Week 4 Discussions Introduction:

W4D1:

What makes a technology disruptive? Give an example of a disruptive technology and which industries and/or companies benefitted and which industries or companies were harmed. Example: Digital recording technology disrupted the recording industry. Vinyl record producers were harmed as well as retailers that did not start selling CDs and DVDs. All Tower Records locations closed. (Find your own example -- do not not use Vinyl records!). Alternatively, you could give an example of a case where technology had a very major impact on your current employer or any place where you have worked.

Here are some interesting references provided by students in a prior term:

W4D2a: Dominican's IT Plan

Read Dominican University's IT Plan of May 2013 http://www.millerjw.com/dom/CIO%20Report%20-%20May%202013.pdf (Links to an external site.)

This was a five year plan written in 2013 and the five years have now elapsed.

Based on your observations of the environment at Dominican, discuss the following

1. Overall, do you think the plan was successfully implemented?

2. Pick one of the four goals. Was the goal achieved?

3. If you were writing the next five year plan for technology at Dominican University, name one goal that you would include in the plan.