Book

Computers in the workplace / Robert Plotkin.

Plotkin, Robert, 1971- (Author).

Summary:

Computers, Internet, and Society is a six-volume set that examines the field of computer technology and how its extraordinary developments has affected the ways in which the global environment communicates and interacts. The paradox of today's computer technology is that it is both ubiquitous and invisible. The books in this set, designed to complement science curricula, make this technology "visible," so that it can be examined and provide students with the ability to think critically and responsibly about the role it plays in their daily lives.

Professions as wide-ranging as law, accounting, medicine, and administration have witnessed the transformation of their respective workplaces in countless ways with the advent of computers. In fact, many traditional work-places have become nonexistent, as the Internet allows many to shift their offices to their homes. Computers in the Workplace describes the changes brought on by computers, detailing the ways in which workplaces in various industries have been affected and the new skills that employees must now acquire as a result of ever-evolving technology. The book also includes information on robotic computers, particularly in automobile manufacturing, and how such technology has led to a decreased need for human workers.

The volume also includes information on

assembly lines

computer programmers

e-lancing

electronic medical records

Java programming language

legal research, offline versus online

project management

work processors

The book contains more than 30 color photographs and four-color line illustrations, sidebars, a chronology, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Internet resources, and and Index. Computers, Internet, and Society is essential for high schools students, teachers, and general readers who wish to learn about the present and future impact of computer technology on the world around them. Book jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780816077588
Physical Description: 172 pages ; 25 cm
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Facts On File, [2012]
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Scientific management : the systematization of work -- Manufacturing : from line workers to robots -- Administrative assistants : from typist to office manager -- Managers : business information at your fingertips -- Computer programmers : creating software for creating software -- Law : from parchment to PCs -- Medicine : doctors enter the digital age -- How computers are changing the nature of work.