Transcript Succeeding in a Flat World

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What Are We Covering Today?
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Welcome
Technology and Your Future
The "Flat World" in Which We Live
Tips to Succeed in College
Open Source (Free) Software
Ask Questions Anytime
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Technology and Your Future
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"The number one benefit of information
technology is that it empowers people
to do what they want to do. It lets
people be creative. It lets people be
productive. It lets people learn things
they didn't think they could learn
before, and so in a sense it is all about
potential."
- Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft
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Technology and Your Future
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"… everything we called the 'IT
revolution' over these past 20 years
was just the warm-up act. It was just
the sharpening and distribution of the
tools of horizontal collaboration. Now
you are going to see the real IT
revolution."
- Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP
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Technology and Your Future
Regardless of your interests,
technology is going to be hugely
important.
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"SyFy" Technology Innovation
What will your cellphone
be like in the future as a result of
nanotechnology?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw2yiOhsFsc
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"Mundane" Technology Innovation
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A young girl has become the first swimmer in the U.K.
saved from drowning by a computerized pool-monitoring
system.
A Poseidon monitoring system installed in the pool
registered that a swimmer was in distress because she was
at the bottom of the pool and not moving, and within three
seconds sounded the alarm to the lifeguard on duty who
pulled the girl out of the water.
The girl was resuscitated and taken to a hospital, where
she recovered. Less than 40 seconds elapsed from the
system alert of the potential drowning to the victim being
pulled from the pool.
A non-technology person was the inspiration for Poseidon
http://www.poseidon-tech.com/us/system.html
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Technology Has Made the World Flat
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Thomas L. Friedman
• Author of “The World is Flat, A Brief History of
the Twenty-First Century”
• Foreign affairs columnist for NY Times
The Flat World Defined
• Global, web-enabled platform
• Multiple forms of sharing knowledge and work
• Irrespective of time, distance, geography and
increasingly, language
"The global economic playing field is being leveled."
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The Three Great Eras of Globalization
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1492 – 1820 Globalization 1.0
• Exploration and colonization drive success
• Countries think globally to thrive
1820 – 2000 Globalization 2.0
• Collaboration between international
companies
• Companies must think globally to survive
2000 – Present Globalization 3.0
• Individuals and small groups globalize
• Driven by diverse group comprised of all
nationalities
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Everyday Examples
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Jet Blue Reservation System
• Retirees and housewives take airplane
reservations from their homes
McDonald’s Call Center
• Drive-thru customers across the country give
their order to a worker in Colorado Springs
Indian Technicians and Engineers
• Read X-rays, write software, provide
administrative support to US companies from
Bangalore
Chinese Workers and Technicians
• Japanese speaking Chinese workers provide
backroom support to Japanese companies
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The 10 World Flatteners
1 11/9/1989: Berlin Wall came down
• Worldwide balance of power shifted to free
markets
• Each outbreak of freedom stimulated another
outbreak
2 8/9/1995: Netscape IPO
• Sparked the dot com boom and over-investment
in fiber optic cable (connected the world)
• Dot com bust made cost of using fiber optic cable
virtually free
• First commercial browser, invigorated internet
use
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The 10 World Flatteners
3 Workflow Software Developed
• Software and standards developed that allow
people to work together
• Created a global platform that enabled
collaboration
4 Open-Sourcing
• Self-organizing collaborative communities
• Free code written by individuals and shared
openly
• Peer review provides rewarding gratification
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The 10 World Flatteners
5 Out-Sourcing
• Any service, call center, business support
operation, or knowledge work that can be
digitized can be sourced globally
• Opportunity to seek cheapest, smartest, most
efficient providers
• Invigorated by Y2K computer date crisis (India)
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6 Off-Shoring
• Companies move entire factory or operation
offshore to foreign country
• Same product produces in same way with
cheaper labor, lower taxes, etc.
