...This research is intended to identify at least two wireless technologies that would be beneficial to implement in the Party Plates organization. Party Plates would like to introduce the iPad and iPhone into our business infrastructure. These wireless technologies will be used as a marketing tool and will advance business objectives. This research will also include a justification for the decision to implement the iPad and iPhone wireless technologies, as well as define the risks of using wireless technologies in the Party Plates work environment. In today’s technological world Party Plates needs to establish a competitive approach in the marketplace with an innovative approach to the technology trends that exist while utilizing marketing tools to advance sales, goals and objectives. The iPad can give us the competitive edge in providing our customers with on site visualization of custom ordered plates and napkins. The iPad gives us the ability to upload all of our plate and napkin designs on one device and share it between departments and with the customers. We can also incorporate personal photos designs into themed party supplies using iPad. We can utilize Apple’s Cloud application to transfer photos of customized orders from one iPad or iPhone to our design department. This can speed up the order processing time. Party Plates has a proven financial sales track record that leverages the company’s strategic mission to provide integrated products based on consumer demands...
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...Monitor administration system Performance objective You will demonstrate skills and knowledge required to monitor an administration system. Assessment description In this assessment task you will monitor the implementation or operation of an administration system, modify the system as required, communicate modifications, and monitor and address training needs for the system. You will prepare a project report outlining issues and solutions, including required modification and training activities. You may choose to use the same administrative system you implemented in Assessment Task 1, or a new administrative system agreed with your assessor. Procedure 1. Following on from Assessment Task 1, or using a new real or simulated business environment agreed with your assessor, monitor a new or revised administration system for usage, security and output. Develop system performance criteria or use already established criteria to monitor performance for a specific period against: ○ usage guidelines, such as safe and secure procedures for usage, that can be used as a standard for determining whether users are correctly using the system ○ security guidelines; for example, guidelines or rules for use of passwords or confidentiality agreements ○ KPIs, performance metrics and targets for performance of the system; for example, cost and budget variation, number of reports, number of users, or number of errors. ...
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...Professional Writing Students From: Michael Jansen CC: Date: 1/30/2013 Re: Research Proposal Assignment Authorization and Background My project idea focuses on how recent advancements in technology have changed communication in the workplace. The changes in technology have had a monumental impact on the workplace over the last 15 years. Communication is certainly essential to the success of a business. In today’s modern world, technology is a staple within every workplace. Identify the Audience Since I am a part of group B, you will be the primary reader. Define the Problem How has the improvement of technology changed communication within the workplace? Clarify the Purpose The purpose of my project is to describe the progression of technology in the workplace and the impact it has had on communication. Scope Communication in the Workplace in the 1990’s The Impact of the Internet on Communication in the Workplace The Changes within Technology that Altered Communication in the Workplace • Computers • Cell Phones • Tablets/iPads Communication in the Workplace in Today’s Society Limitations and Delimitations A limitation might be the amount of information that I am able to find on this subject. A delimitation for this project would be making sure that I stay on task...
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...like a big headache. Do you mean that I have to sit there with a pen and write a letter to each one of my customers? I’ll pass. Technology today has made us not lazy, but more efficient, and time useful, of what we do, and how we do it. To sit at my desk and write a letter to potential clients about new products or services that we now offer can take all day. Seriously, the use of email and text messages has made that part of the day something easy to complete within minutes. Back in April 2011, I sent out a mass email to numerous plastic surgeons, and home improvement business owners. I wanted to offer them financing for all of their customers’ purchases. Instead of hand writing letters that are exactly the same, which is very tedious, I was able to type the email of each doctor and business owner, and send them the exact email. What a convenience! Not only did it save time, but it also quickly generated new clients for the bank, that we did not have before. Email, that is now considered something that has been out for years, is a convenient service that everybody has! I’ve always been a technology buff. Once I got my iPhone, and my iPad, my life has been changed. My wife says that I married my iPad, but realistically, I spend less time on my computer, and at the library because of the access that I have on the iPad. Both pieces of technology have given me the opportunity to manage email,...
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...Wireless Technology Paper Shraina Sanders BIS/221 April 11, 2016 Jacquelyn Newsom Wireless Technology Paper Wireless technology in the workplace and home can make life so much easier. I recently read an article that gave me a different perspective. Wireless technology now enables companies the ability to reach their employees by way of text, email or voice. Most advanced smartphones can also be used as a personal computer. They are able to print, create spreadsheets, video conference and perform many other office functions. In my line of work we do not use smartphones for security reasons, however we do have use of IPads. This allows me to be mobile, do my work and go from one cubicle to another without having to always return to a stationary desktop and input data. The article, also made reference to how a mechanic is able to make repairs virtually and architects are now able to send their designs for proofreading or to make last minute changes. These are things that I had never even thought of, because I do not work in that type of environment. The possibilities are endless, when it comes to technology in the workplace. Consider the fact that wireless networking eliminates a great deal of time and effort. Before, if there was a problem within a network, it could take many man hours to find and repair, because of the time it took to manually test hundreds of wires to find one defect. Now we are able to simply configure the system to suit our needs. If there is a problem...
