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Business ethics forum of managementlogs.com Zach
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| Warning! Young Entrepreneurs http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/youngentrepreneurs3/. The group was designed to be a forum to discuss and exchange ideas for young entrepreneurs. The group average roughly 3,200 posts per month over the time that I subscribed. Most if not all of the posts were junk mail advertisements. I also, in turn, received around 100 to 150 junk emails every day to my inbox. This group has absolutely zero networking potential in terms of subscribers, topics, or links to other resources or as a post-graduation networking opportunity. After this experience, I would be hard pressed to ever recommend a Yahoo! Group for any purpose. Kristopher Hauswirth, Spring 2006
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Warning! Liz Dykstra, Spring 2006
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Career Topics Jake
Goodale, Spring 2006
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| b2 Business Forum. I found this forum through a search engine. This forum intregreed me because it offered forums for multiple different businesses. For example, they talked about wholesale, retail, and home-based businesses. They also had forums that specialized in the different types of advertising. During the past month, I have placed a few messages and also have read other peoples messages. I felt this site probably wouldn't be helpful for a lot of college students because it focuses more on businesses already started. However, it would be a great forum for a student who was looking to start his own business. Brad Walker, Spring 2006
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| The Business Forum www.thebusinessforum.net This website is still young; however as more and more people register, The Business Forum will prove as a useful resource to anybody who has general business questions. By joining this forum, I had the opportunity to engage in conversation on many topics, including advertising and marketing, joint ventures, capital, and financing, stocks/ bonds, real estate, online business, personal finance, sales. The only problem that I had with this forum was that there are no proven professionals that post on this forum. This website is a great place to throw out ideas on many different subjects, but from what I found, any responses people receive are from other individuals who are not necessarily any more knowledgeable than the person that initially posted. As this website grows and becomes more popular, I would like to see them adding professional advice in an effort to improve the website. Overall, I would recommend anybody who is interested in business in general to register on The Business Forum. Personally, as I graduate and move on into “the real world”, I plan on remaining registered with this website. As people discuss their ideas on subjects, there is plenty of networking potential and many business contacts can be made. Tarek
Fahmy, Spring 2006
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| Marketplace2 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/marketplace2/. There are 479 members and 60 new members since I joined. There have been 365 posts during the month of April and is increase from the month of March. This site asks everyone to feel free to share their thoughts on business finance and the global economy.I believe this site is meant to speak to the post-graduate community of business workers looking to get involved in networking with various small business owners. It also has a lot of posts about stock options and investments options. More topics for this forum were things like advancing technology, new products, and idea's for e-commerce and Internet use. For example, a post with a subject matter called WorldWealthSystem promotes this web based business called worldwealthsystems.com. It's Internet based company is suppose to be a profit-making machine and it offers you to join as an associate for this group for free. This forum is really meant for people looking to start working in a small business setting. However, it does have influence on college level students and post-graduates because of its diversity in topics. If students need a better understanding of good investment ideas and stock options, plus some knowledge of small business ideas, then I would suggest that they join this forum. In addition, each post has many links to networking opportunities for that message topic specifically. It was interesting to see all the different ways of promoting a business, stocks, and finance in general and I think I had a good experience in this forum. Christian Murad, Spring 2006
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| Small
Business Forum http://www.smallbusinessforums.org/index.php. This site is relatively small having only 3049 registered users. While I was registered at this site there were about 100 new members joined and roughly 300 posts. This site mostly offers advice for people with small businesses, but also has many discussions for all types of businesses. This site is geared to post-graduates who plan on starting their own business someday. There is a discussion forum about some legal issues that you may come across when starting a small business. Also there are tips about marketing and financing. There are links on this site so that people can stay up-to-date on all of the new business news that is occurring. There are a lot of networking opportunities for people who are just starting their own business, but not a lot for college students. I would recommend this site to anybody thinking about starting their own business after college because there are many helpful tips on this site. Luke
Delagardelle, Spring 2006
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| Small Business Forum http://www.small-business-forum.com. This website had different areas with sub-areas of discussion including Small Business Discussion Forum, Finance, Creating a Business, Employment, Legal and Regulatory Issues, Marketing & Advertising, Marketing on the Internet, Advertising on the Internet, Small Business Set Up ( How to Prepare a Business Plan, How to Create an Idea for a Home Based Business, How to Begin a Small Business, How to Locate Venture Capital), Open Forum Discussion. As for potential networking opportunities, several of the subscribers currently have a home based business. Others are looking into setting up a home based business asking for guidance. I engaged in a few discussions on the importance of a college education in today’s business world and what companies are looking for in a potential hire. Another area of discussion was on what type of franchise to invest in. This website offers insight to graduating students who are seeking to set up a business of their own. It would assist in how to select the type of business and what to anticipate with setting up an individual’s own business. There were additional links to other discussion forums for other areas in finance and government regulations. I would recommend the site who is interested in the forming a small business, either home based or store front. It provides insight from existing small business owners who are willing to answer questions with getting started. Annette Ulrich, Spring 2006
I participated on the electronic message board found at http://www.smallbusinessforum.org This site has 3049 registered members. This site is growing fast. While participating, over 100 people registered and there was many posts everyday. I thought this site was full of good information. It offered ideas on how to manage a wide variety of small businesses. There were alot of college studends that recently have graduated on this site looking for advice on their future business plans. Networking is great when starting a business and with this message board there were a lot of networking opportunities. I would recommand this site for any college student who might be interested in starting a business because there are many helpful tips. |
| Warning! http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Work_From_Home_Business/ For my electronic discussion I decided to look for a forum that would allow me to begin to dive into the field of entrepreneurship.This group was very easy to join. Since it is a yahoo group you are required to have a yahoo account, but that is free, as is joining the forum. The group just asks you a few questions regarding your email preferences and format. After that you are ready to begin posting. There is definitely a lot of activity on the forum. They always keep a count of the number of messages posted in the last 7 days. As of right now there has been 4529 messages posted in the last 7 days. That is something that drew me to this group. However, I have come to realize that the reason for the huge number of posts is because a large portion of them are posted by companies trying to get you to apply for jobs, sell you products, or talk you into their scheme. For people looking for that type of information this group would be great. I made a few posts and did not really receive any replies. There are definitely more people like me on the forum but they are just not numerous enough, or can not sift through all the "junk mail" to find my posts. Unfortunately, this has caused me to feel that this group has not been useful to me and would not be useful to future students either. I had hoped to be able to have discussions with people who had started their own web or home based business. However, all I received was people trying to sell me on their ideas. So, I would not recommend this group to students that wish to actually learn something, but if you want to try to find a "pyramid scheme", this would be perfect for you. Jeremy Miller, Spring 2006
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top7business To give tips, tricks, secrets, and suggestions designed to help the reader build and grow their own business. The good part was that these tips and tricks are things that I think all business students should have some knowledge of before going into the "real" world.
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Business 2.0 They gave
investment tips on a rather frequent basis, as well as discussing
different areas of business etiquette. By joining
this list, I received messages from other lists as well.
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Health
Related Information for Business and Industry This list is open to anyone and has 222 subscribers. This message did offer some web site addresses that had information about management issues.
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egroups It was supposed to be a group that discussed benefits for small businesses. I thought this would be interesting and beneficial for students who will be working in a small business rather than a large corporation, or for any student who would like to own their own business in the future |
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Dream
Jobs I decided to join a group about finding your dream job. Some of the articles I read talked about leadership, ways of improving your life, and bringing excitement to your current job.
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individual individual.com This listserv sent me a daily news brief about things that happened during the day. I will receive information on this topic from many different sources daily. It would be useful to people that needed information about what happened on a daily basis. The list is one in which information provided is useful for people at all levels. |
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Women www.topica.com The purpose for this discussion group is empowerment through business exchange, business opportunities, and personal stories shared. This is not a good site for students because I think most of the members are looking to make money too easily without too many success stories. People who are looking for future business ventures outside of their jobs, especially women might find this site useful. --Shauna Gunning
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Ethics This discussion group would be great for all business and communication majors, and any other major. The topics discussed would benefit these majors in the workplace and they would also gather some ideas on what real business professionals are discussing in their organization |
| Business History H-Business (www.h-net.org/lists) H-Business is the discussion network for the Business History Conference, and international organization devoted to the study of business enterprise and organization and of all aspects of the interatctions of business with society, government, and culture in a historical context. Subscribers to H-Business exchange inquiries about their research, share news or archival holdings, post notices and programs of meetings, discuss issues relevant to the study of business history, and participate in H-Net Reviews. Many of the people who participate in the discussions are mostly affiliated with universities and colleges. This list is run through Michigan State University. I didn't get much use out of this list, and I don't think many others would unless they are interested in researching or teaching business history. I had hoped that the list would deal more with history of business practices and theories that could be applied as what to do and what not to do in the real world. I also thought that I might be able to get some career advice about what business sectors to persue after graduation. Most of the discussion dealt with book reviews, grants, and exhibits. --Cory Troyna |
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| CPAnet
discussion forum www.cpanet.com As a junior accounting student, I am starting to do research on the CPA exam and finding a job after graduation. I found a forum called "CPAnet: the place to start..." which has many different forums to choose from. I chose a discussion called Accounting & Audit which includes posts by students, recent grads, and potential employers. Since March 17th, there have been 24 posts and 47 replies. To join the discussion, all you have to do is agree to a short contract and provide a few pieces of information to register. The students that write to the discussion board ask questions about the CPA exam: how to study for it, requests for help, or tips to pass it the second (or third) time around. Recent grads requested information about working for certain companies or when they should take the exam. There are small opportunities for networking with this forum because a few potential employers posted descriptions of open positions. Other than that, it seems that the networking possibilities would be limited because most of the participants are students. All of this information is relevant to UNI accounting students, but mostly to senior and grad students. I would recommend this forum for students looking for information and support while studying for the exam. However, as far as post-graduation networking, it leaves much to be desired. Angela Abruzzese, Spring 2006
Coming to the end of my college career and beginning to look forward to my professional career, I chose CPAnet.com. Here I found multiple forums for professionals and students. I followed the discussion forum regarding the CPA exam. I followed the forum for students who are looking to take the exam in the near future. You are allowed to view the posts but unable to post if not registered. To join a discussion and be able to post you must sign up. The sign up is similar to every other internet group or discussion you would join. There is a minor contract you must agree to but after registering, you are free to post. Other than a forum for discussion, there are multiple utilities for students and professionals at this website. This is an excellent source of information for an accounting student to use. The discussion boards are very active. There are several posts with replies on the same day. If a student were to have a question regarding the CPA, they could check back later that week and have multiple replies to their posts. I would recommend accounting students going into their senior year to join and research the website’s resources. I will be graduating with my Masters of Accounting in the near future and therefore decided to join the CPAnet discussion group. I focused on the information regarding the CPA that contained questions from members preparing to take the exam and answers from members who had recently finished the exam. There were also interesting discussions about working in the accounting field. This discussion group had a lot of information regarding the best books to purchase to study for the CPA exam as well as information regarding working while preparing. I found the discussions regarding the benefits of public and private accounting to be very helpful. Those members currently working in public accounting, especially with the big four firms, were very straight forward about the hours that are required during the busy season. Overall the information was very helpful and I received some valuable information regarding study tools for the CPA exam. This discussion group was extremely easy to join. The forum allowed you to view other members posts without joining, but if you wanted to post then you had to register for the group. The registration only took about 3 minutes and was well worth the time. This is a discussion group that I will continue to utilize as I complete my degree and prepare for the CPA exam. Kara Olswold, Spring 2006
There were mainly questions and information about the CPA exam or have questions only an accountant would know the answer to. This discussion group helps accountants interact in an online community find resourceful websites tailored to their needs, utilize the internet to gain new business, improve the quality of client serice and conduct efficient and effective research. With the large amount of students in the accounting program at UNI, and the emphasis UNI puts on passing the CPA, this would be a great tool for students. Professionals would find this site useful as well. I really think that trying two different lists at the same time is a good strategy. I figured out the accounting.com is a better site due to the time it took to get a response back for questions asked. Both websites provide a variety of opportunities for accounting majors. |
sap financial accounting discussion group Shufan
Wang, Spring 2006
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| AccountingForums.com www.accountingforums.com and click the Register button ...a typical forum website where people can post a question or announcement and others can respond on the same thread or create their own. However, I don't think it's worth your time. In the month that I was a member, there were no posts. From the previous threads I read, I gathered that most, if not all members are Accounting students, which means this is certainly not a good networking opportunity. However, there was an administrator (Chris) who would answer questions that kids had on homework questions, such as how to do a Statement of Cash Flows, and his knowledge could be helpful. Tim Konzen, Spring 2006
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through yahoo This group contains over 1000 members and had over 90 new messages posted during the past month. This group has some strengths and weaknesses. The homepage of the web site contains many different links to various accounting websites and it also contains several power point presentations of various accounting issues. There is also a mass e-mail each day to the members of the group. These e-emails contain things such as member posts, job applications, and general business tips. This group has the potential to be helpful to many accounting students. The various links and power point presentations could be helpful to students. The e-mails contain some good information but it can take awhile to sort through the rest of the stuff that is of no particular use. In the end, I think it is worth it to belong to this group. Nick Hoffman, Spring 2006
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Law & Practice Discussion (ABA-TAX) http://abanet.org/archives/ aba-tax.html ABA-TAX is a
tax law discussion including non-tax issues in the context of tax
practice and tax issues in the context of other areas of practice. This
discussion group also helps tax students and tax professionals
communicate with each other and enable them to ask and answer questions
posed by their peers.This list is
useful for an accounting student because you are able to learn about
recent tax adjustments and able to learn how they appply to different
people. This would be extremely useful for a tax professional because
some of the topics were technical. If you are a tax student or do
taxes in your own free time, it is useful because if you have a
question, you can get an answer from someone who does this type of
work. This is a good site to go to for your questions when doing
your own taxes or are dealing with at them moment for April 15.
