...Modern Technological Devices Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Outline 1. Introduction 2. Body 3. Conclusion Modern technology is a product of an advanced old technology. It involves advanced communication and transport system. The current world has undergone diverse technological changes that have led to both positive and negative contributions to individuals’ lives. However, I agree that modern technological elements have contributed immensely towards making individuals’ lives easier than in the past because they have led to expansion of business transactions, increased social media marketing, and advanced the quality of education offered in schools. Modern technological elements have helped in the reduction of the effort put by people in carrying out daily activities. In the olden days, life was so challenging, students experienced difficult times in libraries searching for relevant studying materials. However, with the current availability of computers and internet, students carry out their research online. In addition, many relevant materials that can be of great aid to an individual carrying out research get posted online in form of eBooks, articles and journals. Sites such as Wikipedia also play significant roles in providing adequate information for utilization by researchers (Hanks, 88). Technological advancements also increase rate of innovation and creativity in individuals because they pose great challenge to individuals. In olden days...
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...2013). An aspect of social media that is a current phenomenon in modern society is social networking, which consists of both mobile communication and web-based communication with Internet users through websites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube and LinkedIn. These social networking websites have introduced a revolutionary means of communication that was not present in past decades. Interpersonal communication is defined as what one uses with both spoken and written words as the basis to form and maintain personal relationships with others (Heil, 2010). It focuses on investigating the interactions between individuals, which take the form of dyadic relationships as well as individuals within a social network. Some communication scholars consider the term interpersonal communication to be synonymous with interpersonal communication (Huo, 2011). With that, our interpersonal communication characteristics often determine how we communicate online (Palmer, 1995) and “the fact that most users create a sense of humanization in their emails makes their communication more interpersonal in nature” (Swats & Walther, 1995). In this modern society people can no longer consider the social media phenomenon as a "new thing" (Tardanico, 2012). Social networking websites have been widely used and growing in popularly for a long enough period of time now where entire generations of people use their tools as essential means of communications. Still, the significance of interpersonal...
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...Seminar 2: Modern Managerial Myths Introduction There have always been many myths surrounding management as a profession. During the 1800s, the manager was portrayed as a “foundry proprietor”, whose task was to build solidarity among the employees, and get everyone to “pull together” (Nilson & Åberg, 2007). This changed drastically during the 1900s, and the industrialization came to require a completely new type of leader. A manager generally possessed a high degree of technical knowledge (ibid.). However, the tayloristic view of management was soon out rivaled by the “human relations movement”, thus once again requiring a new type of managers, now more focused on building interpersonal relationships with the employees (ibid.). At least, this is what the large plethora of management literature has taught us. Hill (2003) discusses what “it really means to manage”, questioning some of the classical myths surrounding the notion of management. Myths like the managers’ source of power (formal authority), focus (managing one-on-one) and essential competencies (technical) are contrasted with evidence from the reality. However, as mentioned by Hill (2003) in the preface, “increasing globalization and significant demographic changes in the workforce” has lead to drastic change, affecting both managerial myths as well as their reality. The aim of this paper is to discuss Hill’s (2003) managerial myths and reality (se exhibit V-2 “What It Really Means to Manage”, p. 268), and whether Hill’s...
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...Case Study Interactive media: Interactive Media is the modern communication technology with social networking websites. These sites use graphics and text to allow users to share photos and information about themselves, chat and play games. Video games are another type of interactive media. Players use controllers to respond to visual and sound cues on the screen that are generated by a computer program. Interactive Media involves Web and Internet like You Tube; Face-Book now employs to manage and to compete effectively in the global marketplace. One of the most successful interactive website is the You Tube, with an impressive list of public and private media clients. Their services include brand development, web design and usability, interactive marketing, and news management. Meeting the expectations of clients is essential and central to all these interactive media companies. When looking at the You Tube website it is not immediately apparent where the company is based, however it’s the number one place for interactive marketing technology as well as creative and media technology. These Media companies have developed direct relationships with some local Colleges and Universities to take students on work placements, and a new starter with good pay. They look for bright, self-motivated interactive media students who are creative and innovative. You Tube makes sure that it stays at the forefront of new technology - for example, the company pioneered the use of flash technology...
