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PERS 2002: Business and Technology

CRN: 82304, 94283 (FLC). CS 207, Tuesdays 12:45–2:25 PM

Tentative Schedule for Fall 2018: Changes may be necessary

Date	Topic	Resources	Assignments Due
8/21	Introduction: Business & Technology (and Global Issues) Business Canvas Model (Facebook & Google examples)	Other models to understand businesses: Business Environment (1^st page only, plus links) Balanced Scorecard – Measuring Organizational Performance	Subscribe to the Wall Street Journal for the semester. Try this link for a WSJ Deal. Buy Text “Travels of T-Shirt …”
8/28	Student Presentations (every class from here on) Social Impact of technology	"What Do Women Want? Issues of Choice, Control, and Class in Pregnancy and Childbirth." Lazarus Link to excerpts from the book “Ending World Hunger”, Norman Borlaug	Individual Presentation Schedule and PROJECT TEAMS
9/4	Computer Hardware Basics Binary System	The Myth of the Computer Revolution, Neville Holmes. Whose computer revolution is this, anyhow? Brigitte Berger. How Internet Works [howstuffworks.com]	Assignment 1: Preface, Chapters 1 and 2 Grading Rubric for Assignments
9/11	Hardware Continued Logic Gates	www.howstuffworks.com	Assign 2: Ch. 3 and 4
9/18	Computer Software	Digital Dilemmas David Manasian Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society Flow Chart Example
9/25	Quiz 1: 20 minutes Spreadsheet Analysis	Excel Basics - Sample Spreadsheet	Assign 3: Ch. 5 and 6
10/2	Functional Areas Marketing	“Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity” – McGinnis, Gootman, Kraak	Assign 4: Ch. 7 and 8
10/9	Finance/Accounting	Grameen Foundation - Microfinance
10/16	Operations Management	‘Lean’ at Starbucks
10/23	Starting a business
10/30	Quiz 2: 20 minutes
11/6	Eastman Kodak Process Improvement
11/13	Review, Project work
11/20	Thanksgiving holiday
11/27	Final Project Presentations		Group Project due: Company Analysis