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Bring this closer to home. What about classrooms? Q1-7 2026? 59
Why go to class if you have a classroom in a box? Let’s phrase this differently because the
traditional classroom does have value, especially to those students who learn from comments and
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questions asked by more able students. Put it this way: Suppose you can go to a traditional class-
room for $25,000 a year or go to the classroom in a box for $3,500 per year. Either way, you earn
a degree; maybe the box’s degree is not as prestigious, but it is an accredited degree. Which would
you choose?
We’ll take a 2026 look at the end of each chapter. For now, just realize one certainty: Knowledge
of information systems and their use in business will be more important, not less.