...Discuss what you learned, what could be applicable to your workplace or personal life, and how your knowledge has increased as a result of what you experienced through the learning activities in the previous week. Last week’s reading went over the benefits of information system in work/life environment, ethical issues related to information technology and word processing tools to communicate business objectives. Chapter 1 was very useful and insight for me at work because I never really take time to read a manual. How I normally learn things is from watching tutorials on youtube or I will ask a friend. It’s always best practice to learn the basics because it makes things more easier to understand the harder subjects. I used to always think that information systems or learning computer applications was such a dry subject until I read the book last week. In essence Chapter 1 was about learning the basics such as learning simple terms like data, information and knowledge. Chapter 2 was a little in depth and talked about the types of components of computer based information systems. What I gathered from this chapter are basic common knowledge such as learning the difference between a software and hardware? And that information systems has multiple levels of functions and departments. This relates to me a lot at work because programs that we use everyday has it’s defects but learning the right department to call is an efficient way to fix things. Last is my favorite chapter...
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...Week Five Learning Team Reflection Summary BIS/220 December 2012 Week Five Learning Team Reflection Summary With the advancements in technology we all are introduced to new or improved forms. There are times when advancing and learning of new technologies is a wonderful thing as long as one can also retain new information along with previously learned knowledge. In last week’s teachings we have learned new functions and capabilities as well as had a refresher course on the Microsoft PowerPoint program. Along with this informative we have also learned of the importance of the system development life cycle (SDLC) in regards to the planning, organizing, and implementing of information systems to include the project management of IT acquisitions, hardware and software selections. Last week, during week 4 we learned about the program and functions of Microsoft PowerPoint. There is a number of things that many have previous learned of have knowledge of pertaining to PowerPoint although one very important function that were unaware of to many, if not all, members of Team A. Those features consisted of the Notes Page View, Slide Sorter View and the Presenter View. The Notes Page comes in handy when you do not want to apply too much text to a slide(s) and you type the additional information below the slide in the “notes” section. The notes you right are not visible to the audience, so clicking on the notes page, you can view all the notes you wrote for that slide...
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...ETH/316 Week 3 Assignment Organizational Ethnics The company Granite and Marble Warehouse is a place of business where we sell Marble, Granite, Quartz, Tile, and so much more. The company is a very good company, because most of our products that we sell is very interesting which we find most of the products a wall of art. The company is a new business, which have been in business since 2007, which their advertising for the company is by word of mouth. The stones that we carry are all natural which comes from all over the world for individuals to choose color and style of Granite and Marble which could be regular Granite and or Exotic Granite and Marble which is more expensive than others. Ethical principles are principles that I haven’t seen, because the company itself is very lenient when it comes to information about the job. The ethical principles that I do believe should be in place are to treat every employee the same, and not discriminate against one another. Another ethical problem that I have noticed here at my job is that the company don’t treat customers fairly like they are supposed to. The reason I feel this way is, because every day we are working with so many customers, and when those customers come in to choose Granite or Marble, I think that it’s very unethical for customers to get different prices depending on how big their kitchen or vanity, which will give them their price. Another unethical issue that I seem to discover is not being honest, when...
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...Information Technology Acts BIS 220 Information Technology Acts There are two acts that seem to work the hardest for the consumer. With the rise in ATM’s and other electronic forms of banking, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act of 1978 provides the consumer with the confidence they once gave solely to the checking system. The Fair Credit Reporting Act, 1970, provided the consumer with protection from unfair reporting and also provided a means to correct false information. These are not the only two things the act provides or protects. The list is long and very helpful for the consumer. The Electronic Funds Transfer Act was signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. This act was designed to govern electronic funds transfers (EFT), which are more common today than the use of cash. The EFT act covers the rights and responsibilities of all parties involved in the transfer of funds. Types of EFT’s commonly used are as follows: * Point of Sale (POS) * Debit Cards * Automated Teller Machine (ATM) * Wire Transfers / online bill pay * Electronic Check Processing Although these forms of payment are more convenient than checks, they do carry substantially more risk. Thankfully, the EFT act offers the customer protections and ways to dispute fraudulent activities. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 1970 was initially drafted to help standardize the reporting of credit and also ease the availability to creditors. Capaldi asserts in his presentation that...
