Description: It’s often said that women are under-represented in high-tech careers because they’re not studying computer science in school. And that’s true! Source: forbes .com Date: March 15, 2012 Angie Schiavoni didn’t know what computer science was as a kid. “Pursuing a career in computer science never crossed my mind,” she admits. “No one ever… Read more »
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Social media bears witness in Syria
Description: Two CNN assignment editors discuss how important the activist network is for us to cover the story in Syria. Source: cnn .com Date: March 15, 2012 Questions for discussion: Has social media been a positive force in what is going on in Syria? Why? Or Why Not? Is there anyway in which the government… Read more »
Using Homeless as Hotspots for Wi-Fi
Description: Emma Cookson says her company believes the “homeless hotspots” idea allows them to make money and connect with others. Source: cnn .com Date: March 13, 2012 Questions for discussion: Do you feel that using homeless for hotspots is an appropriate thing to do? Why? Or Why Not? What is the biggest downside of using… Read more »
The Ipad Effect on Job Creation
Description: App developers increase staff thanks to the iPad. But how crucial is Apple to job creation? CNN’s Maggie Lake reports Source: cnn .com Date: March 9, 2012 Questions for discussion: Do you feel that iPad release results in more jobs? Explain Should Apple manufacture the iPad in North America? Why? Or Why Not?
What Employers Are Thinking When They Look At Your Facebook Page
Description: Why interview when you can Facebook stalk? Yesterday, I told you about a study suggesting that employers can judge candidates’ future work performance by spending five to ten minutes lurking on their Facebook pages. Source: Forbes .com Date: March 6, 2012 Some readers were outraged by this. “I truly wish employers would stop using… Read more »
As New iPad Debut Nears, Some See Decline of PCs
Description: The chief executive of Apple, Timothy D. Cook, has a prediction: the day will come when tablet devices like the Apple iPad outsell traditional personal computers. Source: nytimes .com Date: March 5, 2012 His forecast has backing from a growing number of analysts and veteran technology industry executives, who contend that the torrid growth… Read more »
Ford goes High Tech with Vehicles
Description: CNN’s Jim Boulden talks to Bill Ford about safety and security concerns as the automaker launches new high-tech vehicles. Source: CNN .com Date: Feb 29, 2012 Questions for discussion: DO you think that adding this extra technology is a good thing? Why or Why Not? 2. What is the biggest drawback of all this new… Read more »
Model Struts Path to Stardom Not on Runway, but on YouTube
Description: There was a time, not long ago, when the surest path to modeling stardom was down the runway of a top designer’s show, when it would have been unthinkable to find among the industry’s top ranks a swimsuit girl whose main claims to fame were ad campaigns for Guess jeans and Beach Bunny Swimwear…. Read more »
The Age of Big Data
Description: GOOD with numbers? Fascinated by data? The sound you hear is opportunity knocking. Source: nytimes.com Date: Feb 11, 2012 Mo Zhou was snapped up by I.B.M. last summer, as a freshly minted Yale M.B.A., to join the technology company’s fast-growing ranks of data consultants. They help businesses make sense of an explosion of data… Read more »
Erasing the Boundaries
Description: The biggest tech companies are no longer content simply to enhance part of your day. They want to erase the boundaries, do what the other big tech companies are doing and own every waking moment. Source: nytimes .com Date: Feb 12, 2012 In the old days, you listened to music on your iPod while… Read more »
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Introduction to Information Systems, 3rd Canadian Binder Ready Version Update Edition
R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski, Ingrid Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez
ISBN: 978-1-119-13385-8
August 2015, © 2016
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