ITEC/IHSS 1220
the politics and economics of information technology

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Past Work Archive

This site contains material generated by students from both current and past semesters. You will find here:

                 Position Papers -- (compiled into the newsletter, The Future of IT)
                 Weekly Proposals -- (response to RFPs)
                 Final Advocacy Projects

NOTICE: This material is being made available to promote learning, and to provide you with student generated models to emulate. However, please make sure that you know not to copy directly from any of these texts. If you are at all uncertain about what constitutes "plagiarism," speak to your instructor. Intentional acts of plagiarism are treated very seriously at Rensselaer. See the 'fine print' in the syllabus for details.

Position Papers

The Future of IT:
           
volume 3, number 1 (May 2003)
            volume 2, number 1 (May 2002)
            volume 1, number 1 (May 2001)

Regular Project Proposals (response to RFPs)

The following are the top proposals received in response to this semester's RFPs:

RFP#763
                Jump Pulse

RFP#761
                Strategic Development

RFP#759
                GloboCure

RFP#757
                Strategic Development

RFP#756
                OmniCare

RFP#755
                Strategic Development

RFP#754
                OmniCare

Proposals from Spring 2007

RFP#714
                NATO

RFP#711
                SafetyNet
                Meiyo Unlimited

RFP#709
                Helping Hands Solutions

RFP#706
                N-TEA
                Meiyo Unlimited

RFP#705
                NATO

RFP#704
                Meiyo Unlimited

 

The following are from Spring 2006:

RFP#611
                Cheong Social Ventures

RFP#610
                Dynamic Database Solutions

RFP#608
                Dynamic Database Solutions
                KarmaComa-Tech

RFP#605
                Fun & Productive Inc.
                KarmaComa-Tech

RFP#604
                Fun & Productive Inc.
                Sharashka

RFP#601
                CSV
                Sharashka

(Spring 2005):

RFP#510
                Polycypher
                Advotech

RFP#508
                Access for All
                Advotech

RFP#506
                PolyCypher

RFP#505
                Access for All
                PHITNESS

RFP#501
                PolyCypher
                PHITNESS

Top RFP proposals from Spring 2004:

RFP#414
                doIT

RFP#412
                CCD Technologies
                CEE

RFP#410
                Unplugged
                Solerin.com

RFP#407
                EduTek
                Philanthropy Buffet

RFP#405
                Initek

RFP#404
                DateRPI
                EduTek

(Spring 2003):

RFP #314
                C-Team Solutions
                TX Social Equity Corp.

RFP #312
                VentureIT.org
                Educational Information Technology

RFP #311
                C-Team Solutions
                EduTech

RFP #309
                B2C
                Technology Solutions Group (TSG)

RFP #308
                TX Social Equity Corp
                Directed Evolution

RFP #307
                IT&T Foundation
                ASSETS

RFP #305
                VentureIT.org
                Educational Information Technology

RFP #304
                IT&T Foundation
                B2C



 

Final Advocacy Projects

These were our top proposals / final projects from Spring 2003:

                ASSETS -- Using IT to Augment the CDTA ParaTransit Service
                          Final Draft of Proposal

                C-Team Solutions -- A Hand for the Homeless: An IT Solution for Those in Need
                          Final Draft of Proposal
                          Final Presentation (Power Point)

                Educational Information Technology -- A Consulting Firm for Better Integration of
                     Technical Resources, Training and Career Counseling in Public Schools
                          Final Draft of Proposal (Not Available)

Spring 2002:

                Direct Connect—Assisting Immigrants with Social Assimilation into New York City
                          Final Draft of Proposal
                          Final Presentation (Power Point)

                IT Freely—A Community Technology Center (CTC) for Troy, New York
                          Final Draft of Proposal