DOCUMENT ENGINEERING FOR E-BUSINESS
University of California, Berkeley
SIMS 290-4
Dr. Robert J. Glushko
Spring 2002: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30-5 pm

TOPICAL OUTLINE
(version 2.3, last modified 7 May 2002)

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ASSIGNMENTS   [SIMS 290-4 students only]

LECTURE NOTES   [SIMS 290-4 students only]

January 22 Introduction to Document Engineering for E-business
January 24 Introduction to E-business (Part 1)
January 29 Introduction to E-business (Part 2)
January 31 E-business from a Document Engineering Perspective (Part 1)
February 5 E-business from a Document Engineering Perspective (Part 2)
February 7 Co-evolution of E-business Models and Enabling Technologies
February 12 XML Syntax
February 14 XML Schema Languages (Part 1)
February 19 XML Styles and Transformations
February 21 XML Schema Languages (Part 2)
February 26 Modeling E-business Documents and Processes
February 28 Understanding Requirements for E-business
March 5 XML Vocabularies for E-business
March 7 Document Analysis
March 12 Document Design
March 14 Document Encoding
March 19 XML Standards Organizations for E-business
March 20 SIMposium Lecture on "The Universal Business Language" by Jon Bosak, Sun Microsystems
March 21 Class cancelled in lieu of Bosak SIMposium lecture on March 20
March 26 & 28 SPRING BREAK
April 2 Business Process Patterns
April 4 Business Process Analysis
April 9 Business Process Design
April 11 Business Process Encoding
April 16 Architecture and Implementation Patterns
April 18 Industry Frameworks (Part 1)
April 23 Industry Frameworks (Part 2)
April 25 Legacy Integration and Databases
April 30 Content Management
May 2 XML Programming Models
May 7 Intra-enterprise Management Issues
May 9 Inter-enterprise Management Issues
May 14 Course Wrap-up

READING ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE TEXTBOOK

Eric T. Ray.
Learning XML. O'Reilly, 2001.

January 22: Introduction to Document Engineering for E-business

Required Readings:
A course has to start somewhere. "Accelerating RosettaNet" is a 3-page news story that touches many of the dimensions of Document Engineering. By the end of the semester every nuance in this tightly-written article will make perfect sense.
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January 24: Introduction to E-business (Part 1)

Required Readings:
Line56   (www.line.56.com) reports on "The Business of E-Business" and is an excellent source for industry news and analysis. (Its obscure name is a roundabout pun from Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, Line 56: "To be, or not to be..."). The charts or "maps" of the "e-Business Ecosystem" depict the "architecture of the extended enterprise" to illustrate business relationships and strategies along with their enabling technologies and information flows.
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January 29: Introduction to E-business (Part 2)

Required Readings:
"Purchasing 2010" is a set of 33 short (1-2 page) essays from Purchasing about the future of purchasing, supply management, and e-business. Read the introduction and at least these four of the essays:

January 31: E-business from a Document Engineering Perspective (Part 1)

Required Readings:
Other short articles or news items about business services in the networked economy that illustrate information flows or document exchanges:
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February 5: E-business from a Document Engineering Perspective (Part 2)

Required Readings:
The eCo Framework Project   (http://eco.commerce.net)   in 1998-1999 was an ambitious attempt to develop an architectural framework for "document-centric" e-commerce. It was ahead of its time but its concepts have been embodied in numerous standards and specifications for "web services."

February 7: Co-evolution of E-business Models and Enabling Technologies

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February 12: XML Syntax

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February 14: XML Schema Languages (Part 1)

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February 19: XML Styles and Transformations

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February 21: XML Schema Languages (Part 2)

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February 26: Modeling E-business Documents and Processes

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February 28: Understanding Requirements for E-business

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March 5: XML Vocabularies for E-business

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March 7: Document Analysis

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March 12: Document Design

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March 14: Document Encoding

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March 19: XML Standards Organizations for E-business

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Infrastructure Standards
Industry or Vertical Standards

March 20: SIMSposium lecture on "The Universal Business Language" by Jon Bosak, Sun Microsystems

March 21: Class cancelled in lieu of Bosak SIMposium lecture on March 20

April 2: Business Process Patterns

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April 4: Business Process Analysis

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April 9: Business Process Design

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April 11: Business Process Encoding

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April 16: Architecture and Implementation Patterns

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April 18: Industry Frameworks (Part 1)

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April 23: Industry Frameworks (Part 2)

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April 25: Legacy Integration and Databases

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April 30: Content Management

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May 2: XML Programming Models

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May 7: Intra-enterprise Management Issues

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May 9: Inter-enterprise Management Issues

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May 14: Course Wrap-up

Required Readings:
A course has to end somewhere. "Accelerating RosettaNet" was the first reading in the course and can also be the last. Every nuance in this tightly-written article will make perfect sense.