...have to understand all of the technical jargon and syntax of a programming language but rather be aware of simple programming concepts such as input/output, decision-making, repetition, and file handling. (Ebrahimi, 2005) A good manager can be in situations where they are not the expert; thus, they rely on experts who know much more (Berkun, 2010). It is important for a manager to understand the context of the problem or situation in order to help make a good decision. In this day and age, it is also important for a manager to be knowledgeable about his or her company’s web presence. The web is a platform that most if not every business should strive to maintain (Ebrahimi, 2005). A manager may wish to be involved with such things as creating web content and marketing. Knowledge of how database and source code relate can help a manager understand the job responsibilities of the business’s web development department. With this information, he or she might be more realistic about deadlines and what company objectives can be reasonably accomplished within a particular timeframe. As a secondary benefit, one might expect to establish improved relations with employees, who recognize that their superiors are making an effort to understand the nature of their work. Familiarity with information technology is very important for a manager in most organizations. It is hard to imagine...
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...Ellie Richards Unit 4 P1 M1 P1- explain different types of business information, their sources and purposes Verbal communication is one of the best methods when it comes to communicating with another individual or individuals, this is because when you are emailing someone, the point you are trying to get across doesn’t always get their understanding, as they aren’t able to hear the tone of your voice to understand what it is you are meaning by what you are saying. Verbal communication can be done face to face, over the phone, or using devices such as Skype. Interacting face to face is also quicker and helps you get a better understanding of the information that the individual is giving to you, it also gives you the chance to ask any questions to the person who is providing you with this information, and it also helps you get to know other individuals. Verbal communication is something that people do in their everyday lives, and it’s something that people are used to. There for it’s probbaly the best method when it comes to communicating with people and getting information to individuals. An example when we had a good method of verbal communication was when the head teacher of Strode College (James Staniforth) done a presentation to all of the new students within the college on the first day. The main characteristics within the information that was provided, was to give all of the new students the information that they needed to know about the college. This included...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix I Strategies for Gathering Information Fill in the following information for each of your sources: • List the APA reference citation for the source. • Determine the credibility of the source. Consider the following criteria: o What is the purpose and affiliation of the organization or author related to the article? o What are the author’s credentials? o Is the information current? When was the information last updated? o Does the information cross-reference with other sources? o Does the source contain bias without evidence to support the claim? • Explain in at least two to four sentences what information you can gather from this source. |Source (formatted consistent with APA guidelines) |What makes the |What information can | | |source credible or |you gather from this | | |noncredible? |source? | |Alvarez, B. (2013). As more schools embrace tablets, do textbooks have a fighting chance. Retrieved from |This author has |This article is about | |http://www.neatoday.org/2013/07/31/as-more-schools-embrace-tablets-do-textbooks-have-a-fighting-chance/ |written information |a school district that| ...
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...University Administrative Theory and Practice, Spring “A” 2013 Mark E. Thompson February 18, 2013 Research Paper, Assignment #4 Professor: Sam Stanton Abstract Your abstract should be one paragraph and should not exceed 120 words. It is a summary of the most important elements of your paper. All numbers in the abstract, except those beginning a sentence, should be typed as digits rather than words. To count the number of words in this paragraph, select the paragraph, and on the Tools menu click Word Count. Managing People with Technology Technological advances in the workplace have brought about a drastic change in the business environment, and the way people are managed. The workplace is being shaped today by an advanced web, powerful technologies, and social media that is accessible on any electronic device of any size. The merging of these technologies and workforce trends are creating a generation of workers who are hyper connected, and managers who are learning to communicate with them. Losing the Face to Face I know that in the medium sized government where I work, most critical collaboration and crisis resolution is still done face-to-face with the support of technology. However, the use of technology can severely limit the amount of interaction among employees. Most of the resources that an employee could need can be accessed right from their desk. A lot of the planned and impromptu meetings around the coffee machine in the employee lounge, smoker’s...
