1. World Wide Internet Usage: Be prepared to do the following. a. 3. discuss the overall findings from the 2012 survey of 10,000 internet users with respect to the following: 4. i. overall growth of internet usage in the survey period with regard to total growth and how the pattern of growth changed over the period. ii. key reasons people use the internet and the importance users place on the reasons identified for internet usage. iii. Importance survey respondents place on internet usage with regard to addressing global societal issues. iv. Censorhip and the prevalence of censorship. v. Privacy issues. vi. Geographic trends in the growth. 2. Appropriate Use of Appropriate Technology: Be prepared to do the following: a. Given a particular piece of technology - such as a cell phone - and a specific user role - such as salesman, manager or industrial machine operator - discuss the appropriateness of the technology to the user role and identify specific advantages and disadvantages. b. Given a scenario that applies specific technology to specifically identified problems or tasks identify whether it was an appropriate solution or not and discuss your reasons for your opinion. b. Fundamental requirements for internet usage in a given geographic area. c. Issues and problems with expanding internet usage. Business Case Study: Given a business case study be prepared to do the following: a. Identify key business problems b. Identify specific solutions that were used c. Evaluate the effectiveness of the solution Business Basics: Given information about a specific business be prepared to do the following: a. Identify expenses from a list of expenses, costs, and revenues b. Identify revenues from a list of expenses, costs, and revenues c. Calculate profit or loss d. Given examples be able to identify areas where specific IT technologies could reduce expenses or increase revenues. 5. Business Basics: Be prepared to do the following: a. Define competitive advantage b. Define Porter's fundamental strategies for developing competitive advantage C. Given an example of a strategic approach to developing competitive advantage be able to identify which strategy is being employed. d. Given a business example identify competencies that could be used to create competitive advantage.