Reflective learning blog

This week was especially challenging because I had to work on the group project in addition to the regular assignments. The group project was difficult due to the newness of the subject matter. I was able to grasp the importance of proper security in an organization. I was able to apply methods I learned from class to analyzing my own organization. Understanding the issues at hand and how they are being dealt with will help me grow as a professional in the future. Going to school in a war zone is a lot harder than I expected, but I’m look forward to the final exam.

Reflective learning blog session 9

My favorite part of the class is always the class discussions. I the discussion on conversion strategies to be a very interesting exercise and there were a verity of different views from people of different backgrounds and experiences. For example someone addressed the issue of training. I’ve seen the implementation of some good applications, but the staff was not properly trained on how to use the application proficiently. This resulted in the loss of productivity because the organization did not want to lose productivity on the front end. I always enjoy different and refreshing opinions from my classmates. The SWOT was also new to me and I can see its usefulness.

Reflective learning blog session 8

Being a former implementation specialist made the reading very interesting and familiar. I had never done a SWOT analysis before but I can defiantly see it usefulness in developing a business plan. I found the case study with dell very helpful in completely understanding how it is applied in the real world. Over all I find the way the text book, lecture notes, and the very creative lesson plans helpful in getting a complete understanding of the subject matter. Of course the interaction with the other students make the class seems more like real life than on the net.

Reflective learning blog session 7

Many of the subjects that were discussed in this week’s chapters such as IT management and globalization started clicking in for me. I’m usually so wraped up in the work I never get to stand back and take a academic view of what I am doing. I found the discussion on outsourcing very interesting and many students made valid points on both sides of the aisle.