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...between the two is dependent on the outcome. The tricky part is finding the perfect harmony of major decisions and gambling on change and perfecting that technique or system of success to the smallest detail. Those details can set up for failure or success. One successful company that is taking over the world of technology and feeding off the consumer driven country, Apple Inc, has influenced our generation in multiple ways. Although, Apple has given the world ipods, ipads, and iphones, along with other consumer electronics; has it influenced society in a positive or negative way? And should the answer to that determined if it is a successful company or should success be determined by the revenue the company makes? These topics and questions are frequently being asked around the world because of the sudden growth and change in society because of the advances in technology. With the world and society constantly changing, new advances will always have a positive and negative view on it because of people opinions. But in terms with reviewing the company of Apple, it’s important to learn and understand why it became a success and how it has dominated the world of technology and review the overall effect it has had on the world. First thinking of Apple in a positive light starts with understanding it’s rise to success. The company was created from the friendship between Steve Jobs, who met Steve Wozniak through a mutual friend, Bill Fernandez. The two Steves became friends and started...
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...Brandon Voelker Team #5 Article 1: How to Burst the “Filter Bubble’’ that Protects Us from Opposing Views Date: November 29, 2013 The article on how to burst our ‘’Filter Bubble’’ is actually a very interesting phenomenon due to the fact it is actually full of very good information that is supported with testimonials. In 2011 Eli Pariser found that the way two people googled the same term received different answers was because of what they had beliefs in. Research has showed Pariser that people are more likely to use information or read information that they agree with. The use of social media and how they can filter things has developed a problem due to the fact now people only view the content that they want to hear or say. Eduardo Graells-Garrido, Mounia Lalmas, and Daniel Quercia at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona have used Yahoo to try to burst the filter bubble by trying to find things that people do agree on even if they do have opposing views on strong topics. By doing this they have gathered that people are shown many more ideas, people, and opinions than they would ever experience by keeping their filter bubbles. Why this is being so successful is due to the fact that people are still using their own interests to be exposed other opinions and interests. The case study that they found the most information and productivity was with the abortion case. They chose to do their study in Chile one of the most restrictive anti-abortion countries in the...
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...Apple’s, China based, Foxconn factory in 2012. In an ever more competitive market place, events such as these bring ethics and social responsibility into the forefront of qualifying factors required to earn trust that equates to money from consumers. (Alijani 2012, Boon 2012, Duhigg 2012, Ewing 2013) Apple’s Current Position on Ethics and Social Responsibility Through transparency, Apple has spun this very public, internal defect of absent ethical and social responsibility by publishing a Code of Conduct, Supplier Responsibility Standards, and Working-Hours Reports on its commercial website. Additionally, Apple flooded the media with reports about it’s clean up efforts. For example, in February 2012, Apple announced it was the first technology company admitted to the Fair Labor Association (FLA). The FLA conducts independent monitoring and verification to ensure that the FLA Worklpace Standards are upheld (Apple 2014). Impact of Ethics and Social Responsibility Violations Apples damage control and correction efforts since the publication of ethics and social responsibilities violations have helped earn it the rankings of #1 Worlds Most Valuable Brands (calculated November 2013) and #15 of the Global 2000 Leading Companies (calculated May 2014) according to Forbes.com. Additionally, Nielsen (2014) published the...
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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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...specific situations. Business communication is the biggest part of my day to day activities at work. Business communication helps me manage my daily work activities because business communication can consist of phone calls, emails, and verbal communication. My professional email account helps me manage verbal conversations that I had with someone. In my position I speak with hundreds of people a week and I ask a lot of them to email me. This allows me to have a record of our conversation and to properly follow up with them if needed. On the other hand, I have a lot of phone conversations with people and this allows me to manage a lot of business contacts on a daily basis. In my current workplace I have seen several trends. Technology is one of the trends that have affected my workplace very much. With the new addition of online learning, working in the educational field has completely changed. New technological advances have allowed students to attend college and take various learning programs from virtually anywhere. Working as a military liaison my company has provided me with a...
