The Web Economy

Resource type: this resource is a course.

Educational level: this is a tertiary (university) resource.

Programme

This is a module part of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.

Subject

The Web Economy - Its Era and Impact to Open Source, A Practical Approach.

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.

Sypnosis

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
  • ^1 - The Web is The Computer
  • ^2 - The Web Changes Everything
  • ^3 - Attention Economy
• Various Models of Web Economies
  • ^4 - Traffic is King
  • ^5 - Content is King
  • ^6 - Leadership is King
• Reinventing Yourself On The Web
  • ^7 - Email and Mailing Lists
  • ^8 - Forums and Blogs
  • ^9 - Netizen Needs

The Cathedral and The Bazaar

(15 hrs)

• ^10 - Brief History of Open Source - How Software Development Was Originally Done
• ^11 - Linus vs Tannenbaum - Why Releasing Early is Better Than Releasing Better
• ^12 - Bazaar Culture and Etiquette - Why Giving Away Is Something Good
• ^13 - Microsoft vs The World - Why Someone Wants To Hijack Free Stuff

Getting Online and Staying Online

(20hrs)

• Critical Tools and Skills
• Levels of Participation
• Social Engineering

Total Cost of Ownership

(15 hrs)

• Why aren't everyone using Linux?
• Costs of Gaps
• TCO Pyramid
• TCO Strategy

Web for Business

(15 hrs)

• Branding philosophy
• Freedom vs Privacy
• Collaborative Community
• Seeking a Niche
• Self Positioning

Contemporary Open Source

(20 hrs)

• Licensing & Business Models
• Community OS vs Commercial OS
• Business As Usual
• Community Perpetual Forking

Next Generation

(15 hrs)

• Era of Convergence
• Google-ERP - The Single Window
• IPhone-ERP - Sensory Computing
• Universal Supply Chain

Further Reading

• Innovation Happens Elsewhere
• Weath of Networks
• Linus vs Tanenbaum
• Cathedral and the Bazaar
• Sociosite
• IT Investment Research