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...Week 4 Reflection BIS/220 Colette Gardner Week 4 Discussion xxx What I most received as information on the last weeks class was regarding WEP (Wired Equivelant Privacy) I did not think that the stock market uses this protocol. I would of thought that they would use a stronger protocol such as WPA-TPIK or WPA2. In my home router I paid a person to come in and install my router and he did not think WEP was strong enough as an “encryption” protocol. He signed me off on setting up the router to a WPA2 protocol. WiMaX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) it uses 802.16 instead of 802.11. I would like to get into this type of technology where the whole entire neighborhood is on a Wi-Fi hotspot. The best thing about WiMax has a 30 mile fixed stations and are normally less than that. If one of the of the access points goes down WiMAX technology automatically reroutes itself to the nearest “hop” or “live spot” that can reroute the data through its nodes. xxxx This past week I realized how big of an impact wireless media has on telecommunication. I have a business of my own that I recently started and this past week I really started to market my business online and I see the rapid increase of sales. A simple post on Instagram, twitter and Facebook can really make all the difference. I realized it gives potential customers the option to view the product decide whether or not it is for them and then place there order online. I also am able to charge a customer’s...
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...BIS220 xxx The main topic I could relate to was the need for having IT support when bringing out new products. Many times in organizations, senior management makes decisions on new products without consulting with Information Technology (IT). Decisions are made from vendors promising goods that cannot be delivered due to the technological infrastructure. An example of this is when a vendor’s product claims to be multiplatform compatible. When it comes to IT to implement the product purchased, the multiplatform compatibility only works when a virtualized Windows OS is placed on the hardware being used for the product. Then technically it is not multiplatform compatible and other means of hardware must be purchased in order for the vendor’s product (software) to work properly. If the organization had IT consult with the vendor before purchasing the product, the deployment and deadline would be fluid. xxx What I gained most is the understanding of IT, computer process and beneficial it is to everybody in work and in personal life. The importance of having an IT department and being nice to them because you will need them at some time while working for a company. IT is an important aspect of any business, as they are usually the mainframe of the company when things go wrong with the network or applications that are used. I also gained a better understanding of the how businesses utilize the organizations in many different opportunities. How data and information...
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...Efficiency and Collaboration Proposal Team B BIS/220 September 18, 2012 Instructor Title of Paper The main purpose of this proposal is to show how changing Party Plates current information system is beneficial. The sales department should consider a relational database such as Microsoft Access versus their current database, Microsoft Excel. Team B will explain the usefulness of converting data currently held in Microsoft Excel into a relational database using Microsoft Access. Team B will also introduce types of collaborative software; how this software can improve communications and streamline work processes. Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel is the most used spreadsheet program (Grauer, Poatsy, Mulbery, Hulett, Krebs, & Mast, 2011). In Excel, a worksheet is a single spreadsheet that typically contains descriptive labels, numeric values, formulas, functions, and graphical representations of data (Grauer, Poatsy, Mulbery, Hulett, Krebs, & Mast, 2011). A workbook is a collection of one or more related worksheets contained within a single file; by default, new workbooks contain three worksheets (Grauer, Poatsy, Mulbery, Hulett, Krebs, & Mast, 2011). Storing multiple worksheets within one workbook helps organize related data together in one file and enables you to perform calculations among the worksheets within the workbook (Grauer, Poatsy, Mulbery, Hulett, Krebs, & Mast, 2011). Business typically uses Microsoft Excel to store simple information. ...
