Life's Achievement..

Pirates of Silicon Valley..

2011-03-05T09:36:00.000-08:00

Pirates of Silicon Valley is a movie about the Making of Personal Computer. It is a made-for-television docudrama written and directed by Martyn Burke which documents the rise of the home computer (personal computer) through the rivalry between Apple Computer and Microsoft. The film is the semi-humorous documentary about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires of Apple Computer Corporation and Microsoft Inc.

Reflection:

Pirates of Silicon Valley is a nice movie wherein we see how personal computer rise from two of most powerful company, and along the way, we are shown how deeply power and wealth corrupts. The movie really gives me an insight of a true technology revolution, taking the computers out of the hands of corporate types, and giving them over to the people to use. The film is more focus to Steven Jobs not to all pioneers of the computer industry specially to Bill Gates which I think contributed much of what we are using today.

Surrogates..

2011-03-05T08:42:00.000-08:00

The film is about how people lives and interacts in a society that are controlled by humanoid robots (surrogates) - fit, good-looking and a physically perfect mechanical representation of themselves. The movie is also about the two FBI agents trying to figure out how the users of the robot surrogates are dying when their surrogates "die" and who is behind the murders.

Reflection:

In the movie, however, it takes the psychology to the next level where people are not interested anymore in being who they are but a more perfected version of themselves: younger, in-shape, adorned with super-human strength and abilities. Actually, I really don't like the idea of letting the robots do what a human must do. Robots being programmed to be intelligent is completely different from a robot being programmed to learn. Human must not rely on what robots can do for them because in the end, their lifestyle gets affected. We must not let the robots take over our job as human because we might lose the chance of enjoying the life given and forget our purpose why we are created in this world.

Eagle Eye..

2011-03-05T07:37:00.000-08:00

Eagle eye is techno action thriller movie. There is a lot of technology involved. The main character (LeBouf) has been "targeted," and has the FBI and the SWAT team come after him. He keeps getting phone calls from a unknown caller, that tells him exactly where to go in order to avoid being caught, and eventually decides to go ahead and listen. He finds out that a Super Computer is telling him where to go, and what to do. It monitors his every move, and can control all electronics.

Reflection:

Eagle Eye is one of the techie movie I've watched and it is a exciting film. Throughout the movie I constantly had to think what might be happen next and what the movie was leading up to.The power of technology really manipulates everything. The movie simply illustrates how computers control humans based on what is gathered and monitored.

I,Robot

2011-03-05T06:36:00.000-08:00

In the year 2035, almost everybody has a robot. Robots are an everyday household item, and everyone trusts them, except one, slightly paranoid detective (Will Smith) investigating what he alone believes is a crime perpetrated by a robot. The case leads him to discover a far more frightening threat to the human race.

Based on the movie, there are three laws that govern all robots.

1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the first law.

3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first or second law.

Reflection:

I thought the story could have been stronger and better explained, but the look of the film, combined with the action, humor and CGI effects made the movie quite entertaining. The last part of the film attempts to explore the three laws of robotics in more detail. The film also has something to say about the spread of technology and the interaction between man and robots. The movie just made me realize that robots are harmful when they enter humans life. They have the potential to take over the world. I really don't want to live in a world where everyone has there own personal robot. We would be come lazy and rely on robots to do everything for us.

WALL-E

2011-03-05T04:39:00.000-08:00

WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class)

Earth was abandoned centuries due to excessive waste. To clean up our planet, hundreds of Wall-E robots were sent to Earth to clear up the mess we left. But after a long period of time all the robots have been destroyed and only one Wall E robot remains. Wall-E is a robot designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future. He eventually falls in love with another robot named EVE, and follows her into outer space on an adventure that changes the destiny of both his kind and humanity.

Reflection:
Technology has taken over the world, to the extent that humans are so reliant on it that they don't speak,interact, move, without the help of a computer. The movie gives a realization that too much dependency to the machines is not good. I cant imagine myself living in the future with less work and more dependent to the technology in order to survive. The moral of the story is that us humans should take care and save the Earth because it provides us all the things we need in our daily life.

Why Technology?

