...GS1145 Strategies for the Technical Professional Syllabus Credit hours: 4.5 Contact/Instructional hours: 56 (34 Theory, 22 Lab) GS1145 Strategies for the Technical Professional Syllabus COURSE SUMMARY COURSE DESCRIPTION This course reviews characteristic and trends of the global information society including basic information processing, Internet research, other skills used by the technical professionals and techniques that can be used for independent technical learning. MAJOR INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS 1. Getting Started at ITT Technical Institute 2. Productivity Software 3. Overview of Technology Tools 4. Microsoft Word 5. Microsoft PowerPoint 6. Microsoft Excel 7. Microsoft Access 8. Communication Tools 9. Exploring Career Goals 21st-century skills o Changes in work and the workplace o Building marketable proficiencies o Projecting professionalism ITT Technical Institute Career Services Resources o Targeting job descriptions o Transferable skills Crafting a Resume 10. Skills and Techniques of a Successful Student Strategies for independent learning Learning styles Note-taking strategies Test-taking techniques © ITT Educational Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [2] 10/29/2013 GS1145 Strategies for the Technical Professional Syllabus Critical thinking Problem solving Basic research skills o ITT Tech Virtual Library o Web searches o Citing sources Time management Working in teams COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this course, you should be able...
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...Overview All organizations want to grow and prosper. To obtain that growth and prosperity, organizations set longterm goals and use numerous tools such as metrics and analytics to measure the effectiveness of their goals. If the performance measures (metrics, for example, revenue per employee or percentage of orders shipped on time) and the analysis tools (analytics) applied against the outcomes are appropriate, they will help the organization to determine the best course of action to achieve its goals. The role of all managers is to help develop organizational strategies that encourage and achieve those goals. Information systems (IS) is the top-level term that refers to computer systems used within organizations that help them collect, store, retrieve, and analyze data for the purpose of supporting and extending the business side of an organization; information technology (IT) is the term that refers to the technology side of IS, responsible for the hardware, software, and networks of computer systems. At one time it was commonplace to link strategy with IS. Statements about information systems were taken as true and at face value, simply because they sounded so right. What an IS department wanted, it usually got, because what was wanted often seemed strategically important to the organization. The bursting of the ―tech bubble‖ in 2001 changed the way that companies regarded their investment in information systems. The effective management and use of information systems is...
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...you need to demonstrate? Your mentoring relationship How to record your experience in the logbook The skills guide Personal effectiveness skills Leadership skills Business skills Technical skills 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 MICHELLE ROACH CPA 2 Practical experience requirement Did you know? Our studies show that members consistently perform better in their segments when they are enrolled in the practical experience requirement The practical experience requirement of the CPA Program gives you the opportunity to use the knowledge and skills gained in your education and apply them in your workplace. Combining your education with mentored practical experience will give you the opportunity to develop and demonstrate highly sought after technical and soft-skills that will benefit your entire career. Starting your practical experience requirement means that you are one step closer to your goal of becoming a CPA. CPA Australia recommends that you start the practical experience requirement and the professional level segments at the same time, if you are employed in a relevant role. What are the requirements? • complete a minimum of three years of relevant full-time or equivalent part-time work experience • demonstrate competence in 16 personal effectiveness, leadership, business and technical sub-skills to a CPA, FCPA or equivalent full member of an International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) member body What do I have to do? • find out if your role is relevant...
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...My Success Strategy Plan Randall Wayne Priddy Colorado Technical University Online UNIV101 March 17, 2011 Success Strategy Plan Step 1: Student Success Strategies For this step of your plan you will reflect on Student Success Strategies that you have learned in this course that will help you be a successful student. Please do this by answering the questions that follow. (You may want to review the answers that you submitted from the Phase 2 Discussion Board. You will want to also review your instructor’s feedback and integrate changes as necessary.) 1. What three success strategies (from the Student Success Strategies Guide) will you plan on using throughout your degree program to help you be a successful student? * Time Management * Making a work/study schedule * Staying Motivated 2. Why will these strategies be most beneficial to you? * These strategies will allow me to schedule my work and study time around my family time and allow me to achieve my goals. 3. How have you changed your routine throughout this course to integrate these strategies into your day to day activity? * I now manage my time more efficiently to allow for my studies to not affect my home life. 4. What did you learn from your classmates’ discussion board responses that will help you become a more successful student? * I have realized I am not the only person trying to manage completing their education while having a family and...
