Disruptive Technologies in the Digital Economy, Week 1 – Information Systems Failures and the Technology Horizon

I figure if I go over my notes on the readings, lectures, and exercises for each week, I'll get a better understanding of what it is I'm doing, and y'all will hopefully learn a little bit too. Of course, this relies on me not having a bad cold during a heatwave, where if the night-time heat rising from all the tarmac and brick surfaces around you doesn't keep you up, the incessant coughing will. Ugh, I am so tired. But I survived my first week. Weekly Learning Objectives By the end of this week, you will be able to: Differentiate between information technology and information system. Deconstruct and evaluate the organisational characteristics that can lead to failing technology implementations. Abstract from the fundamental failure-vectors into general technology-based reasoning. Interpret the constructs of the Technology Acceptance Model and reflect on their interactions. Are you having a hard time with the academic language? Yeah, I did too. I'm generally okay with it, but, man,…