2010-12-06T14:20:00.000-08:00

In my 22 years of existence, Technology has been part of my life. From the time my mother gave birth to me technology plays a great role for me to live and see the beauty of the world. Until now that I'm still studying and hope to graduate soon- Technology is always with me. I wake up holding my cellphone, go to school and uses the computer for learning, my mp5 for great music and my camera for great pictures. Obviously, I'm technology inclined person. (Hehe! :D)

Why do we need to study technology? Simply because it makes the work done easier and we rely to the technology available and make use of it for some purposes. The world needs IT and IT is us- people. We need to study technology because people and technology works together. Though there are technologies that are fully automated but there are some that needs the hands of the People to manipulate the technology available. People also make the technology we had now, from the first invention up to the latest. (See how great we are because we are also the Technology) We need to learn how to make use of the technology properly because the time will come that the Technology made by the people will be destroyed also by the people.

MIS 2 (Assignment 5) Organizational Change..

2010-03-12T03:41:00.000-08:00

In this fast changing world, business processes undergoes a lot of changes in their business cycle. Organizational change occurs when business changes its overall business strategy for its success and eventually changes its nature by which it operates. Most likely, organizations must really adapt to the changing environment to know what would be the possible changes they have to encounter and eventually adapt to the new business flow they will engage in. For an organization to develop, they must undergo some changes at various points of their development. Although organizational change is one of the most difficult part of business strategy, still it plays a great impact to some organizations thus engaging in such changes is very rewarding.

Leaders and managers continually make efforts to accomplish successful and significant change in their work environment. Some are very good at this effort probably more than we realize, while others continually struggle and fail. That's often the difference between people who thrive in their roles and those that get shuttled around from job to job, ultimately settling into a role where they're frustrated and ineffective.

To really understand organizational change and begin guiding successful change efforts, the change agent should have at least a broad understanding of the context of the change effort. This includes understanding the basic systems and structures in organizations, including their typical terms and roles. This requirement applies to the understanding of leadership and management of the organizations, as well.

Organizational change should not be conducted for the sake of change. Organizational change efforts should be geared to improve the performance of organizations and the people in those organizations. Therefore, it's useful to have some understanding of what is meant by "performance" and the various methods to manage performance in organization. Changes in the workflow and overall operation of the business will be based on how people in the organization manage the work and how the business flows. Nowadays, with the complex challenges faced by organizations and the broad diversity of values, perspectives and opinions among the members of those organizations, it's vital that change agents work from a strong set of principles to ensure they operate in a highly effective and ethical manner.

Typically there are four types of changes in the spectrum of organizational change. They are automation, rationalization of procedures, business reengineering, or paradigm shifts. To understand more of this changes, let me discuss them.

Automation

Automation is the replacement of man power with machine power, as man would no longer be needed to run it as there are machines that can do a man's job for no pay, and therefore save a boatload of money. Automation is the use of control systems (such as numerical control, programmable logic control, and other industrial control systems), in concert with other applications of information technology (such as computer-aided technologies [CAD, CAM, CAx]), to control industrial machinery and processes, reducing the need for human intervention. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization. Whereas mechanization provided human operators with machinery to assist them with the muscular requirements of work, automation greatly reduces the need for human sensory and mental requirements as well. Processes and systems can also be automated. Automation plays an increasingly important role in the global economy and in daily experience. Engineers strive to combine automated devices with mathematical and organizational tools to create complex systems for a rapidly expanding range of applications and human activities. Human-machine interfaces (HMI) or computer human interfaces (CHI), formerly known as man-machine interfaces, are usually employed to communicate with PLCs and other computers, such as entering and monitoring temperatures or pressures for further automated control or emergency response. Service personnel who monitor and control these interfaces are often referred to as stationary engineers. Automation refers to the use of computers and other automated machinery for the execution of business-related tasks. Automated machinery may range from simple sensing devices to robots and other sophisticated equipment. Automation of operations may encompass the automation of a single operation or the automation of an entire factory.

Types of Automation

Although automation can play a major role in increasing productivity and reducing costs in service industries—as in the example of a retail store that installs bar code scanners in its checkout lanes—automation is most prevalent in manufacturing industries. In recent years, the manufacturing field has witnessed the development of major automation alternatives. Some of these types of automation include:
* Information technology (IT)
* Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
* Numerically controlled (NC) equipment
* Robots
* Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)
* Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)

Information technology (IT) encompasses a broad spectrum of computer technologies used to create, store, retrieve, and disseminate information.

Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) refers to the use of computers in the different functions of production planning and control. CAM includes the use of numerically controlled machines, robots, and other automated systems for the manufacture of products. Computer-aided manufacturing also includes computer-aided process planning (CAPP), group technology (GT), production scheduling, and manufacturing flow analysis. Computer-aided process planning (CAPP) means the use of computers to generate process plans for the manufacture of different products. Group technology (GT) is a manufacturing philosophy that aims at grouping different products and creating different manufacturing cells for the manufacture of each group.

Numerically controlled (NC) machines are programmed versions of machine tools that execute operations in sequence on parts or products. Individual machines may have their own computers for that purpose; such tools are commonly referred to as computerized numerical controlled (CNC) machines. In other cases, many machines may share the same computer; these are called direct numerical controlled machines.

Robots are a type of automated equipment that may execute different tasks that are normally handled by a human operator. In manufacturing, robots are used to handle a wide range of tasks, including assembly, welding, painting, loading and unloading of heavy or hazardous materials, inspection and testing, and finishing operations.

Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) are comprehensive systems that may include numerically controlled machine tools, robots, and automated material handling systems in the manufacture of similar products or components using different routings among the machines.

A computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) system is one in which many manufacturing functions are linked through an integrated computer network. These manufacturing or manufacturing-related functions include production planning and control, shop floor control, quality control, computer-aided manufacturing, computer-aided design, purchasing, marketing, and other functions. The objective of a computer-integrated manufacturing system is to allow changes in product design, to reduce costs, and to optimize production requirements.

There are many different reasons to automate. Increased productivity is normally the major reason for many companies desiring a competitive advantage. Automation also offers low operational variability. Variability is directly related to quality and productivity. Other reasons to automate include the presence of a hazardous working environment and the high cost of human labor. Some businesses automate processes in order to reduce production time, increase manufacturing flexibility, reduce costs, eliminate human error, or make up for a labor shortage. Decisions associated with automation are usually concerned with some or all of these economic and social considerations.Right now, man uses machines to do work, but soon automation might replace man altogether, and many people believe that is bad.

Rationalization Procedure
The actual procedure divides the product line in to four zones: The least profitable products would be dropped. Products that need to be in the catalog would be outsourced, thus simplifying the supply chain and manufacturing operations.
The cash-cows would remain and the balance would be improved with a better focus in product development, operations, and marketing. Because these products no longer need to subsidize the "losers," they can now sell for less.
The combination of better focus and lower overhead changes will soon restore the "lost" revenue from the dropped products.
The Value of Product Line Rationalization. Eliminating or outsourcing low-leverage products will immediately:
* Increase profits by avoiding the manufacture of products that have low profit or are really losing money because of their (unreported) high overhead demands and inefficient manufacture/procurement
* Improve operational flexibility because, typically, low-leverage products are inherently different with unusual parts, materials, set-ups, and processing. Often, these are older products that are built infrequently with less common parts on older equipment using sketchy documentation by a workforce with little experience on those products.
* Simplify Supply Chain Management. Eliminating the products with unusual parts and materials will greatly simplify supply-chain management.
* Free up valuable resources to improve operations and quality, implement better product development practices, and introduce new capabilities like build-to-order & mass customization.

Business Process Reengineering

Business process reengineering (BPR) is, in computer science and management, an approach aiming at improvements by means of elevating efficiency and effectiveness of the business process that exist within and across organizations. The key to BPR is for organizations to look at their business processes from a "clean slate" perspective and determine how they can best construct these processes to improve how they conduct business.

Business process reengineering is also known as BPR, Business Process Redesign, Business Transformation, or Business Process Change Management. Reengineering is a fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in cost, quality, speed, and service. BPR combines a strategy of promoting business innovation with a strategy of making major improvements to business processes so that a company can become a much stronger and more successful competitor in the marketplace.
.Re-engineering is the basis for many recent developments in management. The cross-functional team, for example, has become popular because of the desire to re-engineer separate functional tasks into complete cross-functional processes. Also, many recent management information systems developments aim to integrate a wide number of business functions. Enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, knowledge management systems, groupware and collaborative systems, Human Resource Management Systems and customer relationship management systems all owe a debt to re-engineering theory.
The impact of BPR on organizational performance
The two cornerstones of any organization are the people and the processes. If individuals are motivated and working hard, yet the business processes are cumbersome and non-essential activities remain, organizational performance will be poor. Business Process Reengineering is the key to transforming how people work. What appear to be minor changes in processes can have dramatic effects on cash flow, service delivery and customer satisfaction. Even the act of documenting business processes alone will typically improve organizational efficiency by 10%.
How to implement a BPR project
The best way to map and improve the organization's procedures is to take a top down approach, and not undertake a project in isolation. That means:

