(BAT) Business and Technology Module Overview
Business and Technology Module Overview
Introduction
No one will deny that we live in a digital world. As citizens of that world, we have a responsibility to act in an honest, open, ethical manner both digitally and in person. In this unit, we will consider digital citizenship and the implications our actions have in the workplace. In a world where information is so readily available, we must make ethical use of that information as we do research. Our future professions will require us to work on teams, manage our time wisely, and organize our tasks to complete them efficiently. Technology provides tools to help us do all of these things, but technology is ever changing and keeping up with technology makes life-long learning necessary. Throughout this unit, we will look at how technology benefits, extends, and complements our professional and private lives, but also sometimes complicates them if we let it.
Essential Questions
- What is digital citizenship?
- How do the ethical and legal ramifications of plagiarism, fair use, and copyright affect my personal and professional life?
- What makes an effective team member?
- Why are time management and organizational skills important to my career?
- As technology evolves and has evolved, what effect did/will it have on society and business?
- What design principles can help me prepare professional presentations and documents?
- How can different technology tools make a business more efficient?
- What best practices defend a person or a business against identity theft?
- How can technology help solve business problems?
Key Terms
- Digital citizenship - the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use
- Ethics - a set of principles of right conduct
- Plagiarism - taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
- Fair use - a legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used without permission of the copyright owner provided the use is fair and reasonable, does not substantially impair the value of the materials, and does not curtail the profits reasonably expected by the owner
- Copyright - The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same
- Teamwork - combined action of a group of people, esp. when effective and efficient
- Time management - the skilful handling or use of time as a resource
- Organizational skills - plan and carry on activities effectively - to put order to a situation, objects, or people
- Social media - online technologies and practices that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives
- Cloud computing - a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet
- VoIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol allows users to speak to each other over the internet without using phones
- IM - IM stands for Instant Messaging which allows users to communicate thorough text and graphics
Module Minute
New York Times columnist David Carr posts: "We live in an age where there is a fire hose of information, and there is no hierarchy of what is important and what is not; where the truth is often fashioned through a variety of digital means. Are you your avatar? Who are you in social media? What face do you turn toward the world? How much does it have in common with who you actually are?" In this statement Mr. Carr is speaking to our responsibility as digital citizens to be who we really are both inside and outside of technology. Have you considered the responsibility of your digital citizenship? Considering the fact that what we do online, especially, will likely remain there forever, giving careful thought to our digital presence seems wise.
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