Faculty Summit 2005

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Faculty Summit 2005 July 18, 2005 Gino
Sorcinelli gino_at_som.umass.edu
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• SOM 210 Goal and Structure

• Goal students will understand how IS help
  managers make better decisions.
• Structure Large lecture sections
  (twice-a-week). In-class writing-to-learn
  exercises Large group discussion Lab
  (once-a-week). Team-based exercises Post
  results to course Portal

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SOM 210 Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate skills in search and retrieval of
  business-related information.
• Apply online research skills (identify, organize,
  analyze, manage information).
• Solve problems in collaborative/team environment.
• Develop writing, presentation, and Web publishing
  skills.

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Host Systems/ Superservers
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• Michael Lewis Author.
• Next The Future Just Happened (BBC produced
  documentary, and AE aired the video).
• In 2003, he wrote MoneyBall.

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