...System Development Plan Axia College of University of Phoenix Management of Information Systems June 10, 2007 There are several phases in a system development plan, which will help The Fitness Center meet its objectives and goals. The key phases to a development plan include investigation, analysis, design, implementation and review and maintenance. Failure to complete each phase in detail may result in an unsuccessful development plan. The Fitness Center has five locations with approximately 650 members and 30 employees at each location. The purpose of a new information system is to provide its members the capability to monitor their exercise activity. This includes the type of exercise, the length of time and the loss or gain of weight and inches. By monitoring such activity, will provide information to both the member and the personal trainer to build an exercise program which best fits the member’s personal needs. A new system will also help the company obtain a competitive advantage over the other fitness clubs throughout the city. A new database will tack all member information, such as name, address, date-of-birth, date of enrollment and if the member is current on their member fees. As well as the member, management will also be able to report on the member’s activity. The reports will indicate which type of equipment is being used, what classes are being participated in and total weekly expenses. Results may indicate management needs to add equipment...
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...Martin Allan Diez Business Development Manager Dell Global B.V. Dell Client Solutions DELL RETAIL SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW Dell Optiplex 390 Small Form Factor POS Dell Optiplex 790 Small Form Factor POS Dell Optiplex 990 Small Form Factor POS Optiplex XE USFF Dell Switches Dell PowerEdge Servers Dell NB & WS MD1000i 2 PS Series Dell/ EMC DD Dell Monochrome and Colour Printers Connected Classroom (CC) in Context 1. RM VerTable with Dell Interactive Projector (S500wi) 2. Small podium style table for teacher notebook (XPS) Promethean Interactive Whiteboard with Dell Wireless Projector (S300w) 1. Small round table for 4 2. Student NB configurations: • Latitude 2120 for K-12 (black/red/blue) x3 • Vostro for Higher Ed x2 Lexmark Education Station 16 U 1U 1U 1U 2 1 1 1 U U U U LCD Monitor Keyboard Tray Switch Router Server Storage UPS Scenarios • Teacher delivering classroom instruction. • Teacher delivering a test. • Teacher increasing collaboration in a classroom. • Students demonstrating their understanding of a topic. • Teacher engaging and interacting with students during a lesson. • • 3 Confidential All devices and computing platforms are connected via WLAN (802.11 b/g/n) and LAN (10M/100M/1G). Server – to host Edustation management software, Adobe digital school curriculum, MS office, LanSchool Latitude™ ST Slate Tablet • • • • • • • • • • • • • Intel® Atom® Z670 1.5 GHz Processor 2GB DDR2 SDRAM Up to...
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...paper describes the elements of the Marketing Mix of Apple computers. This paper provide details found during research of these elements including Product, Price, Place and Promotion as they relate to manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of the products available at company. MACINTOSH (Apple Computer) Marketing Mix Analysis: Macintosh (Apple computers) This paper will introduce the Marketing Mix for Apple Computers. We have researched the this company and will describe the way they approach the marketing of their product. Apple is more attractive to the world of graphic design. There is some overlap due to the fact that Apple is found in educational environments covering classroom activities . Apple, Inc originated from the friendship and mutual interests of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. The Two collaborated in the development of the “Apple I in the early 1970s. The Apple I was a step ahead of most computers of the time featuring a use of aTV as a display system and a cassette interface for recording programs. After obtaining financing for the development of Apple II, the Apple Computer Company was formed in 1970.As the growth of home computer use grew, Apple grew with it. In 1980 the company issued its initial public offering of investment stock. Target Market Target markets for Apple include environments where graphic design, video and audio editing are in demand. The price of Apple computers indicates that they also target end users with a higher measure...