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...Role of an employee in a Self-development is directed related to the will of the Department or agencies to have professionals, highly educated and trained professional working for them. A fewer agencies, departments or business will leave the employee by himself, without the necessary support to grown professionaly Some Agencies will leave the process of professional evolution under the motivation and thirst to manage the obstacles of time, and financial support on the hands of the Employee. It will be up to the employee to arrange and plan his professional development, by the way this system of management is an invitation for failure and professional stagnation, due to external factor that will prevent professional to looking for improvements, and being satisfied with the job that he or she has. Modern Departments or agencies will be the employees’ partner; they will invest and plan the individuals development, just leaving the rest for the employee own will to succeed. Nowadays promotions and raises are based on the most developed and competent candidates. Naturally it is expected that the employee will initiate the process of self-improvement. Because professional stagnation will lead the individual to less important positions, fewer promotions and most important less money or a poor resume. Below it is described three organizations and their view about the topic on employee self-development. Researching at the Department of interior website, it is expected...
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...ASSESSMENT – A Culture of Inquiry Please work with your department faculty to develop a graduate profile that reflects common goals among all departments and in relationship to our mission statement. This graduate profile should be ready prior to our next Program Chairs meeting on October 7th, when we will discuss and come to agreement about what we believe is our “ultimate” graduate profile. Following program chairs’ agreement, the material will go to the full faculty for discussion and vote. I will also gather input from Student Affairs so that we understand their contribution to the success of our students. Readings about assessment and what it is are attached.* As I mentioned earlier, we will be working our way through this process together, and developing our assessment program in relationship to the goals and values unique (and/or integral) to this institution. Additional readings are on reserve in the library, and an enormous amount of information is available on the web. *Distributed at the Program Chairs meeting on 9.9.2008 MISSION Maine College of Art delivers a demanding and enlivening education in visual art and design within an intimate learning community. We teach each student how to transform aspirations and values into a creative practice that serves as the foundation for a lifelong pursuit of personal and professional goals. VALUES o Maine College of Art’s educational philosophy is built on the premise that focused individual attention and meaningful...
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...Leadership 1 Leadership Leadership is an art and as such must be felt, experienced and created. It is something to be learned over time, not simply by reading books. It is the art of liberating people to do what is required of them, in the most effective and humane way possible. Recognising diversity in corporate life helps us to connect the great variety of talents that people bring to work and service of the organisation. Diversity allows each of us to contribute in a special way, to make our special talent an art of the corporate effort. The art of leadership lies in polishing and enabling those talents. Leadership deals more with ideas, beliefs and relationships. Hence, it has to do with the “why” of institutional and corporate life, rather than the “how”. A leader listens to the ideas, needs, aspirations, and wishes of the followers and then - with in the context of his own well-developed system of beliefs - responds to these in an appropriate fashion. That is why the leader must know his mind. That is why leadership requires ideas. A leader should be a good judge of people and must be able to assess capability. Leadership 2 The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The true leader enables his followers to realise their full potential, both personal and corporate. He is responsible, for identifying, developing and nurturing future leadership and for such things as a...
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...Question 2 4 Question 2.1 4 Question 2.2 8 Question 3 12 Question 3.1 12 Question 3.2 15 Bibliography 21 List of Figures Figure 1: Model of effective Performance Management Process 5 Figure 2: Steps and Responsibilities in the Career Management Process 9 Figure 3: Strategy - decisions about competition 15 List of Tables Table 1: HR Practices utilized by Marks & Spencer to address strategic needs 17 Question 1: In an industry where competition is intense, developing staff has probably never been so important. By training and developing its staff, discuss how Marks & Spencer is in a position to develop a competitive advantage over its competitors. Introduction A competitive advantage is a superiority that an organization can gain over its competitors by providing the same value at lower prices or charging higher prices for providing greater value through differentiation, Business Dictionary (2015). Grobler et al (2011:9) noted that in the past the focus of Human Resources (HR) was an administrative one (traditional HR) with focus on personnel issues, more recently HR has been recognized as being contributory to the organization’s overall strategy. HR is therefore an integral part of achieving competitive advantage. One such HR practice that enables competitive advantage is in training and development of its staff. Noe et al (2012:98) noted that in the knowledge economy it is the organization’s intangible assets which provide for...
