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Table of Contents
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The Standard Boilerplate
* Course Overview
* Learning Outcomes
* Teaching Methodology
* Recommended Resources
Session 1 – Course Introduction & Terminology Review
Homework Due this session
In Class Discussion
- Review of Syllabus - Learning Objectives, Format, Deliverables
- Review Terminology
Lab – HTML & XML
- Anatomy of a Web Page
Presentation
Session 2 – Enterprise Applications and ROI
Homework Due this session
In Class Discussion
Talk with someone in your IT department (or surrogate). Ask for some examples of IT ROI extremes – from extreme waste of time or money to monumental payoff.
Topics Covered
- Promise of Enterprise Applications
- Hidden ROI – Network Effect of Costs
- Enterprise Apps
- Supply Chain Management
- Procurement
- Inventory Management
- Accounting and Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Communication and Workflow Management
- XML, SOAP and Web Services -Connecting Businesses
- Service Oriented Architecture
Notes
Some time will be set aside at the end of class to discuss session 3 presentations.
Session 3 – PC and Telecom Tech Review - Presentations
Homework Due this session
* Presentation
* Setup initial Wiki for final project at [http://www.wikidot.com]
Depending upon class size and individual schedules, students will select one of the following areas to present to the class. Typically, the presentations will be done by 1 person (2 people if the project is large enough), and will take approximately 10 minutes per person. The purpose of this section is to dive into some specific technologies, and practice presentations skills that will be graded on the final project. There is no written paper required, however, you will supply the instructor with a black & white version with notes section filled in (to aid you with your presentation).
- Web 2.0 Social Networking For New Product Development
- Many products are hitting the market that use social network like paradigms (like facebook or twitter) and apply them to new product development.
- They work on different models: some are hosted while others must be loaded on a corporate server
- There are free / open / closed and commercial options. Pick two or three and compare and contrast.
- Favorites include Cyn.in (http://www.cynapse.com/cynin/features) based on Plone Platform (http://plone.org/) which is GPL licensed and predominantly Python
- Comparison of free Software Licenses
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_software_licences
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Software_License
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_license
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_license
- Open Source Initiative (OSI) and Free Licensing
- Office Phone Systems
- Panasonic
- Toshiba
- NEC
- [[[Drive and Data Encryption]]
- Viruses, Worms - How and Why
- Review of Open Office vs. Micrsoft Office
- Hardware Security Devices (Spam / Intrusion Detection)
- Snort - open source intrusion detection system (great for IT pros)
- Online Backup Systems
- Mozy Pro
- Others
- Linux Comparisons (including MacOS)
- UBuntu
- Suse
- Red Hat / Fedora
- Cloud Computing - Google Docs
- Remote Desktop
- Logmein.com
- VNC / UltraVNC / TightVNC
- Others
- Wiki Demo
- DocuWiki
- Wikipedia
- Active Directory & LDAP
- Wireless Access Points
- Features that Commercial Units have that home units don't
- How many users per access point
- Application Provider Services
- Citrix
- Password Storage Software Erin Neuhardt
- KeePass / KeepassX (Opensource)
- Active Web Sites
- Drupal
- ASP.NET
- Java Server Pages
- Databases
- Compare and Contrast SQL vs NoSQL databases
- Compare Open / Free options (Like PostGre / MySQL) to commercial packages like Oracle, DB2 & MS SQL
- Online Presentation and Collaboration
- Webex
- Lotus Sametime
- Google Presentations
- Virtual Machines
- Compare and contrast Free vs Commercial Virtual Machines.
- VirtualPC (MS Free closed source)
- VirtualBox (free/closed source / open source)
- VMWare and others
- HTML5
- Lastpass
- googledocs
- Online Backup
- Google OS
- Virtual Machines
- ubuntu
- Second Life
Session 4 – Managing Risk – Securing your data and business
Homework Due this session
In Class Discussion – Please be prepared to discuss the following
What would happen if you spilled soda on your laptop? Are your files backed up? What about your desktop at home or work? Assuming you have all the CD’s necessary to reinstall software, what files should you back up (i.e. where are all your document files located?).
Topics Covered
- Backup Data
- Outsourcing
- Disaster Recovery
- Encryption – Public and Private
- Storage Area Networks (SAN)
- Network Attached Storage (NAS)
- Identity Management
- Passwords
- Digital Ids
- Biometrics
- Single Sign On
Session 5 – Knowledge Management, Collaboration, Workflow Automation
Homework Due this session
Discussion – Please be prepared to discuss the following
How do you locate experts at work? If you have learned an important lesson, how do you document it so others can learn from your experience? Do you collaborate online? Do you have any processes that are regulated through an automated email routing or other automated workflow?
Topics Covered
- KM
- Expert Locators
- Content Management
- Tacit vs Explicit Knowledge
- Taxonomy vs Keyword
- Workflow Automation
- Web use policy and monitoring
- Creating a High Productivity IT Workplace
- Sarbanes-Oxley (SARBOX)
- HIPAA
Session 6 – Group Project Presentations, Miscellaneous Topics and Course Critiques
Homework Due this session
Discussion – Please be prepared to discuss the following
Determine what your privacy policy is at work. Are you monitored? Are there restrictions to what can browse? What agreements (if any) have you signed related to your use of the Internet or Email at work?
Topics Covered
- Privacy
- Repetitive Stress
