Module 13

Jaquelyn Hernandez

IST

11/25/12

Module 13

            In this Module we are to describe what we have learned in this class. I had learned many things in this class and it is hard to narrow down the things I have learned. We had studied the book “The world is Flat” By Thomas L. Friedman and learned from his point of view how the world is changing and that everywhere in the world people are catching up to an equal level.  Friedman began his book describing the differences in Globalization 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0. 1.0 is when Columbus set sail in 1492 and he opened a trade between the old world and the new world.  This action shrank the world from a large world into a medium one. 1.0 was about countries strength.

            “In 2.0 the world shrank once again. This era was from 1800 to 200, during the Great Depression and World wars 1 and 2. "In Globalization 2.0, the key agent of change, the dynamic force driving global integration, was multinational companies. These multinationals went global for markets and labor, spearheaded first by the expansion of the Dutch and English joint-Stock companies and the Industrial Revolution." (page 9).” (Jaquelyn Hernandez). 3.0 then shrank the world down again into a tiny small. During 3.0 people felt more like individuals and wanted to work together and work globally. We then learned about Netscape and how it was the first web browser to be created. It would allow anyone to get into the internet; it was the window that helped everyone learn about the world. It was also a large thing created in the 3.0 stage.

            The next subjects we learned about was Workflow software, Source Software and Outsourcing. Workflow software is software that allows computers and machines the ability to talk to each other. Source Software gives people the ability to create and upload their own software. Outsourcing is when a service is given to a person/company from an outside company or provider

            I later learned from The world is flat about offshore in China, supply chains and how Google affects businesses. Off-shoring is when a company is moved overseas into a new country that offers cheaper labor and that is what had been done to China. A supply chain is a system of organization of people, activities, and resources to create the ability of a product to come from the supplier to the customer.” Google has come to affect nearly all businesses. When you type something into Google’s look-up bar advertisements from hundreds of companies show up. Links to companies of anyone’s interest are setting up webpages, sending out advertisements and Google is supporting them on its pages and pull ups. Google has improved the ability to find companies; it helps companies succeed in ways that companies have never succeeded. “ (Jaquelyn Hernandez).

            These are only a few examples that I had learned in this course.  My overall reaction to the book The world is flat by Thomas L. Friedman is that it is a book that widens the mind on how our future may grow. The only thing that is keeping people away from the playing level is language and miles. The internet and technology has made it possible for people to connect and learn in a different way than we had before. Firedman’s book has open a window to understanding the changes created by technology. This book was over all good.