Week 4 - Topics, Project and Readings

At this point in the course we have completed laying the foundation of the course. We've covered Drucker's Seven Sources of Opportunity, Business Concepts, Business Models and we compared digtial commerce platforms of yesterday and today.

This week we will start with the Computing Section (History, Evolution, Internet Computing). The main idea is observe and discuss the evolution of computing and we also will discuss specific computing components and terminologies. You'll see that we'll learn about the size, speed and power of modern day computer processors. Lastly, we will start to look at changes, issues and future trends in the computing industry.

Tips for Reading:

1.  How PC works (focus on 1-4)

2. Moore's Law (is very short and sweet)

3. Computer Timeline (navigate using the categories, not years)

4. Top 10 Computing Trends 2009 (short and good info)

Tips for the Videos:

1. Keep your eyes and ears open for about 10 minutes. just checking if you are reading ;)

Download Reading Assignments Here

Also, I scheduled your individual project presentation:*

2/3 - Anderson to DeLoge (not finished yet)
2/5 - Dorsheimer to Hight
2/10 - Jacob to Moulton
2/12 - Murray to Zipprich

*Your paper is due 2/12.