prepare a report considering your career including
   • Your MBTI type
   • Your congruent occupation/career
   • What motivates you
   • Your strengths
   • Your areas of development
   • How to increase your assertiveness
   • How to improve your team work capability.

More on Wikipedia

Go to http://adeyl.com/iteach/
Step 1. Click on your course link in the front page

Step 2. Now click the “Course Outline” link on the right column of the page that opens.

• Email me.
• Visit me during office hours
• Call me during office hours
• Immediately after class
• Scheduling an appointment

In case of a deadline, try visiting in person or calling during an office hour. See Office Hours below

The course strongly supports the use of free and open source software. Also the use of Google Docs is required in certain instances. Below as some of the recommended software that you can download

Video 1

Video 2

A steps by step approach

1. First understand the problem
   • Print/write the problem document.
   • Create a mind-mapping 
2. Shared google doc to keep all notes
3. Meet 1
   • Identify organization
   • Converge mindmaps it in a group setting
4. Select coordinator(s), divide responsibilities
5. Review with Mindmap during Office hours
6. Keep regular commincation using Facebook
7. Preparation before interview
   • Understand the problem using a mindmap, Wikipedia, Web search and the faculty
   • Stay humble
8. Report compilation

How to make a shared Google Doc

1. One of the students
   1. Creates the document
   2. Gives it an appropriate title 
   3. Create the title page
   4. Paste the assignment outline (Table of Content) from the assignment
2. share the document with his/her group members with edit permission.
3. Students meet (online/offline) decide on who is going to work on what parts / paragraphs. Every part/paragraph should be assigned to at least two member.
4. Write in Google Docs. Questions can be left in comments or colored text.
5. Meet(online/offline) to resolve complex topics.
6. Format and finalize the document.

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ6EaMWiWCc https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14mpGJZwUL-EqBvJvJoQltRlrqoFSMDWu...

Who is a class representative?

A Class Representative (CR) act as a prime official channel of communication between teacher and rest of the class. It is a leadership role- a special privilege and honor. It prepares students as future leaders. CRs are not entitled to any special bonus. They are entitled to a good meal.

Who can be a CR?

The major attributes of a CR include

• CGPA 3+
• Professional, positive, and cordial outlook
• Well disciplined, responsible, and understanding
• Humble- Good rapport with all students
• Good academic standing
• 90%+ attendance, timely assignments, efforts for bonus
• Understand and follow course processes and policies well

What are the duties of a CR?

• Regularly attend the class and be on time
• Do all optional/bonus assignments
• Communicate and improve student performance
  • Connect with the students over Facebook, Phone Call and in person
  • Make announcements (by email/Fb) to students on tutorials, submissions, and the similar
  • Report/discuss/recommend modification in class-processes
  • Maintain noise during class
• Manage Irregularities- Communicate will the class in any form of irregularity
  • When a teacher is late or absent
  • Assignment is unclear
  • Resolve disputes among group members, explain simpler issues (e.g. attendance status, course policies, marks).
• Ensuring that the duster is in place and the room is in order before the class. Rub off the writing on the whiteboard after class. 
• Ensure that your profile is unlocked such that new students and better access and get to know you.

3 offenses will remove a class monitor and a new one will be appointed. 

Consider various tips/guides available www.stopthinkconnect.org

During class

• Take notes/mindmaps
• Pay attention to the lecture/slide

Bring in

• notebook (A4 sized or larger)
• Ruler
• Pen
• Lecture Slides and/or notebook

Before class

• Put your phone in silent mode
• Refresh yourself (drink water, relieve yourself)
• Dress up professionally

During class

• The class has a collective agenda and only collective concerns will be addressed in class.

After class

• Simple questions can be addressed immediately after the class.

During office hours

• Go to the faculty in person- You are a major priority and you have dedicated office hours which the instructor has scheduled to help you. Feel free to stop by at any office hours. 
• Call the faculty

Outside office hours

• Email the faculty (Review the relevant policy)
• Get help from the Facebook group
• Get help from the "Hall of Fame"ers.
• If you need help from the faculty outside the office hours you need to schedule it.

Create/Join a Facebook (closed) group

1. Designate one of the group member to create a "closed" Facebook group.
2. Join the group.
3. Post your email address and phone number in the Facebook group.

Create a Shared Google Doc

• Designate one of the group member to create the document.
• Add all the group members with "edit" permission.
• Mane the document GA1-"Group Name"

Within the context of this course, workshops are events where the faculty will provide you information on how to perform certain activity/activities. The activity is specified in the workshop announcement document.

Should I attend a workshop?

If you understand the topic of the workshop you do not need to attend it. If you do not attend the topics, you need to attend it.

Are there attendance marks?

Workshop attendance is voluntary and based on your needs. There is no attendance marks.

However attendance will be taken and can/will be used against you if you fail to do an activity for which there was a workshop. This will count as a negligence on your part.

I have a conflict and/or other engagement that will prohibit me to attend the workshop. What can I do?

If you cannot attend a workshop that you could do the following

• get a classmate/friend to attend the workshop and help you on the activity/activities
• get help from a knowledgeable classmate/friend who understands the activity/activities well
• get help doing online search using Wikipedia and/or Google search on the activity/activities

Please check the Powerpoint tutorials attached.

Study the IOAs, slides, textbook(s)

• Read topics multiple time,
• Pay special attention on "Bold" terms
• Find examples of topic
• Questions at the end of the textbook
• Understand the terms used- particularly the highlighter ones.
• Prepare cheat-sheet as you study
• Find relations among various topics and subtopics

Go through the questions available in the textbook's web resource

During the exam

• Read questions until you understand them. Ask if you do not understand a question
• Consider Time management, and revision time
• Read questions critically and be objective as you answer

1 day before exam

• Rest well, do a revision

3 days before exam:

• Create a list of complex issues & solve them with
• Internet research
• Group study
• Instructor
• Do a mock test.

If applicable, consider

• Increase your English vocabulary
• Practice MCQs from CD/ Textbook website
• Emphasize on Exam Tickets in slides

IOA or Individual online assessments are a user-friendly version of quiz. The term IOA is used to distinguish it from the traditional paper based quiz system as the IOAs are performed online (compared to paper-based quiz) and longer in duration (1 day or more).

IOAs are often used as a replacement of Individual assignments and/or quiz.

A simple answer is yes. A few times the contents are the same in different editions of a particular textbook yet the page numbers, the evaluation questions, diagrams and images might change. The class will follow the edition noted in the course outline and it will make your life a lot easier to use the exact textbook.

Yet in case it is difficult for you to obtain the prescribed version, check the contents of the slides and make sure it matches the relevant chapter of the textbook. If you find some topics missing from the textbook, consider getting the content from Wikipedia and/or another book.

Technically speaking, you can get all your contents from wikipedia and/or another textbook yet it could take much more time compared to following the prescribed textbook.