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...Wikipedia has been the subject of considerable debate for some time now. Several people think the site is not quotable, while others argue that it is. Many teachers do not accept Wikipedia pages as a source of information because any one can add or remove information from such pages. Also, this online encyclopedia does not always cite sources for its articles. Plus it is difficult to find the credentials of the authors. A huge part of credibility is attributed to a sources currency, indicating how recent a certain source has been updated. Wikipedia’s credibility lies within its immediate opportunity to alter, and update a specific topic. One may argue the fact that almost anyone can be an editor of this reference site, which allows opportunity to diminish the validity of certain information. However, once an editor posts information on a topic, the information is examined and removed or edited. With thousands of pages being edited daily, how is it possible for all of them to get reviewed? It’s not; much incorrect material will stay on the pages. Many other pages could contain out dated facts or information that has been posted by someone who is not an expert in the field, or by someone who wishes to provide misinformation. Wikipedia does not always have cited sources, let alone sources to rely upon. There are several articles with...
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...the internet or should they use a balance of diverse kinds of sources?” Students use the internet for a variety of things such as entertainment, social needs, and very few times is it used as a dependable source. Although students don’t use it reliably, I believe that students should use a balance of sources. Internet and Library sources are both very useful in their own rights when utilized properly; however they both have their pros and cons. In this essay I will discuss the benefits and liabilities of using the two types of sources. Students who use a mixture of sources are more likely to have more valid and solid facts than a student who uses all sources from one place. The sources begin to become more repetitive and less factual when they are all retrieved from one place. This also makes it harder for the writer to put the sources into their own words creating a suspicion of plagiarism. The liability of the internet is that it is a place where anyone can create anything and put it on a forum for all to view, retrieve and use as a source. Just because something is put into a space doesn’t make it correct. Using caution and exercising good judgment can help prevent using a bogus source, but in contrast the internet provides an interactive multimedia experience that is not available with library sources. Sources from the internet are also harder to identify due to the fact that many websites do not source the writer of the information, but just the name of the website...
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...Credibility and Reliability of CAM Sources SCI/201 February 01, 2014 Credibility and Reliability of CAM Sources "The art of healing comes from nature and not from the physician. Therefore, the physician must start from nature with an open mind." (Paracelsus). Complementary and alternative medicine is a diverse group of medical and healthcare, practices, systems and products that are not considered conventional medicines. (“What is Complementary,” 2013.) When searching for information on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the credibility and reliability of the source is in question. How do individuals know if the information is true or fraudulent? Maintaining a professional website with scholarly articles and references from credible sources are a must in providing legitimate CAM knowledge via the World Wide Web. "Our emotions and thoughts are always accompanied by biochemical reactions in our bodies. Energy fields interact within an individual person, interact between one person and another, and between one person and the world in general. When we begin to appreciate ourselves as fields of energy with the ability to affect the quality of our own experience, we will be getting in touch with our innate ability to heal ourselves and create health every day of our lives." (Christiane Northrup, MD.) This quote was retrieved from Nancy Russell Energy Therapy. I find this CAM modality interesting and when searching for information I look for professionalism in a...
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...Nation: Just Believe” Newsweek. March 17, 2008 This magazine article from Newsweek was very useful and compared to other sources it was less scientifically written. It was from a reliable source the Newsweek and it was objective for my research, and the goal of this article was to inform you of how placebos work and if they are effective. W. Grant Thompson, MD. The Placebo Effect and Health: Combining Science and Compassionate Care. Amherst, New York. Prometheus Books, 2005 This book was useful it was a whole book focused on how placebos were used, worked and different concepts to it, this source is different due it being something directly talking about m topic. Yes the source is reliable, and this source is objective, and the goal of this source was to inform how placebos come with many scientific concepts and reasoning. Miller, `Franklin G, and Luana Colloca. “The Legitimacy of Placebos treatments in clinical practice: evidence and ethics”. The American Journal of Bioethics. AJOB9 no.12 December 2009; 39-47. MEDLINE, EBSCOhost, Oct. 23,2011. Classical Library “Psychotherapy”. 1985. 22, 163-169. In Understanding Psychotherapy: Fifty years of Client- centered Theory and Practice. PCCS Books.2000 “Placebo”. The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K Lee and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner 4th Vol. Detroit. Gale, 2008. P.3325-3346 Gale Virtual Reference Library Web. Oct 23, 2011. Classical Library. < http://go.galegroup/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CCX2830101798&v=2.1&u=prov93408&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w...
