...COMM2386 - Interdisciplinary Communication Project Final Reflection_Social media campaign on RMIT Sport & Recreation Department TRINH HOAI THI-s3245954 Lecturer: Landon Carnie Submit on 11/1/2012 It’s been a while since I worked with S&R team on the social media campaign for “RMIT Sport and Recreation Department”. Working with the team on this campaign was a real eye-opener in terms of lessons learnt. I’ve found myself more professional in working with other people during the campaign. It’s proud to say that the team had a rough, rush start, but in the end teamwork spirit is what kept everything going well. Different people will have different definitions of teamwork. In my point of view, teamwork is not one’s self managing one’s self but a group of individuals managing each other. Such a challenge can present a variety of differences in terms of learning, communication styles, comprehension limitation, etc. Therefore, in this paper, I’d like to identify one of the most significant issues of teamwork that I’ve learnt during the campaign, that is, Collaboration. Collaboration is just like playing football when a person passes the ball, other people will attempt to keep it. Once a person loses the ball, the whole team will be affected. Indeed, collaboration is actively finding an effective way to perform the task and to work well with the team in order to get high quality of work. Collaboration works best when team members sit together, set goals and values...
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...reassuring reluctant faculty members at State Medical University of the benefits of integrating technology for computer-based training (CBT) will provide for the program. To ensure the faculty will capture the significance of a CBT program within their facility, the team presents an example of a successful medical facility that incorporates CBTs to support teaching their students and residents. The UCLA Center for International Medicine (CIM) is a non-profit organization based out of the UCLA School of Medicine. CBTs are proven to be a highly effective method for training a large number of medical students irrespective of training level or physical location. CIMs computer-based trainings are high-quality tools that combine authentic patient care digital videos, radiographic...
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...Abhishek Chandra Japan’s aging problem results crutches for the economy Due to decades of low birth rates, the Japanese population has been aging more rapidly than that of other countries that are more economically developed, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The population started shrinking in 2005, and the working population peaked in 1995. By 2050, each elderly Japanese will be supported by just 1.9 workers, showing a decrease from 10 in 1950. With its declining birthrate and aging population, Japan clearly has to do something to maintain the size of its labor force (which was 62.98 million as of 2010). Mass immigration, one of its few other options, has been proposed numerous times over the years, but for cultural and societal reasons, the xenophobic government has been reluctant to propose immigration reform. One of the drawbacks of rapid ageing in Japan is that it will be the youth who will bear the brunt of the suffering. Although unemployment rates remain among the lowest in the developed world, many of the jobs will be lower skilled ones. The children of the baby-boomer generation are currently entering their forties, which creates overcrowding at the middle-manager level of Japanese firms. Due to a seniority-based pay system, a huge strain is created on business costs, leaving less money to provide younger employees with adequate training and higher skilled jobs. The lack of a younger management in Japanese firms has led to...
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...Running Head: JINX TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS COMPANY OPERATING SYSTEM UPGRADE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND ARCHITECTURE PROJECT NAME: OPERATING SYSTEMS DESIGN STUDENT NAME: COURSE NUMBER: COURSE NAME: MODERN OPERATING SYSTEMS PROFESSOR: SCHOOL: DATE: MARCH 25th, 2013 Table of Contents Company Background 4 Employee Access 4 Data center description (servers, OS) 4 Client machines 4 Company Communication 5 Problems with the Current Information Systems 5 Proposed System 6 OS Processor and Core 8 Hardware 8 Benefits from Upgrading to Operating System Utilizing a Multi-Processor 9 Steps to Upgrade the Processor and Core 9 Requirements Supporting the Upgrade 10 Conclusion 10 Scheduling Algorithm 11 In First-Come First-Served Scheduling 11 Benefits and Challenges Presented by FCFS 12 Round robin scheduling 12 Benefits and Challenges Presented by Round Robin Scheduling 13 Conclusion 14 Distributed Computing Environment 15 Operating System Concurrency Mechanism 15 Grid Computing 16 Concurrency control mechanisms in handling communications and synchronization 17 OS Security Risks and Mitigation Strategy 18 The main areas of the operating system that are evaluated for performing the risk assessment are: 20 Prioritization risks in the operating system: 21 Risk mitigations for the risks in the operating systems: 24 Emerging Technologies and Architecture 26 Cloud Computing 26 Remote Procedure Call (RPC) 27 Object...