Click here to open an account. The approval process diagram is given below. Get help from

1. Instructional video available below
2. Read instructions provided within the form and the FAQ section
3. Attend the workshop coming up.
4. Get help during office hours

Please watch and follow this video.

Download it from Google Drive (Same Tutorial)

Did not receive the confirmation email?

1. Use your NSU email account
2. Check your spam/junk folder
3. Contact the faculty immediately (next office hour)

1. Login to the system
2. You will notice at the right side of the page a new section with your username as Header. Locate the “My Account” tab from the right side of the page. Click on “my account”.
3. After clicking on my account new window will appear. Click on “edit”.
4. In the e-mail address box enter your new e-mail address. In the password and confirm password box enter the same new password.
5. Finally click on the “Save” button and you will be done.
6. Check and make sure your steps were successfully performed. Otherwise the system will return an error and you will have to fix them and re-submit.
7. Then your e-mail address and password have been changed successfully.

On the login page there is a tab called ‘Request a new password’. You must enter your user name or your email address, and the system will send you a new password by email. If you enter your user name, it will send your password to the email address that the system has on file for you.

Your username is your NSU ID (including any leading zero if applicable)

The website has a search feature. Find the search-box and type in the text you want to search in that box. For instance, if you want to search about IOA, type “IOA” in the search box and click the search button.

Additionally you can use Google's site specific search. In this case type “IOA site:adeyl.com” in the search box and click the search button.

1. Do the Course Compliance Quiz

There are many a ways that you can write a good movie review. The template below provides you with a good guideline as well. It is adapted from https://www.ucls.uchicago.edu/students/projects/1996-97/MovieMetropolis/...

Five Parts (Paragraphs) of a Movie Review

Opening: Catch the Reader's Attention
Think about how advertisements sell movies: "trailers" show you a few seconds of
the movie to get you interested.

When you begin your movie review, make your
own "trailer." If you liked the movie, then your trailer should make people want
to see it; but if you didn't like it, the trailer should be something that shows
why you didn't like it. Don't explain why you liked it or didn't like it; make
the reader like or not like the movie by what you describe. Begin your review by
retelling an incident or moment from the movie which you think captures the
spirit of the movie as you understood it.

Alternative: Begin your review with another kind of story or interesting
fact--about one of the star actors, or about the making of the movie, or about
the director.

Second Paragraph: Take Care of Business
Near the beginning of the review, you have to tell the reader all the obligatory
stuff--the title of the movie, the director, the studio, the main actors, the
year it was made (if you watched it on video), the rating. This paragraph tells
the reader the things they have to know about the movie. Also, in one sentence
or two, you should explain very simply what the movie is all about--not
necessarily what happens, but that might work, too, if you can say it in one two
sentences.

Third Paragraph: Character and plot summary
What happens in the movie? You shouldn't tell everything that happens--and
especially not the ending. But you want to summarize the basic plot of the
movie, in more detail than you do in the paragraph above.

One way to do this might be to write a sentence about each main character.

Fourth Paragraph: A Key Moment or Idea
In this paragraph, go into detail about something important that interested you
about the movie. If it was a musical, you should say something about the songs.
Or if the soundtrack was good, talk about that. Or write more about one
character who was really intriguing. Or retell another big moment from the movie
and explain why it is important. If you think the "idea" behind a movie was
really interesting, explain that idea and talk about it a little bit. In this
paragraph, you must go into depth about the movie.

Fifth Paragraph: Evaluate the Movie
Do you recommend it or not? Who will like it (kids or adults)? The most
important thing here is that you must also explain why you are making
your recommendation.

You must justify your opinion--and that opinion should grow out of what you
write in the rest of the review. Give at least two reasons why you liked or
didn't like the movie.

Prioritizing your study

You should prioritize such that you get better grade (and understanding!) comparing to the number of hours you study. Refer to the textbook(s) and research online if you find difficulty understanding a topic. Make a list such that you can get clarification from your faculty.

1. Do a Sample exams- try to solve it online. 
2. Follow the mindmaps. Most questions will be from the central topics. Use a business model (canvas) to match it to an organization.
3. Follow the slides- particularly the diagrams. Understand the diagrams. Often the slides has limited information- only the top-level ones. If you feel getting lost- go to the textbook(s). You will need the textbook to better understand the slides particularly on topics you are not very comfortable.
4. Read the textbook. There is no better way to understand the topic and you will be confident with your answers. You can supplement slides with Wikipedia and your goggle-research.
5. How should you answer?

Other great ideas:

• Create cheat-sheets as you study
• Practice solved problems in the book (if any)
• Practice assignments (if any)
• Use Wikipedia and/or Google to get additional insight on a problem

Question Pattern

Online questions are subjective and require you to match topics to an organization. Also sample questions are available in your course page.

Instructions for during exam

• Read the question at least twice to understand it and answer accordingly (objectively).
• Keep the readings (textbook, lectures) in mind and/or provide details including any assumption(s).
• If a question asks for explanation, provide an example.

1. Understand the problem. Do a mindmap to better your understanding.
2. Use your own word.
3. Answer within the context and objectively considering the textbook, and lectures. In case you are using external materials, provide details of assumption(s).
3.1 Use diagrams and tables whenever possible.
4. Answer from a manager’s perspective unless the question asks you otherwise.
5. Identify and answer with important factors in mind.
6. Avoid superlatives and ambiguous terms like basically, perfect/proper, best and the similar. Consider replacing them with in essence, standard business process, standardized process, best practice guideline and one of the best.

. Study in short chunks of time (e.g. 30 mins). Reduce multi-tasking during the study.
. Dedicated space for study. Consider not using this place for entertainment.
. Understand the Recognition and Recollection is rather different. Rearrange the content and find new relationships among them.
. Take notes as you study. Identify the problem areas. Color-coding your notes can help.
. Consider what could be a question that can be asked to evaluate your understanding.
. Facts needs to be memorized and concepts needs to be understood.

Ref: Marty Lobdell - Study Less Study Smart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL08YZCYShc

Get a synergy :)

1. Engage group members- do activities together. 
2. Print out the required document.
3. All members create mind-maps on the document. Meet to discuss the mindmap.
4. Get a review of the map from peers- faculty and all.
5. Review map and create your presentation from the map. Elaborate the presentation to create your report.

Consider a Presentation

A presentation will give you necessary feedback.

You can check any grade after one week (of submission) in the office during any office hours. These grades will be posted online approximately within 3 weeks.

GA Rubrics

You can use the rubrics to better ascertain the grades you might get in a GA

Final Grade Calculation

During the final week, all assignment grades will be posted online. It will be posted in a (approximate) sequence like this

• Attendance posted
• Quiz grades posted
• Midterm and bonus grades posted
• Lab and bonus grades posted
• Group Assignments and bonus grades posted

You can review while the grades are getting posted. After all the grades are posted, you will get 1 day for a final review.

Your grades will be weighted as described in the course outline. Curves might be applied in line with the department policy. The total and letter grades will not be posted online as it is against the NSU policy. 

