What Have You Learned Essay - Module 13

              I have to admit that I enjoyed this class more than I thought I would. What was first my most restraining factor eventually became my most compelling part of the course. That was the book, and I truly enjoyed The World if Flat by Thomas Friedman. I didn’t understand exactly the direction that Mr. Friedman was going to take with his book, as the title does not indicate, but by the second chapter, I was won over to his concepts and ideologies regarding technological innovations and their influence on our society today.  Through the travels and experiences of Thomas Friedman my eyes were opened to the global condition of business today. I was encouraged that members of society are finding applications and ways to utilize technology. Probably one main reason that I was able to enjoy, and ruminate over this book, was the fact that the assignments forced me to focus on individual parts of it and to consider the ideas that were being represented. The things that I had to read for in the book in order to complete the assignments helped me to appreciate the book as a whole. I am glad that I read the book, and I am already suggesting it to others.

            Probably my second and most thought-provoking and insightful was the assignment where we had to interview a person who used computers at their work. This interview made work on the computer that I have been doing look menial in comparison to the many applications and possibilities of innovations in technology.

            There are those nay-sayers who do not believe that computers will be used to such a great magnitude, but through this course, I have learned that these nay-sayers are not only wrong but they are living in the past. Many of the innovations that the regular person is only dreaming of are already being implemented and successfully utilized in business today.

            The insertion of the science fiction works was a delightful diversion that not only represented a form of recreation for my mind, but they were so chosen to keep my mind focused on the concept that was being taught at the time. I believe that they also worked to allow my mind to consider the future of technological innovations and applications.

            Through this course, my mind has been opened to the vast degree to which our world is being affected by computer technology and by the applications that are facilitating global business today. I now know and understand that it will only suit my future best to stay abreast of innovations, inventions and applications in technology. As fast as technology is advancing, my need to stay current and abreast and even, if possible, ahead of these surges, is vital to my future success in our global economy.