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...IST 7040 Data communications networking Genesis to Revelation Rajesh kumar Yedulapuram Wilmington University Genesis to Revelation Introduction In this paper I am going to explain about Genesis to revelation of computers evolution in the world. Computers are information systems, which has an operating system, and supports input, processing, output, and persistent memory. The changes taken place in computer technology since the time of invention and extension, conversion, revelation, subversion, diversion, emersion, and aspersion related to computers. Genesis Charles Babbage invents modern computer with a general purpose to carry out logical and arithmetic operations automatically. In the beginning stage computer has no operating system operated on hardware basis later on stages operating system has been invented to increase the functionality of computers. Growing of applications and hardware programs lead to situation as a necessity to create operating system. Extension Computers are the part of living in today’s modern world; Computer technology has been changing very rapidly because of the competition as well as the requirement of consumers. Some of the popular organizations are Apple, Dell, Sony, Lenovo, which are the market leaders and each company has different standards. Apple computers are the most popular and has good brand image because of the speed, reliability and for a very good battery backup. Dell and Lenovo computers have both expensive and less...
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...education networking buyer connections The essential annual meeting for sales professionals and companies looking to grow their international business June 17-18, 2014 Intercontinental O’Hare • Chicago Tuesday, June 17 • General Sessions / Executive Education IBC 101: International Essentials IBC 101 is an optional session designed for those new to IBC and / or new to export. Meet the IBC Board of Directors and IHA staff while learning about international essentials through a presentation led by industry veteran and former IBC board member Jeff Murphy of Wilton Industries. Market selection, export mechanics, distributions models, international pricing and INCO terms are a few of the topics to be covered. EXECUTIVE EDUCATION: Rethinking the 4 P’s Jonathan Knowles, CEO, Type 2 Consulting In today’s business-to-business environment, sticking to the traditional four P’s of marketing – product, price, place and promotion – has fostered narrow, product focused strategies. Those strategies lead marketing and sales teams to stress product attributes that are no longer differentiators but simply the cost of market entry. Jonathan Knowles, working in partnership with Thunderbird professor Rich Ettenson and using insights from the results of a five-year study of more than 500 managers and customers in multiple countries and across a wide range of B2B industries, has reframed the 4 Ps as SAVE: Solutions, Access, Value and Education. He will share how SAVE can help you...
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...Joe McKenna Belgrade 3/19/14 3 AP English The Negatives of Social Networking Ninety four percent of American teenagers maintain a Facebook account (Sterling). In this modern day and age, society has created new means of communicating and interacting via the internet. Instant messaging, strangers and “friends”, likes and favorites; One has now entered the virtual world of social networking, where information and photos of anyone and everyone are available at one’s fingertips . Social media refers to the interaction among people via the internet in which they create and share information. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat just a few networks that teenagers constantly check, update, and gossip about everyday. As a teenager myself, I experience the effects of social media first hand. A walk in the park with friends turns into a photo shoot for a new profile picture or a debate over what to tweet. Social Networking changes the way teens interact with each other and how they interact with society in general. Although it useful for communicating and sharing information, Social Media’s negative influences outweigh its positive influences. Silence at the dinner table, procrastinating on homework, and checking one’s phone instead of exercising are all negative effects of social media. People who use Social Media feel required to maintain their profiles and constantly check newsfeeds in order to stay up to date with what their friends are doing. Often times people won't...