If you have a dispute during this time, please review the dispute resolution section.

Google Classroom is enabled for NSU students. There are a lot of features that will help us make a stride towards a digital class. The major advantage for us include

• Smooth assignment process
  • Posting regarding announcement, assignments, student posts, and comments
  • Easier assignment submission and grade-checking
  • Mobile interface for both apple and android devices
• Fast high availability server.
• Easy to learn with lots of helpful documents and videos on the web.
• Single sign-on using your NSU email account. An NSU email account is mandatory for you to enroll in the class.
• You don't have to learn how a software works everay time you take a new course.

Here is a few links with more information

• Understanding the assignment flow
• Youtube- Submit an assignment
• Youtube- Joining a class, finding assignment, submitting assignment
• Youtube- Student Introduction to Google Classroom

Related Tutorials & Files

Get approval

• 1. Email an application explaining

• Assignments missed (Maximum 50%)
• Why missed with proof (e.g. Parent Signature)
• Request that you want an I 

• 2. Get application approval during an office hour

Complete the missing assignments

1. Follow the “Class Notes” document for assignment posting (you can also talk to the faculty during an office hour)
2. Email me the assignment. Notify me after you have completed all your missing assignments by email.
3. Received a grade at the end of the semester.

N.B. You should not register for the class (with NSU by paying money) again.

Why there are errors?

Even when your faculty tries to remove errors during your grading, errors are natural. To reduce the errors, you are given times to provide your feedback before the grades will be turned in.

What to do if you find an error in your grade?

If you find an error in grading, you have to create a dispute as soon as possible. During the final grade submission week, you will have 1 day to dispute a grades after it is published

How do I submit a dispute?

Email me with yout concern. You might be asked to seek help from teh facebook-group/class-monitor in cas your email is not clear. Also you can get help from facebook 

You need to submit in person during office hours or by calling during the office hours. Unfortunately emails create more confusion and takes a long time to resolve disputes and not entertained for submitting disputes.

How long will it take to resolve?

Your dispute should be resolved immediately. 

What if your dispute claim was false?

In case of two false disputes, you will not get time for making another dispute. This is because the time it takes to review makes it difficult. Consider reviewing materials before you make a dispute. You can visit my office to check your exam-copies, attendance and the similar.

You can get help to choose the right career for you. To get the consulting, please follow the procedure below and meet the faculty with the report.

1. Click here to do a MBTI test
   • http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
   • Copy and paste the result in the appendix of your report
2. Analyze your type using "MBTI Type" reference
   http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html
3. Prepare a report considering your career including
   • Your MBTI type
   • Your congruent occupation/career
   • What motivates you
   • Your strengths
   • Your areas of development
   • How to increase your assertiveness
   • How to improve your team work capability.

More on Wikipedia

A steps by step approach

1. First understand the problem
   • Print/write the problem document.
   • Create a mind-mapping 
2. Shared google doc to keep all notes
3. Meet 1
   • Identify organization
   • Converge mindmaps it in a group setting
4. Select coordinator(s), divide responsibilities
5. Review with Mindmap during Office hours
6. Keep regular commincation using Facebook
7. Preparation before interview
   • Understand the problem using a mindmap, Wikipedia, Web search and the faculty
   • Stay humble
8. Report compilation

How to make a shared Google Doc

1. One of the students
   1. Creates the document
   2. Gives it an appropriate title 
   3. Create the title page
   4. Paste the assignment outline (Table of Content) from the assignment
2. share the document with his/her group members with edit permission.
3. Students meet (online/offline) decide on who is going to work on what parts / paragraphs. Every part/paragraph should be assigned to at least two member.
4. Write in Google Docs. Questions can be left in comments or colored text.
5. Meet(online/offline) to resolve complex topics.
6. Format and finalize the document.

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ6EaMWiWCc https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14mpGJZwUL-EqBvJvJoQltRlrqoFSMDWu...

Create/Join a Facebook (closed) group

1. Designate one of the group member to create a "closed" Facebook group.
2. Join the group.
3. Post your email address and phone number in the Facebook group.

Create a Shared Google Doc

• Designate one of the group member to create the document.
• Add all the group members with "edit" permission.
• Mane the document GA1-"Group Name"

Before you request an extension
* Please specify the activities you have completed
* How long it will take for you to do the rest of the activities
* How will the extension benefit you
* Why do you think you deserve the extension

You can request extending a "group assignment" when the group is present (e.g. in class).

The course strongly supports the use of free and open source software. Also the use of Google Docs is required in certain instances. Below as some of the recommended software that you can download

Video 1

Video 2

Get a synergy :)

1. Engage group members- do activities together. 
2. Print out the required document.
3. All members create mind-maps on the document. Meet to discuss the mindmap.
4. Get a review of the map from peers- faculty and all.
5. Review map and create your presentation from the map. Elaborate the presentation to create your report.

Consider a Presentation

A presentation will give you necessary feedback.

• Objectivity
  • Understanding the main and relevant problem. Make a Mindmap.
  • Answer only the question asked and within context
  • Write paragraphs that are relevant in respect to the question asked. Be specific.
  • Keep the answer simple and void of unnecessary information
  • Limit the scope and go deeper- E.g. concentrate on a department and get enough detail compared to the entire organization (within the context).
• Content/writing
  • Consider all the sections/topics as in the assignment. 
  • Use your own word- rewrite sentences you copied to avoid plagiarism. Do not include content you do not understand and/or cannot explain.
  • Consider local (Bangladeshi) examples rather than from books/online. 
  • Using fact based recommendation/decision/solution/statement. Validate  it with an experienced person (company guide, faculty ...)
  • o a sanity check before submitting answer- does this answer make sense? 
• Organizing & formatting
  • Use MS Office- learn new techniques as necessary
  • Allocate time for formatting.
    • Use the spell checker
    • Limit the use of capital letters
    • Don't use red color and/or unnecessary highlights in your document
    • Don't use irrelevant layout elements/graphics
  • All diagrams need to be relevant and explained
  • Document has to maintain a natural/coherent flow

• Here is how to get more help

The organization you choose needs to be medium or large size with an approximate 50 or more people working.

... (modified from Wikipedia)

Total cost of ownership (TCO) considers most IT operational costs.
Particularly, it includes the IT-related expenditures that go beyond the cost of
purchasing infrastructure and applications. It includes costs like Integration
to existing infrastructure, training on the new software, maintenance
requirement, and similar. The major expense categories include

Acquisition Expenses

• Infrastructure purchases
• Software acquisition
• Installation and integration of hardware and software
• Purchasing research
• Warranties and licenses
• License-acquisition compliance
• Migration

Operation Expenses

• Infrastructure physical facilities
• Electricity for physical facilities and infrastructure, cooling, and
  uniform power supply
• Testing costs
• Downtime, outage, and failure expenses
• Security including breaches, loss of brand, and prevention and response
• Risk management including upgrades, patches, and future licensing
  policies
• License management
• Business continuity
• Training
• Insurance
• Information technology personnel
• Software configuration management

Compliance Expenses

• Insurance
• Information technology personnel
• Software configuration management

Long-Term Expenses

• Replacement
• Future upgrade or scalability expenses
• Decommissioning

Wikipedia Link:

Total cost of ownership

One of the critical success factors of your term project is the project plan. During the planning phase, you need to split up the project into manageable pieces which will be later assigned and monitored. Plan ahead- allocate times for different activities

• Get assistance as needed. Request assistance n the initial stage.
• Clearly define responsibilities and due dates.
• Schedule time for combining various parts.

