We would like you to leave the course with a solid comprehension of the past and current trends in Information Technology, the ability to analyze this knowledge, and to make solid predictions for the future of this industry. To this end we require readings in each course thread with a report given to the class covering a high point in the reading, and a personal perspective as to how this specific content created a better understanding of the industry, both its current conditions and its possible future.

Should you read a book after another student, your report to the class must contain a substantially different perspective as to the book's importance for comprehension of the current technology and the possible future of this industry.

The presentation format is your choice, but you must be prepared to present and discuss the book for at least 5 minutes, providing your audience with solid details as well as your opinions on the merits of the book to Information Technology careers.

see teacher rubric for assessment.

Reading Requirements:

Network Design Essentials

Hafner, Katie. Where Wizards Stay Up Late

Network Management

Hafner, Katie. Where Wizards Stay Up Late

Gates, Bill. The Road Ahead. New York: Penguin, 1996

Component Maintenance

Hafner, Katie. Where Wizards Stay Up Late

Carlton , Jim . Apple : The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business Blunders. New York: Time Books, 1997

Kidder, Tracy. The Soul of a New Machine. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1981

Information Services

Hafner, Katie. Where Wizards Stay Up Late

Gates, Bill. The Road Ahead. New York: Penguin, 1996

Shenk, David. Data Smog. San Francisco: HarperEdge, 1997

Reid, Robert. Architects of the Web, New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1997

Stoll Clifford . Silicon Snake Oil: Second thoughts on the Information Highway. New York: Doubleday, 1995

Simon, William L. On the Firing Line : My 500 Days at Apple; Gil Amelio

Jackson , Tim. Inside Intel : Andy Grove and the Rise of the World's Most Powerful Chip Company;

Wilson , Mike.The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison : Inside Oracle Corporation

Quittner, Joshua & Slatalla, Michele. Masters of Deception : The Gang That Ruled Cyberspace;

Multimedia & Technology History

Carlton , Jim . Apple : The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business Blunders. New York: Time Books, 1997

Gibson, William. Neuromancer

Gibson, William. Count Zero, New York: Ace Books, 1986

Gibson, William. Virtual Light, New York: Bantam Books, 1993

Coupland, Douglas. Microserfs. New York: Harper Collins, 1994

Negroponte, Nicholas. being digital.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995

Dery, Mark. Escape Velocity. New York: Grove Press, 1996

Gates, Bill. The Road Ahead. New York: Penguin, 1996

Aspray, William & Campbell-Kelly, Martin .Computer : A History of the Information Machine (The Sloan Technology Series)

Murray, Charles J. The Supermen : The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer

Lazere, Cathy A. & Shasha, Dennis Elliott. Out of Their Minds : The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer Scientists

Clarke, Arthur Charles. 2001 A Space Odyssey

Clarke, Arthur Charles. 2010 : Odyssey Two

Clarke, Arthur Charles. 2061 : Odyssey Three

Clarke, Arthur Charles. 3001 : The Final Odyssey

Toffler, Alvin. Future Shock

Toffler, Alvin. Third Wave

Toffler, Alvin. Powershift : Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century

Toffler, Alvin & Heidi. War and Anti-War

Asimov, Isaac . Foundation

Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man

Bradbury, Ray. Something Wicked This Way Comes

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451

 

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Bill Peterson

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