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...computing refers to the use of computers for both business and personal use. 2. The first computers used widely in businesses were available during the 1940s. 3. The goal of transaction processing on early computers was to replace as much manual processing of business information as possible with automated processing. 4. Among the reasons for the growth in decentralized computing was the availability of inexpensive personal computer hardware and productivity software. 5. The applications development backlog was due to the inability of computer professionals to design and write programs fast enough to keep up with the demand for new applications. 6. All knowledge workers are computer professionals. 7. A knowledge worker is another name for a computer user. 8. Use of a computer’s graphical user interface means that users no longer have to remember which command to enter to perform a task. 9. To operate a graphical user interface, a user types keyboard commands to tell a computer which tasks to perform. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 10. The Information Technology department is a modern name for the Data Processing department. ____ 11. Distributed computing links large-scale systems and personal computers to meet both organizational and individual worker needs. ____ 12. Computer departments in most organizations today are called data processing departments. ____ 13. One way to classify end users is by whether they use a computer occasionally, frequently, or extensively...
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...COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY FOR MUTIONJURI MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL This communications strategy is designed to the school communicate effectively and meet core organisational objectives. The school aims at increasing target audience’s awareness that the school is partnering with all stakeholders to increase school community understanding of the partnership’s goals or services that the school provides. This will help build the partnership’s reputation or share achievements. This will help the parents and wider school community to provide feedback on partnership activity for planning or evaluation. The targeted audience will include: the parents, students, politicians, teachers, and the school based staff (internal) or broader school community (external) This communication strategy will be used at Mutionjuri mixed day secondary school. The table below sets out some examples of how messages can be tailored to different audiences. |Audience |What they need to know |Key communications messages | |Service users |- What we offer them |- We provide useful, practical information and support | | |- How to access our services |- We are trustworthy and reliable | | |- Where to go for advice |- We put services users first and value their opinions | |Local MP or MCAs |- What we...
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...A STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAINING PROGRAMME TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT……………………………….i ABSTRACT………………………………………………ii LIST OF TABLES……………………………………....iii LIST OF CHARTS………………………………………iv CHAPTER | TITLE | PAGE NO | I | 1.1 INTRODUCTION1.2 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY | 110 | II | REVIEW OF LITERATURE | 11 | III | OBJECTIVES OF STUDY | 16 | IV | RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 17 | V | DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION | 20 | VI | FINDINGS OF THE STUDY | 44 | VII | 7.1 SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS7.2 CONCLUSION | 4546 | VIII | 8.1 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 8.2 SCOPE FOR FURTHER STUDY | 4748 | ANNEXURES I. QUESTIONNAIRE……………………………………….. II. BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………. ABSTRACT Training is a learning experience, in that it seeks a relatively permanent change in an individual which will improve his (or) her ability to perform on the job. We typically say training can change the skill, knowledge, attitude and social behavior. It means changing what employees know, how they work, their attitude towards their work or their interaction with their co-workers or their supervisors. THE EXPECTED RESULTS OF TRAINING PROGRAMME HIGHER PRODUCIVITY: Training helps to improve the level of Performance. Trained employees perform better by using better method of work. BETTER QUALITY OF WORK: In formal training, the best methods are standardized and taught...
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...‘Sustainability’ The Brundtland report (named after Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, the youngest person and first women ever to hold the office of Prime Minister of Norway, who spearheaded the initiative which ultimately led to the earth Summit in 1992), published in 1987 by the United Nation’s World Commission on Environment and Development, defined sustainable development as “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. Sustainability has been used more in the sense of human sustainability on planet Earth. At the 2005 World Summit it was noted that this requires the reconciliation of environmental, social and economic demands - the "three pillars" of sustainability. This view has been expressed as an illustration using three overlapping ellipses indicating that the three pillars of sustainability are not mutually exclusive and can be mutually reinforcing. (Definitions of sustainability often refer to the "three pillars" of social, environmental and economic sustainability) (A representation of sustainability showing how both economy and society are constrained by environmental limits) Rapid growth of industrial activities in the past has led to natural resources being depleted at a rate that is faster than the rate of restoration. If this trend continues, most globally admired companies will be out of business. Growth of businesses will always be dependent on the resources available. And if there is no...