The following section describes how you can do it.

1 Understand project scope

Prepare the project objective as you understand it by considering the requirement provided to you. The deliverables is often a report and a presentation incorporating the different details of the objective specified.

1.1 Significance

Explain why your project is important and how it adds value to you and the organization.

1.2 Expected findings

What do you expect to find after your project.

1.3 Limitation

What might be not accurate due to limitation like time, expertise, lack of data and similar.

2 Plan project activities

2.1 Work breakdown

The tasks are broken down using a method called “Work Breakdown Structure” (WBS). It is a hierarchical structure where the deliverable are decomposed into smaller components. A well-designed WBS makes it easy to assign each project activity to one and only one terminal element of the WBS.

You can use a brainstorming session after collecting the various requirements. Printing the various requirements and exhausting them in a brainstorming session is a good start. You can use a software like XMind to help you collect various ideas. Additionally the software allows you to organize your ideas.

2.2 Project schedule

From the work breakdown structure you can create an activity schedule. This is often done using a tool called “Gantt Chart”. You can easily create a Gantt Chart using a software like Microsoft Project.

3 Risk management

Risk management is an important part for the success of your project. Although often overlooked, it is important to identify as many risks to your project as possible, and be prepared if something bad happens.

Common scenarios could be members not communicating, dependent tasks not getting completed, clashing meeting time and the similar. Here you search for such problems and determine a course of action if such an incident does occur.

4 Communication and progress monitoring

You need to have a clear communication plan. Consider using a Facebook Group and keep your recent documents uploaded. Also maintain a document with all the group members email addresses, and phone numbers. Do call if it is urgent. Consider syncing your lunches and coffee breaks.

• Take advantage of internet. Brainstorm for ideas in an online meeting/Facebook
• Use Facebook group page, a project management tool or similar tools to organize your activities.
• Monitor document progress online.

5 Project budget

Budget for financial, time and other resources required.

The basic problem solving techniques include

Understanding the problem

The problem needs to be understood well by engaging in group discussion. Get help from the instructor and the Teaching Assistants/Outstanding Students as you need them.

Critical analysis

There are often more than one way to solve a problem. The group assignment must show combined thinking and high level of analysis. Therefore, even when you split up the tasks among the group members, the report needs to be coherent.

The scope needs to be well defined within the context of the course and assignment duration. The solution criterion needs to be defined before delving into analyzing/developing criterion.

Decision Making

There are often conflicting arguments for a particular solution. Therefore your analysis and solution often needs evidences to persuade the audience. This could be done using tools like Brainstorming, Trend Charts, Five Why’s, Story Boards, Scatter Diagrams, Surveys, Check Sheets, Histograms, Fail-Safing, Pareto diagrams, Fishbone Diagrams, and Flowcharts.

Use a Methodology

The solution you recommend needs to be in the context of real world situation. Cycle through problem solving steps as necessary to ensure a high quality output.
There are various methods for problem solving. Though all the methods are similar, some might be advantages for a particular scenario compared to others.
Review the PDCA or the Grow Model methodology and other ones as appropriate.

What tools can I use to make decision?

You can use different models. One interesting model you can use is the "Six Thinking Hats" (ref: http://www.toolshero.com/decision-making/six-thinking-hats-de-bono/)

For complex decisions that allows for quantitative evaliations you can use the "Decision Tree Analysis" method (ref: http://www.toolshero.com/decision-making/decision-tree-analysis/).

Writing- Use your own words and stay focused

A report is your voice on the topic. If you are copying from somebody else (e.g. to emphasize a point), reference them. Keep your report as short as possible without losing relevancy (important facts). Stay focused on answering the original question and do not digress. You are wasting valuable time of your audience by providing information that they already know or that are not relevant. Be brief and specific in your introductions. For example, you should not explain a known theory but explain its relevance using a sentence or two. If you are unsure or you want to keep the theory for reference, include it in the appendix.

Be specific and relevant with respect to the subject matter in consideration.

• Do not include definitions in the main report (use appendix if you feel it is important)
• Briefly explain all your quotes/referenced items. Also, limit your usage of quotes.
• Use process maps, comparison tables, and graphs to illustrate your point.
• Do attach irrelevant and/or large data in the appendix. For example, include the "Survey Questions" and large tables in the appendix- make a chart or a concise table to include that in the main report.

Formatting- Use a Word Processor and give it some time

1. Cover Page- Create a visually appealing design using templates available in Microsoft Word.
2. Paragraph formatting- Use the built-in styles of Microsoft Word. Choose a line-spacing no more than 1.2 and a font-size of 12. You can use a standard "report template" to accomplish this.
3. Table of Content- Use Microsoft Word to auto-generate your table of content.
4. Use bibliography Do credit all your sources (use bibliography). You reference your content in the appendix. Use Microsoft Word's referencing feature to manage source and auto-generate your bibliography. Search YouTube for more detail.

Solving cases simulates you applying your knowledge into a real-world situation. Like any real situation, there are infinite possibilities. Therefore, your goal is to find a solution that you can defend best with reasoning.

Preparation for the case

You need to have a good understanding of all the different topics discussed in the case. Often a case will introduce you to new topics (vocabularies, jargons). Develop a good understanding of these topics before you start analyzing the case.  The case will accompany question(s) that you need to solve.

• Read the case multiple times- until you understand it.
• Understand the breadth (topics covered) and a depth (detail) in general and how it is applied in the case (in context).
• Use mindmapping techniques if you are unsure.
• Do outside research- use the textbook(s) and the internet. Note your references as you research for bibliography.

Analysis

In the report, you will analyze the case and provide an educated direction/solution. You can use the Grow Model for problem solving (Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GROW_model) among other models available. Consider the topics available in the book during your analysis.

You need to be creative to find various solutions and critically analyze them.

Recommendation

There are often conflicting arguments for a particular solution. Therefore, you need to backup your solution with reasoning/evidence. Consider using tools like Brainstorming, Trend Charts, Five Why’s, Story Boards, Scatter Diagrams,
Surveys, Check Sheets, Histograms, Fail-Safing, Pareto diagrams, Fishbone Diagrams, and Flowcharts  CITATION Wik14 \l 1033 (Wikipedia).

Reports/Presentation

Use the report format available in the website. Presentation will be based on your report. Make your presentation such that you will encourage an active and effective participation from the class.