This is useful for tax planning since everyone pays taxes. It is
also useful for any student who plans on dealing with tax law or tax
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Accounting.com The website
is a rich source of information. It
provides a plethora of information in all areas of accounting and
especially in areas of interest to students who will become
accountants. I understand this site isn’t an official List-serv,
but it does fulfill the same basic functions of a list-serv by
allowing everyone to see what questions and answers are posted.
One of the benefits it does have, is that one doesn’t have to be
registered in order to view the postings. This listserv is a highly
recommended website for accounting majors. |
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accountantsworld.com /forums From what I could tell, many of the posts are from both accounting students and accounting professionals looking to find out more information, get other professionals' opinions, advice, and viewpoints, and discuss issues regarding different areas of accounting.I would definitely recommend this discussion group at <www.accountantsworld.com/forums> to all accounting majors, as it consists of many different subject groups pertaining to almost all areas of accounting. This website includes several group discussions including accounting software, accounting and auditing, consultants and VARs, financial planning, fixed assets, payroll/human resources, practice mgmt. & development, profit from the internet, and taxation. |
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| Warning! Accounting-Net http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Accounting-Net Registering for the group is simple and free. All a person needs is a Yahoo! email address and fill out of a form about their preferences. This group brings together a whole wide range of accountants from students to CPA and the information they have to share. I didn't find the group particularly helpful. I wouldn't recommend joining this group. Most of the postings were advertisements for conferences or things that didn't apply to the accounting world. Some were also in different languages and for training sessions in India. It really didn't give much incite on the accounting world here. There were a few job postings that I found to be interesting. It gave me an idea of what is out in the real world and how much experience it takes to get to those position. Jennifer Dolph, Spring 2006
This discussion group is for individuals with accounting backgroung or interested about the world of accounting, it doesn't matter which stage of your career you are going through. It doesn't matter what career you are in. Many prospective employers participate in the discussions and sometimes are looking for entry-level employees. This discussion group is is benefical to anyone not just students. It provides interaction and sharing information related to the world of accounting. For students, who would like to get wisdom, guidance, opinions, or advice for school then this would be benefical to them. They can also share experienc in study and job hunting. People can also post job openings or comments. |
| Accounting-NP www.charitychannel.com/ forums/accounting-np The purpose of this discussion group is for not-for-profit accounting questions. This is not useful to students. This list is geared more towards people with questions about not-fo-profit accounting. |
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| National Economic Association (NEA) to join: http://www.ncat.edu/~neconasc/ and click on the listserver link. In the course of the month, there were about 50 posts to this listserv. The topics posted included job descriptions, college events, opinions on the NEA Journal articles (ex. Immigration, Poverty and Organized Labor), opinions on current economic events. I would recommend this listserv to students who are economic majors or minors. It gives students a chance to read opinions of professional economists. The listserv also lets students apply concepts they have learned in class to real life current events. Since professional economists are subscribed to this listserv, it serves as a networking tool for students. There are job postings on this listserv which would help students after they graduate. I have only been subscribed for a month and there were 6 job postings. I will continue to be subscribed to this listserv. For the month I have been subscribed, I found the topics posted interesting. Kelsie Schafer, Spring 2006
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Motley
Fool investment watch
newsletter I
am a management major, but this site has an array of areas
covered. I made 2 posts concerning index funds and mutual funds
because it is important to start investing for retirement ASAP.
Besides the always full message boards I got weekly emails concerning
things like stock trends and how to organize a college graduate's
finances. I think this site would be beneficial to UNI students
because we are all going to have to start investing to supplement
our retirement income and this site gives everyone information on
all stocks and what the market is doing. Plus it helps
students organize their finances so that they aren't living
paycheck to paycheck right out of college. Subscribing to
fool.com website was very beneficial to me because it
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| Iowa Association of
School Business Officials (IASBO) www.iowa-asbo.org This is an organization of school business officials including business managers and superintendents throughout the state. These individuals are responsible for the financial operations of school districts in Iowa. IASBO offers many valuable services to its members including training, certification, and leadership development. These services arecommunicated to members via newsletters and a well maintained association website. The website includes a member forum which allows IASBO members to conduct discussions with other members in similar positions and with IASBO officers. I have been a member of IASBO since joining the Independence Community School District as the business manager in October 2005. The IASBO forum has been a valuable tool for me in the ability to seek guidance from more experienced school business managers throughout the state with a simple posting rather than placing multiple phone calls. Topics of interest to business managers that are posted in the forum include insurance issues, human resources and payroll, budgeting and compliance, tax levies, bonding and other financing alternatives, and many others. The wealth of information available through the IASBO member forums is valuable in itself, but the networking opportunities it allows for members is equally as important. Building good relationships with other business managers and superintendents helps facilitate cooperation and joint efforts among school districts and opens up future career opportunities to those who participate. Chris
Kimball, Spring 2006
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| global_economy @onelist.com This
is a discussion group that is described to give general information
and advice regarding the global economy and international finance
including but not limited to asset protection, tax advantages, business
opportunities, investment, offshore banking, Trusts, IBC's and personal
wealth building. For anyone
who is interested in finance, investing, the economy or any other
financial topic should take interest and join this discussion group
because it offers some very helpful insight and information on any
aspect of the global economy. With
today's environment being very financially geared, you should take
notice and inform yourself about the economy around
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investors-digest @shore.net I found this listserv is very informative for the business professional who wants to stay current on a variety of business topics, but does not have the time to read every business publication. This listserv also does a good job of giving you the important information you need in a compressed and manageable form. |
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A
monthly newsletter offering timely feature articles on building a
strong
and profitable business in the 21st century. It Gives tips,
resources, surveys, and more. A quick, easy read designed to help
your business get "fit" and your bottom line get "fat". |
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discussion group is not useful to a UNI student, but would be a good
site for management. |
email:yahoogroups.com or go to yahoo.com and click on business & finance link then click on small business link. |
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- Stock advice |
The
majority of the discussions dealt with the war in Iraq and how it could
effect the stock market. Other topics included industries to avoid
investing at this time and in relation to the war oil prices. |
This
discussion group is very beneficial for anyone that is interested in
investing right now or plans to invest in the future. |
email: groups.yahoo.com/group/ cfstockadvice |
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teachers.net chat
This is a very good resource for student and for teachers. I am in my level 2 field experience so this was a good place for me to ask questions with some anonymity. The discussions could be about anything. There were even different discussion groups you could join if you wanted to concentrate on subject content or even location. When I become a teacher I will definitely be joining more of these. This is a good way for teachers to gain more experience in instructional strategies and classroom ideas. By joining one of these you can create a huge networking community. Not only is the discussions a good resource but the individuals are also a great resource they can introduce you to other resources. Erin
Hoffman, Spring 2006
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attended the teachers.net forum. I posted about 15 times over the
month. The discussions ranged from success stories and ideas on
how to teach material to high school students. I felt this was a
very valuable tool in extending my knowledge on content as well as
identifying potential problems I may face as a future educator. I
received many tips from other educators on where to find resources.
This was a great opportunity and will hopefully be able to continue to
it as I go forward with my career in teaching. Stacy Ascher, Spring 2006
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Teachers.net
high school Brent Henry, Spring 2006
This particular mailing list has very been very beneficial to me as a future high school business teacher. There was an incredible amount of goodwill and help in this mailing list. Subscribers to this mailing list are very helpful and offer a lot of useful advice. I would highly recommend this mailing list to any individual considering a career in high school education. I think this site is very useful for UNI students who are majoring in education because this gives them a good outlook of what their future jobs will be like. It also gives them some lesson plans to look at to prepare them. The purpose of
this discussion group was to join a network of over
50,000 of the world's brightest educators, connected through the magic
of email. Teachers. net utilize the internet to harness the
collective intellect and wisdom of the worldwide teaching
community. Participants are educators and any level and subject
matter. With the UNI tradition in education this mailing gives
students a real-life perspective in the teaching profession. This
mailing is a way of interacting with existing educators, and exploring
the different teaching ideas.
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McQuillen I plan to continue with this listserv while I student teach and when I have my own classroom. --Stacy Roberts |
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Bused-L kesten.meena.cc.uregina.ca The list is composed of educators of business. They discuss various topics of business in the real world and in the classroom. Topics range from small business to corporate business. Current educators, as well as new educators, would find this list useful. The topics discussed and possible contacts made can improve the teaching experience.
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This group is for student teachers. |
I did get some helpful information for when I start my student teaching. I would recommend this site to anyone that is starting their student teaching next fall.
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vocnet@ cmsa.berkeley.edu The above list is for Trade and Industrial educators, where I observed the following: QUESTIONS--on critical issues for trade and industrial education, national lists of schools offering tech programs, vocational math skills, and block scheduling. JOB OFFERS--for shop teachers and graduate students asking for jobs. INFORMATION--on electronic surveys, conferences, web sites, list serves, research grants, and studies on Women in Education. OFFERS--on students' e-mail projects in High Schools. There were many questions posted discussing curriculum and sources of materials. It leaned more toward the Industrial Technology and school-to-work programs then anything else. |
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multc-ed @umdd.emd.edu This listserv talks about different multicultural issues in the school curriculum. The only people that would benefit from this listserv are those who teach in the classroom. |
| Gifted_but_Learning_Disabled yahoogroups.com/schoolsandeducation/specialeducation This discussion group focused on issues in education for students who have been identified as gifted potential but also having learning disabilities. This list is suited for a special education student. There are several levels of discussion happening but, for the most part, parents are asking for advise on how to deal with their gifted or learing disabled children. This is a great discussion group for Special Education Teachers or majors. ---Gina Synder |
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NWAC@lists.psu.edu
It
focuses on
changes and the ability to adopt high performance work practices.