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...had obtained a college degree and at one point had gone back to school to begin a Master’s in Social Work program. She was also married for a short time. However as a result of her inability to make a living and her physical disabilities she found herself in 1986 without a place to live, requiring constant analgesic treatment for her arthritis pain and unable to consume large amounts of food by mouth. Due to her lack of a permanent living situation and need for continuous care she checked herself into a Los Angeles Public hospital. During this stay her weight was recorded to be as low as 60 -70 pounds and she was unable to consume solid foods in any significant amount. As a result of her current medical status the physician’s and her healthcare team choose to go against her written wishes to not be force-fed and placed a nasogastric tube to forcefully provide supplemental nutrition to keep her alive. Ms. Bouvia was very upset about this treatment modality and felt that she had the right to refuse care therefore in 1986 she filed a civil suit against her physician and...
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...Komoda EDU - 225 August 25, 2012 Unwrapping the Technology Standards Comparison of Similarities NETS for Teachers | CTAP California Preliminary Proficiency Profile | Teachers have knowledge, skills, and worksystems that represent a working professional in a technological society (NETS-T, 2008). | Teachers are familiar with a variety of computer-based collaborative tools, demonstrates knowledge of current basic computer terminology, knows how to care for a computer, and know basic trouble shooting techniques. (CTAP, 2000). | Teachers understand local and global community situations and responsibilities in an changing technological environment and show legal and ethical behavior in their practices (NETS-T,2008). | Teachers demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the legal, ethical, and appropriate use of technology for privacy and safety(CTAP, 2000). | Teachers use their knowledge of curriculum teaching and learning, and technology to enhance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both real and virtual environments (NETS-T,2008). | Chooses software based on its effectiveness, alignment with content standards, and value to student learning (CTAP, 2000). | Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school by demonstrating effective uses of technology(NETS-T,2008). | Teachers examine a variety of new educational media and selects based on criteria to help the students learn (CTAP, 2000)...
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...When dealing with two vastly separate cultures from different worlds, it becomes apparent how things can get misconstrued. Te Triti O Waitangi is the starting point of a complex piece of Aotearoa history. This essay gives a short commentary on the context around the signing of Te Tiriti. It includes the articles and inconsistencies between the documents. Further discussion identifies breaches of Te Tiriti in regards to health and the consequences for Maori. Finally the potential role that Te Tiriti plays in the health recovery for Maori concludes this dialogue. Prior to European in Aotearoa, Māori lived successfully. Comprehensive histories, legends and ancestral links were recited daily in this oral culture (Selby & Laurie, 2005). Explorer Cook established mutually valuable contact with the natives and this was time of great economic development for Māori (Orange, 1990). Trading and bartering increased as Whalers, Sealers and others called to renew supplies. Kororareka became a well-known stop for sailors, gaining the nickname, “hell hole of the pacific” as lawlessness and brothels thrived (Walker, 1990). Māori had concerns that Pakeha were becoming progressively unruly and compelled Pakeha leaders to control their people. James Busby was consigned by the Crown to establish order and govern the settlers. With concerns of Frenchman Charles de Thierry’s desire to claim Aotearoa (State Services Commission, 2005, p. 17), Busby persuaded 34 chiefs to sign a Declaration of...
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...Pornography & Its Ethical Issues SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility February 3, 2014 Many argue that pornography is degrading, and believed that it denigrates women and in some cases even men. Feminists argue that it’s harmful to society promoting rape, violence, and sex discrimination. Pornography is often seen by others as an erotic art that has been around for thousands of years. Technology today makes access to pornography very easy by video, text, and the internet. Pornography raises many moral questions, but mainly, are pornographic materials morally offensive or not? The ethical issues pertaining to pornography are abundant, considering protecting personal privacy, computer crimes, materialism and cultural expansionism. Anti-pornographic believe that it’s immoral and that pornography should be censor. Pro-pornographic, believe to be education and inspirational, and argue that by taking away the constitutional rights are begging violated. Even though there are many different opinions about pornography, does not seem to be an accurate definition. Some argue that porn is violent, portrays unequal power in sexual relations and showing that many of its acts are judged as immoral. What does pornography mean in the dictionary? Pornography stems from the Greek word porno, meaning prostitutes and the word graphos meaning writing. Pornography is defined to include the definition of actual sexual contact, meaning hard core, and portrayal...
