IDIS 110
Foundations of
Information Technology
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All Course Material
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Find everything on KnightVision.
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http://knightvision.calvin.edu
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2008 Jeremy D. Frens
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Nothing is more terrible than activity
without insight.
- attributed to Thomas Carlysle
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2008 Jeremy D. Frens
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Why FIT?
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Pervasiveness of information technologies
Fluency in information technologies
Critically assessing technology
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2008 Jeremy D. Frens
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Reformed Views of Technology
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What’s the
Big Idea
Information technology is part of God’s
creation and its use is redeemable.
Doing this requires that we:
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Understand the issue
– Determine if an IT-based solution is possible
– Identify the strengths/weaknesses of the solution
– Work to achieve the strengths and address the
weaknesses
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Example: Research on the WWW
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The web is a necessary, but not sufficient
tool for research.
Public vs. private web
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Vinton Cerf: “Truth and the Internet”
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http://www.isoc.org/internet/conduct/truth.shtml
Read this!
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2008 Jeremy D. Frens
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