* Starting with mission statements that define the purpose of the organization and describe what sets it apart from others in its sector or industry.
* Producing vision statements which define where the organization is going, to provide a clear picture of the desired future position.
* Build these into a clear business strategy thereby deriving the project objectives.
* Defining behaviours that will enable the organization to achieve its' aims.
* Producing key performance measures to track progress.
* Relating efficiency improvements to the culture of the organization
* Identifying initiatives that will improve performance.

The types of attributes you should look for in BPR software are:

* Graphical interface for fast documentation
* "Object oriented" technology, so that changes to data (eg: job titles) only need to be made in one place, and the change automatically appears throughout all the organization's procedures and documentation.
* Drag and drop facility so you can easily relate organizational and data objects to each step in the process
* Customizable meta data fields, so that you can include information relating to your industry, business sector or organization in your documentation
* Analysis, such as swim-lanes to show visually how responsibilities in a process are transferred between different roles, or where data items or computer applications are used.
* Support for Value Stream mapping.
* CRUD or RACI reports, to provide evidence for process improvement.
* The ability to assess the processes against agreed international standards
* Simulation software to support 'what-if' analyses during the design phase of the project to develop LEAN processes
* The production of word documents or web site versions of the procedures at the touch of a single button, so that the information can be easily maintained and updated.

The software we use by choice is Protos, a very comprehensive Dutch system that has been translated into English. Protos meets all the above requirements, and many more, and is better than any system originated in English that we have seen.
Conclusion
To be successful, business process reengineering projects need to be top down, taking in the complete organization, and the full end to end processes. It needs to be supported by tools that make processes easy to track and analyze.

Paradigm Shift
A paradigm shift is a radical change of pace in our Paradigms -- a fundamental change in our unconscious view of reality, the addition of The Fifth Element into our world. Looming on the horizon in this regard is one identified with the ideas of Zero-Point Energy (ZPE), Connective Physics, and other state-of-the-art science. Paradigm shift (or revolutionary science) is the term first used by Thomas Kuhn in his influential book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962) to describe a change in basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science. It is in contrast to his idea of normal science.
The term paradigm shift, as a change in a fundamental model of events, has since become widely applied to many other realms of human experience as well, even though Kuhn himself restricted the use of the term to the hard sciences. According to Kuhn, "A paradigm is what members of a scientific community, and they alone, share." (The Essential Tension, 1977). Unlike a normal scientist, Kuhn held, "a student in the humanities has constantly before him a number of competing and incommensurable solutions to these problems, solutions that he must ultimately examine for himself." (The Structure of Scientific Revolutions). Once a paradigm shift is complete, a scientist cannot, for example, posit the possibility that miasma causes disease or that ether carries light. In contrast, a critic in the Humanities can choose to adopt a 19th-century theory of poetics, for instance.Since the 1960s, the term has been found useful to thinkers in numerous non-scientific contexts. Compare as a structured form of Zeitgeist.

Which is more radical? Amongst the four I think the most radical is the paradigm shift. Paradigm shift is more revolutionary than the others. In paradigm shift one really tends to move away from old habits, processes and traditions and seeks to create new and improved processes, tasks and functions. It turns out that the organization engage into something new. There’s actually a renovation happened. Well it is said to be radical since organization don’t have the power to fight against this change.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation
http://www.managementhelp.org/mgmnt/orgchnge.htm
http://www.halexandria.org/dward171.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_shift
http://www.build-to-order-consulting.com/rationalization.htm
http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/business-process-reengineering.html

SAD 1 (Assignment 4) System Development Process..

2010-03-11T18:51:00.000-08:00

The waterfall model is a sequential software development process, in which progress is seen as flowing steadily downwards (like a waterfall) through the phases of Conception, Initiation, Analysis, Design (validation), Construction, Testing and maintenance. The unmodified "waterfall model". Progress flows from the top to the bottom, like a waterfall.
The waterfall development model has its origins in the manufacturing and construction industries; highly structured physical environments in which after-the-fact changes are prohibitively costly, if not impossible. Since no formal software development methodologies existed at the time, this hardware-oriented model was simply adapted for software development.