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...STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ON ANALYSIS OF THE SECTOR USING PORTERS DOUBLE DIAMOND MODEL ON INDIAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Submitted To Prof. A. K. Kher Submitted By Rameez Bagban 03 Shahanawaz Mujawar 11 For the academic year 2014-15 INTRODUCTION: The Indian automobile industry is one of the key drivers of industrial growth and employment, which will gain rapid importance. In order to accelerate and sustain growth in the automotive sector, a roadmap is needed to steer, coordinate and synergize the efforts of all stakeholders. Exogenous and endogenous factors affecting industry also affects the competitiveness of the firms. Competitiveness captures the awareness of both the limitations and the challenges posed by global competition as an exogenous factor. Underdeveloped economies tend to be competitive by producing cheaper products, developing economies by producing better products, and developed economies by producing innovative products continuously. Though Indian automobile manufacturers are manufacturing innovative products and leading India to a new summit, there are various roadblocks, which prevent this industry from being a global player. COMPETITIVENESS DEFINED: Competitiveness has emerged as a paradigm towards the economic development. Michael Porter has defined competitiveness as productivity with which a nation utilizes its human, capital and natural resources. To understand competitiveness, the starting...
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...medicine in as an establishment to take care of our communities and patients. Over the years, hospitals have been the brunt of antitrust litigation. Between 1985 and 1999 hospitals were defendants in 61 percent of 394 medical antitrust disputes that led courts to issue formal opinions (Hammer, Peter, J. and Sage, William, M., 2003). However, these numbers do not support the under published cases, which do not result in a judicial decision. When hospitals are healthcare conglomerates to provide services antitrust views them as just a business. The services provided by hospitals are complex from the services they provide to the technology they use to the human capital necessary to run the operations of the hospital. Unfortunately, antitrust law concentrates on the overall hospitals behavior and not its purpose. Therefore, not-for-profit designation and lifesaving intentions of the hospital consider immaterial to any type of analysis performed by antitrust. Hospitals reserve the right to enter into any joint venture agreement provided each entity is able to achieve its objects autonomous of one another and avoid becoming a dominate player in the market (Hammer and Sage, 2003). For the most part, it will be the market that dictates if the hospital meets the demands and services demanded by the community. The challenge of healthcare antitrust law is not its insignificance or opposition to hospitals or physicians commitments to provide outstanding care, but its incapacity to rationally...
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...Company Case/Pepsi : Can a soda really make a world good place? 1. Consider PepsiCo’s advertising throughout its history.( For a List of Pepsi slogans over he years, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi#Slogans.) Identify as many commonalities as possible across its various ad campaigns. How is this campaign consistent with PepsiCo’s brand image? According to our case study campaign advertisement strategy very good in the social media and in the social network ,because at the advertisement PepsiCo use spokesperson which people have popularity. Campaign slogans for the every years explain brand well and attract people. And also campaign projects for ex: “Pepsi Refresh “ make opinion in the people mind that what we drink and spend, in the same time it return to us with other way. And even some of the earlier slogans have the commonality that you get more bangs for your buck that when you buy Pepsi you get more of flavor, amount and whatever than the competition offers. Pepsi is for everyone and that Pepsi alone can refresh or change the world. Many slogans have to deal with being young as well as being in the future. Most of Slogans indicate that if you want to be part of the future or new generation then you have to drink Pepsi. It is consistent with the PepsiCo brand image because they target the younger nation and making it a better place for many generations to come. They started to advertise by reinvesting into actual community to actual make the future better...
