Module 6 Questions

Reflections on a blurrr.......... Wow the semester went by quickly ! I had never taken an online course so the early couple of weeks learning how to post things and maneuver the WebCT was a little stressful. I like being in a classroom and having real-time interaction so this was a little harder for me to adjust to. I learn so much from other people and the expression of their opinions. This method of teaching and learning has those opportunities, but reading posts and commentary is not quite the same as a juicy discussion in class. Online courses force you to stumble through some things and figure out problems on your own since you don't know when someone will get back to you. If you are in a classroom you just raise your hand and get your answer. I will adjust to online work and I enjoy the flexibility...but it is harder to pick the brains of your teachers online.

I think my favorite topics/modules were on ethics and heuristics. I also have a greater appreciation for how difficult it is to create a DSS that is actually useful! I have areas that I feel I have broadened my knowledge and understanding quite a bit, and others that I think a whole semester course would be needed to grasp! I really enjoyed looking into human information processing and its impact on how we make decisions. Most of the of the content stuck to the objectives pretty well so my expectations were met.

I like the module concept. I would rather have all the modules up front so I can assess where I need to focus time and have the opportunity to print all my reading material if I need to take it with me. To be honest, I don't care much about grades anymore...I care about what I learn, so the fact that I didn't always have grades back before I started another module was less bothersome to me than some others. Sometimes the list of "to do" was long so I might have liked things broken up into smaller modules. I learned not to start a module without having enough time to finish all the various tasks or it was more difficult to go back and recall readings, etc. On a couple of modules I had to reread and go back over things, but that was okay. Learning is adapting, and now I have learned how to do some new things. The links and exposure to the various resource websites were excellent and I know I will be using them in the future. By trial and error I finally got most of the technical difficulties squared away !