• Invigorated by China joining the World Trade
Organization (Dec 2001)
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The 10 World Flatteners
7 Supply-Chaining
• Wal-Mart pioneered global supply chain
efficiency
• Wal-Mart trucks deliver products to stores,
pick up goods from manufacturer on return to
distribution center
• An item is purchased in Wichita, KS and
another one is instantly produced in Beijing
• Prediction of hurricane causes specialized
products to be shipped to affected stores (Pop
Tarts, toys, beer)
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The 10 World Flatteners
8 In-Sourcing
• Logistics giants take control of customer
supply chains
• UPS provides internal logistics support for
other companies
• Toshiba laptops sent directly to UPS where a
UPS employee repairs it and return ships to
customer
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The 10 World Flatteners
9 Informing
• Search engines (Google, Yahoo!, etc) provide
universal access to information
• Individuals empowered to find information
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• Wireless, VoIP, file sharing that enhance the
collaboration tools
• Digital, mobile, virtual and personal
technologies explode
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Impact on Jobs
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Three types of jobs in current market
• Fungible Jobs
 Repetitive and skill-based work
 Easily digitized and not tied to a location
 Easily outsourced
• Anchored Jobs
 Must be performed in a particular location
• Value-add Jobs
 Require specialized skills and knowledge
 Knowledge must be across a number of
disciplines and deep
The individual worker is responsible for managing
his or her own career, risks, and economic security
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Help Wanted Ads in a Flat World
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Great Collaborators and Orchestrators
• Collaborating within and between companies
• Managers who can work in 24/7 supply chains
Great Synthesizers
• Putting disparate and unusual things together
• Example: Search engines require
mathematicians and marketing experts
Great Explainers
• Ability to explain complex concepts with
simplicity
Great Leveragers
• Optimizing the interface between people and
machines
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Help Wanted Ads in a Flat World
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The Great Adapters
• Employees must be adaptable and versatile
 Specialists have deep skills and narrow scope
 Generalists have shallow skills and broad scope
 Versatilists apply depth of skill to widening scope
through constant learning and growing
The Green People
• Industry of creating renewable energies and
environmentally sustainable systems will grow
• Three-billion people in China, India, and former
Soviet Empire are joining the flat-world – will create
more demand for energy and products
The Great Localizers
• Local businesses will still drive majority of jobs
• Successful people will understand global
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infrastructure and adapt to local needs and demands
Tips to Succeed in College
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Balance
Time Management Skills
Study Skills
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Tips to Succeed in College
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Useful links:
http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/howtostudy.html
http://www.academictips.org/helpful_links.html
http://www.studentaffairs.colostate.edu/Data/Sites/1/documents/
students/Study%20Skills%20Module.ppt
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/cosam/departments/studentservices/academic-success/time-management.htm
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KNOW the College Catalog
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A College Catalog is tremendously
important
• GREAT advantage to be familiar and
knowledgeable of the catalog's contents
• Holds academic requirements, policies,
guidelines, descriptions, and details
• Our Catalog is found at this link:
http://www.sunyit.edu/apps/catalog/undergrad/
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Web Pages Supplement
the Catalog
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These pages supplement the Catalog
The following link provides you access
to a wealth of information that is
updated frequently… here is a link to
our supplemental Web pages:
https://www.sunyit.edu/current
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What Do You Need to Graduate?
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 satisfy all core requirements
 satisfy all major/program
requirements
 attain a 2.0 GPA overall
 attain a 2.0 GPA in "major" courses
 attain required number of credits
(120 or more… usually about 15
credits per semester)
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Typical Semester Schedule
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Spring payment due
CLASSES BEGIN (Tuesday)
Add/drop fees begin
Last day to add/register for classes
Last day to drop without academic record
(W grade begins)
Withdrawal deadline (no more W grades)
Last day of classes (Saturday)
Final Exams begin (Monday)
Final Exams end (Thursday)
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Academic Standing
and Course Load
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Official entrance into a program is called
“matriculation”
Full-time course load is usually 12 credits
• Dropping below may jeopardize financial aid
and health coverage under parents policy
• Consider starting the semester with 16 or 18
credits… then if you have to drop a course,
you’re still OK
• Taking over 18 credits is considered an
overload
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Overload requires permission – depends mostly on your
GPA
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Student Handbook
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Academic and Conduct Polices
• Another tremendously important resource… like the
Catalog
• GREAT advantage to be familiar and knowledgeable
of the Student Handbook's contents
• Let's take a look at the Table of Contents
• Our Handbook is found at this link:
https://www.sunyit.edu/pdf/student_handbook.pdf
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Advisement
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It is to your advantage to meet with your advisor
each semester
• Plan your next semester
• Make sure you’re signing up for the right courses
• Make sure you’re not signing up for the wrong courses
(that don’t apply to degree requirements)
• NOTE: Final responsibility rests with the student to
assure that all degree program requirements are
satisfied for graduation.
