Daniel Ciomek

Daniel Ciomek
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Instructor
Information Systems, College of Business
Bio
Lam-Larsen Distinguished Teaching Professorship Award (2021-2023)
Quality Learning & Teaching (QLT) Certificate (2022)
Transformative Teaching Through Transitions (TTTT) Pedagogies for Inclusive Excellence (PIE) Certificate (2022)
Center for Ethical & Sustainable Business (CESB) Teaching Award (2022)
Websites:
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification
Information Systems Department
Kiva - Loans that change lives
Electronic Frontier Foundation
ISYS 363
Information Systems for Management (ISYS 363) - Course Describtion:
http://bulletin.sfsu.edu/courses/isys/
Information Systems for Management (ISYS 363) - Enrollment:
- Prerequisites: ACCT 100 and ISYS 263 need to be completed before. No concurrent enrollment.
- ISYS 363 section 1 and section 2 are part of the same hybrid class, it does not matter if you are enrolled in section 1 or 2 for the hybrid class. There is a proctored in-person final exam on campus during finals week, and often a mandatory group project. It is not a fully online class or on-demand; the class has a weekly schedule of activities and weekly due dates! Please the see the detailled description in the course bulletin.
Information Systems for Management (ISYS 363) - Class Material:
All class information, the syllabus, and any other course documents are provided via Canvas in your course section.
You can find a few class related tutorials in the 'Tutorials' tab and some important resources in the 'Help & Support' tab. The course material is usually a heavily discounted customized digital package with ebook and software for around $99. The information will be provided via Canvas/Syllabus the first week of class. The class now uses "Inclusive Access", which means you will automatically be enrolled and charged for the course material when the semester starts, and get your money back if you drop during the first few weeks. Please do not buy any external material otherwise for the course, it won't be the correct custom bundle.
If you need a laptop and don't have one, rent one for free from the library.
https://library.sfsu.edu/laptop-checkout-0
Questions? Need Help?:
Wonder what classes to take? Desired classes are full? Your grades are still pending processing?
Talk to an advisor!
Common Resources:
Registrar: https://registrar.sfsu.edu/
Forms: https://registrar.sfsu.edu/forms
Maps: https://maps.sfsu.edu/home
Academic Calendar: https://webapps.sfsu.edu/public/webcal/acadcalendar
Advising:
https://advising.sfsu.edu/
Help and Support
Tutoring and Academic Support Center (TASC):
Technical Support:
- Verify your browser setup:
https://www.whatismybrowser.com
- SF State Student Help Desk (free!):
Administration building in room ADM 110
Phone: 415-338-1420
https://its.sfsu.edu//support - Get yourself a free DUO hardware token device as a backup.
- Any issues with login, WiFi, DUO 2FA etc., this is the place to go!
- Academic Technology (AT):
iLearn, CourseStream, and Labspace - at@sfsu.edu |
Library room LIB 85 (iLearn Help Desk)
Phone: (415) 405-5555
live chat via iLearn help
https://at.sfsu.edu/service_request
SF State Campus / Computer Resources:
- Disability Programs & Resource Center (DPRC):
https://access.sfsu.edu/home
- Campus Safe Walk Service
https://upd.sfsu.edu/safewalk
- Free Microsoft Office for Education 365:
https://its.sfsu.edu/service/office365students
- SFSU campus computer labs (24/7):
https://its.sfsu.edu/content/lab
- Library (and computer lab) Hours:
https://library.sfsu.edu/hours
- Library Technology:
https://library.sfsu.edu/technology
- Free laptop rentals:
https://library.sfsu.edu/laptop-checkout-0
- List of available laptops:
https://library.sfsu.edu/laptop-list
- Box.com: Online cloud-based file storage and sharing:
https://its.sfsu.edu/guides/box-sfstate-file-sharing https://sfsu.account.box.com/login
- Zoom: free online meeting and conferencing for web and mobile:
https://sfsu.zoom.us/
Free LinkedIn Learning and free ebooks, audio books, movies, and music (San Francisco Public Library)
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LinkedIn Learning Training Videos (free with SF Public Library)
You can access this for free from home as a student with a (free for all CA residents) library account from the San Francisco Public Library.
