Technological convergence

what makes them digitally tick. Moreover, many areas in the computer science become more and more popular, such as machine learning and cloud computing. It is obviously important for a software engineer to keep up to date with trends in digital convergence, data security, and apps. Second, software engineers should be good at communication. Currently, most of the software and tools are too complicated to be developed by one person. Usually, a project team contains more than 10 people. Good…

Apple thrives on its ability to produce its own “operating system, hardware, application software, and services to provide its customers new products and solutions with superior ease-of-use, seamless integration, and innovative industrial design.” (Annual Report, page 1) Herein lies Apple’s competitive advantage, their ability to produce products that seem attractive and easy to use for the consumer. Another core competence instrumental to Apple’s competitive advantage is the effectiveness of…

The culture of the west and thought begun with the classical Greece. These officially started in the year 1500BC; however, the interruption of the culture of the West was about 1100-900BC during the dark ages of the Greek. The intrusion took momentum at the beginning of 900BC a classical period when the Greece would enter into their most glorious period (Merchant, 98). It is also a time when they were setting the basis for the dominant empires and nations in the millennia and the centuries to…

lifestyles we are compelled to adopt and turn to other learning systems. As with everything else education in the current era, is taking on a new form – moving from traditional learning patterns to a technology driven e model taking advantage of the technological advances in the digital era. Nature and Characteristics of E-learning Availability of Internet in every home has seen learning become more web-oriented. The modern day digital formats of study modules being learner-centric have found…

Although multinational growth extends back to 1920s, when Ford and General Motors established their European subsidiaries, until the 1970s the world auto industry was made up of fairly separate national markets. Each of the larger national markets was supplied primarily by domestic production, and indigenous manufacturers tended to be market leaders. For example in 1970, the Big Three (GM, Ford, and Chrysler) held close to 85 percent of the US market, VW and Daimler Benz dominated the market in…

of political, economic, and social interaction” (Schneider and Ingram, 1997, p. 51). This critical perspective challenges the scientific knowledge being superior to other categories of knowledge. It questions the discoveries of scientific and technological findings to be beneficial to a better society (Schneider and Ingram, 1997, p. 51). The critical approaches include critical theory of democracy, critical inquiry, critical feminism,…

Music is integral to human society and allows humans to express and share their emotions with others and also provides relaxation to the mind. Digital technologies have enhanced the reach and quality of music media to many more consumers than what existed with traditional music. While digital music provides much needed convenience, access and quality to the consumers, it also generates concerns for music distribution companies that are affected by the unauthorized distribution of digital music.…

users of its major products. 5. SWOT analysis 5.1 Strength * Heavy tradition of the world’s first-class sports products producer is the guarantee of the large share of the devoted loyal customers of Nike. In the meanwhile, the company’s technological advance and higher level of quality management are both important in gaining the sustained support from its traditional customers in its major targeted marketplace. * Existing brand image and its instantly recognisable logo world…

William Egginton has given a comprehensive analysis of film in which he argues that “this thematic convergence is not new, but is rather the logical extension of a narrative trope whose history predates the invention of film and, in fact, reaches back to the invention of theater in the 16th century”. William states that what film has brought into the picture at the end of this century is the possibility that the circle will become complete, that the represented reality will cross the threshold…

I was lucky. A few months after I was given my first Division to lead, I was accepted in Superintendents’ Leadership Program (SLP) Batch 2. And years before that, I had worked with bosses who had given me opportunities to experience things that worked well and decisions that failed. So I had some mental models to start with and some training about leadership and management. More or less, I have a schema and theories and principles that intuitively guided me how to begin managing and leading…