Assignment:
1: Tech Alert on IT & Strategy-OR- Hardware/Emerging Technology
Ch: IT Strategy option: Find one article that relates to the content covered. For option, choose one of the following approaches:
• Summarize a recent ‘real-world' example that illustrates one topic presented in one of these chapters or find a related article that extends the book's discussion on IT and strategy, and/or;
• Discuss or provide an example of a key term shown in the book margins.
• Follow-up on a specific case study that is presented in the text or find comparable examples. If you choose this option, you must focus on new information about the organization that is not included in the text.
Chapter : Moore's Law and More
• Look for an article that discusses emerging technologies or trends discussed in the text, focusing on the use or potential use by organizations or individuals. Try to find examples of new products that illustrate the "fifth wave" of technology (RFID, wearable computing, emerging technologies).
• Other options would be to find an article that discuss Moore's law, the move toward mobile technologies (smart phones), advances in hardware technology, grid computing, or e-waste.
2: Tech Alert on Software
Chapter: Understanding Software or Chapter: Software in Flux
• Find an article that focuses on managerial advice or trends relating to Cloud Computing, Open Source Software, Service-Oriented Architecture (SoA), Enterprise systems, ERP, Software as a Service (SaaS), or;
• Look for an article that covers user interface design and/or trends/advances in the user interface (speech, gesture recognition, mobility, etc.), or;
• Find an article that discusses new system development or implementation in an organization--Success or Failure; or
• If you have participated in the implementation of a new information system deployment at work (even as an end-user), you can write up your experiences. No article is required if you choose this option, but the rest of the tech alert requirements must be followed (quote from text, etc.)
3: Tech Alert on Amazon
• Follow Tech Alerts and find information relating to Amazon and current events. Be sure to include a citation from our text in the first paragraph linking your article to the text.
4: Tech Alert on Facebook or Google
• Follow Tech Alerts and find information relating to Facebook or Google and current events. Be sure to include a citation from our text in the first paragraph linking your article to the text.