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1. We live in an information age when infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer. We all have the difficult task of competing in this information age where knowledge sharing within an organization could make a big difference.

· Discuss why IT is a major enabler of business performance and success and why IT job prospects are so strong. Describe the nature of these IT jobs.

· What do you see as the most dominant IT jobs in the next 15 years?

· Comment on the postings of your classmates.

2. Big Data Analytics is all the rage and discussed widely in the popular press. Teradata is a firm that specializes in housing big data for organizations and providing them specialized tools for analyzing and visualizing this data.

· Visit Teradata.com .

· Click on Case Stories and select one of the videos.

· Write a description of the video.

3. Apps” has become the latest buzzword. It used to refer to application software that ran on a computer. Now the name has been shortened and refers to small pieces of code that can add functionality to a mobile device—often a smartphone.

Visit an Internet apps website such as Playstore. Identify three types of app systems and their value for the individual.

4. We have come to depend on using the internet for so many things. We pay our bills via websites, bank online, and buy many products online such as music, software, and equipment. Visit one of your favorite websites where you spend money and identify three ways that the site is making money. Discuss the market for this website - do they have a global customer base?