Bis 220 Team Reflection Week 2
Introduction
Last week was our first week of class in which we discussed several different topics relating to business in the computer field also known as BIS/220. We discussed the ethical challenges surrounding the movie and music industries as they related to the internet, what ways the university of Phoenix deals with plagiarism, collaborating tools that we use in our personal and work life and different concepts of Microsoft Word that we might not have been aware of. Along with our group work, we were also giving a list of different political acts that have effect the technology world and were told to argue the two acts and why or how they added to the change of technology. In this summary I will explain what Team A has summarized about last week from what we discussed with the discussion questions as well as our individual papers about different acts how technology has promoted their change.
Collaborative Efforts
As stated, Team A will summarize our take on last week’s assignments given. Last week, our discussion questions were centered around four topics; ethics in the movie and music industry, collaborative tools used in our work and home life, the university of Phoenix and how they combat plagiarism and lastly, capabilities of Microsoft that we may not have been aware of. We have all agreed that it is illegal and unethical to download music and buy bootlegged videos. We believe that because these items have been made readily available to us, that due to the hard work from the individuals involved, it is unfair that they should be allowed to, in one way or another, work for free. Next we discussed the collaborative tools used to communicate amongst one another are tools like video conferencing, like Skype, emailing, texting and tools like Outlook to share amongst coworkers. This enables multitasking and being able to do fast business without the other members being physically present. Thirdly, we’ve all identified that the way the University of Phoenix
Last week was our first week of class in which we discussed several different topics relating to business in the computer field also known as BIS/220. We discussed the ethical challenges surrounding the movie and music industries as they related to the internet, what ways the university of Phoenix deals with plagiarism, collaborating tools that we use in our personal and work life and different concepts of Microsoft Word that we might not have been aware of. Along with our group work, we were also giving a list of different political acts that have effect the technology world and were told to argue the two acts and why or how they added to the change of technology. In this summary I will explain what Team A has summarized about last week from what we discussed with the discussion questions as well as our individual papers about different acts how technology has promoted their change.
Collaborative Efforts
As stated, Team A will summarize our take on last week’s assignments given. Last week, our discussion questions were centered around four topics; ethics in the movie and music industry, collaborative tools used in our work and home life, the university of Phoenix and how they combat plagiarism and lastly, capabilities of Microsoft that we may not have been aware of. We have all agreed that it is illegal and unethical to download music and buy bootlegged videos. We believe that because these items have been made readily available to us, that due to the hard work from the individuals involved, it is unfair that they should be allowed to, in one way or another, work for free. Next we discussed the collaborative tools used to communicate amongst one another are tools like video conferencing, like Skype, emailing, texting and tools like Outlook to share amongst coworkers. This enables multitasking and being able to do fast business without the other members being physically present. Thirdly, we’ve all identified that the way the University of Phoenix