The spiral model is a software development process combining elements of both design and prototyping-in-stages, in an effort to combine advantages of top-down and bottom-up concepts. Also known as the spiral lifecycle model (or spiral development), it is a systems development method (SDM) used in information technology (IT). This model of development combines the features of the prototyping model and the waterfall model. The spiral model is intended for large, expensive and complicated projects.

Agile software development refers to a group of software development methodologies based on iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing cross-functional teams. The term was coined in the year 2001 when the Agile Manifesto was formulated. Agile methods generally promote a disciplined project management process that encourages frequent inspection and adaptation, a leadership philosophy that encourages teamwork, self-organization and accountability, a set of engineering best practices that allow for rapid delivery of high-quality software, and a business approach that aligns development with customer needs and company goals.

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Models

1. Waterfall Model
• The dynamic flow or systematized flow of processes that are easily understood.
• There is a little chance if incorporating to changes once the work begins.
If changes are tried to be corrected it cause so much delays.

2. Spiral Method
• The model is realistic and can be understand most development teams
and customers.
• The model is risky and needs to have proper experience and expertise.

3. Agile
• In Agile projects, if the project runs to completion with no changes
then the business or the client will get projected returns.
• The model involves customer early that can cause constant requirements
and sometimes lead to product never completed.

Based on what I’ve searched and read from some authors of the different process models, it is clear that in software engineering various models are used in order to come up with a good project having excellent output that can be delivered to clients. It applies various stages to implement all the components needed to satisfy the requirements in order to obtain software. According to Scharch, there are several characteristics that can represent the Waterfall Model. He said, “Inherent in every phase of the Waterfall Model is testing. Testing is not a separate phase to be performed only after the product has been constructed; it is not to be performed only at the end of each phase. Instead...testing should proceed continuously throughout the software process." He’s right. Testing must be done in the overall process. It will always be present since it plays a major part. A software engineer cannot come up to have a good output if testing isn’t present. By testing, they would know what those things to be changed and improved are. With testing, verification and validation is a key point. According to him, verification deals with building the software right and validation deals with the right software. They are connected with each other. Spiral Model according to Barry Boehm, it is the first model that discuss iteration. It has the same steps with Waterfall process model. Its requirements and design are evolving as time goes by. Well this model is intended for large and complicated projects because it combines the feature of prototyping and waterfall process model. Thinking of a big project well this model will fit the requirements needed by the software engineer or computer scientist. Since it is intended for big projects then it will probably cost much. The Agile model according to Scott Ambler, is the collection of practices that are meant to be applied by software professionals on a day-to-day basis. The main concept of this model is that it is not a complete software process thus only focus on effective modeling and documentation. In this model, it explores critical issues such as the communication and documentation practices by just using simple tools to model. The best thing I like about Agile process model is that the project team emphasizes on sharing information and performing analysis, design and coding with a team rather than individual basis. It is good to know that within a team there is a good relationship with one another whether the project is large or a simple one.

Among the process models, I would prefer to use the Agile method when I’ll be dealing with a project. With Agile method, there is a disciplined project management process. The tasks are being break into small increments with minimal planning and don’t require a long term planning. This method will also help minimize overall risk, and let the project adapt to changes quickly. Using Agile method, higher quality projects may be produced. An agile project merely emphasizes sharing of information and performance analysis with the team at the same time designing and coding with a team. The best thing I liked about Agile method is that there is a reduced dependence within the group at the same time the flexibility is increased. There is a good communication with other another and eventually the project will be successful. Every members of the team had a brief discussion on what they might do for today and what are those achievements yesterday. With that, it’s easy for the team to adjust and solve problems that occurs. There is also a balanced flow of work since the task is divided according to his expertise. One could be good in documentation and observing providing input and strategic advice while the other one is skilled in programming coding. If the method is done successfully, then the team can produce good output and deliver good product to the clients as well.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall_model

MIS 2 (Assignment 4) IS Plan..