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...CONNECTING SALARIES TO TALENT 2013 SALARy GuIdE FOR IT PROFESSIONALS In today’s tumultuous, cost-conscious economy, businesses are striving to maximize their return on investment. However, while many view ROI as an exercise of “doing more with less,” in the IT world, optimizing ROI is all about doing things better and doing it with the best talent available. It’s no surprise then that the competition for professionals with the latest skills — electronic medical records implementation, cloud computing, mobile app development, etc. — is intensifying. In fact, the unemployment rate for IT positions is well below 4 percent, resulting in an extremely shallow pool of available talent and creating challenges for businesses looking to connect with the right professionals for their critical positions. At Modis, we help businesses overcome this challenge every day by making it easier to connect with, and hold on to, exceptional professionals with the right mix of IT skills and proven experience — those professionals that bring not only technical aptitude, but also deliver significant business value. One of the ways we can make it easier is through our 2013 Salary Guide, which features the most thorough, accurate and current collection of compensation insight for the IT industry. The figures presented in this guide are based on detailed hiring metrics from our nationwide branch network and a comprehensive examination of national hiring data and trends. In addition, the Salary...
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...Strategies for the technical professional There were a few questions I had about the courses at ITT-Tech. How does the Strategies for the technical professional fit in to the IT/ET work place? Is the strategies course taught for any of the other carriers that ITT offers? What type of strategies is learned in the course? I do have a few concerns not only taking the strategies course but to the whole going back to school. A huge concern of mine is being able to find a job to be able to pay for it. Another is am not a real strong public speaker. Also a big concern is being able to find the time to be a full time student, a father to two children and working full time. With all that being said I’m looking forward to going back to school and bettering myself and family. Looking forward to getting to know my classmates and learning from them. I am looking forward to leaning and implementing that into my everyday life. I’m also looking forward to completing the semester and getting on to the next. Because that means one step closer to my goals, and be a role model for my children. I do believe I possess a few strengths , skills and some experience I bring to the class. Self-motivation is one im eager to learn. Honesty is another strength I think I bring to our class. I too have a few skills I think will help me achieve my goals, listening. Some people are too quick to talk with out listening. I also am a hard worker. I work in a...
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...edge a two pronged strategy was proposed. This strategy offers a wide range of additional services and outsourcing a significant dimension of the workforce to international locations to reduce cost. As expected, the proposal is met with resistance, confrontation, objections and additional challenges. This report will identify the issues and dilemmas as well as discuss the diverse perspectives of the stakeholders. A gap analysis and an evaluation of the end state vision are also assessed. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification The issues presented in the Global Communications scenario are multi-faceted: Competitors in the telecommunications industry are all competing for the same business, cable companies are providing complete solutions that encompass computers, television and traditional telephone service and when Global Communications entered a selection of international markets the strategy was met with mixed results. As a result, Company stock depreciated more that 50% in a three year period. The stockholders are lamenting over the diminishing returns and there is much speculation on the probability of the Company’s ability to rebound. Additionally, a significant percentage of the workforce is comprised of technical call center or customer service representatives. These workers are represented by a collective bargaining agreement and recently took concessions in education and health benefits that totaled about 20%. Further, a strategy for resolution of...
