BA271 -- Week 10 BA271 -- Week 10

Course overview, ideas Course overview, ideas about the IS field’s about the IS field’s

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Dave SullivanDave Sullivan

Remaining Remaining ScheduleSchedule

Tuesday: build Access reportsTuesday: build Access reports Thursday lab: Prepare for the final Thursday lab: Prepare for the final

exam exam Final exam – basement computer Final exam – basement computer

lab: offered four timeslab: offered four times– Monday @ 6 p.m. Monday @ 6 p.m. – Wednesday @ 9:30 a.m.Wednesday @ 9:30 a.m.– Thursday @ 2:00 p.m.Thursday @ 2:00 p.m.– Friday @ 9:30 a.m.Friday @ 9:30 a.m.

In Assess 5 you will In Assess 5 you will build:build:

Report Header.

Group Headers.

Detail Sections.

Page Footer.

Page Header.

Detail Section.

Group Footer.

Report Footer.

Seven sections of reportSeven sections of report

Design and report Design and report viewsviews

Activities you should Activities you should do:do:

Complete Access #5 by Friday @ Complete Access #5 by Friday @ 2 pm2 pm– Build a fairly simple report Build a fairly simple report

Work through both versions of the Work through both versions of the Practice Final ExamPractice Final Exam

Work though queries in the Work though queries in the Query Quiz Query Quiz portion of the BA271 portion of the BA271 website.website.

Course OverviewCourse Overview

We surveyed the hands-on use of We surveyed the hands-on use of business software in two parts:business software in two parts:– Visual communications: websites, Visual communications: websites,

wikis, PowerPoint, movies, …wikis, PowerPoint, movies, …– Structured data processing: using a Structured data processing: using a

relational database to move and relational database to move and shake large amounts of informationshake large amounts of information

Next steps …Next steps …

This course allows us to start two This course allows us to start two conversations about dynamic conversations about dynamic topics:topics:– First, what should the college teach First, what should the college teach

about computing?about computing?– Second, how will computing likely Second, how will computing likely

affect your life?affect your life?

Moore’s lawMoore’s law

Kurtweil’s law: Kurtweil’s law: Accelerating ReturnsAccelerating Returns

An analysis of the history of An analysis of the history of technology shows that technological technology shows that technological change is exponential, contrary to change is exponential, contrary to the common-sense "intuitive linear" the common-sense "intuitive linear" view. So we won't experience 100 view. So we won't experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century years of progress in the 21st century -- it will be more like 20,000 years of -- it will be more like 20,000 years of progress (at today's rate). progress (at today's rate).

Magnetic Data StorageMagnetic Data Storage

Modem Modem cost/performancecost/performance

Decrease in size of Decrease in size of mechanical devicesmechanical devices

Fastest possible Fastest possible transmission speedtransmission speed

Internet useInternet use

What do these trends What do these trends mean?mean? Computers will be able to do new Computers will be able to do new

things … not just the old things things … not just the old things fasterfaster

We should not position ourselves We should not position ourselves to compete with computers …to compete with computers …

Computers are like humans in Computers are like humans in that we both are constructed that we both are constructed from binary codesfrom binary codes

Possible Possible human/computer human/computer trendstrends Brain capacity is 100 billion neurons times an Brain capacity is 100 billion neurons times an

average 1,000 connections per neuron times average 1,000 connections per neuron times 200 calculations per second. Thus, we will 200 calculations per second. Thus, we will achieveachieve

One human brain capability for $1,000 around One human brain capability for $1,000 around the year 2023. the year 2023.

One human brain capability for one cent One human brain capability for one cent around the year 2037. around the year 2037.

We achieve one human race capability for We achieve one human race capability for $1,000 around the year 2049. $1,000 around the year 2049.

We achieve one human race capability for one We achieve one human race capability for one cent around the year 2059. cent around the year 2059.

Course EvaluationsCourse Evaluations

Please take the time to write out Please take the time to write out ideas in words – I don’t know ideas in words – I don’t know how to change based on how to change based on numerical scores.numerical scores.