Grading Rubric

You will earn a grade based on the quality of your oral presentation and the quality of your case write-up. Here is a sample grading criterion that you need to keep in mind to ensure a good grade.

Bibliography

Wikipedia. Eight Disciplines Problem Solving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 24 July 2014. 11 September 2014
.

The following grading criterion applies if there is not a grading criterion explicitly set.

Grading Criterion

Plagiarism

Before you request an extension
* Please specify the activities you have completed
* How long it will take for you to do the rest of the activities
* How will the extension benefit you
* Why do you think you deserve the extension

You can request extending a "group assignment" when the group is present (e.g. in class).

These are often future assignments posted online so that you can prepare yourself in advance. They will not be due until there is a due date assigned to them.

Time & Duration

• The time is scheduled and posted in course website
• Presentation duration is 15 minutes followed by a 5 minutes Q/A session. This will test your understanding of the assignment.

Grading

• Grading is done using a rubric. Click here to download the rubric.
• Assignment grades are assigned for the entire group- - i.e. everybody in the group gets the same grade.
• Presentation grades and/or bonus is for the students who presents 

Delivery

• Please understand the topic and rehearse the presentation such that your understanding radiates.
• Be professional in your appearance and your attitude.

Checklist

• Printed report (if there is a report) or slide
• Printed rubric
• Appear 5 minutes before the scheduled time

Time & Duration

• The time is scheduled and posted in course website
• Presentation duration is 15 minutes followed by a 5 minutes Q/A session. This will test your understanding of the assignment.

Grading

• Grading is done using a rubric. Click here to download the rubric.
• Assignment grades are assigned for the entire group- - i.e. everybody in the group gets the same grade.
• Presentation grades and/or bonus is for the students who presents 

Delivery

• Please understand the topic and rehearse the presentation such that your understanding radiates.
• Be professional in your appearance and your attitude.

Checklist

• Printed report (if there is a report) or slide
• Printed rubric
• Appear 5 minutes before the scheduled time

IOAs act as a question bank for the midterms. So it helps you get a better grade by studying them before a midterm or a final.

Also, you get immediate feedback (you can review which questions you got right and/or wrong) after the IOA, that's a plus.

Idea- Do your IOA on the go using inernet connected smartphones

1. In between classes
2. other free time
3. while eating Kachchi Biryani
4. while traveling back home
5. while listening to music
6. while hanging out in the gallery
7. while drinking Moju Mama tea
8. In the library
9. waiting in traffic jam
10. waiting in re-advising line
11. waiting in bank lines
12. waiting for faculty members
13. waiting for the elevator
14. boring lectures @ class
15. boring lectures from elder family members
16. waiting in Facebook for a "chat reply"
17. waiting for a song/natok download to finish
18. while watching the boring part of the movie!
19. waiting for friend

if you are bored at Fantasy Kingdom (picnic)
... IOAs last 2 days, many options are a good thing.

Ideas contributed by:
Mumu Benzir Alam, Nahida Sultana, Adeyl Khan

Idea- Do your IOA on the go using inernet connected smartphones

1. In between classes
2. other free time
3. while eating Kachchi Biryani
4. while traveling back home
5. while listening to music
6. while hanging out in the gallery
7. while drinking Moju Mama tea
8. In the library
9. waiting in traffic jam
10. waiting in re-advising line
11. waiting in bank lines
12. waiting for faculty members
13. waiting for the elevator
14. boring lectures @ class
15. boring lectures from elder family members
16. waiting in Facebook for a "chat reply"
17. waiting for a song/natok download to finish
18. while watching the boring part of the movie!
19. waiting for friend

if you are bored at Fantasy Kingdom (picnic)
... IOAs last 2 days, many options are a good thing.

Ideas contributed by:
Mumu Benzir Alam, Nahida Sultana, Adeyl Khan

Study the IOAs, slides, textbook(s)

• Read topics multiple time,
• Pay special attention on "Bold" terms
• Find examples of topic
• Questions at the end of the textbook
• Understand the terms used- particularly the highlighter ones.
• Prepare cheat-sheet as you study
• Find relations among various topics and subtopics

Go through the questions available in the textbook's web resource

During the exam

• Read questions until you understand them. Ask if you do not understand a question
• Consider Time management, and revision time
• Read questions critically and be objective as you answer

1 day before exam

• Rest well, do a revision

3 days before exam:

• Create a list of complex issues & solve them with
• Internet research
• Group study
• Instructor
• Do a mock test.

If applicable, consider

• Increase your English vocabulary
• Practice MCQs from CD/ Textbook website
• Emphasize on Exam Tickets in slides

IOAs act as a question bank for the midterms. So it helps you get a better grade by studying them before a midterm or a final.

Also, you get immediate feedback (you can review which questions you got right and/or wrong) after the IOA, that's a plus.

Idea- Do your IOA on the go using inernet connected smartphones

1. In between classes
2. other free time
3. while eating Kachchi Biryani
4. while traveling back home
5. while listening to music
6. while hanging out in the gallery
7. while drinking Moju Mama tea
8. In the library
9. waiting in traffic jam
10. waiting in re-advising line
11. waiting in bank lines
12. waiting for faculty members
13. waiting for the elevator
14. boring lectures @ class
15. boring lectures from elder family members
16. waiting in Facebook for a "chat reply"
17. waiting for a song/natok download to finish
18. while watching the boring part of the movie!
19. waiting for friend

if you are bored at Fantasy Kingdom (picnic)
... IOAs last 2 days, many options are a good thing.

Ideas contributed by:
Mumu Benzir Alam, Nahida Sultana, Adeyl Khan

The server might be congested if there is too many requests at a time. This is applicable for any server in the internet.

Things you can consider to resolve any such issue
* Check your internet connection speed (www.speedtest.net and make sure you have 128kbps or more)
* Refresh the webpage (Ctrl+F5 on most browsers). You might have to do it multiple times
* Consider changing your browser
* Search the internet for resolving such issue.

You will find the IOA links in the assignment page. You need to be logged in to see the link.

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IOA or Individual online assessments are a user-friendly version of quiz. The term IOA is used to distinguish it from the traditional paper based quiz system as the IOAs are performed online (compared to paper-based quiz) and longer in duration (1 day or more).

IOAs are often used as a replacement of Individual assignments and/or quiz.

To schedule the activity, please call/meet me during office hours.

Scheduling by calling

You can put an appointment reminder in your smartphone regarding my office hour to ensure that you will not forget to call.

In case there is no schedule for a lab/presentation, you can still present with a first come first serve basis.

Emails do not allow real time communication and hence cannot be used for scheduling.

You can get help to choose the right career for you. To get the consulting, please follow the procedure below and meet the faculty with the report.

1. Click here to do a MBTI test
   • http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
   • Copy and paste the result in the appendix of your report
2. Analyze your type using "MBTI Type" reference
   http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html
3. Prepare a report considering your career including
   • Your MBTI type
   • Your congruent occupation/career
   • What motivates you
   • Your strengths
   • Your areas of development
   • How to increase your assertiveness
   • How to improve your team work capability.