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...controls to ensure that the client receives the system that he or she wants and needs. * Initiate and plan the project by establishing its format, direction, and base lines that allow for any variance measurements and change control. * Partner with the end users, work with project sponsors and other management to establish progress and direction of the project by achieving goals, reaching targets, solving problems, mitigating risks. * Manage the technology, people, and change in order to achieve goals, reach targets, and deliver the project on time and within budget. * Manage the project staff by creating an environment conducive to the delivery of the new application in the most cost-effective manner. * Be able to manage uncertainty, rapid change, ambiguity, surprises, and a less defined environment. * Manage the client relationship by using an adequate direct yet complete and formal reporting format that compliments a respected and productive relationship. * Drive the project by leading by example, and motivating all- concerned until the project accomplishes its goal. Necessary as Manager The skills that a good project manager possesses are many and varied, covering the entire spectrum of the human personality. We can divide these skills into a number of specific categories, namely: Personal Project Managers must be able to motivate and sustain people. Project team members will look to the project manager to solve problems and help with removing...
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...because they are created to apply science to management. The MBA is something that individuals in the more technical industries (math, science, etc.) obtain to expand their opportunities beyond what is available to them. An MBA means these individuals are now candidates for new, managerial positions – going from working “with things” and going into working “with people”. Similar to these individuals, I want to earn my MBA to open future professional opportunities. Personally, an MBA will help me bring value to my family and community. I currently hold a B.S.in Business with an emphasis in Information Technology and work in the Risk Assurance field. While I have a business degree, the work is do is technical in nature – programming, reading code, auditing and developing technical strategies to address risks. While I interact with individuals from the business it’s generally with other developers or programmers to discuss and address technical issues. As I progress my career at my workplace, I can see that the functions of my job will change. I see my superiors doing less of the technical work and more work with the business and our clients. Currently, some of my peer group and coworkers hold masters degrees, but they are all in accounting. While this is valuable, I feel an MBA will go much further. By earning an MBA, I will be able to bridge the gap between my technical knowledge and the managerial side of my profession. Much more so than a master’s degree in any other field...
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...MS Office Class Proposal Table of Contents Summary 3 Description 3 Course Objectives 3 Course Curriculum 3 Course Standards 3 Course Outline 4 Equipment Needed 5 Financial 5 Assumptions 5 Documentation 6 Summary This proposal is written to communicate the objectives, curriculum, standards and potential revenue in regards to an MS Office class. Description This class will be held 2 days a week for a semester in length. The location and times will be determined as the class is developed. The class will be designed for 12 (twelve) students, but will adaptable due to space. It will be taught in various formats, but not limited to lecture, textbook, and hands-on training. Student will also earn up to 2 (two) High School technology credits. The course will be offered in three sections. The sections must build upon each other. Course Objectives The objective of this course is to provide the background for the students to become knowledgeable in the components of Microsoft Office. It will also provide them with the knowledge and expertise to fulfill many roles in today’s society, be preparing them in the field of office systems. Course Curriculum Textbook - Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows Vista Edition, 1st Edition ISBN-10: 1423927133 Course Standards This course will be taught to Sunshine State Standards (See Documentation). Course Outline Essential Introduction to Computers Microsoft Windows Vista 1. Introduction...
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...www.sciedu.ca/jms Journal of Management and Strategy Vol. 2, No. 1; March 2011 Training Strategies in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises from the Perspective of Technology Innovation AiYing Li (Corresponding author) Lin-Yi University Shandong Lin-Yi 276005, China E-mail: linq1959@163.com Lin Ye Shanxi Normal University Shanxi Lin-Fen 041004, China E-mail: linyegreat@126.com Received: October 18, 2010 Abstract It’s very important to know the training needs of enterprise's past and present demand, training activities planning often starting to solve problems of the past and present. Based on technical innovation training, training analysis is ascending into the strategic level, standing in a new height. Through the analysis of the role which enterprise training plays in technology innovation, based on the enterprise development strategy, job analysis and technical requirements; propose technical processes in small and medium-sized enterprises. From the Angle of enterprise technology innovation, put forward the enterprise training strategies which should be adopted in small and medium-sized enterprises. Keywords: Enterprise training, Small and medium-sized enterprises, Technology innovation, Training strategy 1. Introduction: The number of small and medium-sized enterprises in China accounted for 99.3% of total national enterprises, 55.6% of national GDP, 74. 7% of industrial added value, 58.9%of social sales tax, revenue 46 percent and exports 62.3% are created respectively...
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