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...Marketing Strategy week #1 Porter (1996): What is strategy? Summary: What is strategy? The article examines this question on different levels. First of all, operational effectiveness (OE) is clearly seperated from strategy. While OE is about achieving excellence in individual activities or functions, a competitve strategy is about combining activities and being different. There are 3 sources of strategic positioning 1) variety-based positioning, 2) needs-based positioning & 3) access-based positioning.To build a strategy you need to make trade-offs & tighten the fit among a company’s activities. If there is no fit among activites, there is no distinctive strategy & little sustainability. There are 3 types of fit 1) simple consistency, 2) activities are reinforcing & 3) optimization of effort. Growth can be a trap in developing a strategy. 1. Operational effectiveness is no strategy Environment: companies must be flexible to respond rapidly to competetive & market changes, they must outsource aggressively to gain efficiencies because competitors can quickly imitate mgmt-techniques, new technologies, input improvements & superior ways of meeting customer’s needs. Definition Operational effectiveness (OE): It means performing similar activities better than rivals do & to better utilize inputs by, e.g., developing products faster. OE includes efficiency but is not limited to it. Some companies get more out of their inputs (within OE) because...
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...The FBI's VCF (Virtual Case Files) IT project is one of the most highly publicized software failure in U.S history. The main goal of the FBI’s VCF project was to automate the FBI's paper driven work environment, allow agents and intelligence analysts to share vital investigative information, and replace the obsolete Automated Case Support (ACS) system. The FBI outsourced the code writing for the VCF project in the year 2001 to contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) based out of San Diego,CA. SAIC delivered 700,000 lines of code that was overly bug ridden, and functionally off target from what the FBI expected, that the FBI had to terminate the $170 million project which included $105 million worth of unusable code. Various government audits and independent reports show that the FBI did not have the proper IT management and technical expertise, and should share the blame for the VCF project failure. At the termination of the project in 2005, Glenn A. Fine, the U.S. Department of Justice's inspector general, described the main factors that contributed to the VCF's failure. His list included the following factors: poorly defined and slowly evolving design requirements; overly ambitious schedules; and the lack of a plan to guide hardware purchases, network deployments, and software development for the bureau. The FBI announced that it would buy off-the-shelf software to be installed in phases over the next four years from 2005-2009....
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...Abstract Biometrics has garnered considerable interest from both the Government and private industry. This interest has lead to a number of biometric technologies each with their own share of strengths and weaknesses. The process used in the verification and identification of people using fingerprint, retina-based, iris-based, hand geometry, and facial recognition biometrics are examined in this paper. The advantages and disadvantages of each of these methods are also explored. The future of biometrics is also considered given the current developments in the field. Organizations are constantly looking for a more secure authentication method for their users to gain access to e-commerce and other security applications. Biometrics continues to gain more and more attention. What is biometrics the right decision for your corporation? If you choose to use biometrics, which is the biometric solution for your corporation, there is no such thing as any one best type of biometrics. Different applications necessitate the use of different biometrics. In order to select the right biometric for your solution as a user you will need to investigate a myriad of vendor products while keeping an eye on future development and technology. Never before have there been more various and more varied options. Vendors have a wide variety of products to select from. Some are new to the market but even these can be considerably better and greatly improve your company security stance. The focus...
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...Definition: An information system can be any organized combination of people, hardware, software, computer networks and data resources that stores and retrieves, transforms, and disseminates information in an organization. Roles of IS in Business: There are three fundamental reasons for all business applications of information technology. They are found in the three vital roles that information system can perform for a business enterprise. Support of its business processes and operations. Support of decision making by its employees and managers. Support of its strategies for competitive advantage. Trends in IS: The business applications of information systems have expanded significantly over the years. Data Processing (1950s – 1960s): Electronic data processing systems which includes transaction processing, record keeping, and traditional accounting applications. Management Reporting (1960s – 1970s): Management information systems that include preparation of management reports of pre specified information to support decision making. Decision Support (1970s – 1980s): Decision support systems include interactive ad hoc support of managerial decision making process. Strategic and End User Support (1980s – 1990s): o End user computing systems: Direct computing support for end user productivity and work group collaboration. o Executive information systems: Critical information for top management. o Expert Systems: Knowledge based expert advice for...
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