A Non-linear Delivery of Instruction as Applied to the Evolution of Learning in a MBA Information Technology Course A Case Study

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A Non-linear Delivery of Instruction as Applied
to the Evolution of Learning in a MBA Information
Technology Course A Case Study

• Nicholas Harkiolakis, PhD

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The Case Study

• MBA e-Business Technologies
• Duration 12 sessions (weeks)
• Students Background
• Information Technology
• Health Care Management
• Public Relations
• Finance
• Accounting

• Syllabus
• Organizational needs for integration and
  flexibility
• Present status of Information Technology in
  business
• The integration of business, ERP
  functions/applications
• ERP trends and major vendors of software and
  services
• Inter-organizational systems (supply chain and
  EDI)
• Collaborative systems and knowledge management
• Key design and implementation tradeoffs in
  large-scale distributed development
• Improving reliability
• Effective data sharing within and between
  computers
• Web based application frameworks
• Essential infrastructure for distributed Web
  applications in UNIX and Windows environments
• Clients and Services
• Networked streams
• Command and event processors
• RPC, CORBA, J2EE and .NET
• Proprietary and open source solutions
• Web Services
• Grid computing

• Project

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• e-Business Fundamentals I
• e-Business Overview
• e-Business Trends
• e-Business Strategy
• e-Business Design
• e-Business Cycle Phases
• Transform Business Processes
• Build Applications
• Enabling Infrastructure
• Leverage
• Web-Based Application Architecture
• Architecture Fundamentals
• Client/Server Computing
• Client-Side Technologies
• Server-Side Technologies
• Web Services 

• e-Business Fundamentals II
• e-Business Building Block
• Client Building Block
• Network Building Block
• Application Server Building Block
• Connector Building Block
• Security Building Block
• Performance Building Block
• Management Building Block
• Business Patterns
• Overview
• User-to-Business Application Topologies
• Reusable Assets
• Business Pattern Usage
• User-to-Business Pattern
• Business Models
• Emerging Business Models
• e-Marketplaces
• Building an e-Business

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The Remaining Syllabus

• E-Commerce Fundamentals
• Process mapping and UML
• XML and Web Services
• J2EE
• .NET Framework
• M-Commerce and Wireless Technologies
• Special Topics
• ERP
• Corporate Portals
• Agent Technology
• e-Business Security

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Student Anxiety
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Application Areas

• Physics
• Mathematics
• Chemistry
• Seminars

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Traditional Approach
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Future Directions

• Quantitative Research
• Collaborations?

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Thank You