...a Capstone in Information Technology Jon A. Preston Assistant Professor Scott Taylor Instructional Assistant Department of Information Technology Clayton College and State University Morrow, GA 30260-0285 ABSTRACT Universities interested in keeping pace with the rapidly changing field of Information Technology (IT) are often pulled in many directions. Because Information Technology is such a popular field of study and work, educators must manage rising enrollments in an era where the ubiquity of information technology demands an ever-increasing number of specializations. As a result, industry and students expect a wider range of courses and specializations in their upper division coursework. E -commerce, one of the most promising of these maturing Information Technology specializations, affords an excellent opportunity to draw together the fundamentals of the field into a capstone series of courses. E -commerce fulfills a present demand from industry, provides a wonderful project and group-based “studio-style” learning environment, and is quite popular with students. This paper discusses our e-commerce degree specialization as a capstone to undergraduate Information Technology coursework. We also discuss the motivation for, design and execution of, and results from our courses. Keywords: E-commerce, information technology, capstone project, studio -style learning 1. MOTIVATION E-commerce degrees and Computer Science/Information Technology specializations...
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...Language and Culture in the Information Technology (IT) field. It also includes a brief description of what the IT field is. Along with the job outlook projected from 2008 through 2018. One of the most important things in the IT field is to keep up to date with the latest trends. There is a chart covering the annual income of some of the careers in the field. As well as a chart that covers the annual total cost of tuition and fees for some of the best online schools. Professional Language and Culture Report What is Information Technology (IT)? IT is an acronym for “Information Technology” and you pronounce it by saying the letters individually. IT is anything related to computing such as the internet, hardware, software, networking, and even the people it takes to operate and maintain the systems. Almost all large companies have their own IT department that manage the computers, servers, networks, security, and anything else that falls into their area of expertise (Techterms, 2011). Culture According to a blog, by La Salle, “Culture has been a constant worry in the Information Technology (IT) field, since it has been observed that culture can influence on the success of IT adoption and usage” (2010). More often than not the professionals in the IT field go unnoticed until something goes wrong. What is really happening is they are behind the scenes operating and maintaining current systems as well as testing and implementing new ideas and technology into the field. The IT...
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...Employee Information Technology Satisfaction Employee satisfaction pertaining to Information Technology (IT) services is dependant on the degree to which employees feel the IT system is user friendly, while also being able to effectively complete the task at hand (Sun,2012). Additionally, IT employee satisfaction can be defined as the emotions or reaction experienced that determine the value an individual designated to a particular IT service (Sun,2012). In order to assess the level of satisfaction employees are having with IT services, it all begins with communication and collecting the various data required to make the best decisions. Most in healthcare management positions must dedicate their attention to delivering services (Sun,2012). However, management must also have a grasp on what the user or employee opinions are associated with the IT services they use daily. One effective means to beginning the process is meeting in groups. These gatherings bring together employees and leadership to formulate the best way to gather satisfaction feedback. Once the feedback data is collected, the results can shed light on what user needs are being met and which areas may need altered for increasing satisfaction. Surveys perhaps stand as the most common methods to polling IT satisfaction ratings among employees (toolpack.com). Surveys come in numerous forms such as professional standardized or customized and the in house or home grown variety. Organizations may develop...
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...They are about information and knowledge. The past librarianship has been associated with books only because books were the primary manifestation of information. In today’s world, information manifests itself in various media one of which is the most notable medium (Bajoyo, 2011). Technology has unlocked a universe of electronic information resources. Electronic resources and services have become the most popular tools for research and academic activities. These electronic information resources provide faster and reliable information according to Bhukuvhani, Chiparausha and Zuvalinyenga (2012). Libraries are now universally recognized as important social institutions for diffusion of knowledge and information. No community, institution or an organization is considered complete without the support of a library and its effective service. Library is a growing organization which requires constant change in order to maintain a high degree of relevance to the environment. Scarcity of resources, information and document explosion and the demand for consistent, responsive and prompt services for clientele pave the way for librarians to find out solution for effective and efficient management of libraries (Egberongbe, 2012). According to Gakibayo (2013), electronic information has gradually become a major resource in every University library. The emergence of electronic information resources simply referred to as electronic resources has tremendously transformed information handling and...
