XMIT   Module  - Application of Emerging Technology Schedule, Assignments, & Links
Weeks	Dates	Topics / Slides	Readings	Assignments	%
11 Saunders	04/12 FtF	Basic decision technology	Saunders1 Saunders2 Search engines	Submit & have Approved Topic for Individual Presentation on 12/15	-
12 Saunders	04/19 Web	Simulation	McKinsey Bellinger; Saunders3  Saunders4	1.) Online Mini-exam 1;	10.0
13 Saunders	04/26 FtF	Human computer interface	Berg pp 309-398; Saunders5	1.)Technology presentation (Individual) 2.) Meeting in Virtual Reality	15.0
14 Saunders	05/03 Web	Knowledge Management	Berg pp855-884; Saunders6	Online Mini-exam 2	10.0
15 Saunders	05/10 FtF	Artificial intelligence	Saunders7	Competitive assessment report (Team)	10.0
				Class participation	5.0
~~	~~	~~	~~	Total	50.0

    Readings

Week 1 - FtF

1. Saunders, J.H. Methods for aiding decision makers at: http://www.johnsaunders.com/papers/Dec_anal.htm

2. Saunders, J.H. A manager's guide to group decision support systems at: http://www.johnsaunders.com/papers/gdss.htm

Read about the following search engines: Google; Copernic; Lycos/CYC; Web Ferret
at: http://www.botknowledge.com/

Week 2 - Web

Bertsche, D., Crawford, C., and Macadam, S. Is Simulation Better than Experience? The 
McKinsey Quarterly 1996 Number 1. Available at http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com//. 

Bellinger, G. "Systems Thinking", Outsights at: http://www.outsights.com/systems/intst/int.htm

3. Saunders, J.H. System dynamics basics at: http://www.johnsaunders.com/papers/sysdyn.htm

4. Saunders, J.H. Management Flight Simulators at http://www.johnsaunders.com/papers/mfs.htm

Week 3 - FtF

5. Saunders, J.H. Advances in the human computer interface at: http://www.johnsaunders.com/papers/hci.htm

Week 4 - Web

6. Saunders, J.H. The two faces of knowledge management at: http://www.johnsaunders.com/papers/twofaces.htm

Week 5 - FtF

7. Saunders, J.H. A primer on artificial intelligence techniques at: http://www.johnsaunders.com/papers/aitechniques.htm