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...Wireless Technologies Proposal In order to keep up with the changing and improving of technology we want to suggest upgrading to wireless devices for our company. We want to implement the use of tablets and laptops with Wi-Fi. This proposal will show why we feel this will be an improvement to our company’s sales and overall performance. It will also show the cost associated with the wireless devices and how it can also save us money with our company. First and foremost, wireless technology is sweeping the world, and becoming a plus in the business atmosphere. Many business owners apply these tools too their company because of the convenience of using them. Wireless technology is telecommunications used to carry a signal without wires, done by electromagnetic waves. Wi-Fi is a popular computer network service that uses the internet to transmit data wirelessly; usually done on a laptop or tablet. A wireless laptop is great for Party Plates because it will help access data quicker, which means we can receive orders quicker from clients. The manager will be able to communicate with clients, staff, and employees wherever he or she is. There are so many office jobs that can be handled using laptop with Wi-Fi, like faxing, printing, and emailing. The only con about the Wi-Fi is the loss of signal sometimes that stops the process of handling business. Wireless tablets is also another form of mobile computing, like the laptop, but is much...
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...Information Technology Acts Essay Any Name BIS/220 #1 March 2, 2011 Your Instructor Information technology is forever advancing, especially when it involves telecommunications and protecting consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls. In the late 1980s I acquired my first customer service representative position with a major telecommunications company. My job was to contact “cold call” customers to offer products and services on behalf of their Account Representative. There was not a customer database for telemarketing at that time; the information technology tool used consisted of a list of business names and telephone numbers. This information was retrieved and available for anyone who chose to purchase from list service to use with the intent of telemarketing. Although this appeared to be an unethical business practice, it was legal because if the consumers name and numbers were sold to list services. Something had to be done to prevent unsolicited phone calls and to protect consumers from these unethical business practices. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 1991 was implemented to regulate unwanted advertising calls and fax telemarketer calls. This was necessary because consumers would receive prerecorded and unidentified calls from companies in which they have had no prior business dealings with all times of the day and evening on both their landline and fax line. According to Senator Fritz Hollings (2009), the bill’s original sponsor, said,...
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...220 This paper meets the requirements for this assignment. Collaborate with your learning team to discuss the previous week’s objectives Discuss what you learned, that could be applicable to your workplace or personal life and how your knowledge has increased as a result of what you experienced through the learning activities in the previous week Submit your team summary of the discussion in a 1-to 2-page Microsoft Word document. 1.1 Explain the benefits of information systems in the work environment. 1.2 Describe ethical issues related to information technology. 1.3 Use word processing tools to communicate business objectives 1.1 Benefits of information systems in the work environment. Information systems are intended for information. Information stored such as data and knowledge. Records of data such as employees’ hours, student grades, and student identification numbers are known as information systems. Knowledge is data and information that has been organized together. For example a student’s name along with the GPA is an organized data with information, which is easy to organize in a category for students with a GPA over 3.0. An information system supports business in working more precise, efficient, organized, and maximize productivity. Businesses have an electronic storage system to protect companies’ important information saved and secured. Information that is protected can be accessed by certain users in the company and IT has the control and protection...
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...Party Plates Database Integration Proposal As Party Plates continues to experience unprecedented growth, we realized that we must maximize the efficiency of our operation. In an effort to deliver the highest level of customer service, and remain competitive in the retail market, Party Plates sales and accounting team conducted an efficiency study of the operation and the systems that support it. As a result of this analysis, we found that there was a need to upgrade our current sales and inventory tracking system. We are proposing that we transition from our current Microsoft Excel database to relational database software, Microsoft Access. Additionally, we will need to integrate collaborative software such as Microsoft SharePoint in the near future to best maximize the effectiveness of our new database. As you know, we currently use Microsoft Excel to track our inventory and sales. Excel has been an effective management tool in the past; our current needs demand a management system that can manage multiple tasks with multiple users. Currently, we have many spreadsheets that in general do not merge or allow us to produce appropriate reports and can only be used by one person at a time. As our business grows, so will our staff and we will need to have a system that is multifunctional for many users. Microsoft Access is a relational database system, which is capable of managing customers, suppliers, products and orders. It also will also allow us to create a variety of forms...