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...for relations to Ophelia and her lack of personal identity. This play provides us with first-hand information on Ophelia’s downward spiral into insanity, which results in her own personal demise. This source is very appropriate, due to the fact that it is the first-hand insight into what Shakespeare portrayed Ophelia as, in her role in Hamlet. Therefore, it is believed that all information found in it, can be trusted and used accordingly, to relate Ophelia and her insanity due to contributing factors in her social environment. I found this source, in class, as it was our primary learning source in the discussions we had about Hamlet. This source is unlike my other sources, due to the fact that it is the base text for my work. From this source, I can learn how Ophelia slowly fell into madness, and what events helped lead up to her peak of insanity in the play. This helps develop my essay, because it is the main source that I will be using in relation to my other research sources. Considering that this is my base text, it is relatable to both my thesis and my arguments, in that it is the source that first showed us of Ophelia’s insanity due to her male dominated social up-coming. "Hamlet By William Shakespeare Character Analysis Ophelia." Hamlet: Ophelia. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 April 2014. This text is an essay that describes the thought behind the character of Ophelia in Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. This essay contains...
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...[pic] STUDENT INFORMATION |STUDENT NO. |30097036 |SURNAME |Nguyen | |PHONE NO. |+84974876666 |GIVEN NAMES |Thi Thu Quynh | |E-MAIL |thepquynhminh@gmail.com | Instructions for submission are found in the course description. Assignments with Cover Sheets not signed at the bottom will be returned unmarked and may then incur a penalty for late submission. ASSESSMENT INFORMATION |COURSE NAME |Human Resource Management |COURSE CODE |BUHRM 5912 | |ASSIGNMENT DETAILS | | |(title) |Individual essay - ‘While trade unions may have been necessary a hundred years ago, the enlightenment of modern employers makes them| | |unnecessary.’ | |LECTURER / TUTOR’S |Thangaraj |Campus / | ...
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...Wikipedia’s growing popularity leaves society to question its reliability in many aspects including accuracy of information, susceptibility to exclude false or biased information, and quality of writing. The best way to analyze is to look at a specific Wikipedia page and diagnose it. For historic purposes, the Wikipedia page “Viking expansion” provides information on the Norse, mainly known as Vikings. Rather than evaluating this page on the Norse expansion and settlement throughout the world, looking at the specific Norse activity in the British Isles will be more effective. This page describes the invasions that the Norse people from Scandinavia done throughout the years in the British Isles, including the reasons and rulers. It also provides background of the British Isles including which languages and religions were used or practiced in a certain area. From there, like the background information, the events of expansion are listed on the page in chorological order starting in 793CE; each listing how the invasion happened, who was ruling at a particular time, and battles. The end of the page gives a brief acknowledgement of written records and archaeological evidence. At first glance this specific Wikipedia page looks excellent, but looking deeper into the pages strengths and weaknesses made its reliability fragile. Wikipedia has policies that state articles are to contain no original research, a neutral point of view, and that all of their information must be verifiable...
