Howdy everybody - haven't blogged lately because I was getting ready for the start of summer school..... I have two classes and they each run for 8 weeks... both classes have 28 students and they are both on-line courses..... I have been busy the last couple of days answering e-mails and posting lecture notes for the students.

Both of these classes are information systems classes - one is called Management Information Systems and the purpose of this class, a core class in the BBA curriculum, is to expose students to the strategic advantages of using a wide variety of information systems in organizations - the other class is a Management elective and is called Data Management. In that class we discuss using information as on organization asset and we study the relational database approach to the creation of data models in the organization.

Both classes are heavily weighted toward the successful completion of information systems assignments. In the MIS class, 30% of the grade is derived from 13 assignments the rest of the grade is from four exams and participation in on-line discussion forums. In the Data Management class 20% is from an exam and the other 80% is from ACCESS database tutorials, Internet assignments, a database that is the same for everyone, and a database the each student creates to solve some problem that is important to the student.

Summer school moves at an amazing clip. There is almost no chance of getting in trouble by being bored... In fact, it is an exciting time because of the pace.. I cannot afford to get behind in either class. The great thing about on-line classes is that the student is responsible for keeping up with their work without me looking over their shoulder.... no hidden cameras, so to speak.....

My friend Matthew his having his last, prayerfully, chemo therapy treatment this week. My friend Dennis is having his last radiation treatments this week.... Thank you all for all the prayers you have offered for these two wonderful people. May God shine his light upon them and their caregivers...

Well, that's about it for today... no snappy pictures today, just words....

Please, take good care of yourself so you can take good care of someone else. God bless you, john