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Instructions for project 1 can be found here:  Project 1 revised Spring 2011 BusApps vW

You will need this spreadsheet to complete the project:  retail_sales_feb08

Some of the links to articles listed in the syllabus are not working.  Although you could search for the articles at library.temple.edu, I have posted all of the articles listed in the syllabus on Blackboard (not in this blog).  Open the Blackboard site for this course and select Course Documents to download the articles.  This […]

Grace Hopper, the person most responsible for modern programming languages, appeared on 60 minutes in the 80s.   The interview included her famous nanosecond lecture.   You can view the interview here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sUT7gFQEsY

Looks like Hardee’s has some competition from McDonalds in Japan.  The Mega Tomago has three beef patties, egg, and two slices of bacon.

Looks like Hardee’s has some competition from McDonalds in Japan. 

The Mega Tomago has three beef patties, egg, and two slices of bacon.

You may get a message indicating that your program has failed because the web is not configured as an application or was moved.  If you have this problem . . . Close Visual Studio.  Then delete  the web.config file in your application folder.  Restart Visual Studio and build the program.  The web.config file will be […]

As you review the Electronic Commerce slides and Jessup Chapter 6, I suggest that you make notes of The key points on the slides Topics that we should discuss in class Topics that need clarification or further discussion After we review the slides, I will ask the groups to do some web research in class and be ready […]

Minor changes have has been made to the syllabus.   All three phases of the Identity Management project are now due on the same day.   Specific due dates have been added for the Identity Management and Group Term Presentation assignments.  If you already printed the syllabus — please check the new schedule for the changes.

A minor change has been made to the syllabus.   All three phases of the Identity Management project are now due on the same day.   If you already printed the syllabus — check the new schedule for the change.

I have posted lab accounts in the gradebook.  If you can’t view the gradebook — contact Manoj Chacko (MIS Technology Coordinator).  Contact information is located in the Staff Information area of this blog.

Lab Accounts are now posted in the gradebook.  Be sure not to change the password on your account.   Your account and password will also be used to access a web services server later in the term.  You will not be able to access that server if you change your account.

To prepare for week 2, you should view The World is Flat and read HBS case 908M17, The Globalization of Wyeth. The World is Flat is a video of a lecture on globalization by Tom Friedman.  You can view the video at http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/266/ Be ready to answer the following questions when we discuss the video in class: What are the main […]

You can download the course syllabus here:

MIS 2901 Syllabus Spring 2011 (Revised January 19)

This article from the BBC discusses the UK’s entries in the Robot Football World Cup.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11618151

Is a Robot Cricket Test Match next?

This article from the New York Times points out that more people are currently buying Android phones than iPhones.  The article points out that, if this trend continues, there will be more Android phones in a year than iPhones.  Do you think Android will ultimately be more successful than the iPhone?  Why?  What will be […]

Here’s a link a demo of an Expert System called Eliza which we will be reviewing in class. http://chayden.net/eliza/Eliza.html You must have a Java enabled browser to run the demo. Eliza was developed a long time ago and is primitive by today’s standards.   But it can give you some insights related to Expert Systems.  Look […]

The cost of a gallon of HP printer ink is $8000 making it more expensive than a first growth Borde aux wine! A gallon of Chateau Lafite Rothschild costs about $2000 to $4000 depending on the vintage. The article states that HP’s profit margin on supplies is 14-16%. If this is correct, some of the cost is […]

But — Will we see a cyber crime wave associated with cheaper robot technology? Here’s an article in Electronics Weekly about a prediction by Noel Sharkey of the University of Scheffield and others.   http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/26/49134/robot-crime-wave-warning.htm The article mentions a contest at this year’s International Aerial Robotics Competition where contestants are being challenged to remove a flash drive from […]

Tom Friedman returned to MIT in 2007 and presented an update to The World is Flat. Here’s a video of his update:

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/519