EDU 5650
Assignment #1:
Scanning Databases
In this initial assignment,
your task will be to visit several well-known websites, which
utilize databases to convey information for decision-making.
As you visit these sites, you
will be asked to describe the sites, outline the data available at
these sites, and determine what decisions could be made using these
data using a matrix to summarize your notes.
At the conclusion of this
assignment, you will be asked to reflect on these sites as to their
usefulness and timeliness for decision-makers.
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Textbook Assigned
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Assignment #1 Resources:
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Assignment # 1 Directions and Resources
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Assignment #1: Website
Review Links
Click the Links below for access to the websites
www.JustforKids.org
www.schoolmatters.org
http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/cities_table/
(Best Places to live Issue)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/grhome.htm
(Graduate School Rankings Issue)
Password Required
(see
Written Assignment #1)
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Related Textbook
Chapter Readings: Assignment #1
(B)=Bernhardt (H)=Holcomb
(R)= Reeves
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Complete Schedule of Course Reading Assignments
(B): Chapters 1-3
(H): Chapters 1-3
(R): Chapters 1-2
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Links to Readings for Assignment #1:
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