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...(IT) is a field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information. Information technology can be an important enabler of business success and innovation. Information technology can be composed of the Internet, a personal computer, a cell phone that can access the Web, a personal digital assistant, or presentation software. All of these technologies help to perform specific information processing tasks. There are two basic categories of information technology: hardware and software. Hardware consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system. Software is the set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks. Software, such as Microsoft Excel, and various hardware devices, such as a keyboard and a monitor, interact to create a spreadsheet or a graph. This appendix covers the basics of computer hardware and software including terminology, characteristics, and the associated managerial responsibilities for building a solid enterprise architecture. B.1 bal76736_app-B_B1-B16.indd B.1 7/26/08 11:31:21 AM Confirming Pages LEARNING OUTCOMES B.1. Describe the six major categories of hardware and provide an example of each. B.2. Identify the different computer categories and explain their potential business uses. B.3. Explain the difference between primary and secondary storage. B.4....
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...Computers & Education 49 (2007) 3–18 www.elsevier.com/locate/compedu Web3D technologies in learning, education and training: Motivations, issues, opportunities Luca Chittaro *, Roberto Ranon HCI Laboratory, Department of Math and Computer Science, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy Abstract Web3D open standards allow the delivery of interactive 3D virtual learning environments through the Internet, reaching potentially large numbers of learners worldwide, at any time. This paper introduces the educational use of virtual reality based on Web3D technologies. After briefly presenting the main Web3D technologies, we summarize the pedagogical basis that motivate their exploitation in the context of education and highlight their interesting features. We outline the main positive and negative results obtained so far, and point out some of the current research directions. Ó 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Human–computer interface; Interactive learning environments; Multimedia/hypermedia systems; Programming and programming languages; Virtual reality 1. Introduction The use of virtual reality (VR) as an educational tool has been proposed and discussed by several authors (e.g., Helsel, 1992; Wickens, 1992; Winn, 1993). Virtual environments (VEs) offer the possibility to recreate the real world as it is or to create completely new worlds, providing experiences that can help people in understanding concepts as well as learning to perform...
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...McMenamy, Roland Saville, Alan Glowacki Copyright©2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. Published by: Cisco Press 800 East 96th Street Indianapolis, IN 46240 USA All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. Printed in the United States of America First Printing May 2009 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cisco TelePresence fundamentals / Tim Szigeti ... [et al.]. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-593-5 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 1-58705-593-7 (pbk.) 1. Multimedia communications. 2. Computer conferencing. I. Szigeti, Tim. II. Title. [DNLM: 1. Cisco Systems, Inc. ] TK5105.15.C57 2009 006.7--dc22 2009013062 ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-593-5 ISBN-10: 1-58705-593-7 Warning and Disclaimer This book is designed to provide information about Cisco TelePresence. Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. The information is provided on an “as is” basis. The authors, Cisco Press, and Cisco Systems, Inc. shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book or from the use of the discs or programs that may accompany it. The opinions expressed in this book...
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...any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the publisher. All inquiries should be emailed to rights@newagepublishers.com ISBN (13) : 978-81-224-2861-2 PUBLISHING FOR ONE WORLD NEW AGE INTERNATIONAL (P) LIMITED, PUBLISHERS 4835/24, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi - 110002 Visit us at www.newagepublishers.com Preface In recent years there have been significant advances in the development of high performance personal computer and networks. There is now an identifiable trend in industry toward downsizing that is replacing expensive mainframe computers with more cost-effective networks of personal computer that achieve the same or even better results. This trend has given rise to the architecture of the Client/Server Computing. The term Client/Server was first used in the 1980s in reference to personal computers on a network. The actual Client/Server model started gaining acceptance in the late 1980s. The term Client/Server is used to describe a computing model for the development of computerized systems. This model is based on the distribution of functions between two types of independent and autonomous entities: Server and Client. A Client is any process that request specific services from server processes. A Server is process that provides requested services for Clients. Or in other words, we can say “A client is defined as a requester of services and a server is defined as the provider of services.” A single machine...
