Chapter Ten (5-13-10)

I got my second assignment back and I got 100% on it so I was excited. I am nervous about the final exam because I need to get an A in order for me to get an A on the class. I have extra credit points available, but I don't want to rely on that or depend on it. I have been studying and I hope that the final has same questions like the exams. I also went over the exams so I feel prepared. Right now, I am doing a last review just to make sure that I know all the information. I am nervous, but I hope I will be okay so I get a good grade in the class. I don't see how I could get a C for the final and the extra points will help me as well.

Exam #4 (5-11-10)

Today was the exam and I really hope that I did well. I answered all the questions and hopefully I got full points on the essay questions. The hardest part was knowing so many Decision Support Systems because most of them seemed similar and it was hard to distinguish one from the other. Since the final is cumulative it would be nice if all we needed to study is previous exams. Hopefully, we have a good review day on Thursday because there is allot of information that could possibly appear on the final. As soon as I get some feedback on my Excel homework #2 I will finish it so I can start reviewing ahead without having any worries. I am glad I took this class because I learned allot and it was useful. Will we know our grade before the final or until it gets posted two weeks after finals?

Chapter Ten (5-6-10)

Today in class we went over the first section of Chapter 10. I started the Excel assignment and I thought the spreadsheet was going to be similar to the one from the last Excel assignment. It was somewhat hard because we were not given formulas or any extra information to figure out how to complete the spreadsheet. It was based on whether you understand the concepts of what was explained in the assignment sheet. I actually was able to complete the spreadsheet and I am currently waiting to see if I filled out the spreadsheet correctly before I move on and finish the other questions. I like completing the assignments, but I hope it would have been given to us 3 weeks before finals because usually the last week of class is when there are so many things due. I hope the exam won't be too difficult. I have been trying to look over my notes day by day.

Excel Demo #2 (5-4-10)

Today was an easy day. We had the Excel Demo #2 and it was basically just adding graphs and learning one new formula or technique. The graph part was really easy and I was also able to see so thanks. I turned in my Excel Assignment #1 and with some help from the instructor I was able to get a perfect score. I am hoping I wont have questions for the next assignment because I understood everything we did in class. This is one of the classes where you learn something new and interesting every class session. I enjoy the class and it is a good class to take. We have an exam coming up so I need to start studying because I haven't. I like working on Excel better than Access because there are so many things to play around with. You can add so many things to make your page look nice like graphs or color. The assignments helped me because if I ever need to organize some data or work in finance or accounting I will know what resources to use.

Excel Demo (4-29-10)

Excel is somewhat confusing than I thought because we were going fast and the font size was small. While doing the demo in class I lost myself because it is a little hard to see from the back. Once I get the assignment I am sure I will figure it out because it gives you the directions. I don't remember using the same formulas that we used here in the last computer class I took. We had to insert formulas too, but we had to make the assignment look as the sample in the book. There was allot more information to insert than formulas to play around with. We had to underline a few things, bold some letters, change the font size, or the color. I plan on starting the assignment this weekend because I don't want to forget everything that we just did. It should not take long to complete so I will probably get it checked next class session. The Access assignment was easier because with Excel the formulas and different calculations make it confusing.

Chapter Nine (4-27-10)

Today's lecture was interesting because we talked about artificial intelligence. We got to watch the Roomba in action and on the website I saw some other unique cleaners like the pool cleaner named Verro. Also how you mentioned that the computers in later years will be smarter than us. It is actually really interesting to think about it, but it makes you wonder how life will be in the future. Like the example that you gave in class about how a company needs a CEO, but if robots will be as smart as humans then what is going to happen. Even though the robots can be efficient and effective I still think that humans can do certain things better like in the medical field. I would feel more comfortable getting surgery done by a doctor than by a robot or getting my medication. In addition, it could be something good because it would avoid getting sued by family members. The hospitals and nursing homes would save allot of time. The robot wouldn't get sent to jail because that would be ridiculous. I agree with you that robots should be used for dangerous tasks because it saves many humans.

Chapter Nine (4-22-10)

I actually missed class today because I had an exam on finance to study for. I wanted to be well prepared and ready for it. I had studied the day before, but i was determined to get a good grade on the exam. Therefore, I missed class and worked on allot of finance problems. It was my first time being absent and I know it will be the last time. I look forward to doing the best part of the class for me, which are the assignments. According to the schedule we have a demo on Thursday so its coming up soon. I have one question and that is how many points do we get for posting up our blog?