<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">Please, d</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; ">isseminate among colleagues. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "> </span> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">Business Informatics Survey</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">May 9, 2011</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Dear IS Professional:</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><br>
<br>
<span class="apple-style-span">The Institute of Statistics and Information System
of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras is in the process of applying
for ABET professional accreditation on its Information Systems (IS)
curriculum.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">   </span>This professional
accreditation is very prestigious worldwide and it stands out as a seal of
academic excellence.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">   </span>As part of the
ABET requirements, a survey is needed from professionals like yourself to
determine your opinion on various questions related to Information Systems
(IS).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>The research is being conducted by
myself with the support of <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span>Prof.
Edgardo Rodríguez & Prof. Arnaldo Ramos from the IS Department.<span class="apple-style-span"></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The survey can be accessed at:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span lang="ES-PR"><a href="http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1075827-360yskdOz1" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#006B6E;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1075827-360yskdOz1</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> or from a mobile device at: </span><span lang="ES-PR"><a href="http://www.formstack.com/m/?1075827-360yskdOz1" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#006B6E;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">http://www.formstack.com/m/?1075827-360yskdOz1</span></b></a></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The survey will take you about ten minutes
to complete, your response is needed by May 15, 2011.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Data collected through the survey will be
used solely for this study; any data for research publication purposes will be
treated with anonymity, unless permission is granted for it to be used
otherwise.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><br style="mso-special-character:line-break">
<br style="mso-special-character:line-break">
<span class="apple-style-span"></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Feel free to forward this survey to other
colleagues who may contribute to this investigation.</span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">We will appreciate your support in this
study.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>If you have questions or comments
please contact me </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">at </span><span lang="ES-PR"><a href="mailto:parisrosa@gmail.com"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">parisrosa@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">We wish you the best always.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">Cordially, </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";
mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">Rosarito Sánchez Morcilio</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">Rosarito Sánchez Morcilio, DBA</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">Associate Professor and Investigator</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">(</span><span lang="ES-PR"><a href="mailto:parisrosa@gmail.com"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">parisrosa@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">) </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">University of Puerto Rico</span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i><span lang="ES" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-ansi-language:ES">Río Piedras Campus</span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">Faculty of Business Administration</span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">Statistics and Computerized Information Systems</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i><span lang="ES" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-ansi-language:ES">P. O. Box 23332</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-ansi-language:ES"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i><span lang="ES" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-ansi-language:ES">San Juan, PR  00931-3332</span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">Tel. 787-764-0000 ext. 3142</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p><br>-- <br>Sinceramente,<br><br>Rosarito Sánchez Morcilio, DBA, MBA<br>Catedrática Asociada e Investigadora<br>Instituto de Estadística y Sistemas Computadorizados de Información<br>
Recinto de Río Piedras<br>Universidad de Puerto Rico<br>(787) 764-0000 Ext. 3142<br><br>