Semester Schedule
LSC 819: Information Sources & Services: Business Information
Spring 2008, January 9 - May 12
Wednesdays, 7:10- 9:40
Aquinas Hall 108
The instructor reserves the right to change the schedule based on course needs. When such changes are made, you will be informed in class. In event of class cancellations due to inclement weather or other circumstances, the university reserves the right to adjust the academic calendar.
CLASS ATTENDANCE: Attendance has little direct effect on course grades, but class content is important. Should you miss class, for whatever reason, it is your responsibility to get notes from classmates. The instructor is happy to discuss what was covered, but does not guarantee completeness, nor does she keep class notes suitable for student use
All projects, extra credits, and collection plan can be submitted electronically to boettcher@georgetown.edu, by 11:00 pm on the due date, turned in at class time, or dropped in my box in the Marist Hall office while the office is open on the due date. HOMEWORK should be in hand at 7:10 on the due date, since it is reviewed in class. If you are unable to attend class, send it to my email by 7:00 pm.
January 16 - First Class --- Syllabus review; Bibliographic databases: ABI/Inform, Factiva, and Dialog; Bibliographies; Guide/handbooks; Government documents
January 23 - Last day to register or add a course for credit. Last day to drop a course without record.
January 23 --- Company directories, Private companies, SEC filings, Annual Reports, Gray Material, and Invisible web
January 30 --- Guest Speakers: Knowledge Management and catching up
E-mail instructor (boettcher@georgetown.edu) to let her know which will be your first project
February 6 --- Industry- NAICS/SIC, Financial Statements, Ratios
First homework due and reviewed
February 13 --- Economic Census, Franchises, Small Business, Management, Human Resources, Finding Experts
February 20 --- Finance, Stocks, Mutual funds, Fixed Income, Advisors
February 27 --- Technology and Patents
second homework due and reviewed
February 29 - Last day to resolve grades of incomplete from the previous semester
March 3 - March 10 - Spring Recess
March 12 --- Market Research, Advertising, Leads
March 19 --- Understanding Statistics, Demographics, Census of Population and Housing, GIS mapping (American Factfinder)
First project due and let instructor know which will be your second project
March 26 --- Accounting, Tax, Banking, Legal
Third homework due and reviewed
March 27 - 29 --- Comprehensive examinations
April 2 - Last Day to withdraw from courses with a "w" grade.
April 2 --- Economics (domestic and international)
Starting presentations
April 9 --- International, Stat-USA
April 16 ---Trade Statistics
Second project due
April 23 --- Last day of Class
Wrap up and presentations
Fourth homework due and reviewed
No Final Examination given
May 2
All Extra Credit projects are due. Can be delivered electronically to my e-mail Jennifer Boettcher
Or left in my mail box at Catholic University LSC. I will be picking them up Saturday Morning.
May 10
Collection Plan due. Can be delivered electronically to my e-mail Jennifer Boettcher
Or left in my mail box at Catholic University LSC. I will be picking them up Saturday Morning.
May 12 - Grades for Graduating Students due to Register