Subscribers hope to become more competitive and create and retain
high-skill, high-wage jobs for American workers. They target four main
areas, workforce education/literacy, technical training, work
restructuring, and labor/management. I
hope to be involved in a medium sized business focusing on
organizational communication and this list gives a lot of good ideas
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Business Education (Nebused)http://lists.k12.ne.us/ mailman/listinfo/nebused This discussion group has been established to discuss issues related to Nebraska Business Education. The majority of the people who are members are educators of the high school level. Some are some from out of state, but the majority are from Nebraska. This could be useful to students because it gives an idea of what teachers actually discuss. |
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| Manager's Forum ManagersForum@groups.msn.com There are currently 442 members in this group which is a place for managers of people to meet, share ideas, strategies, and problems you may have. To join this group all you have to do is click to "join now" and then you will receive emails and discussion from others in the group. Throughout the month their were over 50 topics on the message board, and I recieved several e-mails covering managerial strategies and problems managers face in the real world. I recommend this site for management majors, as it is a great source to talk to managers and future managers. Blake Hansen, Spring 2006
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www.hoteljobs.com This is a website that enables any job seeker in the hotel industry from all over the world to post resumes online (up to three), post messages about jobs, or just to talk to people in the industry. The site also allows employers to view the site and hire those that posted resumes. I think this is a great resource for UNI students interested in the hotel industry, but I would not rely on this method for job seeking. |
| PM Hub http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PMHub This group is a great resource for anyone that may be interested in Project Management Certification or Project Management Study. This group has over 15,000 members and over 21,000 searchable posts averaging over 300 posts a day. This group’s webpage also provides links to training pages to prepare to sit for a certification test and full length articles ranging from emotional intelligence to virtual teams to ISO 9000 quality management. The homepage also has a forum with a “Lessons Learned” section where people that have sat for the certification can post information about the experience. There is potential to have bulletin board type conversations with people from around the world with the message board having an area for what is called “Water Cooler” talk. I think that this is a great group and website for anyone that is interested in being a project manager or for anyone that suddenly finds themselves in a situation where they are in charge of a project and would like some additional information about how to handle a situation. Robert
Schlutz, Spring 2006
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| Laborers http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/laborers/ This discussion group is for union members, and it allows them to have a forum to report how their union is functioning in their area. I chose to become a member of this group because I currently am a new manager in a company that has a union workforce. There have been some challenging times for me to perform my duties as a manager in a union environment and this has been an opportunity to learn some new information. I decided that this discussion group would be a great place for me to sit back and try to see what a union is like from the perspective of actually being a member. Over the past month there has been over 100 posts that have discussed may different issues. Many of the posts have been related to the illegal immigrant issue, and not very relevant to what I was looking for. I did however do a little digging through past posts and have read about some of the issues that union members face. Overall I do not think that this group is for everyone, but I do think that I will remain a member of this discussion group at least while I am a manager in a union environment. Shane Ort, Spring 2006
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Management It seemed more like a list server, which gives you internet address's dealing with such things as business advice, help groups, recipes, internet help, marketing and management. |
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EICoach @www.egroups.com/group/EICoach This listserv is designed to share the emerging best practices in integrating coaching as a core management role, including effective ways of building skills and measuring impact on individual and organizational performance.
I feel that it would be more useful for business professionals because
the emails were from business professionals and they were directed to
other business professionals. |
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EQ Leadership @ www.egroup.com
Some of these e-mails were interesting and talked about leadership and parenting, emotional intelligence, and books, in which current members had read, which made you think about your current life and how it all relates.
Although not very many e-mails were received, I believe this would be a good source for questions relating to leadership and emotional intelligence in the work place as well as in real life.
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I am very interested in quality management and production, so I joined a group under business/manufacturing /prototyping. This group was very informative, however, it is not very suitable for students looking for help on class work. However, they may be able to offer great advice if someone is looking to enter the field, or looking for examples of real situations that need to be solved. If these points interest you, then I recommend joining this group. email: |
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Measurement This discussion group provided valuable information on how to measure and improve performance levels in a variety of business situations. Individuals involved in a business or organization asked questions on how to improve productivity in such areas as accounts payable, hospital administration, and warehousing, just to name a few. Therefore, I would suggest this group to people who really want an advanced look at performance measurement methods. |
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Quality The main
discussions are about: -TQM startup and practices -information on new
programs and degrees at Oklahoma State University -management workshop
invitations -helpful hints for surviving in business culture -ISO
9001 information, requirements, and tips-surveys that participants
request information for -other management questions and advice. The
people that would find this list the most useful would be business
professionals, and possibly business students who plan to enter a
sector especially focused on quality. So students planning on
going into that would find this listserv very interesting. |
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ioob-L-request @listserv.uga.edu
I
joined the management listserv, I received a lot of mail from this
listserv. Most of the mail was useless, informing of other addresses
to look up. I was looking for some information on management that I
could use in some my other classes, I received very little information
on the topics I was interested in. I
would recommend this listserv to anyone interested in business
management; maybe I wasn't asking the right questions, or maybe the
right people were just not writing back. |
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ldrshp@iubvm. ucs.indiana.edu This listserv is for mainly gathering information. The main topics on this listserv were the different tools to assess leadership, asking if anyone had any literature on leadership, and asking for ideas on how to be an effective leader. Someone who might benefit from this listserv include anyone who is interested in the technical aspects of leadership. Also, students and professors could benefit from this listserv to aid them in their college careers. |
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learning-org- digest@world.std.com email: majordomo@world.std.com This listserv consisted of diverse intellectual writings on various topics relating to organizations, such as fear, creativity, productivity, quality and stress. Members write in with responses and questions on the material. The digest’s writings relate to issues that are affecting organizations and society today. I believe this would be a good source for questions relating to leadership and emotional intelligence in the work place as well as in real life. |
| Egroups Note: various opinions |
This
discussion groups revolves around any topic related to
performance. Whether you are a manager, supervisor, executive,
business owner, or human resources professional this list is will help
you deal with issues such as performance ranking, performance rating,
or
communicating about performance. |
This
discussion group is good for UNI students because it talks about
research done on performance apprasisal and employee satisfaction. This will benefit students to see what issues about performance they will be facing in the future or right now if they are in one of these positions. This discussion group is a good chance to see how real business people solve problems and come up with ideas in management. |
email: http://www.egroups.com/ list/perfmgt This site is hosted by Robert Bacal, Author of Performance Management - A Briefcase Book, published by McGraw-Hill. |
| Yahoogroups |
This
discussion groups talked about tips on stocks, strategies on how to
invest your money, useful or interesting articles and links, and
professional feedback on tips. The groups discusses all things
that have to do with retirement planning. |
This
discussion group is useful for anyone and everyone. This group is
made up of people interested in investing wisely and retireing
early. No one wants to work their whole life and the tips and
suggestions that are posted will allow anyone to do so. I don't
think that I would trust all the stock tips, but some of the investing
strategies were very useful. |
email: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/imdependentwealth/ |
| NationalVision |
This
discussion group is for managers. Conversations within this group
involved several differenat topics including employees, interviewing,
and retail tips. |
I
would recommend this group to anyone who is a manager or is thinking
about a career in management. All of the members of this group
are
involved in the management field in some way. |
email: nvi_forum@yahoogroups.com |
| Groups.msn |
The
purpose is for engineers, managers, and entrepreneurs all over the
world
to share their success stories, strategies, and experiences. The
typical topics that people discussed were leadership, training,
personal experiences, and other information related to business.
Some members also use the discussion group for networking opportunities. |
This
group is useful to UNI students interested in a career in business
management, engineering, or becoming an entrepreneur. Students
may
use this discussion group to find information on business topics and
network with business professionals. |
email: http://groups.msn.com/ EngineersandManagers |
| HRDIV_NET |
To
link managers together and to share helpful tips. |
If
you are pursuing a teaching job in managment department this would be a
good discussion group to join. |
email: listserv@email.Rutgers.edu You have to send a message with only the word subscribe in the subject box. |
| Managerial
and Organization Cognition Network (Cognet) |
The
purpose of this discussion group is to promote a constructive dialog
about managerial and organizational cognition, and to provide the
opportunity for sharing useful and related information. |
This
discussion group is useful to students who want to oversea information
out in the real world; this listserv is hard to actually participate
in. Business majors would find this helpful. |
email: www.aomonline.org/aom.asp? From their click on Cognet. |
| AOM
Student Network |
This
discussion group is a way for students to electronically connect
throughout the Acadmey of Mgmt, regardless of specific areas of
interest
or skill. This list is designed to be a place to discuss the
challenges & opportunities of being a student, facilitate the
sharing of information between students as well as being allowed for an
easy way to distribute information that is specifically relevant to
students. |
This
is not a good discussion group because it just talks about journals
& articles, and I am not sure why they are sending them out.
The survey results might be interesting, but I never got a chance to
participate in those. Most of the messages seemed to be geared towards psychology. |
email: www.aomonline.org/aom.asp? Click on Students-L, enter email address and submit. |
| Intracen:
Exec Forum |
This
discussion is primarily about debates and facts regarding different
ways to operate business. |
It
is useful to anyone who plans to run or operate a business. It
has interesting topics that explain what customers want. |
email: www.intracen.org |
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This list, sent out once a week by Robert F. Abbott, discusses communication ideas that help you manage effectively. This particular discussion list helps managers, future managers, administrators, and business owners with their communication skills and keeps them up to date with what is going on in the business world. The most desirable attribute to this discussion list is that anyone can ask a question and the question will be answered by Mr. Abbott, himself, or anyone wanting to answer the question. |
I suggest that everyone who is going to be a manager join the discussion and play an active role in it, because there is much to be learned and one will be caught up in the latest communication styles and concepts. |
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It is a part of the Topica website and can be joined by going to http://www.abbottletter.com and following the simple instructions that are given there. I received a weekly newsletter on topics such as, good listening, better communication, truth and consequences and elevator pitches. |
It was a good discussion group but very few people posted questions and none of the ones I sent got answered. This group would probably be more beneficial for someone already in their career. |
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Accelerated Persuasion |
It is a list to learn and teach the newest, most advanced ways to persuade people to do what you want. There are 843 members in the group ranging from sales professionals to housewives. I received few emails, but this list has a free newletter that is posted weekly. The newsletter was a great way to read about currently used perusasion techniques. |
The articles contained communication scenarios and effective persuasion strategies were explained to deal with them. I found this information useful because I am going into sales when I graduate. I think everyone could benefit from these persuasion techniques because they can be used in so many different areas, not just the sales environment. |
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Tfi-request@listserve.com |
The purpose of the TFI list serve is to allow professionals and other individuals who are interested in the tourism industry to ask questions, discuss, and receive updates on tourism related issues. |
I think the Travel Federation of Iowa list serv would be useful and interesting to students who are interested in a tourism related career. Particular to those students planning on remaining in Iowa after graduating because the list servs main focus is on issues involving Iowa. The list serv would be a good way to stay informed on those issues. |
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Communication Student Association (CSA) provides their members with such information as when meetings occur, dates of guest speakers, volunteer opportunities, and other information. I feel that this listserv is very beneficial to me. |
This is a wonderful way to communicate to your colleagues involved in the same organization that you are involved in. I highly recommend anyone involved in an organization to have a listserv set up, in order to communicate with the organization members. |
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This group is for anyone that is interested in getting their Cisco Certified Network Associate certification. |
This group if very useful in supplying study guides and test bank modules to prepare for the CCNA-certification. |
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The members include individuals who are members of PRSSA or individuals who are interested in joining PRSSA. This listserv is beneficial to me for the fact that I am a member of PRSSA. If I miss a meeting I am still informed as to what is happening. I am informed about any upcoming events, fundraisers, meetings, job opportunities, or committees. |
Also if anyone has a question they can just post it on the listserv and someone will answer their question. I would suggest joining this listserv if you are interested in PRSSA or if you are interested for different ideas for your organization on campus. |
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This list basically consisted of individuals who are currently in a job related to the public relations field. The list usually had information on job openings in the marketing and PR fields. People, usually college students or less inexperienced individuals, would ask questions regarding how to act in interviews, what to put on a resume, and what to look for in a job. |
The people on the list that were more experienced would give others tips on what the business world looks for. Every question asked on the list would receive around five answers. I would only recommend this list to a person serious about communicating with other peers in the PR\ Marketing Field. However I feel that a person serious about this area would benefit from this list. |
email: PRForum.com
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www.abbouttletter. com |
This
site is aimed at anyone looking to improve their communication
skills, particularly managers and future managers. The majority
of each digest consisted of ads for communication websites and
books. Each week there was one article focusing on a particular
aspect of workplace communication. |
This was an informative
listserv. I would recommend it to anyone interested in improving
their communication skills. |
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Todaysfinds-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
This
group is a newsletter, which is sent almost everyday and includes the
most recent moneymakers, savers, coupon codes, and much
more. |
I feel this group would be
beneficial to students of all majors, because most students are in
need of extra money. I recommend that you join this group to
help you find great money saving ideas. |
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Image_Management-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
The
purpose of this group is to help anyone interested in PR to share
knowledge and develop successful image management skills, discuss
various PR-related issues, and help PR professionals to find a
job. |
Any student with similar
interests might find this group very useful. This group is very
active. |
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www.groups.yahoo.com |
It
is a moderated list for the discussion of performance management,
performance appraisal and performance improvement. |
Whether you are a manager,
supervisor, executive, business owner, or human resources professional
this list will help you grapple with issues such as performance rating
and communicating about performance. |
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Hravenues@egroups.com |
This
group is designed for people interested in the area of Human
Resources, including students, alumni, and faculty. Members use
the group for meaningful discussions about any Human Resources related
topics. |
Since this site is base in
India, the contact information would not be useful for UNI students,
but the other information provided would be useful for UNI students in
the Human Resources Management program or other students interested
in careers in Human Resources. |
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www.wis-women.org |
This
group is to provide support for those who are dealing with issues of
web development, computer consulting, or any other technical
issues. The discussion group is a resource to ask questions, in
these areas specified above, of other members. |
I suggest any UNI student
with an interest in web development or computer consulting and
technologies to subscribe to this list. It provides a community,
in which to ask questions and advice from IT business people.