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...Take your Web meetings anywhere. It's easy to stay connected to important meetings, wherever you are. With WebEx, you can join any web conference right from your iPad and iPhone. NOTE: Cisco WebEx Meetings is now a universal app for both iPad and iPhone. NOTE: If you use WebEx on your iPad, please make sure to *REMOVE* the ‘WebEx for iPad’ app before you install this new universal app onto your iPad. Experience WebEx High Quality 2-way video on the iPad and iPhone 4 by viewing the video feeds of the participants in the web conference and streaming your own video back to them. Use video for better engagement: Whether you're holding a brainstorming session or making a presentation, turning your online meeting into a virtual video conference helps everyone focus on every word. The two-way streaming video on iPad and iPhone delivers an unparalleled visual experience on the go. Getting face-to-face has never been easier! Features: Mobile video conferencing (requires Wi-Fi) with: •High-quality, multipoint video •2-way video with camera switcher •Voice-activated video switching •Full-screen video •View content and video simultaneously (iPad only) •Cisco TelePresence WebEx OneTouch support Host account capabilities, including: •Schedule, start, and cancel a meeting •Invite others to a meeting •Pass presenter capabilities to another participant Meeting Capabilities: •Join via WebEx meeting email invite, meeting number, WebEx site URL, or My Meetings...
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...that has affected all corporations and shows a promise to a bright future for many companies. Technology today keeps everyone in touch 24/7. Many business professionals are required to carry a smart phone or depending on the company are provided with a smart phone for company purposes only. The accessibility of a person 24/7 makes it easy for companies to get in contact with its employees quickly for emergency situations. According to the article offices go mobile, “66% expect to be able to use any devise-personal or company owned—to access corporate networks, 66% would take a job with less pay if they got more flexibility in their access to and use of mobile devises and 60% believe it’s not necessary to be in the office to be productive. Problem Many companies are still new to using primarily mobile devices to conduct all business ventures for a company. Companies also want to make sure that the mobile devices being used are completely secure so that no information is going to be accidently released. Companies may want to go to using mobile devices for the easy access of the employees and the customer but may not be able to afford the type of technology that is needed to have a business run from mobile devices. Some companies may not know where to get started and the type of technologies that they will need to run the company. According to “A mix of cellular and short-range technologies is blanking the world” “With billions of devices transmitting simultaneously in the most popular...
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...Benefits of Learning and Technology Today, technology is a major part of life. Schools and workplaces alike are utilizing the modern forms of learning and communication to teach material and get work done. From online presentations to budding autodidacts, technology plays a major role in the school system today. It is found that over seventy-four percent of educators in the United States alone support the use of technology (Mehlinger, Powers). Projected as early as 1996, it was said that technology would reform schools for the better (Knapp, Roehrig, Glenn). And, this statement is not far from the truth. Technology has proven itself to be a growing advancement in instructional settings and for personal use, and impacts us in different ways. Various types of technology in schools have impacted students for the better by promoting personalized learning with three easy steps. The first step to incorporating technology in schools is familiarization. This step requires both the instructor and student to learn the product or software they plan to integrate into education. Familiarization may lead to using the tools the student and teacher get acquainted to, but it may also lead to ideas and new experiences that help the expanding of knowledge. This initial process has several flaws and is very likely the most time consuming. This phase contains a good bit of instructional innovation as it may start and end the integration process. Even though several students may not want to endure...
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...labor and human rights, health and safety, the environment and accountability related to Supplier Code of Conduct. Apple believes in making complex things simple and designs new products that enrich people’s lives. The company is one of the biggest supply chains in the world. Apple products such as iPhones, iPads, and Mac Books contribute to more than a million people lives in the world and employ the company and their hundreds of manufacturing partners. Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct is one of the toughest in the electronics industry and the company’s made it even stronger through 633 audits at multiple levels of supply chains and trained more than 1.5 million suppliers on their rights (Apple Inc, 2015). Apple believes that each supplier or worker has the right to safe and ethical working conditions, so the company is audit deep into their supply chain and maintain their suppliers’ accountability to the strictest industry standards. Apple is committed to providing educational opportunities for workers by providing them educational resources in their supply chain. The company provides training to workers on their rights under the law to free college classes in technology, language and other subjects. The company also provides opportunities for workers to earn an associate’s or bachelor’s degree through the Supplier Employee Education and Development (SEED) program. Apple has trained around 2.3 million workers on their rights in 2014 that is more than 6.2 million since 2007...
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...resources, several large companies are changing their attitudes in their workplace environments. They are following the examples of small organizations. They are making their environments more flexible, creative, and innovative. First, an organization must provide the information and tools needed to allow each individual the ability to pursue solutions and take advantage of opportunities at their level of employment on workplace standards. Secondly, the workplace atmosphere that already exists needs to encourage individual initiative and allow mistakes and failures that occur in the process of being imitative to be viewed as progress in the organizational and personal quest for excellence. Businesses that pursue innovation are more likely to generate more growth and profits than those that don’t. THE FOUR REASONS WHY ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATIONS SEEK OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION 1. New products or services. One of the most common forms of innovation is the creation of a new product or service. A new product may exploit an already established technology or be the creation of a whole new idea. Products are not just a physical tool. They can also play a role in satisfying a consumer’s emotional need. Branding is an important aspect. A brand name reassures the consumer, has a ready-made reputation and makes a personal statement. Macintosh has made innovations in the field of electronics with the iPod, iPad and iPhone. A service is an act which is offered to complete a task or...
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