Each of you will put together a PowerPoint presentation of at least 10 slides. You can either talk about a company, or a technical topic. Remember the pointers we learned in when designing slides! Because we won’t be presenting these in class, use the notes pages to expand on your slides.
I would like each of you to do a relevant topic, so once you have chosen your topic, you must “claim” it by posting it on the discussion board. I will review them, and if your topic is not relevant, I will let you know.
For companies (suggestions: Apple, Dell, IBM, Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Netflix) talk about:
– History of the company
– Information about their products/services
– How they have adapted to the “new economy”
– Issues they have had to deal with (lawsuits, takeovers, etc)
– Your thoughts on where they are going.
For techinical topics (suggestions: Net Neutrality, Online gambling, exponentially increasing complexity, Internet addiction, Government Information Security regulations, Bluetooth, The Digital Divide, .Dot Com debacle) talk about:
– Explain BOTH SIDES of the issue
– Historical events that have shaped the issue
– Your standpoint
