This week’s chapters (chapters 2 and 3) are getting into some details (those system's parts and connections that you were talking about in your week 1 discussions) of information systems. They show the role and place of such technology components as hardware, software, and data. These are the main tangible assets of any IS (and of course... think what else). IS are becoming the more and more important parts of modern organizations (especially online ones). IS expenses are becoming the dominant part of the overall corporate cost items and their deeper understanding is a must for any modern career.
As a part of the educational experience closely related to the week’s topics, you will get to work with spreadsheets (one of the most popular part of any office suits) and databases.
The main trend now is in moving everything to the Web, which provides much higher connectivity and sensitivity for the components and processes of organizational systems making them more effective and efficient. This is why our Web Development Certificate program (same idea as Business Essentials, just fully online) might be a valuable option for a competitive graduate.
Zoho, so far, is the best online office suite offering Software as a Service (you might want to research the keyword SaaS) from the cloud (check this one out too). We will start with spreadsheet tools that not only allow to do what all spreadsheet software allows, but also has extended options for sharing, collaboration, and publishing in Web 2.0 style and Social Networks. Best of all, you need only a browser for work with it. I focused on Zoho because you have different operating systems (MAC, OS, Android, etc.) and cloud computing with services (that are like apps, loaded when needed into the browser) will allow you to do the work from anywhere. Later we will use some other pieces of their suite.
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