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...Current trends in Management of Agribusiness in the 21st century with respect to technology and their effects on Globalization By Christine Owondo e-mail - ch_owondo@yahoo.com Box 50685 – 00100 Nairobi -Kenya Date - 17th May, 2012 Q1. Discuss the current trends in management of Agribusiness in the 21st century with respect to technology and its effects on Globalization. The 21st century has widely been referred to as the “technology era”, largely due to changing trends in technology. New developments in agribusiness have emerged which have entirely transformed, not only the agricultural sector but the entire business environment. These include areas such as management and leadership, technology, changes in the environmental factors – ecological factors and the like. Traditionally management was viewed as an insignificant part of the organizational structure. Decision makers in the 21st century are more aware of the need to utilize resources more efficiently, both Human and non-human. In both cases there has been an improvement from the old to current. In management Managers had adopted a dictatorial rather autoritarian kind of leadership to achieve goals, mainly preferring a top down approach to work, resulting in high staff turnover and employee dissatisfaction. Decision making was less participatory. In the 21st century, the tall structure has been flattened so that bureaucracy is reduced. There is a more participatory approach to...
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...my group in regarding to the project that was assigned to me and to my group. The purpose of this assignment is to allow students to explore some aspect of social impact on the technology and how this technology changes the life of an individual. The major project designed to help the individual to plan and develop new skills that will enable them to improve their professional attitude and help them understand how to work as a team. If I was in a group of people from different nationalities and where I have learned that all members are the main assets of the company. The project was expected to involve theory that we encountered during the course and to our findings that we came through the whole degree of information technology. As a team work, it allows you the opportunity to provide evidence of how to work in a team and to perform your task with complete devotion and dedication. Back ground: The purpose of this video is this new technology in the world today a comprehensive overview of all of our information technology team of three professionals in the learning and understanding of the development of the script, they gave a solution, and we have a lot to do research situation. Its main task is to create a video of the scene we are given, the interpretation of this situation is all the information. Problem and solution made to solve them: In the starting of the project our lecturer Ms. Penny divided us in to a group of 3 people and all these group consisted of people...
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...Bath BA2 7AY, U.K. Phone: +44 (1225) 32-33 19, E-Mail: t.ritter@bath.ac.uk Hans Georg Gemünden Institute of Technology and Innovation Management Technical University Berlin, HAD 29, Hardenbergstr. 4-5, D - 10623 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 (30) 314-23 796 E-Mail: hans.gemuenden@tim.tu-berlin.de Abstract To strengthen their position in today’s highly competitive and fast paced business environment more and more supplier firms engage in relationships with their customers. These inter-organizational relationships have proven to create value for both parties involved. However, the management of such relationships requires resources and is a complex task. Recent advances in information technology offer new ways of managing inter-organizational relationships. The impact of those intra-organizational and inter-organizational information systems for creating value in business-to-business relationships has not been explored so far. In this paper, a conceptual model about the impact of information system deployment on value-creating functions of inter-organizational buyer-seller relationships is developed. Based on an empirical study with 60 German firms engaged in customer-supplier relationships this paper also gives some empirical evidence for the developed framework. It is argued that with regard to relationship management intra- and inter-organizational information technology deployment has different effects on relationship atmosphere (i.e. trust and commitment) and on the value creation...