It will also allow UNI students to get a feel of what business
professionals in the field are having to deal with in the workplace. |
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e-newsletters.internet.com/discussions.html |
The
discussion list is used by Internet professionals to exchange
information about their work. |
I think the site is very
useful for anyone who wants to learn about the Internet
technology. I received in-depth emails about the Internet as well
as links to useful websites related to the Internet technology.
A typical conversation would include hits and tips for software,
programming and other Internet related topics. |
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Recruiter_network-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
The
emails that I received pertain mostly to what the description
claims. It also serves as a place for business professionals who
are looking for work to place information about themselves for
recruiters to find and contact them if they have jobs that fit their
needs and requirements. |
I think this list would be
beneficial to anyone looking to go into some kind of recruitment
job. It is very active (I sometimes received multiple emails a
day). I joined to try and get an idea of what recruiters were
looking for and other potential job opportunities. |
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Yahoo.com |
The
club consists of members who have interest in the stock market.
The groups posts pre-market indicators, stock quotes, forums,
profiles, and alerts. |
This club is very helpful if
you get involved in day time trading. You can talk to other
people on what they are doing in the stock market. If there is
any inside tips or alerts someone can post it on this website. |
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Topica.com |
Business
Essentials is a newsletter that is sent out regularly and encourages
feedback. |
Since joining, the newsletter
provides good information on several business topics, primarily in
marketing and management. |
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Topica.com |
I
found this to be very beneficial to women in the workplace. It
offers women to talk about individual careers or simply discuss
relationships or difficult times. |
I found this to be beneficial
to any woman within the career world. It offers advice and
allows you to get to know other women within the career world.
Not
only does it offer advice, but it has also become a great networking
opportunity. |
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Acceleratedpersuasion-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
This
group is a forum that discusses persuasion strategies in business and
personal life. It is a good sized group that has 368
members. If people have questions about something, they will
post it and other member can write responses to them. |
I would recommend this group
because you can pick up tips from seeing how people respond to other
people’s questions, and if you have a question it will most likely get
a response. |
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Business & Information Exchange |
This
MBIX is a community of professionals interested in sharing business
related information, networking, and improving themselves
professionally. |
This
site is not useful to UNI students because it is mainly used in the US
Navy. It may be useful to those who are going in the services. |
email: www.mbix.org then click join and it will give you step by step instructions. |
| OCISNET
- Org Comm & Info Systems Division Network |
This
discussion group encourages communication amoung members of OCIS
division of Academy of Management. Its used for announcements,
conference communication, member questions, & research and teaching
discussions on topics related to org.comm |
This
discussion group is not useful to UNI students because it mostly
contains invitations to communication conventions and there are some
newsletters. Its more for HR and Comm majors. |
email: www.aom.pace.edu/ 81/guest/ remotelistsummary/ OCISNET enter your email address and click submit |
| Topica
- Team Talk |
This
discussion groups's purpose was to let anyone ask questions, share
ideas, and build skills related to succeeding in workplace teams.
A typical conversation begins with someone sharing an experience or
problem that they've run into, and then asking for input or suggestions
from anyone who wishes to comment. People then respond with
suggestions and advice from their own experiences. |
This
group is useful for anyone who will be working with teams in their
career. As team-based organizations become more popular, it's
very
likely that many of us will work in teams at some point in our careers,
so this group is available to help people learn more about working in
the world of teams. |
email: www.liszt.com/lists/ teamtalk/ click on the join list button and it will ask you for your email address to sign up for the Topica Member Directory. |
| MISA |
This
is a student business organization called MISA. Its purpose is to
expose each member who are MIS, CIS, and CS majors to the business
world. They bring company speakers from a variety of companies
like John Deere, State Farm, Wells Fargo, Pella Windows, etc who are
alumni of all these programs. They also visit coporate
headquarters. Their goal is to familiarize members with as many
companies & positions in IT as possible. |
This
is a very valuable resource for majors in MIS, CIS, and CS.
Members will learn about companies, discover career opportunites, and
meet persons in the field who can be valuable contacts in the future. |
email: http://isrl.cba.uni.edu/ misa/html/whatsNew.html |
| Yahoogroups |
This
discussion group offered by American Management and Business
Adminsitration Institute online. Through the discussion group I
was able to participate in a wide variety of business related
discussions. The conversations ranged from management tips and
investing news to SARS. |
I
recommend this group to all business students. The information one can
obtain through participation in the group will be infromative and
interesting. |
email: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/AmbaiBizNews/ |
| Trdev:
Yahoogroups |
Trdev
is a place where training & development issues are discussed in a
professional, non-commerical, collegial form. Most of the people
in the discussion group were Directors of training & Development,
Consultants and some CEOS/ Presidents. |
It
is useful for students who are interested in training &
development,
especially those pursuing the certificate. It lets students see
what is going on in training & development in the real world &
then they can make connections to their studies. HR management
and HR developement or training majors might find this site useful. |
email: http://groups.yahoo.com Type in trdev in the search box, then when the list appears, click the trdev link. |
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SHRMIf you are a management major and your emphasis is in Human Resources then I would recommend subscribing to this. For management majors with a different emphasis this website would not be as helpful to you. This website sends you weekly emails to inform you on what the latest events and topics are that will be discussed on the web page. Some of the broad topics that are discussed are HR Essentials, Comp & Benefits, Recruiting & Staffing, Global HR,HR Technology, HR Consulting, HR Outsourcing, HR Measurement, Diversity , Workplace Law . These topics are all things that we learn in our classes and are very relevant to anyone interested in HR. These posts also give you a better idea of what things will be like in the workplace. As far as networking skills this website posts when there are SHRM conferences that students can attend. Although most are located in California and New York making it unlikely that students in Iowa will attend. There are also links available to talk to current employees in the HR field, which I think is very helpful. I know a UNI student who has used this web page to find an internship so it is very possible to find a job and network through this website. I will continue to subscribe to this web page because it has a lot of information that will be helpful upon graduation. Although my major emphasis
is in Supply Chain, I am doing an internship this summer in the HR
department. That is why I decided to subscribe to this.
I made 3 posts to this site and two of them were questions. I had a marvelous response to my posts. In addition, the website sent me weekly emails informing me of conferences that were being held and other events taking place. The topics that are covered in this website have many benefits towards UNI students. They talk about recruiting, which almost every student is excited about. SHRM also covers things like HR consulting and technology, all of which we need to know. I found that subscribing to this electronic network was very beneficial to me. I learned a lot and am planning on continuing to look at this website after graduation for networking opportunities. Traci Ollendieck, Spring 2006
I joined the online discussion network, Society for Human Resource Management Online. This area of HR does not go along with my major, but I got the idea to join from a classmate who said this discussion network was a good one to be apart of. I only posted a couple of times, and got some great answers to my questions. I also was receiving weekly emails to inform me of new events and happenings in the Society. They covered many current and relevant topics in the discussions which are great for college students entering the business world. I found that the SHRM discussion board was a great way to get started using an electronic discussion. I am now looking for another site that fits in with more of my intersts. Tyler
Cowman, Spring 2006
I have considerable
experience in this field and the website was able to maintain my
interest because of the many issues it encompasses. For example
the vast issues in employee relations, performance management, training
and development of employees, benefits, and progressive discipline and
worker’s compensation; not to exclude keeping up with the legal
regulations and compliance. I recommend this site for those
interested in the human resources field or being an entrepreneur to
give you a greater understanding of the many issues that occur in a
business week or month. This site has a reduced membership for
students and well worth the money to begin networking in this
professional career group.
Lori
Wood, Spring 2006
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Training Ideas Yahoo Groups This is a discussion group for professionals who are involved in coaching and training in their positions. I found many informative posts while in this group. It is a good resource to find teambuilding activities and ask other experts to help solve the problems or issues you are facing in your organization. I did not post any comments but I feel that I have learned a lot from what I have read from other's comments. There is one down fault to this group though. This group has a lot of members that are a little naive and believe every email hoax that they recieve and proceed to forward it on to all members for the group. This causes the managers of the group to send out messages to inform others not to do this thus these worthless posts clog up the useful information flow. I do think that this is a useful group and will continue to be a member so I can use this resource in my future position. I am very focused on improving myself and others. I do thnk that this is a great resource for managers to find new training and coaching methods and has a good group of people to ask questions of when you have an issue. Jamie Stortz, Spring 2006
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Management and Performance Appraisal The
discussion topics pertained to performance improvement on an
individual and corporate level. This list can be most helpful to HR
majors, because there is a lot of information on evaluation and objective setting
for employees. I have
found the information on team performance improvement useful.
The subscibers to this list are mostly professionals in HR, some of
them are corporate CEOs. I think that this listerv would be most
useful for HR managers, as it can be a large part of their job.
