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=Welcome to ITM 734=

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=Getting Started= I created three 'Projects' - what WikiSource calls them. Each 'Project' is like mini-wiki of it's own inside the course wiki. That means you can make pages as you like for them. Here are the projects I made - use = = the homepage of each project as a Table of Contents for the Project. You can see these projects in the navigation bar on the left side of the window. = =
 * Weekly Wiki Activities- you will be working on each week, including discussions when this is the Wiki Activity for a week. Each activity can be a new page (be sure to label clearly with the week number and name of the activity.
 * Course Project- this is for everything related to your course project.
 * Team Reflections(due once a week) - use a new page for each weeks' reflection.
 * Team Contract - Reach a common understanding of the group's tasks

=Useful Information=
 * Posting Google documents onto a wikispaces page
 * 734 Team Calendar
 * Meeting Minutes

=Course Introductions=

**Cindy Corritore**
My introduction is in BL > Course Materials. Most important thing - this course is my area of specialization - so I am really looking forward to it!

**Ross Firoved**
I live in Norfolk, VA and work for a large Managed Care Organization providing both Medicaid and Medicare health care services/benefits. I am in the IT department and manage a couple of teams that consist of software developers, database developers, business analysts, application analysts and consultants. My team's normal work is around database development, etl, and COTS implementations. Yet, we are more and more getting involved in UI development and I hope that this class will have me better understand how we can design a smooth and nature interface for my business owners.

On the personal side, I am a father of 2 girls(8 and 6) and one boy(4). I love playing and watching sports. I help coach my children's sports teams and help them with their homework in the evenings. In the end, it is always family first.

This is my 5th class in the MS ITM program. The 4 previous classes that I have completed are ITM 789, MBA 702, ITM 736 and MBA 776. For this class I will primarily be using a pc.

My undergraduate degree is in Business with a focus on Management Information Systems.

**Jeff Pick**
My name is Jeff and this is now my 9th course in the ITM program. I received my undergraduate degree from Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, IA in Business Administration. Before that, I attended the DeVry Institute of Technology in Kansas City studying Computer Information Systems.

I am a true IT geek and have worked in many technical roles. My strongest area is with anything related to the web. I have been working with networking and web-related technologies for almost the entirety of my career. Currently, I am the manager of the "web team" for a national ice cream manufacturer. I work closely with the Marketing department and our Ad Agencies to make the technical aspects of their campaigns happen as well as managing the corporate intranet and various b2b web sites.

I am married to my high school sweetheart and we have twin daughters that just started college this year. We also have 3 younger children ages 9, 7, 6. You counted correct, that is 5 kids. They keep us very busy and thoroughly entertained.

My hope for the ITM program is that it will provide a foundation that will make me more qualified for Director and VP level positions within IT....preferably somewhere near a beach without Nebraska winters. :)

I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on UI design and developing positive user experiences from my work on the web. On the web, you don't have the luxury of providing training or large user manuals. The UI must be intuitive by default for any level of success. I hope to gain a deeper knowledge of UI design principles and possibly how to sell the benefits of a good UX to executives when developing internal software projects.

[[image:734/keywesthemmingway.jpg width="84" height="84"]]**Jesse Drosdick**
Hello again this is Jesse, and I can't wait to discuss some of the design issues we seem to have faced in just getting to the wiki. We use wiki's all the time at work, or at least they are everywhere, but they frustrate me totally. I am still not sure I am actually accepted and logged in here as I write this. Feedback and direction on how to respond to issues is going to be a fun topic from the perspective of good design. Anyway, I am interested in clinical decision support tools and applications and good UX is a key enabler for generating better outcomes and data for analysis.

I live in Durham NC, It is finally college basketball season so we have something to cheer about from a sports perspective. I work for IBM, from home, as an architect managing the opportunity data warehouse for the internal IBM sales teams. I have been in IT for 15 years now, following a 12 year career in Banking. My undergrad degree is in Economics and I grew up in the Midwest, which is how I know Creighton.

I have two boys, 16 and 12 and like to design and create DIY projects around my home for fun and as a way to impart skills to my kids. I am an avid scuba diver and dive the wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic, I am training for a new U-boat dive this summer, the 701 off of Cape Hatteras. I am in my 50th year on the planet and have two semesters (4 courses) to complete my MA. One thought I have is to try to get a senior IT / Data Management position at Divers Alert Network after I have completed my degree. We have to continue to learn and evolve and transform ourselves and our skills to stay relevant and employed.

**Richard Kenton**
Hey, I finally figured out how to post my profile on the homepage! Hi Jeff, Jesse, Ross, Leo and Dr. C.--we're together again. So, my profile: I answer to Richard, and I'm from South Dakota, attended Catholic schools there, and earned my BA in political science at Creighton. My career has been in financial services sales, and I currently work for a large regional bank owned by a French bank. Yes, the Eurozone debt crisis does reach into Omaha--we already had layoffs in my office. All part of the Great Deleveraging. Speaking of which...I am interested in a new career in IT and have really liked this program--it has pulled me a lot of different directions, but ultimately it has taught me brand new skills and a way of thinking about the world. I'm still not a techie, but love discovering how technology can get information in the hands of the people who can do something with it. I should finish my degree by this summer and I am looking forward to new challenges. You guys have been great to work with in the past and I'm sure ITM 734 will continue that streak. For fun I used to ride horses but I have retired my ol' buddy, Norman, this summer, so he is taking it easy, teaching future calf ropers how to ride. Now I'm busy learning the guitar. Still no talent, but I'm getting better! And I use a lot technology to learn and play, so this course will probably touch on those technologies too.

**Leo Maddalena**


Hello again guys!! I'm still Leo and live just outside Omaha, NE in the booming metropolis of Hooper NE, population of 886 at last

check. Born and raised in NE, spent a few years of undergrad at Arizona State and finished up at Nebraska with a BS in Biology.

I work at the Nebraska Medical Center in the Emergency room for about 15 years and ready to transition to the world of IT.

I'm hoping to combine my healthcare experience with emerging computer technologies in perhaps EMR design and

implementations. I'm married with four girls in my dwelling I jokingly refer to as "the house of estrogen tyranny". I've always been

the classic worker bee so I hope to hone the skills necessary to effectively manage teams. I've already gained a great deal

of insight from you guys in the world of business and some of the mechanics happening below the surface. It's important I

absorb as much as possible from outside my little "healthcare biome" as it's all I've ever known really. I'm looking forward to

working with you guys yet again and I apologize for my pic apparel. Yes I am a Rams fan, have some pity.