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...Information & Communications Technology Research Proposal Name: Institution Affiliation: Background There has been developing awareness that the power information technology and computing. This must be, and can be, amplified past its customary client base to achieve individuals who up to this point have not had an entry to such innovation. Being digitally joined has gotten to be continually basic to economic, instructive, and social headway. The objective of this exploration subsidizing activity is to create new information that will help stretch the capacities of figuring engineering better to serve social and economic difficulties of underserved groups, both provincial and urban. The expression Data and Communication Technology for Development are likewise utilized as a part of the scholarly research group to depict this same objective. Information and Communication Technologies must be moderate, available, and important. Novel methodologies in figuring engineering have the potential for the extraordinary effect in a scope of regions, including instruction, human services, and economic improvement. The significance that exploration projects can have around there is noteworthy since there are troublesome mechanical issues to be unraveled to understand that vision. For example, work in last-mile organizing bases, making instinctive client interfaces, creating ease processing gadgets and making applicable applications in regions (Werthner, 2009). Research Purpose ...
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...Using the Association of Information Technology Professionals to support my education and beyond November 29, 2010 Using the Association of Information Technology Professionals to support my education and beyond Pursuing an education with the goal of achieving more rewarding employment opportunities can seem daunting, especially when the avenues after achieving the degree can be vast without a map to help guide someone along the industry waters. Professional organizations routinely establish chapters for certain fields that guide individuals to greater opportunities. In the information technology field, the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) operates to assist students or employed professionals who want to continue, enhance and expand their knowledge. For my part, I plan to join and use the AITP to facilitate and maintain my success in the information technology (IT) industry. The AITP emerged in 1996 as a direct evolution from the Data Processing Management Association (DPMA). The DPMA had operated since 1962 and had focused primarily on the continued education of information processing techniques with the increase of computers in professions worldwide. The DPMA also continually strove to recognize the contributions of professionals in the IT industry. In 1996, the DPMA changed their name to The Association of Information Technology Professionals to align with the adopted terminology that was emerging from the field but also to expand evolve...
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...2009. 14 IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR Elina Gaile-Sarkane Riga T echnical University, Latvia, elina.gaile-sarkane@rtu.lv Abstract Fast development of equipment and technologies, economic globalization and many other external circumstances stimulate the changes in consumer behavior. Usually consumer behavior has drawn upon theories developed in related fields of study of human behavior such as psychology, sociology, economics, behavioral economics, and anthropology, to develop a theoretical framework for the analysis of the behavior of consumers. It is very convenient and up-to-date to use information and telecommunication technologies for communication among individuals what improves the information flow within an organization and outside. At the same time there are a lot of challenges for all involved parts – industry and society. These challenges are principally related to adoption of the technologies in the country what directly impacts the consumer behavior. In the paper customer behavior in electronic environment have been analyzed, peculiarities of behavior caused by information and telecommunication technologies were funded out. The research conducted by the author showed that information technologies create dynamic behavior what involves different from traditional market interactions and exchanges. Keywords: consumer behavior, electronic environment, adoption of technologies, information and telecommunication technologies. Introduction A...
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...Unlimited access to information is good for our society. Information has power to change our lives. In the last century our generation has transformed in to information society. Information has improved quality of our lives, and it has helped us get beyond the problems that trouble our world. During the mid-90’s internet had a revolutionary impact on information, since then information became information technology. Due to information storing, retrieving, transmitting data is much easier. Certainly, it is difficult to estimate the value of information technology in our society. Furthermore, many fields today highly depend on information technology, and it has opened doors to countless career opportunity for our generation. Information technology is bringing the world closer; there are no linguistic and geographical boundaries when it comes to sharing information. World as we know today has transformed in to global village. Information technology allows us to share information more rapidly and efficiently, in fact today we are able to share ideas with countries that are separated by not only distance but also language. Furthermore, information technology has also made communication cheaper and effective. Before internet existed communication solely dependent on postal and telephone services, but today we have text messaging, emails, video conferencing for instantaneous communication. Information technology has also given business around the world new prospective and possibilities...
