1. Concept #14

2.  In order to be successful on the job, what technology skills do you think you should develop?

3. Topic #14.1

4.  Explain how technology is transforming the workplace.  Identify the skills needed to work in a technological environment.

5.  Technology:  The application of technical processes and knowledge to meet people’s wants and needs.  We are an information society.  Information Technology:  All the tools used to create, store, exchange, and use information.

6.  New work patterns, new workplaces.  Globalization of the workplace.  Globalization:  The trend toward a single global market that crosses national borders.  Greater inclusion into the workplace.  Assistive Technology:  Tools that help people with physical or mental needs function better at work.

7.  Technology Literacy Skills:  Curiosity  Reasoning  Problem-Solving Skills  Flexibility  Creativity  Maintenance and Troubleshooting

8. Topic #14.2:

9.  Name computer programs commonly used in business and explain their use.  Describe business uses of the Internet.  Describe copyright and other laws that affect how we use technology.

10.  Types of Software:  Word-Processing:  Creates test-based documents.  Database:  An organized collection of information stored on a computer.  Presentation Software:  Allows you to combine text, audio, video, graphics, and Web links into a slide show to accompany an oral presentation.  Desktop Publishing:  Using a computer and printer to create documents that look as if they were produced by a professional printer.  Spreadsheet:  Computer software that arranges or “spreads” data, usually number, into rows and columns.  Telecommunication

11.  Legal and Ethical Issues:  Copyright and Intellectual Property:  Copyright:  The legal right of the author or other creator of a work to control the reproduction and use of their works and ideas.  Online Privacy  Identity Theft

12.  In order to be successful on the job, what technology skills should you develop?

13.  Kimbrell, G. (2012). “Succeeding in the world of work.” McGraw-Hill; NewYork.