BUS-620 Main Syllabus Full Summer 2000
Class Contacts:
Date Topic Reading
June 6 Introduction;
Web Resource Page Assignments
Scott -- Electronic Data Interchange Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Lacey -- Web Portals
Frankie -- CORBA
Mickey -- Embedded Systems/Windows CE/Mobile Computing
(non-desktop computing)
Mike -- Next Generation Internet/Internet 2
Kenneth -- MySAP.com
Bo -- WAP
Stan -- TransMeta
Nina -- ABAP
Julie -- Pervasive Computing
Tabitha -- Yield Management Systems
Reithel -- Assorted ERP Links
12(Mon) Assigned Readings:
Article Set I
Business Engineering and Enterprise Optimization CK 1
The Business Blueprint CK 2
Article Set II
Configure to Order CK 3
Value Chain Thinking CK 4
Scott -- Neural Networks
Lacey -- Bioinformatics
Frankie -- XML
Mickey -- Nanomachines
Mike -- Spread spectrum networking
Kenneth -- MRP II
Bo -- PCS
Stan -- Beowulf/Clustering
Nina -- Ubiquitous/Pervasive Computing
Julie -- Virtual Teams
Tabitha -- Kerberos
Wang -- M-Commerce
20 Assigned Readings:
Article Set III
Production Logistics CK 6
When They're Everywhere DM 2
Sales Logistics CK 5
The Revolution Yet to Happen DM 1
Procurement Logistics CK 7
Beyond Limits DM 3
Introduction to Electronic Commerce WC 1
Microdisplay Report
Scott -- Biometrics
Lacey -- Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
Frankie -- HomeRF
Mickey -- Molecular/Protein Computing
Mike -- Jini
Kenneth -- Data Warehouse
Bo -- Christopher Alexander
Stan -- Linux
Nina -- Virtual Universities
Julie -- GroupWare
Tabitha -- Massively Parallel Processors/Computing
Wang -- PDA
27 Assigned Readings:
External Accounting CK 8
The Tide, Not the Waves DM 4
Information Technology in the Post-Industrial
Revolution WC 2
Citibank -- looking for a billion customers
Recommended Magazines:
Business 2.0
FastCompany
Organization and Human Resource Management CK 9
How to Think about Trends DM 5
Redefining the Geography of Space, Time, and Money WC 3
Business Planning and Controlling CK 10
The Coming Age of Calm Technology DM 6
What is a Meme? How about Memetics?
How do paradigms (Kuhn) shape thinking about
the future? See the following
web resources:
World Futurist Society and
Institute for the Future
What impact will services like AT&T's OneRate have on
organizations and society?
July 6(Thur) Exam 1 -- due today Assigned Readings: Supply Chain Management and Information Alliances WC 4 Capital Asset Management CK 11 Growing Up in the Culture of Simulation DM 7 Silicon Motor Speedway www.game.org (MUDs) Quake 2 multiuser site Microsoft Gaming Zone Games at "OurInteractiveMall" Yahoo! Gaming Page Telecommunications Infrastructure in Transition WC 5 American Demographics is a great resource for demographics trends.
Web Resource Page Assignments
Scott -- SMART CARDS
Lacey -- Sales Force Automation
Frankie -- Employee and Workplace Monitoring
Mickey -- SAP Screen Captures
Mike -- Optical Computing
Kenneth -- C R M
Bo -- Spectrum Auctions
Stan -- CGI
Nina -- RFID
Julie -- Data Mining
Tabitha -- Network Security Assessment Tools
11 Assigned Readings: Architecture of the R/3 System CK 12 Why It's Good That Computers Don't Work Like the Brain DM 8 Access to Electronic Commerce Services WC 6 The Future of the Future from Wired magazine R/3 Framework and Infrastructure CK 13 The Logic of Dreams DM 9 Electronic Auctions and Intermediaries WC 7 Check out the Global Business Network and their web on Scenario Planning
Web Resource Page Assignments
Scott -- Oracle and OLAP
Lacey -- Electronic Bill Paying & Electronic Banking
Frankie -- AI in Robotics and Flexible Circuits
Mickey -- SAP Screen Shots -- the Sequel
Mike -- Smart Homes
Kenneth -- EAI
Bo -- LMDS / MMDS
Stan -- OnStar-type systems & GPS & Smart Highways
Nina -- Cyber-relationships
Julie -- Digital Signatures
Tabitha -- Application Service Provider
18 Assigned Readings:
Business Engineering in R/3 CK 14
End-Running Human Intelligence DM 10
A World Without Work DM 11
Electronic Financial Markets WC 8
Prophets of the Computer Age from The Atlantic Monthly
See, in particular, the essay "As We May Think"
by Vannevar Bush
New Age Enterprise CK 15
The Design of Interaction DM 12
The Stumbling Titan DM 13
Digital Storefronts WC 9
MicroWorkz offers a $199 computer called the iToaster
U.S. Dept of Commerce electronic commerce website
which includes the report
The Emerging Digital Economy II
Where will technologies like Digital Angel lead?
25 Assigned Readings:
The Leaders of the Future DM 14
Information Warfare DM 15
Logistics & Service Opportunities and Issues WC 11
Visa, Sun & Cisco team up for Universal Commerce (CNN article)
21st Century Workforce Commission
Learn 2 Link reference page on the IT Workforce
Summer 1999 Individual Final Projects:
Tim -- Web Sites and Democracy
Robin -- Smart Houses
Casey -- Data Storage (esp. Holographic storage)
Pinata -- Software Agents in E-Commerce
Edward -- XML: Extensible Markup Language
31 Last class day
Assigned Readings:
Virtual Feudalism DM 16
Sharing Our Planet DM 17
There and Not There DM 18
Successful E-Commerce WC 12
Aug 1 Final Exam
TOPIC COVERAGE SUMMARY:
Hours ERP Systems 12 Enterprise Systems Management 8 Interorganizational Systems 8 Technology Trends 10 -- Total 38
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