It will be more evident with the Beijing Olympics coming up in a month or so!
One of the threads in Session 7 provided a means for you to give me mid-semester feedback. Thanks for your feedback!!!
As a result of this feedback request, I will be making the following changes:
1. Require that all postings and blogs be APA compliant with references.
2. Require a 200-word threshold for postings.
3. Add a midterm to THIS semester.
4. Change this f2f class to a hybrid in order that I can torture students in person.
5. Students get a personal visit from Miss Rambo!
Only kidding! :-)
Sorry that this class won't be using the new textbook but the current events postings have kept us all up to date.
Session 7 involved enterprise integration which is one of the greatest challenges in any organization. I hope students now understand the tools for integration such as ERPs, CRM, data warehouses, data marts and so on. Just as important, I hope that they understand the issues and challenges associated with with implementing and maintaining them. Incidentally many of these tools are being used for homeland security to help organizations to talk to one another and connect the dots.
Several semesters ago, I experienced a major failure of an ERP. It had an not-so-friendly interface, a cryptic navigation system, poor performances (long response times) and poorly written documentation. What was ironic was that the university had classes on ERP implementation, designing effective user interfaces, optimizing system performance and preparing quality documentation! Goes to show that we in academia often don't do what we preach!
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