This past Thursday marked the first day of my final semster at the University of Georgia in Athens. After a couple of days of strenuous syllabus sorting, things will actually get started on Tuesday. (I do have one class on Monday, but it’s a breeze :] ) Here are the classes I’m getting ready for:
Management Information Systems 4620 : Systems Analysis and Design
** Systems analysis and design with emphasis on the development of business application systems. Methods of system documentation are examined through the use of object-oriented and structured analysis tools and techniques for describing processes, use cases, data structures, system objects, file designs, input and output designs, and program specifications.
** This seems like it will be a good bit of work. Eek.
Management Information Systems 4630 : _ Network-Based Application Development_
** Network-based application development using a current development language and platform. Concepts include application development strategies and techniques, web technology platforms, a web development language and web services. Projects will involve development of a network-based application for an organization.
** Web apps built using JSP and Servlets basically. Boo Java.
Management Information Systems 5640 : _ Network Management_
** Basic computer networking technology concepts, standards, products, services, security, and emerging technologies. This course starts with basic networking, progressing to use of networking to deliver and manage network applications / services. While the focus of the course is around the Internet, the application of the concepts extends to other networks.
** We have to write a web app that searches an existing web service for this class. flickr.rb and Ruby on Rails anyone? This should be fun.
Management Information Systems 5990 : _ Directed Study_
** I convinced Dr. Peircy to sponsor me for a 3 hour directed study course. I’ll be catching him up on Ruby on Rails and helping him with some of his web development projects.
Economics 2100: Economics of Environmental Quality
** The economic analysis of environmental issues, with discussions of current environmental quality problems, their underlying causes, and command vs. market-based solutions.
** Sounds pretty interesting to me. For an ECON class, that is :)
For those still reading, I’m not done yet. I’m taking all of those classes (15 hours) working 19 more hours at Digital Insight, actively developing 3 projects in Ruby on Rails, and am anxiously awaiting news about a new job. Sometimes, I really just don’t know how I manage it all :).
Needless to say, I can’t wait for all of this madness to end. It’ll be nice to be done with school, for one. But most of all, I just can’t wait to move out to Bozeman, MT to be with my beautiful girlfriend…