NDSU CS is feeling the H1-B visa crunch as it tries to recruit new faculty this spring. H1-Bs allow people who have recently completed university degrees to stay in the US several years to get job experience before returning home or getting a longer term visa. Deductions reduce taxes about a third of the amount of the deduction versus the full amount for the tax credit. The credit has been a year to year thing and some candidates want to make it permanent. It was encouraging to see some students planning to use the sites as part of their election research due to the assignment.
Changed behavior is a strong sign learning is taking place.
Everything is falling into place for my trip this coming week. Download and review PW 2 before coming to class. You may also want to reserve the time after the video to complete the bulk of the PW 2 project group assignment. When I am back starting Feb 28th, we will be focusing on Ch 8 of the text on the workplace. I think it flows well from where we are at with PalmWorld etc.