It also would be a good tool for HR majors to use to give them a taste
of the real work force. This egroup is setup to handle various questions about Human Resources. The description of this egroup identified interaction among members, information sharing, opinion building, query handling, and networking as the primary focus of the discussions. I feel this egroup can be useful to every student, especially the HR majors. I feel that this group is a very active group that has a high potential for gaining information to valuable questions. |
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The members of this listserv are mainly professionals interested in discussing evaluating training and development. |
But, students can also find this listserv useful for researching for classroom activities. For example, a group of students from Santa Clara, California sent a questionnaire asking the management professional members of this listserv their opinions of using employee attitude surveys. |
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I would recommend subscribing to this discussion group because most of the discussions are about topics regarding training and HR. Some of the discussion topics included personality tests during hiring, intercultural communication, compensation issues, employees relations and various other HR trends. |
This list is sent in a digest format that you must convert to messages. This list also posted available jobs around the world. These jobs required at least 5-6 years experience in most cases. I think that this discussion group is great for HR professionals with substantial experience. Not for entry level employees. |
email: egroups.yahoo.com /group/trdev |
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There were
106 members, although many of them were not active in the
discussion. I received about five emails per day while in this
group. There were a variety of topics covered in this
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Overall, this discussion group did not increase my knowledge of the human resources field. Group members asked questions, but the responses usually weren't posted to the group, they were sent directly to the person who asked the question. I would suggest this group to people who are already established in the human resources field. |
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This is a discussion group that discusses issues faced by HR professionals. I have received messages sharing informaion about the Family and Medical Leave Act, time off, and resume writing hints. Also worth mentioning is that each week experts review issues in the HR field in the HR Pros chatroom. |
I joined this discussion group after hearing a friend comment about its content. This group has been useful to me as an HR major. I believe it would be of great benefit to people that are entering and presently in the HR field. |
email: John Maihos@ HOSTBKHJohn@ aol..com |
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I thought it would be an excellent opportunity to gain "real world" knowledge about issues in Human Resources. From the messages I received, the group is comprised of HR professionals and students. Postings to this discussion group included TCM's HR Careers (a nationwide job databank for HR jobs), students asking for advice on HR issues, tips about the costs of training, and wisdom on the practice of documentation. |
One aspect of the discussion group that did impress me was professionals' responses to students' questions. As an HR student I feel this list is good to join if you are interested in HR and are looking for advice on HR issues. To join HRNET2 visit their homepage at http://HRNET2.listbot.com. Enter your email address, then click "submit" to subscribe. |
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This lists purpose is to talk about items related to the Human Resources field and the Training and Development Field. I found this list to be very helpful. They gave me ideas on where to find jobs in the Training field and what classes to take for Human Resources. These people are professional business people, so they are good contacts to have. Because they are professional, the list does require you to follow e-mail etiquette and be professional about what you talk about. I also received daily e-mails of job postings in the HR field, so that was awesome! |
If you are interested in Human Resources or Training and Development, I would suggest joining this discussion list. You will find valuable answers to your questions and maybe even get a job! |
email: |
| Yahoogroups.com |
The
group can be used for any meaning ful discussions by members about
anything in HR, ranging from campus recruitment to executive
search practices to training to benifits. The group will be
backed
by active support from faculty from top b-schools in India and abroad,
student bodies focused on HR working and HR professionals. |
This
discussion group had some emails that related to topics around team
building, resume critiques, current legal topics, and creative
motivation techniques. The res of the emails were too complex to
understand without workplace exposure: complex computer issues,
evaluating performance apprasial, and executive issues. Overall,
it is fairly usefull. |
email: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/hravenues/ |
| Yahoogroups.com |
The
discussion group focused on finding out what the future HR job markets
and workplace violence policies. |
This
discussion group is useful to UNI students because it gives them an
idea of what issues in HR are critical and timely. The list is
also useful to see how other cultures especiall Indian cultures relate. |
email:yahoogroups.com then click on the Business and Finance page, then click on HRavenues modivator. |
| Egroups |
This
discussion group was for Human Resource Managers. Most of the
discussions were about training and changing management in the HR
field. Some other topics included what to look for when hiring,
how to communicate with people from different ethnicities, different
problems with employee relations, & compensation packages like
401K's and pension plans. |
The
discussion is not useful for UNI students. It is helpful to
professionals in the HR-field with 5-6 years of experience. It is
not helpful for an entry-level HR manager since most of the chatting
was
from one HR professional to another. It is a good discussion
group, but it is a little difficult to understand how to join the
discussions. |
email: http://egroups.com/group/trdev once you are there you must enter your name and email address so you can join the group. |
| International
Human Resourse Note: various opinions |
The
purpose of this discussion group is to allow people in HR around the
world to discuss topics related to their field and answer each other's
questions. Issues of interest that were discussed were
multi-cultural & multi-national management, international
regulatory
environments, immigration/work permit documentation, global sourcing
& recruiting, compensation, benefits, training, expatriate &
TCN selection management, HRIS issues & data management,
globalization & executive development, etc. Different resources are
shared to aid in carrying out job anaylsis, as well as tips on how to
write better job descriptions. |
This
discussion group is most benefical to managment majirs with a human
resource emphasis, or any student interested in pursuing a career in
human resources. It is a good list in the sense that you can get
a
feel for human resource practices and issues from around the world. |
email: http://lists.lyris.net/cgi-bin/lists.pl? enter=international-hr |
| Yahoogroups Human resources hands on Note: various opinions |
This
discussion group are for persons who find themselves dealing with an
area of HR that they might have no experience in. Its objective
is
for people to learn from others' experiences. People compare
ideas and discuss what practices are best. The site also includes
photos, polls, a calendar, and other resources. |
This
site is meant for HR business professionals. However, this site
provides an insight of dealing with lawsuits and researching new forms
of technology that professionals deal with. |
email: http://groups.yahoo.com Type in human resources |
| HRIS:
Human Resource Systems |
The
purpose of this discussion group is to promote dialog amongst HRMS
professionals and to assist collegues working with the management of
human resource information. |
This
list is not useful to students. I was hoping to learn about HR
info systems, but the topics of conversation are harder to understand
for the average student. |
email: lris-l-on@hr.trends.ca subscribe HRIS-L |
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| Project
Management Forum http://www.pmforum.org. It is a very informative resource for students who have to work with teams alot. This website sends email on the latest respond to your topic or to a topic that you participated in. It is very easy to register and to become a part of any of the discussions. It has very useful forms such as job posting forum, case studies, managing projects ect… I participated in the managing projects discussion board since IT personnels require a lot of team work. There were different subject discussed in the project management forum the most important and informative I thought were program management, project management time, project managers needed for NASA study, managing projects, lessons learned. Some of these topics were covered in the class discussions. They also give good ideas of what kind of problems will be facing in the real workplace. It is also a good resource for job search and job posting and sharing information about different companies that you would like to work for. I found this discussion board to be very informative and useful so I will continue to participate in the Pmforum discussion center even after graduation. Mohammed Alibrahim, Spring 2006
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| Utter Access Discussion
Forum http://www.utteraccess.com/. You must register to be able to post. Registering is free and simple, you provide your name, e-mail address, and create a screen name. This forum has over 1800 members from over 20 countries, posting 100-200 times a day. Much of this forum is used as a reference for code and other aspects of Microsoft Access. During my time as a member I utilized many forum topics such as queries, forms, reports, security, general question and answer. What I liked most about this forum was the ability to post a specific question and any relevant information and receive an answer from an expert, who would continue to help me until the problem was solved. While I have found this website to be incredibly helpful, it does not provide much, if any networking opportunities. It basically serves as a question and answer forum, with tutorials, links, and examples. I personally have found this site to be helpful in my current position with John Deere. I have learned a lot, and will continue to be a member of this forum. I would recommend this site for any MIS or CS student looking to get some additional help with Access, or looking to bestow their knowledge onto other people. Jessie Gesie, Spring 2006
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Careers
in Information Systems Discussion List I
have enjoyed learning from this listserv. I plan to stay registered
to learn more in my field. |
| TechRepublic www.techrepublic.com/forumdiscuss/main.jhtml This discussion group is great for anyone interested in any sort of information technology field. It covers all aspects including networking , hardware, software, and careers. Users have the option to recieve various letters regarding all aspects of IT. You can even compare many of the top programming languages, software packages, and hardware. In the discussion center you can participate in any discussion that interests you. I participated in the Careers discussion as well as the Certification discussion. Topics range from advice for security issues to current networking concerns. I believe this discussion group is good for anyone with an IT degree, anyone wants to work with computers in other fields, or anyone who thinks they will have to work with computers in their file but feels they need to learn a little about IT. TechRepublic has a little of everything for beginners to experts. ---Michael
Barr
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| Tek-Tips www.tek-tips.com/supportus.cfm This discussion group is a forum for both professional and general use. They claim themselves as a "Technical Work Forum for Computer Professionals." Their discussion area is broken down into categories by industry, such as software, hardware, and enterprise solutions. The pride themselves on being a real-world no-response site dedicated to professional technical disussions. The web forum is free of commerical and recruiter spam mail, which helps the site to be more professional. This site has a lot to offer to anyone that wants to be informed or share in current, real discussions regarding multiple technological industries. I recommend this checking out this site if you are interested. --Adam Vandehaar
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itconsulting @www.onelist.com I received emails from a variety of consulting companies on new innovations and procedures that were taking place at these companies regaurding information technology. This list serv is very useful to any IT consulting firm. However, it is beneficial to MIS, CIS, and CS college students as well because it provides exposure to the "real world" of IT consulting. |
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alistapart.com Adam Spain
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CedarLug CedarLug stands for Cedar Valley Linux Users Group which was originally started right here in Cedar Falls. It's primary focus is to relay information and answer any questions about the free operating system called Linux. I find that the subscribers to the list to be very knowledgeable and helpful. If you have a question, someone else probably knows the answer, and they usually respond pretty quickly. All in all, this list is geared more towards the 'teckies' like me, who like to play with their computers, and like to use an operating system other than Microsoft Windows. However, I would recommend this list to any individual wishing explore the possibilities of an alternative operating system.
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Y2K
Contingency Planning The purpose of this listserv is to provide individuals information, allow them to ask questions and share knowledge about how to prepare for Y2K. This
listserv would be most beneficial to those pursuing a career in
information systems or computer science. However, some business majors
may be interested in the information to see how Y2K will affect their
jobs. I received a couple e-mails a week and can't wait to get
e-mails when Y2K is finally here! |
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webdev @slistwo.lis.fsu.edu
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My list serve was the discussion about making and creating new web pages for any use. I think that web pages are the wave of the future so if you don't already know how to create one of your own this group is very beneficial. |
I think this group is good to join anyhow because they send you helpful tips on how to upgrade and how to promote your web page. Most of us don't know how to do this stuff yet. I know I learned a lot and I think all of you will to. |
email: webdev @slistwo.lis.fsu.edu |
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Tasty Bits from the Technology Front
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There are many people with computer related careers who subscribe to this list and they discuss topics such as computer and communication technology. A composite message is sent weekly so that an individual is not bombarded with several messages. |
I believe someone who is going into a computer related field may want to join this field. Others may also find it interesting, but several acronyms are used, sometimes making it difficult to follow the conversation. If any one was looking for an interesting computer-related list to join I hope I have helped in your search. |
email: majordomo @world.std.com, subscribe tbtf |
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Win 95 Mailing List
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People send questions relating to Windows 95 to this group list. People have been giving others advise on how to deal with all sorts of issues. Deere has tons of these types of groups that help the employees with problems or just to find out more information about a specific topic. |
I decided to join the Win95 group cause I thought it would be interesting and I could learn some inside information on Windows 95. I find it to be very useful. I have posted a few questions relating to problems I have had with my PC and I have gotten great feedback and ideas. |
email: |
| Management
Information Discussion Forum |
This
discussion group focuses on issues related to MIS professionals &
share data. One of the discussions started talking about
subsystems of MIS work. Many people asked questions, but few
people answered anything. A few people gave web references. |
This
discussion group is not useful to UNI students because questions were
not answered unless in other ways. People didn't get what they
needed. MIS majors and professionals would be interested if
it had information, but it doesn't. |
email: majordomo @listserv.uwstate.edu send them an email with only the subscribe date. |
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Board This website marketing forum posts questions by online marketing businesses and offers assistance to help other businesses in need. In the past month, 44 posts of new questions and responses were made. The most popular topic on the message board is, how to make money fast. From many of its members, the board has acquired a long list of advice regarding this topic; unfortunately, I had nothing to offer. Initially I was interested with many of the topics on the Marketing message board, but soon found out that the benefit pertained to those in the marketing field of business. The potential for networking is great for business students interested in marketing who are either graduating or who have recently graduated. If you are looking for a chance to communicate and network with other business students outside of UNI, then I wouldn't suggest this discussion for you. I intend to keep my account with this board even after graduation because I think the advice will be useful at some point in my career. Katie
Hefel , Spring 2006
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THOPBusinessNews
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This group focuses on providing members with business tips, tools, and services designed to help drive more traffic to web businesses in the 21st century. |
Evaluation: Overall, I think that UNI students will not benefit from this group, unless they have already started, or are working for, a web business. If you need quick responses to specific marketing questions, this is not the group for you. However, if you seek trendy tips or desire ideas concerning marketing on the web in the 21st century, you may find valuable hints and insights provided through the newsletters and apply them to your career. |
email: groups.yahoo.com/group /THOPBusinessNews |
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Managing Customer Services
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The people in this group are business professionals from many types of companies. They ask each other for help and ideas about different ways to find out if their customers are satisfied with their current products and services. |
This group would be very useful to business professionals and college students. In addition, anyone that is interested in information about how companies are trying to figure out if their customers are satisfied with the current products or services should join this group. |
email: |
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ISP Marketing Discussion List
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Subjects for discussion suggested by ISP are effective marketing campaigns, sales and promotional strategies, and successful advertising campaigns. Upon joining this list, be prepared to receive at least twenty-five emails per day as this list is very active. |
I found this discussion list to be confusing at times because I am not familiar with all of the terms and specific examples from the business world that were discussed. I also found that there was quite a bit of animosity between the different participants of the group. I would suggest that others do not subscribe to this list unless they have appropriate training in marketing, or have worked in a marketing department of a company. |
email: .join-isp-marketing @isp-marketing.com |
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Markethink Digest listserv
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Topics of conversation focus on all kinds of marketing, from internet marketing to offline marketing. It is not limited to marketing discussions, as general business discussions do arise. Only business discussions are allowed, however. The focus of the threads is on learning, networking, succeeding, and community. |
This site would be useful to anyone who wishes to broaden their understanding of the foundation and application of marketing principles. However, the number of posts may not be sufficient for someone looking for a regular stream of discussions. |
email: . |
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101 Newsletter and Promotion Ideas
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The purpose of the group is on developing cost effective projects and ideas such as using paper newsletters to promote your 'image,' linking to community events, using time-tested sales techniques, etc
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If one wants to join a group with a few e-mails sent to your address during a month, this is a good one to join. They also have a website, http://www.clipcopy.com, which goes hand in hand with the online newsletter.
