1. Require that all postings and blogs be APA compliant with references.
2. Require a 150-word threshold.
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. Bring back Miss Rambo!
Only kidding! These are what I plan to do (at least try!)...
1. I will provide more postings during the course of the week so you get an idea on my "take" on things (and give some positive feedback).
2. Encourage podcasts for current events postings (I'm actually doing that by you reading this right now!)
3. In future classes, look into reducing the weekly assignments.
4. In future classes, add an introductory lecturette.
5. Update the textbook (we will do this in the Fall.)
Hope I didn't miss anything. If I did, please provide a comment to this posting.
Thank you again for your useful feedback! Remember "no stick in the eye" in the semester-ending course eval!
Okay, back to the show....
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.
Last semester, I have experienced a major failure of an ERP. It had an not-so-friendly interface, a cryptic navigation system, poor performances (long response times 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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