2010-03-11T18:17:00.000-08:00

Technology has the power to transform the society. The society where people around make use of the evolving technology and thus, powerful tool for meeting environmental activities and promoting sustainable development. If we talk about technology, information systems popped up in our minds. Well large companies nowadays are dealing with such systems to lessen the burden of working manually and eventually help them be more competitive in adapting the changing environment. There involves some strategies in order for them to achieve the certain goals they are aiming for. Information has emerged as an agent of integration and the enabler of new competitiveness for today’s enterprise in the global marketplace. There is a growing realization that the application of information technology (IT) to a firm’s strategic activities has been one of the most common and effective ways to improve business performance. How can these organizations adapt the changing environment wherein by and by the technology updates or turn out to have a more flexible one? Well I guess good strategic planning plays the important role.

As what I’ve read, planning for information systems begins with the identification of needs. In order to be effective, development of any type of computer-based system should be a response to need--whether at the transaction processing level or at the more complex information and support systems levels. Such planning for information systems is much like strategic planning in management. Objectives, priorities, and authorization for information systems projects need to be formalized. The systems development plan should identify specific projects slated for the future, priorities for each project and for resources, general procedures, and constraints for each application area. The plan must be specific enough to enable understanding of each application and to know where it stands in the order of development. Also the plan should be flexible so that priorities can be adjusted if necessary. A strategic information system planning is a major change for organizations, from planning for information systems based on users’ demands to those based on business strategy. Although strategic information systems planning are a major concern, most organizations find it difficult to undertake it. It is possible that the advances in Information Technology and their applicability in organizations have outpaced all formal methodologies evolved in past years.

Moreover, Information-based enterprises must be planned in an integrated way whereby all stages of the life cycle are engaged to bring about agility, quality, and productivity. This integration is similar in nature to the integration of product life cycle for an enterprise. The existing methodologies, however, tend to support information planning as an island separated from the wealth of the enterprise’s information resources. A needed new approach would tap into these resources, which capture and characterize the enterprise to allow for integration of the planning stage with information systems development stages and support a shortened and adaptive
cycle.

If given a chance to prepare an Information System plan for the university, there are some characteristics of ISP to be considered. These characteristics are all helpful when implementation part is mainly the concern.

The Information System Plan is Timely:

An ISP that is created long after it is needed is useless. In almost all cases, it makes no sense to take longer to plan work than to perform the work planned. Since its timely, well I would be more critical in dealing the plan because it is for the good of the university the time the plans are put into action.

The Information System Plan is Useable:

The ISP is useable in a way that when the implementation part is in action, the system that is planned can be used as a means to achieve the concerns of the university.

The Information System Plan is Maintainable:

The ISP must support quick changes to the estimate technologies employed, and possibly even to the fundamental project sequences. Well this point takes place on the latter part when the plan system runs eventually.

The Information System Plan is a Good Quality:

The ISP must be a quality product since no ISP ever perfect on the first try. As the ISP is executed in the university, the metrics employed to derive the individual project estimates become refined as a consequence of new technologies, techniques, or faster working staff. As these changes occur, their effects should be installable into the data that supports the system implemented. In short, the ISP is a living document. It should be updated with every technology event, and certainly no less often than quarterly.

The Information System Plan is Reproducible:

The ISP must be reproducible. That is, when its development activities are performed by any other staff, the ISP produced should essentially be the same and can merely adapt to changes.

If we are talking about the how to expedite the plan to the university, there is also some steps to be considered. Some of them are the following.

Project Management

The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goalsand objectives while honoring the preconceived project constraints. In this step, the project must be well planned in order to have a harmonious flow when implementation takes place. It is likewise important to plan so that we can prepare and to make it much easier for us to handle the foreseeable and unexpected issues that would come up during the process.

Data Conversion

What data, if any, will need to be transferred to the new system? This is intended for organizations who have their previous system and want to replace it with a new one. All the data from the past system must be properly transferred to the new one. This requires skilled personnels that knows the previous system and persons that are also trained for the new system.

Training of Personnel

People is the basic equipment of an IS Plan since they're the one's using the systems or they're the one involve in the plan. They must be well trained so that they have the knowledge on how the system works and how to deal with the changes might occur.

Refences:

http://viu.eng.rpi.edu/publications/strpaper.pdf

SAD 1(Assignment 2) Characteristics of System Analyst.