More on Wikipedia

WikiHow Link

RMIT Learning Lab
FreePlane Site (FOSS)
MindMapping for Business and Study with FreePlane

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/

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/19ITGnuPjYnO_x5m6YwRDmA7CJbTgVv8W

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Students majoring in MIS must take the following six courses (18 credits).

Ref: http://www.northsouth.edu/academic/2/121/bba_course.html#pivot

Accessed 14th April, 2014

1 Please let me know as soon as possible (you can use this online form here).

2 Determine the contents covered
Determine the contents covered in the class. Get this information from class-monitors, fellow high-performing classmates and group members, the course website and/or the faculty. Validate this information from the faculty in the earliest possible time.

3 Do those covered
Review Lecture (videos, discussion videos. slides, mindmaps), any assignment(s) given and any announcement. Keep updated with the announcements and assignments. Get help as required.

In case you missed an assignment, please follow the makeup policy.

1 Please let me know as soon as possible (you can use this online form here).

2 Determine the contents covered
Determine the contents covered in the class- Lectures (slides), the assignment(s) given and the announcements. Get this information from fellow high-performing classmates and group members, the course website and the faculty. Validate this information from the faculty in the earliest possible time.

3 Do those covered
Review the lecture contents and do the assignments. Keep updated with the announcements.
Get help from faculty, fellow high-performing classmates and group members, and the course website as required.

In case you missed an assignment, please follow the makeup policy.

There are many a ways that you can write a good movie review. The template below provides you with a good guideline as well. It is adapted from https://www.ucls.uchicago.edu/students/projects/1996-97/MovieMetropolis/...

Five Parts (Paragraphs) of a Movie Review

Opening: Catch the Reader's Attention
Think about how advertisements sell movies: "trailers" show you a few seconds of
the movie to get you interested.

When you begin your movie review, make your
own "trailer." If you liked the movie, then your trailer should make people want
to see it; but if you didn't like it, the trailer should be something that shows
why you didn't like it. Don't explain why you liked it or didn't like it; make
the reader like or not like the movie by what you describe. Begin your review by
retelling an incident or moment from the movie which you think captures the
spirit of the movie as you understood it.

Alternative: Begin your review with another kind of story or interesting
fact--about one of the star actors, or about the making of the movie, or about
the director.

Second Paragraph: Take Care of Business
Near the beginning of the review, you have to tell the reader all the obligatory
stuff--the title of the movie, the director, the studio, the main actors, the
year it was made (if you watched it on video), the rating. This paragraph tells
the reader the things they have to know about the movie. Also, in one sentence
or two, you should explain very simply what the movie is all about--not
necessarily what happens, but that might work, too, if you can say it in one two
sentences.

Third Paragraph: Character and plot summary
What happens in the movie? You shouldn't tell everything that happens--and
especially not the ending. But you want to summarize the basic plot of the
movie, in more detail than you do in the paragraph above.

One way to do this might be to write a sentence about each main character.

Fourth Paragraph: A Key Moment or Idea
In this paragraph, go into detail about something important that interested you
about the movie. If it was a musical, you should say something about the songs.
Or if the soundtrack was good, talk about that. Or write more about one
character who was really intriguing. Or retell another big moment from the movie
and explain why it is important. If you think the "idea" behind a movie was
really interesting, explain that idea and talk about it a little bit. In this
paragraph, you must go into depth about the movie.

Fifth Paragraph: Evaluate the Movie
Do you recommend it or not? Who will like it (kids or adults)? The most
important thing here is that you must also explain why you are making
your recommendation.

You must justify your opinion--and that opinion should grow out of what you
write in the rest of the review. Give at least two reasons why you liked or
didn't like the movie.

1 Please let me know as soon as possible (you can use this online form here).

2 Determine the contents covered
Determine the contents covered in the class. Get this information from class-monitors, fellow high-performing classmates and group members, the course website and/or the faculty. Validate this information from the faculty in the earliest possible time.

3 Do those covered
Review Lecture (videos, discussion videos. slides, mindmaps), any assignment(s) given and any announcement. Keep updated with the announcements and assignments. Get help as required.

In case you missed an assignment, please follow the makeup policy.

Prioritizing your study

You should prioritize such that you get better grade (and understanding!) comparing to the number of hours you study. Refer to the textbook(s) and research online if you find difficulty understanding a topic. Make a list such that you can get clarification from your faculty.

1. Do a Sample exams- try to solve it online. 
2. Follow the mindmaps. Most questions will be from the central topics. Use a business model (canvas) to match it to an organization.
3. Follow the slides- particularly the diagrams. Understand the diagrams. Often the slides has limited information- only the top-level ones. If you feel getting lost- go to the textbook(s). You will need the textbook to better understand the slides particularly on topics you are not very comfortable.
4. Read the textbook. There is no better way to understand the topic and you will be confident with your answers. You can supplement slides with Wikipedia and your goggle-research.
5. How should you answer?

Other great ideas:

• Create cheat-sheets as you study
• Practice solved problems in the book (if any)
• Practice assignments (if any)
• Use Wikipedia and/or Google to get additional insight on a problem

Question Pattern

Online questions are subjective and require you to match topics to an organization. Also sample questions are available in your course page.

Instructions for during exam

• Read the question at least twice to understand it and answer accordingly (objectively).
• Keep the readings (textbook, lectures) in mind and/or provide details including any assumption(s).
• If a question asks for explanation, provide an example.

Multiple roles including
* Lecturer
* Evaluator
* Advisor- In advisory moments, students’ academic performance is not assessed.

How to prepare for a class

24 hours before a class session

• Go through lecture videos & Slides (take a break every 10/15 minutes)
• MIS107 Lecture Videos, Lecture Slides
• MIS207 Lecture Videos, Lecture Slides
• Write down any questions you might have

Review discussions later

Class Notes a Google Document
Mindmaps

How can you ask a question?

During class

You can ask a question by speaking up during a class.

After a class

• You can ask a question immediately after a class even if it is not your course/section.
• You can ask a question during any office hour. 
• You can also schedule a meeting with the instructor outside of the office hours.

How to use Google Meet for an online class

• Login to your NSU G-Suite Account
• Go to your meet link (Available at the top menu))
• Enable Video
• Mute your Microphone

Related Videos

• https://www.facebook.com/mueeze/videos/10163394719285145/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbcrnI_TLy8

What resources do I need to attend an online class?

• A computer with 10" or larger screen and a headphone
• Reliable Broadband Internet Connection with mobile-data for backup
• NSU Google Classroom Account
• Classroom Link (Available in the top menu)
• A quiet room with a "Do Not Disturb- Digital Class in progress" sign outside

Mindmaps

Participation Policy

This course uses participation point as part of your total grade. You get points when you answer a question (faculty asks you or you volunteer to answer) during a class. 

