The Web Economy

2009-01-11T04:14:45Z

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=Programme=
This is a module part of the [[Open Source ERP/Executive Masters]] course conducted by a private university.

==Subject==
<big>The Web Economy - Its Era and Impact to Open Source, A Practical Approach.
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Open Source is a result of an online community that heavily depends on the Web's space of freely available tools and applications. It is also maturing with lots of anchor domains and ready and new audiences. The Web is also home to many commercial entities and interests crouching into the advantage and territory of Open Source. We have to grasp and appreciate as well as understand some of the forces that shape its form and strategy and importantly its future direction in order to thrive optimally.
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==Objectives==
The objectives of this subject are:
*To explore the impact of the explosive Web and Open Source on certain economies, its trends, and business software development
*To provide important exposure and skills in web social engineering for Open Source ERP (OS ERP)
*To grasp the rules of creating a self-sustaining web presence.
*To prepare for practical work during the technical subjects of software development and project management

==Learning Outcomes==
On completion of this subject the students shall be able to:
*Understand and explain the importance of the Web in the new economy of evolving business applications versus the old.
*Create their web presence among the community and evolve their area of focus.
*Manage on a survival basis the various web tools such as IRC, Forums, Wiki and other portalised mediums.
*Conduct themselves confidently online among the community with adherence to basic etiquette.
*Calculate and debate the viable cost/benefit option among various choices and opinions when choosing a software.

==Synopsis==
This subject is an important foundation that will govern the students' behaviour in been a future and successful Open Source ERP practitioner. Critical understanding of the principles that ensure better and faster evolving of a software product and knowledge base versus the traditional version. Among the subject matters covered are how software development is affected by Open Source, its pros and cons, community open source versus commercial open source, Total Cost of Ownerships, and critical issues facing users of OS ERP.

=Subject Details=
==What is The Web?==
(20 hrs)
*Consequences of the Web on global economy and human behaviour
** [[The Web Economy/1|^1]] - The Web is The Computer
**[[The Web Economy/2|^2]] - The Web Changes Everything
**[[The Web Economy/3|^3]] - Attention Economy
*Various Models of Web Economies
**[[The Web Economy/4|^4]] - Traffic is King
**[[The Web Economy/5|^5]] - Content is King
**[[The Web Economy/6|^6]] - Leadership is King
*Reinventing Yourself On The Web
**[[The Web Economy/7|^7]] - Email and Mailing Lists
**[[The Web Economy/8|^8]] - Forums and Blogs
**[[The Web Economy/9|^9]] - Second Life

==The Cathedral and The Bazaar==
(15 hrs)
*[[The Web Economy/10|^10]] - Brief History of Open Source - How Software Development Was Originally Done
*[[The Web Economy/11|^11]] - Linus vs Tannenbaum - Why Releasing Early is Better Than Releasing Better
*[[The Web Economy/12|^12]] - Bazaar Culture and Policy - Why Giving Away Is Something Good
*[[The Web Economy/13|^13]] - Microsoft vs The World - Dynamics of an Eco-system

==Getting Online and Staying Online==
(20hrs)
*[[The Web Economy/14|^14]] - Critical Tools and Skills
*[[The Web Economy/15|^15]] - Levels of Participation
*[[The Web Economy/16|^16]] - Social Engineering

==Total Cost of Ownership==
(15 hrs)
*[[The Web Economy/17|^17]] - Why aren't everyone using Linux?
*[[The Web Economy/18|^18]] - Costs of Gaps
*[[The Web Economy/19|^19]] - TCO Pyramid
*[[The Web Economy/20|^20]] - TCO Strategy

==Web for Business==
(15 hrs)
*[[The Web Economy/21|^21]] - Branding philosophy
*[[The Web Economy/22|^22]] - Marketshare and Mindshare
*[[The Web Economy/23|^23]] - Collaborative Community
*[[The Web Economy/24|^24]] - Seeking a Niche
*[[The Web Economy/25|^25]] - Positioning and Aligning

==Contemporary Open Source==
(20 hrs)
*[[The Web Economy/26|^26]] - Licensing & Business Models
*[[The Web Economy/27|^27]] - Community OS vs Commercial OS
*[[The Web Economy/28|^28]] - Business As Usual
*[[The Web Economy/29|^29]] - Institutionalising Open Source

==Next Generation==
(15 hrs)
*[[The Web Economy/30|^30]] - Era of Convergence
*[[The Web Economy/31|^31]] - Google-ERP - The Single Window
*[[The Web Economy/32|^32]] - IPhone-ERP - Sensory Computing
*[[The Web Economy/33|^33]] - Universal Supply Chain

=Further Reading=
*[http://dreamsongs.com/IHE/IHE.html Innovation Happens Elsewhere]
*[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/wealth_of_networks/Main_Page Weath of Networks]
*[[w:Tanenbaum-Torvalds_debate|Linus vs Tanenbaum]]
*[http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/ Cathedral and the Bazaar]
*[http://www.sociosite.net/topics/websoc.php Sociosite]
*[http://itinvestmentresearch.com/trendsthisday.aspx IT Investment Research]
*[http://perens.com/Articles/Economic.html Economics of Open Source]
*[http://www.aseansec.org/pdf/sme_policies_1.pdf SME Potential in Asia Pacific]
*[http://slashdot.org/features/98/12/28/1745252.shtml Lurker Culture]

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