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Feedback on mock short answer questions

Thanks to the almost 50% of you who had a go at this week’s mock exam survey. I hope you will all find the following notes useful. Choice of company A good mix of companies and from the sampling I did... [Jan 12, 2006]

the OTHER media launches a new version of its site

I spent the last week before Christmas rebuilding the OTHER media's site. We have tried wherever possible to "eat our own dog food". This means that we have incorporated as many ideas as we can that... [Jan 6, 2006]

Here are Jarek's notes on installing OS commerce

Sorry I could not do this before or during my trip to India but here are Jarek's notes about OS Commerce. (download and unzip) Please note that you will NOT be tested on remembering this in detail... [Jan 6, 2006]

Chowpatty Beach Mumbai at the end of a perfect trip. Happy New Year!

[Dec 29, 2005]

Just to prove I went to India rather than downloading the images. Kerala backwaters

[Dec 28, 2005]

Even web design companies blend into the scenery. Fort Cochin, India

[Dec 27, 2005]

Spent a lot of time waiting around for trains in India but well worth it to see the country.

[Dec 21, 2005]

People come to try and see tigers. Ranthambore Fort is worth a visit too.

[Dec 20, 2005]

Rare tiger sighting in Ranthambore National Park. Wonderful! Save them!

[Dec 18, 2005]

Getting towards palace/fort/temple saturation and we've only been here 5 days

[Dec 17, 2005]

Sundials from 1700's, Jaipur India

[Dec 17, 2005]

Trying to avoid taking the obvious images. Window in Amber Fort, Jaipur

[Dec 16, 2005]

Reminder about examination case study

I have already given you these guidelines in the module guide but I thought I would give you them again separately. The module will be assessed by examination only (single 2 hour exam). The exam will... [Dec 9, 2005]

Feedback on questions about ecommerce

My thanks once again to all of you who filled in the survey. I am happy with your level of confidence at this stage – most of you have responded to questions about what you could do in the upper half... [Dec 9, 2005]

Yahoo! launches Site Explorer

Another useful tool to help you evaluate the popularity of your site, Yahoo! had launched Site Explorer including a Beta for UK only sites. The site allows you to type in a URL and see the pages that... [Dec 7, 2005]

Steps in a project and costs of ecommerce (lecture)

It is hard to estimate how much a project will cost without analysing the specific requirements and the environment in which the project is being implemented. In this session we will explore the steps... [Dec 2, 2005]

Feedback on mock MCQ examination

This is the first time I have done an online mock and it clearly was worthwhile. Almost all of you have tried to answer the paper, with mixed results. The average mark was 20/40 with a range from 4... [Dec 2, 2005]

The Double Locks Exeter. Not been there for over 10 years until Sunday. Still a great pub.

[Nov 29, 2005]

Mock exam questions for Ecommerce (activity)

Some of you will hate me for this but this week's activity is a mock version of the MCQ part of the exam. Same number of questions, same marking scheme (2 for correct, -1 for wrong), different questions... [Nov 29, 2005]

Exploring Pay Per Click Advertising (feedback and lecture)

This activity was different from the others because it asked you to think about something unfamiliar that we had not talked about. Some of you did it well but many did it poorly, I suspect because it... [Nov 24, 2005]