• Each question is worth 2 points, you can get 1 point if you are present in class and 2 points if you can correctly answer the question

Due to internet connection or other problem I was not present in class. How can I recover my points?

1 If you missed a class/class-time that resulted in a 0 in your participation point, you can volunteer to answer a question and get the points in the next class.
2 Only 1 answer will be counted in a day so If you missed multiple you have to answer .
4 Volunteer answers wil be graded only if you get full marks (2).
5 You can immediately ask why you were given a certain grade.

Learn from wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_manufacturing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitted_fabric
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonwoven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Woven_fabrics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_textile_industry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_RMG_Sector

Be professional in all aspect including dress-code, conduct, preparation, delivery.

• Use keywords in your slides compared to using whole sentences
• Use an agenda with the following sections
  • the issue (problem statement)
  • significance
  • analysis
  • solution and proofs that the solution will work. Consider effectiveness, savings, feasibility, implementation
  • conclude with future direction

Please dress business formal. For more information, you can review this slide form The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . The pdf file is also attached herewith.

Caveats
* For hot-summer months, you can ignore the Jacket.
* Girls can wear sarees/salwar
* Make sure you are wearing nothing hanging or swinging loosely.

Time & Duration

• The time is scheduled and posted in course website
• Presentation duration is 15 minutes followed by a 5 minutes Q/A session. This will test your understanding of the assignment.

Grading

• Grading is done using a rubric. Click here to download the rubric.
• Assignment grades are assigned for the entire group- - i.e. everybody in the group gets the same grade.
• Presentation grades and/or bonus is for the students who presents 

Delivery

• Please understand the topic and rehearse the presentation such that your understanding radiates.
• Be professional in your appearance and your attitude.

Checklist

• Printed report (if there is a report) or slide
• Printed rubric
• Appear 5 minutes before the scheduled time

To schedule the activity, please call/meet me during office hours.

Scheduling by calling

You can put an appointment reminder in your smartphone regarding my office hour to ensure that you will not forget to call.

In case there is no schedule for a lab/presentation, you can still present with a first come first serve basis.

Emails do not allow real time communication and hence cannot be used for scheduling.

Individual problems differ and so does their solution. For assignments, it is important to understand problems early on compared to at the last minute when your option to find help is limited.

Common ways to resolve a problem

1. Get help from the faculty
   • Email the faculty (slow process)
   • Meet/call during the office hours (fast process)
2. Get 24/7 help from Course Website.
   • Read the entire page carefully to find hints. Check out the links in the "See Also" section if the page has it.
3. Get help from fellow students
   • Get 24/7 help from the Facebook Group (fellow students)
4. Get help from outstanding students.
   • Go through their story to understand how they resolved their issue
   • Some of them has their contact information

The basic problem solving techniques include

Understanding the problem

The problem needs to be understood well by engaging in group discussion. Get help from the instructor and the Teaching Assistants/Outstanding Students as you need them.

Critical analysis

There are often more than one way to solve a problem. The group assignment must show combined thinking and high level of analysis. Therefore, even when you split up the tasks among the group members, the report needs to be coherent.

The scope needs to be well defined within the context of the course and assignment duration. The solution criterion needs to be defined before delving into analyzing/developing criterion.

Decision Making

There are often conflicting arguments for a particular solution. Therefore your analysis and solution often needs evidences to persuade the audience. This could be done using tools like Brainstorming, Trend Charts, Five Why’s, Story Boards, Scatter Diagrams, Surveys, Check Sheets, Histograms, Fail-Safing, Pareto diagrams, Fishbone Diagrams, and Flowcharts.

Use a Methodology

The solution you recommend needs to be in the context of real world situation. Cycle through problem solving steps as necessary to ensure a high quality output.
There are various methods for problem solving. Though all the methods are similar, some might be advantages for a particular scenario compared to others.
Review the PDCA or the Grow Model methodology and other ones as appropriate.

What tools can I use to make decision?

You can use different models. One interesting model you can use is the "Six Thinking Hats" (ref: http://www.toolshero.com/decision-making/six-thinking-hats-de-bono/)

For complex decisions that allows for quantitative evaliations you can use the "Decision Tree Analysis" method (ref: http://www.toolshero.com/decision-making/decision-tree-analysis/).

IOA or Individual online assessments are a user-friendly version of quiz. The term IOA is used to distinguish it from the traditional paper based quiz system as the IOAs are performed online (compared to paper-based quiz) and longer in duration (1 day or more).

IOAs are often used as a replacement of Individual assignments and/or quiz.

• Objectivity
  • Understanding the main and relevant problem. Make a Mindmap.
  • Answer only the question asked and within context
  • Write paragraphs that are relevant in respect to the question asked. Be specific.
  • Keep the answer simple and void of unnecessary information
  • Limit the scope and go deeper- E.g. concentrate on a department and get enough detail compared to the entire organization (within the context).
• Content/writing
  • Consider all the sections/topics as in the assignment. 
  • Use your own word- rewrite sentences you copied to avoid plagiarism. Do not include content you do not understand and/or cannot explain.
  • Consider local (Bangladeshi) examples rather than from books/online. 
  • Using fact based recommendation/decision/solution/statement. Validate  it with an experienced person (company guide, faculty ...)
  • o a sanity check before submitting answer- does this answer make sense? 
• Organizing & formatting
  • Use MS Office- learn new techniques as necessary
  • Allocate time for formatting.
    • Use the spell checker
    • Limit the use of capital letters
    • Don't use red color and/or unnecessary highlights in your document
    • Don't use irrelevant layout elements/graphics
  • All diagrams need to be relevant and explained
  • Document has to maintain a natural/coherent flow

• Here is how to get more help

Writing- Use your own words and stay focused

A report is your voice on the topic. If you are copying from somebody else (e.g. to emphasize a point), reference them. Keep your report as short as possible without losing relevancy (important facts). Stay focused on answering the original question and do not digress. You are wasting valuable time of your audience by providing information that they already know or that are not relevant. Be brief and specific in your introductions. For example, you should not explain a known theory but explain its relevance using a sentence or two. If you are unsure or you want to keep the theory for reference, include it in the appendix.

Be specific and relevant with respect to the subject matter in consideration.

• Do not include definitions in the main report (use appendix if you feel it is important)
• Briefly explain all your quotes/referenced items. Also, limit your usage of quotes.
• Use process maps, comparison tables, and graphs to illustrate your point.
• Do attach irrelevant and/or large data in the appendix. For example, include the "Survey Questions" and large tables in the appendix- make a chart or a concise table to include that in the main report.

Formatting- Use a Word Processor and give it some time

1. Cover Page- Create a visually appealing design using templates available in Microsoft Word.
2. Paragraph formatting- Use the built-in styles of Microsoft Word. Choose a line-spacing no more than 1.2 and a font-size of 12. You can use a standard "report template" to accomplish this.
3. Table of Content- Use Microsoft Word to auto-generate your table of content.
4. Use bibliography Do credit all your sources (use bibliography). You reference your content in the appendix. Use Microsoft Word's referencing feature to manage source and auto-generate your bibliography. Search YouTube for more detail.