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...Week 1 Research Paper BIS/220 Colette Gardner Week 1 Research Paper Advances in ethical issues that arouse from the Children’s Internet Protection Act were Internet use for children in schools and libraries. Children needed to be blocked from the obscenities found on the Internet. The act also is permits for the low cost of Internet access for schools and libraries using the governments E-rate program. The E-rate program has several parameters that need to be met before the disbursements of funds. These parameters need to be met solely by the school or library. The parameter of the act states that web filtering and monitoring over the children must be in place prior to a school or library to receive funding from the E-rate program. These filters block offensive material on the Internet such as child pornography and obscene pictures. The schools also need to have two certifications. The Internet safety policies for the organization must include monitoring of activities and must provide education to minors about appropriate online Internet behavior. The ethical issue arose from this act when government was giving low-cost internet access to schools and they were not held accountable for the material being viewed by the students. The Do Not Call Implementation Act was for just the same as the previous act. It was formed so the public would not be solicited on the telephone. This...
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...Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 Information Systems 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Objective… Explain the different types of information systems available to businesses. * Processing Payroll * Point-of-sale Terminal * Microsoft Office * Report of sales for individual customers * Electronic commerce To operate a successful business one must know and understand the information technology aspects, which enhances the daily operations of the business. Small businesses are at a disadvantage and must seek ways to expand and become viable. “Strategic Information Systems provide a competitive advantage by helping an organization implement its strategic goals and increase its performance and productivity” (R. Kelly Rainer Jr., Casey G. Cegielski, 2011). There are six reasons why information systems are so important for businesses today and they include: * Operational excellence - Businesses improve the efficiency of their operations in order to achieve higher profitability. * New products, services, and business models - Business models describe how a company produces, delivers, and sells a product or service to create wealth. * Customer and supplier intimacy - When businesses serve its customers well, the customers usually return and purchase more. This allows businesses to engage its suppliers, which enables the suppliers to provide vital input. * Improved decision making - Information system made it possible for the managers to...
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...COPPA AND CIPA Jordis Jones BIS220 April 4, 2013 University of Phoenix COPPA AND CIPA In today’s society, kids surf the internet in different ways for different resources of information. Internet can be beneficial to kids who devote this use for information pertaining school related, job opportunities, friendly entertainment, and etc. On the other hand, the internet is designed to be as risky as gambling in certain situations. Matters such as cyberbullying, pornography, identity theft, sexual predators made parents perceptive about protecting their children safety online. This matter also became a concern for Congress, who enacted laws that shield kids from online harmful content. The laws that I thought was an eye opener for this subject are Children Internet Protection Act 2000 (CIPA) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act 1998 (COPPA). On April of 2001, The Children Internet Protection takes the form of requirements for internet safety policies and technology which blocks or filters certain material from being accessed through the Internet (2010). CIPA offers a program that gives schools and libraries the privilege to receive a great deal on internet access if they agree using this act. This act not only provides protection and monitors kids whenever they are away from home but it utilizes the internet reliable information that will benefit kid’s future without harmful content. Also, The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, ensure parents that personal...
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...Information Systems Proposal Daniel Metzgar BIS220 June 20, 2011 Bud Stinson TABLE OF CONTENTS Title 1 Table of Contents 2 Abstract 3 Data Information Systems 3 Introduction 3 Executive Dashboard ______________________________________________________________ 3 Transaction Processing System ______________________________________________________ 4 Office Automation System _________________________________________________________ 4 Image 1.1 _______________________________________________________________________ 3 Table 1.1 5 Summary of Findings 5 References 7 Abstract Information systems is a vital part of a business plan. The key is to find the right information for our company. The three informaton systems we will discuss are the Executive Dashboard, Transaction Processing Systems and Office Automation Systems. Each of these systems have a distinct purpose and some are better suited for our needs than others. An executive dashboard can help us determine how sales are doing for our company. A transaction processing system will allow us to complete sales for our customers in a more efficient manner. An office automation system can be used to create any reports we may need to track finances and create invoices for our customers. The information here will help determine which is best suited...
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