William C. Suter and Faye P. Teer
Discusses why computer‐integrated manufacturing (CIM) is animportant subject area that should be incorporated in technology‐focusedcoursework at the collegiate level. Presents an…
Abstract
Discusses why computer‐integrated manufacturing (CIM) is an important subject area that should be incorporated in technology‐focused coursework at the collegiate level. Presents an innovative and successfully implemented strategy for utilizing a CIM lab workstation in teaching a CIM course and provides a description of the workstation. Examines concept coverage and the pedagogical resources needed to support a CIM course. In this CIM course, several functional areas of business are integrated through hands‐on, real‐world projects. Discusses the numerous benefits of this interdisciplinary approach to student learning.
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S.E. Kruck, Faye Teer and William A. Christian
The purpose of this paper is to describe a new software tool that graphically depicts analysis of visitor traffic. This new tool is the graph‐based server log analysis program…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to describe a new software tool that graphically depicts analysis of visitor traffic. This new tool is the graph‐based server log analysis program (GSLAP).
Design/methodology/approach
Discovering hidden and meaningful information about web users' patterns of usage is critical to optimization of the web server. The authors designed and developed GSLAP. Presented in this paper is an example of GSLAP in the context of an analysis of the web site of a small fictitious company. Also included is an explanation of current literature that supports graphical display of data as a cognitive aid to understanding data.
Findings
GSLAP is shown to provide a visual server log analysis that is a great improvement on the textual server log.
Research limitations/implications
The benefits of the output from GSLAP are compared with the typical textual output.
Originality/value
The paper describes a software tool that helps the analysis of usage patterns of web traffic.