The following grading criterion applies if there is not a grading criterion explicitly set.

Grading Criterion

Plagiarism

Consider your group as an outside consultant team working for the organization. Your team is assigned this project by your reporting manager (a top level official). Your audience is the senior management of the company.

Components of a report

1. Title Page

• Include assignment title, group name, member names and IDs, course information and dates.

2. Executive summary

The executive summary is designed to be read by people who will not have time to read the whole report or are deciding if this is necessary- you need to say as much as possible in the fewest words. The executive summary should briefly outline the subject matter, the background issue (problem statement), the scope of the investigation, the method(s) of analysis, the important findings arguments and important issues raised in the discussion, the conclusion and recommendations. To simplify, use this sequence to organize your content (1) Goals, (2) Problems (that you encountered during your study), (3) Results and (4) Recommendations. Consider revising the summary and eliminate the topics that are less relevant.

• Maximum 200 words.

3. Declaration of originality

In this are you will need to declare that the project report written and submitted to the Adeyl Khan, North South University is your own content which has not been copied and.or reproduced elsewhere. You also need to acknowledge that such reproducing is liable for punishment in any way the university deem fit. The declaration statement needs to be signed by all the members of the group.

• Please limit your "Declaration of originality" to a single page
• Make sure all the group members sign it

4. Company guide certification

The point of conatct of the company you will work on will act as a guide. This is the person who will help you get relavant information from the organization. In this part your guide will certify that the project at the company was done under his/her guidance and it is an original project. This document needs to be signed by the group members as well as the guide. Make sure to include the contact information and the designation of the guide.

• Please limit your "Company guide certification" to a single page

5. Acknowledgement

In this section you acknowledge the contributors who helped you complete the project by cooperation, guidance. Be specific regarding what is the contribution you want to acknowledge.

• Please limit your acknowledgement to a single page

6. Table of contents

See the General Reporting Guidelines.

7. Contents

Content section of the report can have a maximum of 12 pages except full page diagram that you create. See the General Reporting Guidelines

8. Bibliography

See the General Reporting Guidelines.

Please note that this will not be a replacement in the contexts where online application form is available (e.g. Missing a class needs an online application form submission).

The following grading criterion applies if there is not a grading criterion explicitly set.

Grading Criterion

Plagiarism

Learn from wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_manufacturing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitted_fabric
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonwoven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Woven_fabrics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_textile_industry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_RMG_Sector

To schedule the activity, please call/meet me during office hours.

Scheduling by calling

You can put an appointment reminder in your smartphone regarding my office hour to ensure that you will not forget to call.

In case there is no schedule for a lab/presentation, you can still present with a first come first serve basis.

Emails do not allow real time communication and hence cannot be used for scheduling.

1. What is it?

Screencasting is an audio/video recording of activities performed in a computer screen. It is often referred to video screen capture. It is often used for teach the functionalities of a software in an easily replicable manner(Screencast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

Software makes the Screencasting process easier compared to using other methods like using a video camera. Major advantages include

• Ease of creation
• Smaller file size

Post processing (adding annotations, visual cues and the related).

2. Software Required

You can use a free or a trial version of a screencasting software to do the assignment to reduce your financial burden.

Commercial software like “Camtasia Studio (http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html)” makes it easier to make a Screencasting. It provides an editor which makes the post processing activities (e.g. cutting, stitching) easy and thus creates a visually appealing output. This comes with a cost compared to the free alternatives.

A popular alternative with limited post-processing capabilities is the “Icecream Screen Recorder”.

Learning the User Interface

At a basic form, you need to be able to

• Record your activities with both video and audio 
• Compress the generated files (e.g. in mp4 format)

You can use video tutorials available at YouTube.com e.g. How To Record Your Computer Screen With IceCream Screen Recorder. 

3. Basic parts of a screen-casting assignment

1. Start the screencast by including your NSU information- Name, NSU ID, Course, Section, Assignment number. You can create a slide in PowerPoint using this information and show it during the first five seconds of your Screencast.

2. Narrate/explain your activities as you are doing them. This doesn’t need to be professional quality but needs to be audible and in English.

4. Video processing

If your software does not do this automatically, use a software that permits compression. Make sure your output video

• Plays/renders using standard video player (e.g. mp4 file)
• The file size is less than 100MB
• The file resolution is greater than 480px in height
• The frame rate is greater than 15fps
• The file duration should be no more than 10 mins

Split the assignments into multiple files (as necessary) and provide a sequence number at the end.

• filename-1.mp4
• filename-2.mp4
• filename-3.mp4
• filename-4.mp4

3. Bibliography

Screencast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 9 August 2014. 10 August 2014 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast>.

Software repository

Consider various tips/guides available www.stopthinkconnect.org

The course strongly supports the use of free and open source software. Also the use of Google Docs is required in certain instances. Below as some of the recommended software that you can download

Video 1

Video 2

Besides the commercially available (costly?) Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, there are ofthen freeware graphics application program, These can often open/edit files like *.psd, *.ai.

Gimp is an alternative to various Photoshop Processing Requirement
Skencil is an alternative to various Illustrator Processing Requirement
Inkscape is an open source vector program.

You need to contact the faculty and inform the reason.
You will need to continue the rest of the assignment.
You will get an I for this semester and in the next semester you will complete the missed assignment and receive a grade.

• Email me.
• Visit me during office hours
• Call me during office hours
• Immediately after class
• Scheduling an appointment

In case of a deadline, try visiting in person or calling during an office hour. See Office Hours below

Watch this video from Youtube.

Confirmation emails are auto-generated and, therefore, there is little chance of error. Check the reasons below before you get alarmed about it.

• Make sure the email address is correct.
• The confirmation email is sent once every 4 days. So, in case you emailed me within the last 4 days, you will not receive a confirmation
  email.
• Check your junk folder- a lot of times auto-generated emails are treated as junk.

If this does not solve the problem, please contact me.

Within the context of this course, workshops are events where the faculty will provide you information on how to perform certain activity/activities. The activity is specified in the workshop announcement document.

Should I attend a workshop?

If you understand the topic of the workshop you do not need to attend it. If you do not attend the topics, you need to attend it.

Are there attendance marks?

Workshop attendance is voluntary and based on your needs. There is no attendance marks.

However attendance will be taken and can/will be used against you if you fail to do an activity for which there was a workshop. This will count as a negligence on your part.

I have a conflict and/or other engagement that will prohibit me to attend the workshop. What can I do?

If you cannot attend a workshop that you could do the following

• get a classmate/friend to attend the workshop and help you on the activity/activities
• get help from a knowledgeable classmate/friend who understands the activity/activities well
• get help doing online search using Wikipedia and/or Google search on the activity/activities