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...Evaluate the impact that Entrepreneurial Networks will have on the Novice Nascent Entrepreneur setting up Business for the first time Introduction The extent to which entrepreneurial networking has an impact on the nascent entrepreneur is an interesting hypothesis. There is evidence to suggest that the nascent entrepreneur is reliant on the use of networking, yet other evidence states that the success of this type of entrepreneur stems from contrary elements. "Entrepreneurial networks provide a framework for processes aiming at organising resources according to opportunities" (Johannisson & Monsted 1997, p109). This definition clearly states what the use of entrepreneurial networking sets out to do, and is supported by the assumption that networking is the "acquisition of entrepreneurial skills" (Martinez & Aldrich, 2011, p7). This report sets out to assess the impact of which entrepreneurial networking has on the nascent entrepreneur: "Individuals who are in the process of starting up new ventures" (Renko, 2012, p1045). In the following report, an investigation as to what classification of impact that entrepreneurial networking has on the entrepreneur will be assessed. Based on academic research, a definitive conclusion will be made and a judgement of the usefulness and level of impact these networks have will be assessed throughout. The report will take into account the difference between academic opinions, and note that many academics believe that entrepreneurial...
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...2. The three texts clearly describe both positive and negative sites of social networking. In text 1 we learn how social networking knows no boundaries, how people from all over the world easily can communicate across countries. People are able to learn from one and other discuss all kinds of different subjects. Everything from cosmetic surgery to marketing and even friendships occurs online. All though there is also several risks by sharing personal information online and just by having an online profile that shares some of your personal information, people also exposes themselves to identity fraud, online predators, data theft and viruses. More disturbing facts are presented en text 2. Here we learn about a mother, who want’s to be anonymous and, who is so addicted to Facebook that she can’t manage to help her 12-year old daughter with her homework. Even though she admits to have a problem and realize how pathetic it is, she can’t do anything about it. She has several excuses for spending more then 20 hours a week on Facebook; she runs an online business, and as a single parent she also like to flirt with guys on Facebook. A marriage and family therapist named Paula Pile from North Carolina tells that she has had three clients last Friday with the same problem as the mother we just heard about. There is no statistics and there is neither any medical diagnosis on the subject, Pile has made a “Facebook Compulsion Inventory” for those who want’s to find out if they are addicted...
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...connected with his/her dear ones? The answer is to create a profile on social networking sites (SNS) like Myspace or Facebook, connect with the friends, and start sharing your thoughts and memorable moments of life by uploading the pictures or videos at your leisure. Post 1999, online social network sites like Myspace and Facebook have become common destinations for young people in the United States. Throughout the country, young people were logging in, creating elaborate profiles, publicly articulating their relationships with other participants, and writing extensive comments back and forth. Participation on the key social network site, Myspace, is essential to being seen as cool at school. Michael Duffy, an editor at TIME, coined FaceBook.com as – a noun and a verb (Duffy 2). This is because teens often refer SNS in context with the phone call or text message for instance a daughter replied her mom that she’d “Facebook” someone for the assignment (Duffy 1). While not all teens are members of social network sites, these sites have developed a significant cultural resonance amongst American teens in a short period of time. The luster created by these sites has infatuated teens and has prevailed to be an important part of their social life. Facebook and Myspace have been two of the longest lasting fads in the internet world, and have truly made a name for them as a lasting presence for social networking, paving the way for sites such as...
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...Social Media Platforms and Your Career Eugene D Zotamou HUM 186 Larry Schnell June 8, 2015 Social networking platforms may allow organizations to improve communication and productivity by disseminating information among different groups of employees in a more efficient manner. While it is not meant to be all-inclusive, the list below outlines some of the possible advantages and disadvantages of social media use by workplaces. The fact that I am in the military, the use of social media is very important and dangerous at the same time. The potentialities of these platforms are enormous and their control, monitoring and use are a must. Modern social media networks are actively used by governments all around the world. US, China and Russia are the countries that are most active in this field, but authorities from Iran and Syria have also demonstrated some interest for different purposes. Using social media militias could enable a cyber-offensive act against foreign governments. Let’s say, for example, a cyber-espionage campaign for the diffusion of specific crafted malware, but with powerful social platforms, this could also be used to influence the global sentiment of a population in countries feeding such dissent against the central authorities. It is inevitable to ignore the fact that nowadays social network plays an essential role in people’ lives. Most youths are spending at least an hour in these popular social media sites. In addition, social media sites have provided...