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It was simple to subscribe to. Go to the internet site www.onelist.com. You are then going to have several categories of interest to choose from. After picking the one that looks best to you, you fill out a general information form. The information they provide you with is easy to understand and to the point. |
This listserv could be useful for many different kinds of individuals. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to have a specialized listserv. |
email: . onelist.com |
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This is a discussion group geared towards professionals who have put their business on the web, or for those who are looking for hints on how to get started doing so. |
This site could be very useful to anyone who is seriously looking to start a web site for their company, however, I was just curious to see what types of things go into getting one put together. For those marketing majors, the site is helpful if you plan to put your company on the web because it offers suggestions as to how to get more traffic on your site. |
email: . alink4newbies @onelist.com |
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Retailers Digest
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The Retailers Digest listserv includes retailers that have questions about their business or the retail business in general. |
I do not know how useful this discussion group would be for business students because it does not provide a lot of information. It may be a good discussion group if you are in the retail business. |
email: . retailers @listhost.net |
| Retail Zoom http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/retailzoom/ ...which is set up for people in the retail business. I found that a wide range of topics were discussed, such asNegotiations, Customer Service,Angry Customers,Retail Trends. The problem I had with this group was that sometimes postings would bejust useless advertisements, which is not going to teach anybodyanything. Also, sometimes messages were in a different language, butnot very often.I would recommend this group to anyone looking to get into the retail business or someone who is already in it. Retail is always changing,and this group does cover a wide range of topics applying to retail. They also send many headlines pertaining to the business world thatyou can click on to read the whole article. This can be very useful,especially if you do not subscribe to a magazine such as businessweek. It can be a quick way to get some business news. Lindsey Otis, Spring 2006
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Market-L covers a wide variety of marketing topics, such as pricing tactics, distribution, promotion and advertising, surveys, product design, positioning, relationship marketing, database marketing, branding, and ethics. |
I found this to be an interesting group for students interested in Marketing. If a student is not planning on being in a field that relates to marketing, then I do not recommend this site. |
email: . Market-L@amic.com |
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Straightalk Newsletter
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The main focus on this discussion group was internet marketing. In the reading, it gave practical tips, and articles that could be read. |
It would be a good discussion group to join for anybody interested in internet marketing. The discussion group gives great ideas, and makes a person realize that internet marketing is going to become a huge industry with lots of opportunities. |
email: . merrymonk.com /maillist.html type smartbotpro.net |
| Yahoo.
groups small business goups Best Buy |
Provides
the updates of the hottest wholesale product on the market. It
showed small business and kept products that are available to
sell. It showed some good buys. |
It
would not be very benefical to UNI students because there was not much
activity with this group. It is more usefrl to persons in the work
force
and making product decisons. Persons in marketing and management
may find this goup more interesting. |
email:bestbuygeorge-subscribe @yahoo.com or go to yahoo. com and type in yahoo groups and then click on small business groups. You must have a yahoo account to enter this site. |
| Yahoogroups.com |
This
focus of this discussion group is a forum for those in advertising,
marketing, public relations, and communications. Discussions were
on campaigns, how to, office politics, job openings, and etc. |
There
is not a lot of discussions about important issues; it's mostly
questions or notices of someone opening a new business. This list
would be more benificial for those in marketing, public relations, and
communications professionals. |
email
a message to: marketingissues-subscribe @yahoogoups.com |
| Yahoogroups.com |
The
focus of this discussion groups are for people who are interested in
the
areas of marketing, ranging from : brand management to
advertising. This group includes students, alumni and
faculty from top business schools. |
This
discussion group can be useful for a UNI student because you can obtain
a lot of advise from alumni or professionals. They can help you
find an answer to you questions. |
email:groups.yahoo.com click on business & finance, then on marketing and advertising. |
| Yahoogroups:
Mutual Funds Note: various opinions |
The
purpose of this discussion group is to discuss mutual funds, investing,
IRAs, the stock market, and important websites related to these topics.
The group also tells about different software offers that they believe
would help someone with their finances. They also discuss how the
war in Iraq will affect our stock market. |
This
list is useful for all students despite their majors. All
students should be thinking about their futures, which includes the
proper way to invest. The discussions were highly technical, but
with a little bit of business vocabulary most people should be able to
get the main points about what members are describing. |
email: http://groups.yahoo.com/mutualfunds |
| Real
Estate Investors Club: Yahoogroups |
The
purpose of this group is to discuss their experiences in buying and
selling real estate in hopes that it will help everyone to avoid making
costly mistakes. |
I
feel that it is useful if you are interested in buying and selling
houses. You can get some insight from some professionals that
could help. Everyone could benefit and be interested in
this. Everyone will buy a house sometime and this could be useful
advice. |
email: http://groups.yahoo.com Go under finance and click onto real estate |
| Online
Entrepreneurs |
This
discussion group focused mostly on training and steps to take to start
your online business. Some other topics included maintaining
honesty and integrity in an online business. |
This
discussion group is useful for entrepreneurs interested in starting an
online business. However, this group is not useful for people
looking to "get rich quick." |
email: http://egroups.yahoo.com/ group/wealthexus |
| "00-CreativeQuickTips" |
This
is a group of professional people from different backgrounds and jobs
all interested in pursuing creative thinking. The group provides
interesting ways of ways to look at problems and 'think outside the
box.' The purpose of the group is to provide people with free
inspiration and low cost marketing ideas. The group wants to make
sure every member is able to promote themselves and make money off
their
talents. |
I
think this discussion group would be perfect for students in the
marketing and advertising field. This group had a lot of helpful
tips about how to maximize your creative potential. This group
would also be helpful for any student that is creative or wants to
learn
ways to use creative thinking. |
email: http://groups.yahoo.com/ 00-CreativeQuickTips/ |
| Willson
Unlimited |
The
purpose is to exchange ideas and thoughts concerning Global Marketing
communication. |
It
is not useful for a student. The list is suppose to be a marketing
listserv, but the fact is that you don't recieve anything that is
relevant to your education. Instead the aim of the list is to get
people to invest money in different kinds of projects. |
email: http://willsonunlimited@coollist.com |
| Appraisers:
Yahoo |
The
purpose of this discussion is on the latest trends in appraisal,
requesting assistance, and networking with other appraisers across the
United States. |
This
particular listserv would be useful to students at UNI. I am
actually in an Appraisal class where I have to go and appraise a
building and being able to ask questions to actual appraisers helped. |
email: www.yahoo.com Search for real estate list servs, click on the very first one called IRED, scroll down to the Appraisal list and send an email to listserve@property.com to subscribe. |
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Food
Service Professionals
I joined the discussion group for people
in the restaurant business. The purpose of this list was to help
professionals in the restaurant business run a smoother and more
productive company. They have everything from recipe ideas to different
marketing strategies for your company. There is also the chance to ask
questions to the list and receive answers within the next few days. I
found this list under topica.com and then went under the food and
beverage option and looked until I found one that interested me. I
found
that this list was more for the already established business owner and
not for the average college student. So I probably wouldn't recommend
this to students but would to the established business owner.--Ryan
Bennett
Restaurant Discussion Group
The discussion group I joined had to do
with restaurant news: AARestaurant_News@onelist.com. The group
mainly talked about equipment, supplies, and anything to do with
restaurant business. Usually about once a week, I received 3 messages
within one e-mail discussing the different things listed above.
To
join a group on onelist.com, use the search feature on
http://www.onelist.com to find the topic group you are interested
in. Then fill out some basic information: e-mail address,
password, date of birth, gender and zip code. This site would be useful to a UNI student if
they wanted to pursue a restaurant career. This discussion
group does not overload your mailbox with messages. The group
talks about topics you would not think restaurants would have to worry
about, but they do. An example of this are fire extinguishers.
--Lisa Glander
@list.chaphall.com (majordomo)
Chapman-Hall is a publishing company
that specializes in the field of nutrition and food science, which is
my
major. They mostly talked about new items being published, particularly
those in the area of product development. --Julie Miller
Celiac Sprue
I joined a listserv about a disease
called Celiac Sprue. Celiac disease is a hypersensitivity to gluten
which is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and oats. The only way
to
control this disease is by a strict, life long change of your diet.
This is incredibly difficult since most foods we eat contain gluten.
The
listserv provides new medical information, recipes, answers to
questions for new celiacs, and information concerning food products
that
are gluten free. Members include people with this disease, people with
family and friends with this disease. This is a very active listserv
with many members. Since celiac is a fairly new disease it is a great
means of receiving important information about it. I would highly
recommend joining if you have family members with celiac or if you are
a
celiac. --Debbie Eggleston
Fit-L
The subscribers are from many different
career areas with a large minority in fitness-related careers
(Exercise/Diet/Wellness). This listserv is conversational. Usually
someone would ask a question, and other subscribers would request more
and more clarification. This could be somewhat intimidating, however,
it
was just in an effort to provide an accurate suggestion. The questions
would often develop into discussions and debates. Eventually one of the
"experts" would step in and give his or her suggestion and the topic
would be dropped. I would recommend Fit-L to anyone looking for health
tips and ideas. Compared to the other listservs mentioned, the volume
was pretty low -- about 15 messages a day. This listserv is pretty
laid-back and informative. I've enjoyed it and I think I'm going to
continue my subscription. --Molly Skahill
Aerobics and Fitness (www.listserver@aerobics-list.com)
The purpose of this discussion is to ask professional physical fitness
people questions about what is healthy and what exercises or diet is
good for you to be healthy. This is useful for a students's
health. Anything else dealing with school, I would say no unless
their major is in nutrion or health. Physical fitness majors may
find this site useful, but it is basically just for people who want to
get or stay healthy and strong. --anonymous
(net-lawyers@peach.ease.lsoft.com)
This listserve targets lawyers, law students, law professors and even
prospective and current law students. The goal of the listserve
is to provide an opportunity for these individuals to discuss issues in
the law field, as well as how the Internet is connected with the study
of law. For the two months I was subscribed to this listserve I
only received two emails both
discussing the use of the Internet in private law firms. This
listserve was not helpful to me, however I would recommend it to anyone
who is interested in law or is currently in this profession. --Katie
Metcalf
The purpose of this listserv is to allow
lawyers, law students, prospective law students, legal assistants, law
professors, librarians, and other interested persons to discuss how to
use the Internet in connection with the study, practice, and
development of the law. I was a subscriber to net-lawyers for
over
two months and I received only two emails. Those two emails
consisted of a topic regarding illegal Internet usage at a certain law
firm. I did not find this listserv useful and I would only recommend it
to attorneys who have an emphasis in Internet Law. --Tara DeRocher
(atty-list@mail.muni.com)
I joined a listserv that was for municipal law attorneys or other
people interested in this type of law. The listserv shared messages
about current legal events dealing with municipal law. Attorneys could
share any information that they had with attorneys across the country.
New municipal laws were often a topic of discussion. Attorneys would
often give their own interpretation of these new laws. Unless a person
is very interested in this exact field, I would not recommend joining
it. I received very little information through this listserv. It seemed
that this listserv was almost too specialized. If you are a business
person and you want to know about what is going on in the legal world
of business, better alternatives exist than this listserv. Other
listservs about law are available on the web. I would recommend that
they check those listservs out first. --Judson Poppen
Event Resources
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/eventresources.
This group is described as "a discussion group and resource list for
professional speakers, meeting planners, speaker's bureaus and event
vendors." The description went on to say that potential topics
would include event planning, public speaking, marketing yourself,
etc. As I am interested in a career in the event planning field
(particularly in the concert industry), I felt that this group may
provide some useful information.
However,
after being a part of this discussion group for over a month, I would
not necessarily recommend it. Up until the end of January, the
group had a problem with spam and most of the postings were about
personal dating sites or other random topics. This problem was
taken care of at the end of January when a moderator took control and
stopped allowing spam to be posted. While that was an
improvement, eliminating the spam highlighted the lack of substantial
messages. There were only 4 postings in March and 3 in
February. While one of these seven postings did actually speak to
my interests in the entertainment industry, I feel that I wasn't able
to learn much of anything from this discussion group.
After my
experience with this group over the past month, I would not recommend
joining to get information about event planning. The group
description sounds great, but they don't back up that description with
actual information on the subjects they mentioned. Now that there
is a moderator, this group may have the potential to improve in the
future, but they haven't shown any signs of growth yet.
Angie Mabeus, Spring 2006
rsvpplanning. (www.onelist.com)
It is a resource on event planning tips
for all types of events. I found this groups on. It took me a little
while to find what group I wanted to be part of. This site
is not very useful. It doesn't have very many members and it is
relatively new. I didn't get too many emails and when I did, the
information wasn't helpful. I wouldn't suggest this site to any UNI
student who is considering a career in event planning. It was not very
useful to me. --Nicole Tunning
(www.speciaeventsite.com)
I joined a discussion forum on the Special Events Site web page.
