Syllabus/Course
Outline
Week 4:
Assignment 5: Use the following document to practice the SQL commands on the
lab computer.
The username is "scott" and the
password is "tiger".
SQL
practice commands
Web Assignments Week 4:
Future
computing technologies
Hafnium
and chips
Nano
Switch Hints at Future Chips
A
foldable TV that fits in your T-shirt
Commies
in Washington? : End of Free Markets
Rich-world
multinationals strike back
Optional Reading:
Oil
money and hafnium
Silicon
Chips Stretch into Shape
Week 3:
Assignment 3: Manipulate the following data in an excel sheet and do regression analysis,
Labels A B
-40 -40
-20 -4
20 68
40 104
60 140
a. Graph the above mentioned data with labels marked clearly in the graph.
b. Add a trend line to the graph.
c. Display the equation on the chart.
d. Display the r-squared value on the chart.
e. Use the one with the highest r-squared value
f. After doing all these steps, sum the above mentioned values using the formula. Also find the average, standard deviation, the maximum and minimum values using the excel formulas.
g. Print the graph.
Assignment 4: Make a personal website with at least three pages using the website service provider "www.brinkster.com". Include at least ten hyperlinks, 3 pictures and any other information you want to share about any topic
Web Assignments Week 3:
China the World's Factory: From a Producer to a Consumer Economy
Scientific publishing: User-generated science
Airlines: Under the hammer
Saving Wall Street: The last resort
Week 2:
Assignment 2: Answer the following questions regarding the "hotmail" case
study,
a. What were the three options available for "hotmail" entrepreneurs?
b. What option did the Sabeer Bhatia ended up choosing and why?
c. If they chose to sell it, how much was "hotmail" finally sold for and who
bought it and if they chose to go public what is the current price of the
"hotmail" stock?
d. What is "venture capitalism"?
e. What is "viral marketing"?
Assignment 3: Research about frames on Google. Visit
any website which has frames and print a screenshot of the website.
Web Assignments Week 2:
Footloose
capitalism: Economist
Warning
sounded on web's future: BBC
Thanks
for the memory: Economist
Postmodern
wriggle: Economist
Pakistan:
A Case for Small Government
Touching
the future: Economist
Week 1:
Assignment 1: Write a two page autobiography.
Reading Assignments:
1. Read the article "Strategic Intent" in the course pack and be prepared
for class discussion.
Web Assignments Week 1:
The
hard drive size discrepancy: When a byte isn't a byte
Fastest
Supercomputer to be built
The
world wide web: The second browser war
How
secure is your card info?: BBC
The
computer says no: Economist
Optional Reading:
Harvard
Aims to Widen M.B.A. Pool