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...technological development. In 1990, computers and other forms of technology served a minimal role in the classroom. Today, many if not most college students attend class with a laptop. I am writing about some of the biggest advantages technology gave to education. Technology has made research much easier. Before online Encyclopedias, Google Scholar, JSTOR, and other online research tools were available, students were forced to spend numerous hours in the library. With the new tools, students can conduct research faster in the comfort of their homes. With Google and other search engines, students can find relevant information faster and more efficiently. Also, there is no more need for intensive memorization as information is more readily available. New also technology allows for a faster, more efficient, and more interactive classroom experience. With Powerpoint presentations and projectors, there is no need for blackboards and whiteboards. With clickers, students can take quizzes during the classroom. These developments also help improve tutoring services. Online tutoring programs are becoming available. One-on-one in-home tutoring programs are also being aided these developments. Tutors can bring laptops to sessions allowing them to look up information, and show examples to the student more easily. Wi-fi technology allows students to study in more comfort and a more ergonomic setting. New mathematical software such as Maple and Mathematica allows students to make a computer algebra...
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...9-705-508 REV: JULY 29, 2006 JORDAN I. SIEGEL JAMES JINHO CHANG Samsung Electronics Introduction Kun Hee Lee, chairman of the Samsung Group, contemplated his company’s strategy while sitting in the basement office of his home. His office had a one hundred-inch screen on the wall, and in front of the screen there was a short desk, just one foot in height. Lee spent much of his day in this room, studying the strategies of his competitors and overseeing multibillion-dollar investment decisions. Beside his desk were hundreds of DVDs and videos, many examining his competitors’ histories and strategies. Every new product made by Samsung and its competitors sat along the walls. Trained as an engineer, Lee eagerly picked apart every product, examining its design and quality of manufacturing.1 As he sat next to his low desk and sipped a cup of Korean green tea, Lee wondered whether his legion of Samsung employees was following his stern advice to always demand superiority in product design and process efficiency. He had grave concerns about complacency in his company. He remembered how he mentioned in a senior management meeting: “To an outsider, reprimanding a manager whose division racked up [billions of dollars] in profit might seem bizarre. But I don’t see it that way. Our abilities and efforts did play a role in our success, but we must realize that most of it came from the leading companies’ negligence, pure luck, and our predecessors’ sacrifice.”2 Under Lee’s leadership...
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...Social Media and the Small Business IS535 Managerial Applications of Information Technology October 21, 2009 Social Media and the Small Business Abstract Social media has gained significant momentum as a business tool in the past five years. In the following study will analyze how selected small businesses currently use social media, how the businesses may expand the use of the social media medium and precautions small businesses should consider when utilizing social media. The business owners interviewed for the research study vary in their product and service offerings: personal training, music, systems consulting and a karaoke machine retailer. The conclusion of the research will include recommendations for how small businesses may consider the utilization of social media as a strategy to gain or maintain competitive advantage. Social Media and the Small Business Purpose of the Report Social media outlets such as Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter have widespread, worldwide popularity. According to Facebook's Press Room statistics, there are over 300 million Facebook active users worldwide, and more than six billion minutes are spent each day, by users, online (Facebook, 2009). The allure of social networking is tremendous, making it possible for people to connect globally, with ease and free of charge. Many small businesses utilize social media as a marketing tool because it costs...
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...below. Be sure to carefully read the instructions about how to calculate your score for each domain. Submit this to the instructor by the end of Module 1. * * The TELSA Inventory Domains Mean Score * * 1. Lead Analysis, Design, and Development of Instruction __194_______ * * 2. Lead Implementation of Instruction ___141______ * * 3. Lead Evaluation of Instruction ___366______ * * 4. Lead Staff Development____263_____ * * 5. Perform Learner-Related Administrative Duties __119_______ * * 6. Perform Staff-Related Administrative Duties _269________ * * 7. Perform Budgetary and Other Administrative Duties __152_______ * * 8. Communicate/Use Communication Technology _209________ * * 9. Self- Development _______51__ * * 10. Crisis Management __94_______ * T E L S A Training and Educational Leader Self Assessment: a tool for systematically determining the development needs of training and educational leaders © 1998. Developed for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Carlsbad Area Office (CAO) by the Westinghouse Electric Company of CBS, Inc. The CAO and Westinghouse transfer this tool to US educational institutions, businesses, government agencies, nonprofit ...
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