The site and discussion group is dedicated to the industry of special
events. The majority of the discussion participants were
professionals in the field of special events. The purpose of the
site is to offer support, suggestions, advice and direction to event
planners and other professionals within this field. It also
reports on the new trends and breakthroughs in the industry. I found
the list to be very beneficial. I am interested in this industry
so the contacts I made and the information that was provided to me was
very practical and relevant. I received information on companies
within the industry, what employeers look for in entry-level employees
and other suggestions from those who now. I think this website is
beneficial to those who are also interested in special events. It
is a site that is specific in its content. I do not think other
UNI students would find this discussion group interesting or relevant
without some interest in the industry. --Kara Austrum
Consulting
(Bu
Consulting@Onelist.com)
It was Boston University, School of Management, Consulting Club and it
brings students together to explore and understand the world of
consulting better, even before it becomes a part of their life. "We share and learn
together in order to help others share and learn." I immediately
recieved a letter letting me know I was accepted to the group of 25
members and then for the next two months I recieved two advertisement
emails. That's all I ever got from them. I was quite disappointed in
this group and do not recommend it for anyone. --Laura Perfater
Resume Office (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/resumeoffice)
The purpose of this discussion group is to recieve helpfu tips and
advice that will help one get the job, promotion, and career he/she is
looking for. There are tools that help you prepared an effective
resume. I think this listserv could be very helpful to
students. It gives helpful tips that you can use in creating a
effective resume, without being overloaded with messages. The
tips
are only sent weekly, which is very nice since I already get a ton of
spam. However, no one really asked a question or joined in on
discussions, so these aren't a lot of "real world" experience
applications. This useful for all majors and professionsls.
--Britne Haskin
Career Division Network (www.aom.pace.edu)
The purpose is to address people's life long success of work
experiences, the structure of opportunity, to work and the relationship
between careers, and other aspects of life. The largest portion
of
memebers are educators (50%) and the second largest group is students
(30%). This list serv is not useful to students because the
majority of the posts are about professor position openings or
available training classes. College professors would find this
site interesting. --Catherine Gitch
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SPORTMGT (www.topica.com)
The list was about sports management. This was for current managers and
also students or others who were interested in the field. You
then have to sen a confirmation email to make sure that everything
worked out right when suscribing. I was a member of this list for 3
weeks and got only three or four emails. I was very disappointed in the
list because I thought it was going to be a lot of telling about the
profession and how to get involved. As a result, I would not recommend
subscribing to this list because you may be disappointed. However, I
did find that topica.com had a lot of discussion lists that I may like
to subscribe to in the future.
Kiley Wangsness
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Velvet Rope
www.velvetrope.com
This site is very relevant if you are interested in a career in the
music industry. If you are not interested in music, this discussion
group would have very little relevance to you. There are several
hundred posts a day, but they are all sub-grouped into categories such
as general music , tv-music, music managers, jobs, etc... I primarily
participated in the general music discussion and the music manager
discussion. In the general discussion many useful topics are covered
such as upcoming releases, general status of labels and the industry
news. You do sometimes have to ignore the latest brittney spears and
puff daddy gossip. Other than that the Velvet Rope is full of useful
information. There is a potential networking opportunity as
most of the "characters" on the board are very open about who they are
and their jobs. I have met several people who potentially could be
useful in the future. I even had a specific question about music
publishing and "private messaged" a person I knew worked at ASCAP. I
have since had several email conversations with him and he has been
very helpful. Overall this is a very useful site if you are interested
in the music
industry.
Brandon Clark, Spring 2006
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If nothing in these reports looks interesting to you, there are another 5,000,000 lists out there to chose from. Ask around, check with your faculty advisors, check in at the websites of professional organizations in your field. If you still don't find anything, these sites are search engines that find email discussion groups by topic. Various lists show up in different engines, so if you don't find something interesting at one site, try another!
http://www.tile.net/tile/listserv/index.html
http://www.lsoft.com/catalist.html
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More HRNET.....
This e-mail discussion group shares
issues related to research and the practice of Human Resources
Management. HRNET is one of the most popular, if not the most
popular, listserve to join for those involved in Human Resources.
Since it's birth in 1993, this group has received recognition from the
Academy of Management. With its 5000+ members, it is not uncommon to
receive as many as 60+ e-mails a day!!!!! I found this group to
be
very useful to me and for business communication purposes in
general. I base this on the sincere responses I received from
questions I posted. These responses were from 20+ HR professional
around the world. These HR professionals did not care that I was
only an HR
student. I was not treated
differently because of this, and was reassured that I had every right
to
be an active participant in the group. As a result, I have made a
few networking contacts who have requested I contact them after
graduation regarding employment opportunities. This
listserve would be useful for all HR professionals and any HR
students. The issues discussed will cover topics such as
employment law, the future of HR, trends in HR, leadership, career
development, compensation, training, safety, employee relations, HR job
openings, and general advice. --Barb Baedke
HRNET is a highly active listserv, I received approximately 45 messages per day. I would not recommend subscribing to this listserv unless you have a seperate e-mail account. Other than that, HRNET would be an excellent way of gaining knowledge about Human Resource issues, and learning more about the carrer itself. This listserve provides a wide range of topics including, compensation issues, interviewing strategies, company sponsored day cares, and discrimination in the workplace. I would suggest this listserv to students interested in Human Resources, HR professionals, or entry-level employees in the HR field wanting advice on HR issues. --Anne Ubben
This listserv would be great for Human Resource Management majors and those getting a certificate in training and development. The topics discussed include, interviewing, compensation and benefits, leadership, harassment and many other issues. This listserve is very active. Expect quite a few messages from people very interested in the field of Human Resources. --Jennifer Cole
I found this listserv very interesting and informative because of my interest in the field. I plan to subscribe to a similar listserv once I enter the profession. HRNET was comprised of over 5000 members. The members were mostly HR professionals, but college students and professors also contributed to the discussions. Some of the topics discussed included: harassment and workplace violence, employee recruiting and screening, leadership, training programs, discrimination, and various employee relation problems. Other members would give their opinions to various questions that were asked. At times there was a lot of controversy over topics of discussion, but I always learned something. I would highly recommend this discussion group to anyone with a management major and especially to students with an interest in Human Resources. I usually received about 40-50 messages a day, so at times that became a bit overwhelming. If you have the time to read all the messages, it is definitely worth your time. --Heather Veldhuizen
Over 4,000 individuals subscribed to
HRNET. These people were mostly Human Resource Professionals,
however, it was not unusual to hear from HR Grad Students, and
Professors. The information that was communicated through this
email group was very informative. Some of the common topics
discussed included: training programs, liability in the work
environment, discrimination, work
ethics, recruiting, policies, procedures, and office language.
Many subscribers would use this listserv as a resource by asking other
professionals their opinions on various work-related topics.
Other
members would volunteer information to group members, such as a summary
or notes from a conference he/she recently attended. I would
definitely recommend this email group to all students, but especially
those studying Management and Communications. It is not unusual
to receive 30-40 messages a day, but
do not get discouraged, because the
information exchanged is very useful. --Patty Clark
This serve was obviously directed to professionals in the Human Resource field or people who have interests in the area. It was used as a resource for people to ask questions about human resource issues to other professionals as well discussing everyday work items that one would see in the office. Some issues included: ethics, policies, discrimination, and various training programs. I would recommend this site to anyone in a management major with a human resources emphasis or any other major which involves a lot of communication or training with individuals or groups. People in workforce should also consider this page if they are in the above metioned areas. --Dale Otte
This would be great for any HR professionals or students to learn about the profession and to ask questions. The professionals mainly wrote to the listserv with questions ranging from sexual harassment to job opportunities. The readers would then reply back with their opinions. This is a good way to learn about how HR professionals feel about certain topics and law. This listserv would be highly effective for new professionals entering HR. It is a good place where you can get your questions answered by other trained and experienced professionals. There is one problem with joining this listserv. I was receiving around 50 messages a day. If you are interested in joining HRNet I highly recommend having it digested to one day a week. --Angela Scheetz
As some other classmates have mentioned this is a great listserv, but it is quite active. I received over 50 messages in one day. This listserv covers a wide variety of topics related to Human Resources. The majority of the messages are from people, many grad students, requesting professionals knowledge. The thing that makes this list so active is that everyone's replies are posted to the list as well. The only set communication rule of this list is that no commercials are allowed. This list definitely doesn't follow the one page rule because many messages I received were quite long. I don't mean to be negative if I had a lot of extra time on my hands Icould learn a great deal by reading these messages. --Chris Magee
This is a very active listserv, as of Feb. 1996 they had 2,600 members worldwide. I often got 200-400 messages every 4-6 days. The information discussed on this list had to with various aspects of Human Resources. I say lots of requests for advice, where to find books and studies, and job openings. The "ground rules" sent to me in my welcoming message included, use a descriptive header when posting, as well as an introductory sentence or two at the beginning of the message so readers know what it's about. Also, if you post a question, they ask that you keep track of the answers and provide a summary to the network later. I found some of these summaries so it appears the members do follow the ground rules. As for mechanics, I saw only one emoticon, a smiley face =) and the signatures varied from no name to name, title, address, fax and home numbers. Two suggestions if joining this listserv, follow the directions you receive in the welcoming message to do keyword searches, also don't read your messages one by one, type "dir" and look at the subject headings. This will save much time and help you find whatever interests you. -Karen Sheeks
…an excellent listserv for those who are interested in the Human Resource occupation. The topics discussed varied, some examples include; HR terminology, employment law issues, and staffing techniques. The most beneficial subjects that would apply to students were announcements of job openings and proper techniques to preparing a resume. Most messages were fairly lengthy. The "one-page" rule was definitely not followed in most cases. A majority of the messages were requesting information and followed a simple pattern of what they were asking and how to respond back. Every once in a while someone would reply to the listserv answering a specific question, but either the question was not restated or a fair amount of time had past since the question was asked because it was difficult to understand what that person was replying to? Overall, the listserv has provided valuable information as to what issues HR personnel are faced with. I highly recommend any HR Management major to subscribe. This listserv provides an eye-opener to "real world" situations. --Steph Beebe
It was very informative for those who wish to go into the field of Human Resource Management. The only problem with this listserv is it has grown so much, making it difficult to keep up with all of the mail. Surveys were frequently posted and a variety of issues were brought up. Some common issues that were discussed were Health Care, workplace politics, sexual harassment, and discriminatory activity. Questions were also asked about using the WWW for recruiting and on-line hiring. New technology seemed to be a hot issue on this listserv. The messages that I felt were the most beneficial included information about resumes, interviews, and employee recruiting. These topics might be interesting and helpful for college students. Overall, I would not suggest subscribing to the HR Listserv unless you have hours to spend reading your e-mail. The number of messages I received daily was overwhelming. --Sara Anderson
Topics on this listserv included such things as compensation, incentive plans, job postings, and questions on specific policies and procedures. The listserv was very informative. The HR professionals seemed to benefit from the advice and conversations on the listserv. For student, the listserv is very helpful in finding out what a HR professional will confront in their daily jobs. However, you receive over 50 messages a day from the listserv. It is somewhat time-consuming to weed through all the messages. I would recommend this listserv to anyone interested in the Human Resource field. --Valerie Vos
The listserv that I joined was a good
listserv for Human Resource Management students. This was a very busy
listserv, so if you have a lot of time on your hands and want to spend
hour upon hour reading your mail, join this listserv. The people on
this
listserv conducted many surveys, tabulated the results, and then posted
the results they found. There was a wide span of topics they discussed,
a few being sexual harassment, discrimination in the workplace, and
health care benefits that are offered by different employers compared
to what other employees actually receive. The topics I found most
useful to me as a student dealt with interviewing techniques and
employee recruiting/on-line hiring. These topics were topics that I
could relate to as a student. If you love to get mail, then I suggest
subscribing to this list, if you don't then you might want to find
another. --Jamie Harms
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More learning-org-digest...
I found this listserv very informing for
business and non-business majors. The listserv discussed a
variety
of issues like employee creativity, communication via listservs,
team building games and more personal issues like what is love.
One thing that interested me was in the team building games.
