MATERIALS ONLINE. Start exploring those materials listed under TOOLS and see also: Bibliographic Resources by THEME; the SYLLABUS and note specifically guidance on GRADING and LABS; see also the course INTRODUCTION and COURSE STRUCTURE AND OBJECTIVES.
Key Textbooks:
John Seeley Brown, Paul Duguid, 2000. The Social Life of Information. Harvard Business School Press.
Arthur A. Few. 1996. System Behavior and System Modeling. University Science Books.
Michael C. Daconta, Leo J. Obrst, and Kevin T. Smith, 2003. The Semantic Web: A Guide to the Future of XML, Web Services, and Knowledge Management. Wiley Publishers.
Peter F. Drucker, 2001. Management Challenges for the 21st Century. Harper Business. Chapters 1-5.
Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity : A Platform for Designing Business Architecture , by Jamshid Gharajedaghi (Author). Butterworth-Heinemann; (May 10, 1999)
Ten Steps to a Learning Organization by Peter Kline , Bernard Saunders . Great Ocean Pub; 2nd edition (April 1998)
Chris Collison & Geoff Parcell, 2001. Learning to Fly: Practical lessons from one of the World's Leading Knowledge Companies. Capstone Publishing Limited.
Presentation Skills For Managers by Jennifer Rotondo, Mike Rotondo Jr.
Presenting to Win by Jerry Weissman
Say It with Presentations: How to Design and Deliver Successful Business Presentations, by Gene Zelazny
Say It With Charts: The Executive's Guide to Visual Communication, by Gene Zelazny
An Introduction to General Systems Thinking, by Gerald M. Weinberg . Dorset House; ( April 15, 2001)
Isee Systems, Introduction to Systems Thinking with STELLA Guide (Win).
Andrew Ford, Modeling the Environment. Island Press.
National Academy of Sciences, 2002. Down to Earth: Geographic Information for Sustainable Development in Africa, Committee on the Geographic Foundation for Agenda 21, Committee on Geography, Mapping Science Committee, National Research Council.
- National Academy of Sciences. 1998. People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science. Washington DC . URL: http://www.nap.edu/books/0309064082/html/
- Tomlinson. Roger F. 2003. - Thinking About GIS: Geographic Information System Planning for Managers. ESRI Press.
COURSE FORMAT: The class will be taught in two formats: a) a seminar/panel mode for lecture presentations by the coordinators and invited outside guest speakers; b) the second part is a 3-6 hour laboratory experience per week done in the Geoinformatics Laboratory - Jorgensen Learning Center, Del Web Library.
ASSIGNMENTS--see - GRADING.
COURSE SCHEDULE will be revised and updated as needed - the current schedule is:
March 26 - June 1, 2007 -
6:00-9:30 PM Monday evenings (Room 117 Griggs Hall)6:00-9:30 PM Tuesday evenings (Geoinformatics Lab formerly Jorgensen Learning Center)
COURSE HOMEPAGE = http://resweb.llu.edu/rford/courses/SPOL665/