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Common errors when skipping advisement:
• Taking courses that you don’t need
• Miss taking a required course that’s offered only once
per year
• Unable to finish your degree when you think you will…
 advisement is crucial as you enter your senior year!
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What is Proprietary Software?
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Software (application or programs) for which you
have to pay money.
The Proprietor (creator or maker) usually places
significant restrictions on their software… these
restrictions govern usage, copying, and changing
the software.
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What is Open Source Software?
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In general, any software (application or program)
for which its source code (what makes it work) is
made available for use or modification by users
or anyone else for any reason.
Open source software is usually developed as a
public collaboration and made freely available.
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Free Software?
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Yes Open Source Software is free:
• To Download
• To copy and give away
• To use on as many computers as you want
• To use on most Operating Systems like
Windows and Mac
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Some Examples
Type of Program
Operating Systems
Proprietary
Open Source
Microsoft Windows XP
Linux
Productivity Suite
Openoffice.org
Microsoft Office
Email
Microsoft Outlook
Thunderbird
Pro Tools
Audacity
Sound Editing
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More Examples
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Linux
Open Office
Thunderbird
Audacity
Firefox/Mozilla
Gimp
Tux Paint
Filezilla
Dia
InfraRecorder
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Firefox
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Tab browsing
Addition of “tool bars”
Add-ons for websites
High level of customization
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Mozilla
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Sister product of Firefox with similar features
(add-ons, etc)
Easy all in one
• Browser
• Email
• Web page composer
• Chat
Free
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Gimp
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Professional image software is very expensive
Lots of nice functionality
Low learning curve
Free
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Tux Paint
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Fun and easy for kids of all ages
Teaches hand-eye coordination
Can use in various languages
Free
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Filezilla
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Easy to use
Free
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Let's Compare
Microsoft Office
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OpenOffice.org
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Microsoft Office vs. Open Office
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Open Office’s looks similar to Office 2013.
You can open/edit/save Microsoft
documents/spreadsheets/ database tables/Web
pages/presentations with Open Office.
Open Office does not have all the features of Microsoft
Office.
• However, I believe it will easily satisfy 99% of MS
Users
OpenOffice.org is free and Microsoft Office is definitely
not free.
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Compare The Suites (Programs)
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Microsoft
• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Access
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OpenOffice
• Writer
• Calc
• Impress
• Base
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Things to Consider
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Some open source software requires higher level
tech skills
You may need to deal with "patches"
Not guaranteed tech support
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Links
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http://www.mozilla.com
Firefox/Mozilla
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http://www.gimp.org
GIMP
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http://www.tuxpaint.org
Tux Paint
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http://www.openoffice.org
Open Office
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http://filezilla.sourceforge.net
Filezilla
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http://osdir.com
Open source/ Linux
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http://www.oswd.org
Opens Source
Webdesign
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com
Free Software
Magazine
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http://www.openclipart.org
Open Clipart
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More Links
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http://www.opensourcewindows.org
Links to tons of
open source
software
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http://www.osalt.com
More links to open
source software
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http://www.opensource.org
Info about the open
source movement
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http://www.avg.com
Antivirus
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http://www.malwarebytes.org
Anti-Malware
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http://www.lavasoft.com
Anti-Malware
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http://www.piriform.com
Windows Cleaner
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Discussion/Questions
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What would you like to know?
Contact me anytime:
[email protected]
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