For my last blog I want to do something different than writing about an article or class concept because you’ve already read enough of those. I want to write about how Comm 101 has changed my life. Unlike my other courses, it got me feeling and thinking like a business student. For example, last week a friend and I went into a Blenz coffee shop for a drink. I noticed they served fair trade coffee and had large signs advertising this as a POD from other coffee shops. This immediately made me think of CSR. As we approached the counter, I counted the change in my pocket and realized I could either up the size of my drink or offer to pay for my friend’s, but I didn’t have enough money for both. I paid for both drinks and experienced the opportunity cost of the larger size. The barista entered our orders into a computer. I noticed there was another computer near the coffee machines showing our drink details. I thought this was a good example of MIS, giving Blenz a competitive edge over Starbucks that is still writing orders on customers’ cups. I don’t know if it’s a good thing that everywhere I go I see Comm 101… But that’s how it’s changed my life.
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