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...Recruitment, Selection & Onboarding Recruitment, Selection & Onboarding Reliance Solar Engineering (RES) specializes in designing and manufacturing of solar products for American consumers. The company has grown into a mid-size manufacturing firm in the last decade and management has plans in expanding the company’s operations to compete in the global solar technology industry. In order to achieve this, the organization has to keep up with the latest trends and developments, which requires future recruitment and selection of a high performing qualified workforce. This essay is a discussion on effectively meeting the organization's needs and issues related to finding, attracting, successful hiring and onboarding of personnel. Despite the high unemployment in the nation, RES faces shortage of engineers, and skilled workers such as technicians, machinists, operators, craft workers, distributors and unskilled production jobs. This shortage of workforce limits the organization’s ability to drive innovation and expand operations by improving productivity. According to the article, Boiling point? The skills gap in U.S. manufacturing by Deloitte Manufacturing Institute, “High unemployment is not making it easier to fill positions, particularly in the areas of skilled production and production support. […] Translated to raw numbers, this means that as many as 600,000 jobs are going unfilled, a remarkable...
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...Oral Communication 2 Fluency in a Second Language 3 Presentation skills and time management 3 Skills considered of least importance 3 5. Recommendations 3 What transferable skills should students develop during their time at university? 1. Introduction Transferable skills can be described as ‘skills developed in one situation which can be transferred to another situation’ e.g. problem-solving, decision-making, or communication skills. These skills are also known as ‘soft skills’, ‘key skills’ or ‘generic skills’ and are essential in all areas of life, not just in learning or work situations. In recent years Higher Education institutions have begun to identify particular transferable skills they wish their own graduates to develop during their time in third-level education. However, an essential part of identifying important skills for students to develop is to seek the opinions of students themselves. The focus of this HEA-funded project is on modern language students. Hence this survey was conducted with this student cohort only, rather than with a cross-section of the student body. Most surveys undertaken to ascertain students’ opinions on the important transferable skills for them to develop, have been surveys of diverse student populations. It is interesting to note that the results of these surveys have been quite similar across different student groups. By far the most common skills that have been identified by students as being important for their careers have been...
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...Recruitment Methods and Strategies Michael Obesso Saint Leo University Abstract This paper discusses recruitment methods and strategies and demonstrates how beneficial it is for a company when recruiting is done right. This paper discusses techniques used by recruiters to find job candidates to include modern, internal and external methods of recruiting. Additionally this paper looks at strategies companies use to attract possible candidates. Strategies discussed consist of inviting candidates to events, showing candidates you want them, looking for talent in unlikely places, and using social networking sites. Recruitment Methods and Strategies Recruitment is an essential part of any business, and it pays to do it properly. When companies choose the right people for the job, treat them appropriately and train them well, these people will tend to stay with the company longer and produce exceptional results. In such conditions, the organization’s initial and continuing investment in them is well rewarded. Recruitment is a process of locating and employing the best-qualified candidate for a job, in a cost- effective and timely manner. Recruitment consists of analyzing the requirements of a job, drawing employees to that job, screening and selecting applicants, hiring, and incorporating the new employee to the organization. Traditional Recruiting Methods Even with the fast pace of change in HR methods, most classic recruiting methods still play an important role in...
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...1Lesson 1: Overview of Local Area Networks Objectives By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: Describe the functions and advantages of a network. Describe the evolution of networking models. Compare and contrast server-based and peer-to-peer networks. Identify the characteristics of local area networks (LANs). Identify the functions of a networking operating system, network interface cards and transmission media. Compare wired and wireless connections. Identify the advantages of using open standards such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Identify the two types of addressing used on a LAN: MAC addresses and IP addresses. Describe the structure and allocation of IPv4 addresses. Describe the structure of IPv6 addresses. Identify the advantages of using private IP addressing, and describe the process of Network Address Translation (NAT). 1-2 Local Area Networks (LANs) Pre-Assessment Questions 1. In a centralized computing model, what is situated at the center of the network? a. b. c. d. 2. node host mainframe client There is no centralized management of network resources in which type of network? a. b. c. d. 3. A A A A A A A A peer-to-peer network server-based network mainframe network domain-based network What are two characteristics that describe a local area network (LAN)? © 2012 CertPRESS, a...
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