Emerging Area of Information Systems (IS) That You Are Familiar With:  Based on the IS-related areas that are identified in these slides, identify one specific emerging area of IS that you already have familiarity and experience with.  What is the value added by this area of IS?

Due to my internship with an insurance company, I do have a slight background in InsurTech. At the firm I was working with, we used the Applied technology from Epic to do all our business. Applied is how we would issue quotes, keep data, and maintain coverages. Tis piece of technology streamlined the entire business and made accounting much easier since everything could be pulled up rom the database by search.

Emerging Area of Information Systems (IS) That You Are Less Familiar With/Would Like to Learn More: Based on the IS-related areas that are identified in these slides, identify one specific emerging area of IS that you are less familiar with, but would like to learn more/gain experience with.  What is the value added by this area of IS?

I have no idea what Industry 4.0 is, but it sounds like an interesting emerging area of IS that would be extremely important to know about to gain prowess in business and industry. It seems Industry 4.0 helps novel ideas hit the market to keep industry fresh and create new capital.

Other Examples Like This?:  Based on the IS-related material that you see in these slides, what specific areas do you likely to see as a big part of your career and professional development (i.e. where do you want to gain experience in internships and your first jobs)?

Financial Technology will be a big help in my career, since I’m interested in becoming a fiduciary. Financial technology, such as the Applied system by Epic I used in my internship, help to make processes more streamlined and create increased opportunity to do business.