Web Development

In segment one of this program, NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman, Cisco Systems’ John Chambers, and other top Cisco executives discuss how the computer network infrastructure giant, whose routers are the brains of the Internet, uses Internet technology to enhance its own operations and growth. In segment two, correspondent Ray Suarez talks with Jay Whitehead, CEO of EmployeeService.com; labor economist Robert Reich; and other experts about the implications of the eyebrow-raising increase in employment in the Internet economy—before the bubble burst.

This program outlines a specific methodology for solving information and communication technology problems, with an emphasis on the value of good communication between tech staff and their customers. Using a real-life business as an example, it takes viewers from designing, developing, and testing solutions, to implementation, evaluation, and reporting on outcomes, so that ICT professionals can meet users’ needs with a minimum of frustration on both sides.

This four-part series introduces marketing and advertising professionals as well as students to the knowledge they need to enter the e-commerce arena, where access to the eyes—and wallets—of millions is only a click away.

Designed for novices, this unintimidating program examines the basic steps involved in producing any piece of software: identifying the goal, crafting algorithms, coding and compiling, testing and debugging syntax and logic errors, and documenting.

This program helps viewers sift through the process of successful app construction with the aid of expert interviews and eye-catching video and graphics. Topics include choosing a platform (mainly Apple vs. Android); designing the user interface with an eye toward simplicity and functionality; using wireframes to “storyboard” the app’s navigation tree; balancing a tab bar approach with screen size concerns; integrating social media; and much more!

This program takes a detailed look at the evolution of computers as it traces their development from the days of the ENIAC to IBM’s awesome ASCI White, which can perform 12 trillion calculations per second.

This video traces the open-source movement in detail, from its earliest days to the present. Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, is profiled, and open-source tools for education and business—Linux, Open Office, Firefox, and GIMP—are discussed.

This video outlines the qualifications necessary to be an IT professional while describing associated duties in the areas of product development, sales and marketing, and system development, maintenance, and support. The interconnected nature of various IT functions is stressed.