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...Almost daily a new information technology is introduced into our personal, professional, or educational lives. Studying acceptance of new technologies has become a focus of industry as well as academia. Application developers realize that lack of user acceptance of their technology can lead to loss of money, resources, and the failure of their product. In studying this key factor of user acceptance and use of technology, the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is one of the most cited models.TAM was developed by Fred Davis and Richard Bogazzi to explain computer technology user decisions. The theoretical basis of the TAM model was from Fishbein and Ajzen’s Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is an information systems theory that explores how users may accept and use a technology, or may decline to accept and use the technology. The purpose of TAM is “to provide an explanation of the determinants of computer acceptance that is general, capable of explaining user behavior across a broad range of end-user computing technologies and user populations, while at the same time being both parsimonious and theoretically justified” (Davis, 1989). TAM examines a number of factors that influence user decisions about if, how, and when they will use a new technology. One of these influencing factors is perceived usefulness (PU). PU was defined by Davis as, "the degree to which a person believes that using a particular system would enhance his or her job performance...
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...INTRODUCTION. Adoption of emerging technologies prior to their proven value is both acceptable and normal in today’s globalized economy. In current global environment, organizations all around the world have to constantly facing challenges to hold the competitive advantage. Firms that refuse to change their approach face declining sales, obsolescence, and potential bankruptcy. The global world is characterized by more competition, diverse work force, continuously changing customers’ needs, and new technological changes, etc. The adoption of emerging technology in business is broadly studied but the resulting research has produced inconsistent results (Brandyberry, 2003). An organization is define as a group of persons that team up together to work to achieve the organization strategy. Organizational strategy can be defined as a plan for interacting with the competitive environments to achieve organizational goals. According to Charlesmore Partners International (2008), organizational strategy is a clear definition of how the organization needs to change – over time - in order to be able to deliver the strategy of the enterprise and an actionable plan of how to make the transformation. This requires both the thinking and analysis to compare current state to desired state and define the gap, and the execution capabilities to make the requisite changes happen. Other definition of organizational strategy is a plan for interacting with the competitive environments to achieve organizational...
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...the strategies which are being implemented by Accenture in order to allow for the transformation of information technology. Information technology leaders face a lot of challenges and in order to meet the challenges and high expectations of IT services and even with reducing cost and meeting the future needs of the business. This case study tells what approaches they have taken to define information architecture. They have faced the challenges of implementing the right information technology due to the increasing demand of IT and its ability to reduce the complexity. As information technology is complex and need a well-defined plan of staring up or execution, initially they had an option of going for a "best in breed" approach, or a combination i.e. “mixed approach”. When Andersen consulting separated from his parent firm Arthur Andersen, with this move came the challenging opportunity to design and implement information technology infrastructure. Complicating matters: · The Andersen technology was becoming outdated and would be of no use. It consisted of patchwork legacy systems, obsolete software platforms that could not be accessed through the internet and due to which they needed expensive private network to access them. · Over the time the offices developed their own individual accounting and HR software systems. This made it difficult to get up-to-date information quickly and at one time. · Since Accenture broke away from Andersen they could start from the ground...
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...isolated?” What is Digitization? Conversion of analog information in any form (text, photographs, voice, etc.) to digital form with suitable electronic devices (such as a scanner or specialized computer chips) so that the information can be processed, stored, and transmitted through digital circuits, equipment, and networks. Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/digitization.html#ixzz37JRUxhG7 https://www.kpmg.com/US/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/impact-of-digitization.pdf Impact of digitisation – authors are listed on table of contents for refrencing “This report outlines the degree to which the increasing digitisation on society is enabling a rise in connectivity amongst peoples, community and society as has never before been seen in any other era. The below argument focuses on the use of social media and online communities as a growing form of interconnectedness and the shift in the traditional form of communication. Looking further into the benefits of digitisation on our lives age demographics of the young and older generation as well as the change in the traditional work place model, shows differences in the approach and application of connecting but the overall incorporation of information communication technology in communicating with people and society. Introduction The digitisation of society occurred almost overnight with information communication technologies integrating itself into almost every facet of daily...
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