It's been a fun and exciting class
and it's unfortunate that it must come to an end. I have learned quite a bit
throughout this class. Especially when we finished the book and moved to
different topics.
I
really enjoyed the class time when we talked about 3D printing. I had never
heard about 3D printing before so it was very fascinating to me to learn about
it and all of the possibilities of 3D printing. I had no idea just how popular
it has become just recently. I just watched a short video on Youtube about Microsoft's
new windows phone 8's. They did a tour through their prototyping room. I found
that Microsoft makes very good use of their 3D printer. They use it daily to
make new prototypes to be fitted with circuit boards for testing. The 3D
printer they have uses a liquid medium that is cured with UV light.
I
also really enjoyed the assignment that we got to pick a movie about computers
and write about it. I watch the whole matrix trilogy with a whole new
perspective. I had always thought of the matrix as just a cool action packed
film but never really thought anything more of it. The assignment really made
me look deeper into the plot of the film.
The
Friedman book had its moments but a lot of the book felt to repetitive. I
really enjoyed the beginning when he explained globalization though. I learned
a lot that I didn't know about. I never fully understood why outsourcing is
getting so popular but after reading this book and diving a little deeper with
internet research. It's much more clear to me the importance of outsourcing to
a company and how vital it is to outsource in order to stay in the game.
One
thing I would suggest changes for this class would be the amount of class time.
I really enjoyed the class time and feel that's where I learned the most. I
think it should be more often than every other week. The class discussions were
very interesting and fun.
It's
crazy just how "flat" the world is becoming! You can go just about
anywhere just by getting on Google maps! You can learn anything you want just
by searching the web. It's getting to the point that we don't even need to
leave our homes to go get groceries because you can have someone deliver them
to you! I'm very excited for the future of our world and my only advice to
everyone is to embrace it because the future is now and it's only getting
better.