- Get a free account (free for CA residents): https://sfpl.libanswers.com/faq/65116
- LinkedIn Learning FAQ: https://sfpl.libanswers.com/faq/270525
- Login: https://www.linkedin.com/learning-login/go/sfpl
- SFPL also offers Welcome, Digital Access, and Visitor cards for those who don't have CA ID. Visitor cards cost $10 and are valid for 3 months.
- Once you have an account, get the Libby app (https://libbyapp.com/) and the Kanopy app (https://www.kanopy.com/en).
Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org
- Surveillance Self-Defence Guide: https://ssd.eff.org/en
- Privacy Badger: https://www.eff.org/privacybadger
- HTTPS Everywhere: https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
- Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border: Protecting the Data On Your Devices and In the Cloud
- https://www.eff.org/wp/digital-privacy-us-border-2017
- https://www.eff.org/files/2017/03/10/digital-privacy-border-2017-guide3.10.17.pdf
- EFF Border Search Pocket Guide: https://www.eff.org/document/eff-border-search-pocket-guide
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) 2021/365 provides industry-leading assessments of skills and knowledge through project-based testing, giving students and professionals real-world exercises to appraise their understanding of Microsoft Office. This guarantees that every certified user has demonstrated the ability to command the full features and functionality of Microsoft Office, preparing them for future academic or workforce opportunities.
The MOS Certification is a proctored 50-min live in the application test that can be taken for the various MS Office applications, such as Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. The test is Windows PC based, you will need to know the Windows version of Excel 2021/365, for example (2019/365 is still optiom). Passing grade is 70%. It is an official Microsoft certification with a digital badge for LinkedIn and very good for your resume.
San Francisco State University, based on the initiative of Daniel Ciomek and the Information Systems Department in the Lam Family College of Business, has obtained the status of a Certiport Authorized Test Center for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) testing. The Information Systems Department is able to offer students on-site testing at the main campus in BUS 214 and remote for the time being (future charges have been indicated). After a successfull pilot program during Fall 2018, the Information Systems Department has arranged for the exams to be available on campus so students can take the MS Excel and MS Access exams during or after their ISYS 363 semester for free - while supply lasts. ($100 retail value)
MOS tests at SF State are only offered for SFSU students currently taking ISYS 363, or those who recently passed the ISYS 363 class, but are still enrolled at SF State. Test days on campus will only be offered limited times during the Spring and Fall semester, depending on the test lab and instructor availability.
Since 2020 there is also the possibility (pilot program) to take the Apple SWIFT Developer Certification through the Certiport platform for students who complete the Mobile Application Development course with Prof. Leigh Jin. Please contact Prof. Leigh Jin if you are interested to learn more about that.
To learn more about MOS certification at SF State, please review the MOS registration site and sign-up for the mailing list (Mailchimp):
https://mos.dcio.tech
Certification Results:
Google Docs Link
Stay Current
Business and Technology Shows/Podcasts:
- Marketplace Radio Show (podcasts): http://www.marketplace.org/
- Marketplace Tech Podcast: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/
- Marketplace Corner Office: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/corner-office-from-marketplace/
Business / Financial Markets Newsletters/Shows:
- Morningbrew Newsletter: morningbrew.com/daily/r/?kid=1415dc61
- Mad Money: https://www.cnbc.com/mad-money/
Business and Technology News:
- Foundr Magazine: https://foundr.com
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): https://www.eff.org/
- The Economist magazine has a great "Technology Quarterly" every quarter (check library)
- BBC "Technology of Business": http://www.bbc.com/news/business-11428889
- TechCrunch Technology News: http://techcrunch.com/
- Fast Company and other business magazines, such as BusinessWeek, Wired, Inc., Entrepreneur, Fortune, Forbes
- Popular Science Magazine : http://www.popsci.com
- VentureBeat Tech News: http://venturebeat.com/
- Crunchbase Investment News: https://www.crunchbase.com/
- Bloomberg Technology News: http://www.bloomberg.com/technology
- Twit TV https://twit.tv/
- MIT Technology Review: http://www.technologyreview.com/business/
- Ars Technica: http://arstechnica.com/
- Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/
- KQED Technology News: http://ww2.kqed.org/news/category/technology
Corporate Information Technology News:
- InformationWeek: http://www.informationweek.com/
- CIO Magazine: http://www.cio.com/
- InfoWorld: http://www.infoworld.com/
- ComputerWorld: http://www.computerworld.com/
- Red Herring: http://www.redherring.com/