NATIONAL OP EN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA CO URSE CODE: MBF 841 COURSE TITLE: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO URSE GUIDE MBF 841 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Course Team Gerald C. Okereke (Writer) - ECO COMM Dr. O. J. Onwe (Programme Leader) - NOUN Abimbola E. Adegbola (Coordinator) - NOUN NATIONAL O PEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ii MBF 841 COURSE GUIDE National Open University of Nigeria Headquarters 14/16 Ahmadu Bello Way Victoria Island Lagos Abuja Office 5, Dar es Salaam Street Off Aminu Kano Crescent Wuse II, Abuja Nigeria E-mail:
[email protected] URL: www.nou.edu.ng Published By: National Open University of Nigeria Printed 2009 ISBN: 978-058-751-9 All Rights Reserved iii CONTENTS PAGE Introdcution .. .. 1 Course Aim .. .. .. 1 Course Objectives . .. 2 The Course Materials . 2 Study Units .. 3 The Assigmnet File . 4 Assessment . .. 4 Final Examination and Grading . 4 Credit Units . 4 Presentation Schedule . 5 Course Overview . 5 iv Introductiom This course, Emerging Technologies in Information Technology, is a compulsory course in the School of Business and Human Resources Management for those students pursuing Masters Degree (MBA) in business, finance and related subjects. It is designed to aid business and financial managers in knowing information technologies readily available to enhance speed and accuracy in processing business information. This course is also relevant for undergraduate students. This course examined most recent developments in information technology world, especially the infrastruture/equipment. But unit one (1) examined conceptual developments in information technology. For each of the technologies examined, the history, advantages, disadvantages to life and business were discussed.