Current Topics in Technology

by Paparella, Maureen S.; Simko, Eugene S.

• ISBN13: 9781439038703
• ISBN10: 1439038708
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-15
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This collection of Current Topics in Technology is designed to elevate technology courses, encouraging students to develop a higher level of social, legal, and ethical awareness in the study of technology. Students are guided through a wealth of topics that provide insight into the crucial role that technology plays both personally and professionally. Students will explore their responsibilities to the environment and to society, ensuring that productivity and technical risks are appropriately managed, and preparing them for the challenges of leadership. When utilized as part of the critical methods of instruction in computer concepts and Office courses, this combination of literature and exercises has proven to inspire a greater interest in technology education.

Table of Contents

Mobile Data Protection

The Hybrid Manager

Blogger Litigation

Monitoring Technology in the Workplace

Instructional Technology

Data Brokers

Cyber Bullying

Mobile WiMax

The New Internet Architecture

Information Surveillance

Purchasing Information

Cloud Computing

Information Censorship

E-Mail Harvesters

The Threat of Complex Networks

Security Obsolescence

Digitization and Copyright Law

Electronic Social Responsibility

Cell Phone Technology

Electronic Election Systems

Laser Technology

Wireless Computing

Managing Information Systems: Adhocracy

Electronic Resources

The New Digital Divide

Cell Phone Security

Internet Crime

Cyber Infrastructure

Electronic Commerce

Technology Addiction

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