Someone suggested the game "Win as Much as You Can." I have
played
this game in two of my management classes. It is reassuring to
know that we are being taught tools that are actually used in the
workplace. I definitely recommend that students check out this
listserv. --Kelly Bockenstedt
This listserv was beneficial to all business
majors even though I went in to it with a desire for marketing
discussion. We discussed some topics we have discussed in class like
group, team and committee communication and project management. The
discussions pertained to my place of employment as we are talking about
more efficient ways to do business and creating good business
relationships. I would recommend the group to anyone who doesn't
want a ton of emails and would like to discuss a wide array of
topics. It is beneficial to all
majors, not only business majors.
--Rachelle Ries
This discussion group is nice in that you
only get a summary of what has been stated that particular day.
The conversation features a variety of topics, including building
learning organizations, determining what makes a good university, and
situations where business ethics are involved. Learning Organization
would be a good group for any business of
communication major to join, however,
there are probably more specific groups out there that may be more
suited to a particular major. Desite the fact that you only get a
couple of messages a day from this group, it is still time-consuming to
sort through everything to find information that is relevant to a
certain major. --Wes Games
This listserv is for people in all levels of business. Some topics have been things like what makes a good university, the difference between teams and committees, and even Einstein's statement about how if you try to pick something up in the universe you find that everything else is attached to it. I would recommend this listserv to all majors. The topics are open to all points of view. It was also nice to not get a bunch of emails a day from this listserv. Instead, I just got two emails a day that were a composite of the discussions. This listserv is useful because it helps us know what type of discussions are acceptable in a business setting and what we should expect. --Jill McCall
This listserv is one in which people at all
levels, individually and collectively, are continually increasing their
capacity to produce results they really care about. The dialogue is
mostly
about building learning organizations.
Some of the topics that this group has been discussing is what makes an
excellent university, what the difference is between a team and a
committee, project management, linear thinking, and they have been
discussing a business coach training program. For the last month the
topics have been really interesting and I have
especially enjoyed the topic of the
difference between teams and committees. This discussion group would be
great for all business and communication majors, and any other major.
The topics discussed would benefit these majors in the workplace and
they would also gather some ideas on what business professionals are
discussing in their organizations. I would also
recommend subscribing to the digest(as
shown above) instead of getting about 25 messages a day. The digest is
a
daily compilation of Learning-org messages, with a simple table of
contents at the top. It is a great list serve to join! --Lori Schany
The goal of this listserv is to conduct a dialogue about building learning organizations. A learning organization is based on the concept of Peter M. Senge in his book, _The Fifth Discipline_. He wants everyone, in groups and by themselves to always increase what they know, what they do, and what they care about. Most of the people on the list appear to be consultants, but all are interested in increasing their knowledge. Some of the topics discussed were virtual universities, other interesting listservs, employee creativity, boundry-less organizations, what is love, and linear thinking. 10-30 messages will be recieved per day. Another option exists for this list. This is to receive a daily digest. This is a summary of the daily messages. I think that most people would find this discussion interesting, but some of the topics require additional reading or knowledge in order to understand and participate in the discussion. For example, one topic was entropy and it was difficult to understand this topic and the books that were being discussed about it. I think this would not be the best list for college students because sometimes the topics were not interesting. I think think this is due to my lack of knowledge on some of the topics. One of the best things about this listserv is that the host reviews each message before they are sent on. He assigns the topic a number that must be used submitting a comment. Also, it is recommended that the exact phrase be forwarded along with the response. This makes the discussion easier to follow. In addition, if the message does not adhere to the standards of the list the message is returned to the author so it can be edited before it is put on the list. It is interesting and people who want to expand their horizons should try this listserv out. --Nicole D. Kathman
This dicussion group mainly discused learning
organizations and what it takes to create a well managed
business.
This discussion group had came from a list that other students
had used in this same class. I
thought this discussion was very informing and I actually enjoyed
reading my emails. I learned a lot and would say that this
discussion group is good for all majors and I suggest you join
it.
--Danielle Allen
This list was very beneficial to me. Since I am a General Studies major, I wasn't looking for a business specific list serve. This list serve discussed topics that are relevant to everyday business experiences, such as team building, team skills, communication skills, and other discussions which other people have already mentioned. I think that this list serve would benefit many people. It was good for me. I also think communication and business majors would also enjoy it. --Teresa Kurtenbach
The information is somewhat useful involving communication but at an in depth level. I think other list servs would be better for our knowledge. --Barry O'Neill
This group discusses many businesses topics
that I feel could be useful to a variety of people. Because
this group is not aimed toward one specific business area, the
topics are relevant to many different types of
organizations. I believe that most individuals could apply at
least some topics from this group to their current work
place. Some of these topics
may inlude building teamwork,
understanding different communication styles, and comparing
office
codes of conduct. Therefore, I would recommend this group for all
majors. Most of us will be involved in some sort of organization
one day and the discussions in this group could be very helpful
and applicable. I would also recommend this group because
as busy college students, we do not have time to sort through
tons of email messages. --Melissa Lyon
Sorry this is late, but all the e-mail I received from the listserv filled my disk. So I have been cut off from communication for awhile. I joined a listserv learning-org@world.std.COM. It was people in different organizations talking about how they deal with problems within their organization. They discussed how to handle different people. They discussed communication deals that they were having and if anyone had any suggestions. This listserv receives a lot of mail. One day I received 112 messages, so that is something you like then try it. Also it is more coming from professionals already in the business world. I think that I will find it more interesting when I am in that stage of my life. --Kari Kennedy
This server is a general business list serve ranging from topics about religion to culture differences. The type of person who might benefit from this list serve is an individual who is in a corporate setting in the work place. They could use the service as an information gathering resource. In such a way as to get other people's opinion on something that has happen in the work place. You could also gets peoples' opinions before you do something within your organization, by listening to other peoples experience on the subject. You can figure out if you want to read a message by reading the subject area. This is how people will know if they are getting any response to a message they wrote or if it is a new topic that might interest them. The basic form of written is professional; grammatically correct. There didn't seem to be anyone complaining about other individuals. They all seem to be a free flowing community. I would suggest subscribing to this list serve when you get into the corporate area. --Shawn Langel
It is a great listserv to join if you want a variety of information about the business workplace. The main topics were team issues goals. However they also touched on religion in the workplace as well as abuse. It was interesting to find out what real business situations others have been involved in. --Nicole Storey
I joined the list serve on learning organization. This organization would be great for general business managers. This list serve also talked about religious practices in the workplace. But you receive a lot of mail about 50 messages a day. --Pam Gross
I found that there was a lot of information on the service that was very very useless. However, intermixed in the loads of useless information was a tad bit of great info. Individuals asked many questions about motivation of employees and working in groups that were very beneficial to me. There were both positives and negatives in dealing with groups that made everyone think. Many of the questions could have been asked by anyone in any business environment. I would recommend this list to anyone who is having trouble motivating people. Many ideas were passed long the messages that could benefit your problems. --Brad Pfaltzgraff
Topics on this listserv include Grading Systems, Managing, Team Building, Job Rotation, etc. This listserv suggests that a learning organization is one that learns from itself. Through employees, managers, and customers, there is a learning process that can ultimately help the business in many ways. Employees and managers can benefit from this listserv. They learn ways to cooperate and communicate with fellow employees to better the business they are working for. Students can also learn from this because it can help them to understand how employees interact with each other before they enter a business setting. A relaxed setting exists on this listserv. There were points in the message where it looked like there was going to be conflict, but problems had by members were stated very clearly and in a subtle manor. This way they got their point across without offending other members. --Brian Ross
This list serv discussed topics ranging from grading systems in learning organizations to team building. I think this list serv is most useful as an information gathering resource. Subscribers asked for certain information to be answered by other members. Subscribers often expressed their opinions about subjects like managing and measurements. There seemed to be a great degree of cohesiveness among the members. They all seemed to share the same general beliefs about management. The type of individual that might benefit the most from this list serv is someone who is a professional in a corporation. Personally, I really didn't have a clue about half the subjects that they discussed. You can tell that the more experience a person has, the more knowledge he/she possesses about the management field. Messages tended to be significantly longer than one page. They were generally about 2-3 pages. The subject area indicated the main topic of discussion. This really helped me because I could look at the subject and determine if it was worth reading. I would suggest that non-professionals decide to delay their subscription to this list serv until they reach the corporate arena. --Jason Sadler
This is a good source of a variety of information for general business majors. The listserv talks about teams, visions, goals, a lot of strategic planning, even religion in the workplace. This site talks about everything...even abuse in the workplace and at home. Good site for a lot of information...about 30 e-mails a day (at least 2-3 screen lengths each!!!) If this interests you great, but otherwise save yourself the headache and time of deleting 30 messages a day. This list serv discussed the use of technology to help with communication in the business. By using the technology available, such as e-mail, those on the list can educate others with the same interests. Those of you with management majors might like this list because it talks a lot about the right way to communicate with others. One statement made on the list was "Use the right medium for the right purpose with the right audience and you have a winning solution." --Michelle Benskin
If you subscribe, you will receive about 20-30 messages a day. These messages contain information about religion, strategies, improvements, questions and answers in the work place. I found the learning-org listserv interesting. Some of the topics related to the things I do in my job. To eliminate all of the messages, subscribe to the digest. This just gives you one big message a day and has a table of contents. It is much easier. --Melissa King
The listserv I joined was mainly for General Management majors. The letters mostly discussed other co-workers and their managers; also a number of people wrote about teamwork in the workplace. --Scott Huntbatch
This list serve discussed many different topics. Religion, management web links, and how to "grade" a team were some of the topics. This list serve was not in the field that I am in so it was not very interesting to me. I think that most people in a corporate setting would enjoy it. Lots of questions were asked and answered from what I read. It sounded like the people who got answers were satisfied with the answer. I usually received 20 or more messages a day. Lots of information was exchanged. I do not recommend this list serve for students since I could not put to use a lot of the information --Jason Heyer
This group has people from all over the world. It is a very comprehensive listserv. It talks about everything from religion to making managers manage to happiness at work. For me, this listserv was not very good. I think it had too much information as I would receive between 10 and 20 messages a day. A lot of them are very lengthy and hard to comprehend. People did everything from advertise products to announce deaths of commonly known people. People would ask questions and then wait for others to respond and help them out. If you are interested in learning a lot about totally different topics then this is the listserv to join. For me, it is not a good resource. I thought it would talk more about the organizational structure of businesses instead of debated over religion. --Tim Fitzgerald
The subscribers wrote about the importance of learning in organizations. They welcomed people to ask about topics they had questions about or were doing research about. A lot of the topics they talked about were sort of over my head and I did not find them too interesting. I think it would be a good opportunity to get different perspectives on topics you may find interesting. While I was subscribed, a man passed away. There were numerous postings sending their condolences.
So, if you are doing research about and would like a new perspective, this listserv would be a good choice. -Jill Sanderson
This listserv sends you between 30 and 40 messages a day and each are generally over 2 screens long. People posting to this listserv cover a wide range of topics. Many subscribers ask about how to handle people, install programs, and talk about their own ideas of their organization. A few of my messages were from a gentleman overseas and were written in Spanish. The members of the listserv kindly asked him to translate so the rest would be able to read his messages. I would recommend joining this listserv only if you enjoy receiving an extreme amount of messages each day. There is a choice of having all your messages compounded into one and sent at the end of each day. --Julie Kotz
According to this listserv, a learning organization is one in which people at all levels work together and as individuals to produce results that they can be proud of. Organizations and individuals should care because much learning is required to reach the levels of performance that are needed today. This listserv could be very useful for teachers, students, employees, and employers. Topics range from religion to research. Teachers and students who might be looking for the latest information on a certain subject or topic could find it here. By posting a question on the listserv, one could get very useful information through the responses from other members of the listserv.
Employees and employers who are having trouble resolving a problem in their organization could get feedback on methods that have been used before or on new methods that have worked in other companies. Individuals and organizations could also use the learning-org listserv to find out how people feel about different topics. This is a great arena for debate. If you feel like just chatting and sharing your opinion, you can have some very interesting and exciting conversations. The learning-org listserv is a great place to learn the latest information about organizations and topics.
The information that was covered was wide
variety of things. This was a very diverse group. They were interested
in topics that promote learning in organizations. The welcome letter
that I got when I joined was helpful and it gave some good advice. The
messages were basically questions and answers, so most of the
information was pretty boring and useless to me. There were quite a few
questions asked by people who were doing research on various topics.
While the information was pretty boring, I would definitely use this
listserv as source for information if I ever had any questions. The
people seemed pleasant and eager to help with any information they
might
be able to provide. --Kristi VanDeest
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