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...# 2 Research Challenges and Benefits 1. What do you think when you read claims in a newspaper or magazine that seem to be unsubstantiated? . When I read an unsubstantiated claim in a newspaper or magazines that seem to be an unsubstantiated claim. I feel angry and sad for people who may believe these claims. I usually don’t believe it before doing a research about it. Furthermore, a lot of questions come to my mind, why the writer makes this claim without proof, or stating the source. I think that writers should not make an unsubstantiated claim about products, or any other services without backup or reliable sources. 2. How do you approach research? . I usually approach research by critical inquiry. I start by defining a challenging research questions. Next, I consider the rhetorical situation of the research such as, the audience, purpose and scope. Moreover, I begin by conducting a library and web based research. I would gather information, and evaluate a variety of reliable sources. Then, I create a research plan, and draft my paper. Overall, my approach to research is basically reading, thinking critically, gathering information, and taking notes and then evaluating them. 3. What are your biggest challenges in doing research? . My biggest challenges in doing research are research paradigms, research designs, methods, and data analysis techniques. Moreover, Finding or collecting information, and using reliable resources. I take plenty of time reading and searching...
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...instant gratification topic. The people who were reported the sports news were well qualified journalists that attended games and did research. In today's sports reporting world, anyone with a computer and basic writing skills can report and offer insight to any sports topic of their choosing with little or no skills. So why as avid sports fans, have we allowed the common sports blogger to infiltrate and provide us with average and marginal news? There are thousands and thousands of sports games played each year. In days past, unless you attended the actual game, you normally wouldn't know the outcome of games unless you stayed up late to watch the local news or you read the newspaper the next day. The newspaper was the top of line source of detailed information for your favorite team or the game you wanted to know about. The men and woman who wrote the articles were passionate and provided the readers with actual accounts of the game. Most if not all were college educated and had numerous credentials. The information they provided the best picture possible, but there were some setbacks, mainly that you had to wait for it. In other instances, human error showed its head as some scores were inaccurate and there was no real way to double check. There simply was no other way to do it during those times. In today's sports world, that is no longer a problem. Gone are the days of waiting. Today, almost nothing is out of reach. People want instant gratification. They want...
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...Introduction Research papers are the most difficult papers to write because the quality of the work has to be very detailed and you have to give more facts than opinions. Research involves using the library's online catalog, databases, government documents collections and more. Research is not necessarily copying passages and putting them together with other information you can find. Good research involves following the steps you need to take in order to make sure you have the correct information that your audience can understand. Choosing, Narrowing and Researching a Topic When choosing a topic to research you have to make sure you have the right tools to help you get reliable information in order to have a successful paper. You have to make sure you have an idea of what you want to research, choosing a topic can be the most difficult part of the whole process. Narrow down your options to one that will have your best interest and will be worth your time to research, since you are going to spending lots of time finding information about that topic. Start by getting general information that can give you a basic idea about what you are about to be researching. Once you have that basic information on your topic, this will help guide you in the right direction. With that basic information you will see that there are many other aspects to your topic and you will now have to start taking those steps into researching more about it. Use keywords within the information you find...
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...prehistoric hunter-gather ancestors didn’t eat it, that we shouldn’t either. The sources I have chosen to use include informational articles found at thepaleodiet.com (http://thepaleodiet.com/about-the-paleo-diet/), a Uwire text/article - (http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA364130430&v=2.1&u=swinburne1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=c4d0f209e911ce4748ef9cf3946b329d), a YouTube video and its comments (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfLDioJzmIE), and a forum on Bodybuilding.com as another social source (http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/what-is-the-paleo-diet.html?page=1). Thepaleodiet.com helped me learn more about learn about the health benefits of Paleo. I chose this source after a google search returned it as a result, and I was drawn to it as it appeared to be quite informational from its short description. This informational source is an example of constructivism through presenting information for the reader. At first glance this site came across as a potentially unreliable source – there was a presence of advertising. But further exploration started proving that this site was in fact reliable. According to Metzger (2007), credible online sources are ones in which we can identify the author and their credentials. In this case, the author is Ph.D. and professor of Health and Exercise Science. Information that is current, displays views that are facts and not opinions, and have other sources of information that can verify their accuracy may also be considered to...
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