2010-03-11T05:42:00.001-08:00

In today’s modern and hectic world of technology, we tend to look for an immediate solution to solve such problems that arise. Technology is fast arising and obviously we are coping for the vast changes that happen in the society, as technology is concern. We cannot deny the fact that the latest trend nowadays brought so much impact in every aspect of our lives. Nothing is constant except for change. I’ve been wondering what would happen to my life as years goes by. Every now and then there is changes and improvements. What would I’d be after I graduated this course? Do I have some plans in order to achieve those goals I’ll be setting in? What path would I take in order to achieve my goals? What would be my possible work if I’m going to be an IT professional?. Those are some of the questions that I have in my mind. Eventually and hopefully in god’s time I’ll be able to understand what’s really happening in a real life scenario and eventually answer those questions.

After I graduate, there are lots of career waiting for me I guess. I could be a programmer, database administrator, IT consultant, IT instructor and a System Analyst maybe. System Analyst, such a good and challenging job I guess. What is a System Analyst? What are his roles in the organization?

System Analyst is responsible for the operating system and associated subsystems. Provide system-level support of multi-user operating systems, hardware and software tools, including installation, configuration, maintenance, and support of these systems. Identify alternatives for optimizing computer resources. The systems analyst plays a vital role in the systems development process. A successful systems analyst must acquire four skills: analytical, technical, managerial, and interpersonal.

Systems analysis is a process with an eye towards understanding and improvement. This requires interviewing users and management to gather insight of the process and discern how it fits into the organization's mission and operational needs. After this comes re-engineering and change. And all the while customers want to be involved with alternatives and decisions.

Responsibilities of an Analyst

Collect information to analyze and evaluate existing or proposed systems.
Research, plan, install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain and upgrade operating systems.
Research, plan, install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain and upgrade hardware and software interfaces with the operating system. Analyze and evaluate present or proposed business procedures or problems to define data processing needs.
Prepare detailed flow charts and diagrams outlining systems capabilities and processes.
Research and recommend hardware and software development, purchase, and use.
Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and connectivity problems, including user access and component configuration.
Select among authorized procedures and seek assistance when guidelines are inadequate, significant deviations are proposed, or when unanticipated problems arise.
Record and maintain hardware and software inventories, site and/or server licensing, and user access and security.
Install, configure, and upgrade desktop hardware and peripherals to include; network cards, printers, modems, mice and add-in boards.
Work as a team member with other technical staff, such as networking to ensure connectivity and compatibility between systems.
Write and maintain system documentation.
Conduct technical research on system upgrades to determine feasibility, cost, time required, and compatibility with current system.
Maintain confidentiality with regard to the information being
processed, stored or accessed by the network.
Document system
problems and resolutions for future reference.
Assist personnel of other departments as a computer resource.
Provide on-the-job training to new department staff members.
Provide computer orientation to new company staff.

Characteristics of a System Analyst

We have interviewed Engr. Val Quimno, the dean of the Institute of Computing of the University of Southeastern Philippines. We have just asked him about what are those skills and characteristics a system analyst develop in order to be more effective in any design modeling process. He just stated it as follows:

A system Analyst must be logical. Logical in a way that he can easily think of the probable solutions to some problems. He doesn’t only limit his knowledge I just one area.

A system analyst is analytical. Know how to analyze any business transactions and functions of the organization.

Fast and Efficient. Can easily produce some ideas that can be implemented for the success of the organization.

Quick Thinker. Can easily think of some solutions in any problem that arise.

Good team player. The system analyst works with a group. He must act a good team player to have a harmonious flow in the workplace at the same time they can produce good output to their clients.

Skills of a System Analyst

Basic soft skills. An analyst must possess a good behavior to his superior and colleagues.

Have a good understanding on how system works. Well, part of his job is to analyze the system that runs in an organization. He’s must be aware of the flow of the system.

Good Administrator.

Have a good Project Management. An analyst must be good in many ways. He can manage the whole team and project in an organized way. He can easily plan and think of new concepts.

He must have a good understanding of System Development Process.

Reference:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_System_Analyst_an_its_responsibilities

MIS 2 (Assignment 2) Business and IS Plan..

2010-03-11T05:42:00.000-08:00

Today information technology involves more than just computer literacy; it also takes into account how computers work and how these computers can further be used not just for information processing but also for communications and problem solving tasks as well. Information has emerged as an agent of integration and the enabler of new competitiveness for today’s enterprise in the global marketplace. It has been widely used in many business operations since it would play a very crucial part in the development of the business. Competition is there and with that, organizations find some strategies that will help building the name of the company and achieve a competitive advantage as technology is concern. The trend of technology nowadays is fast changing. It would be better if organizations will adapt into these changes and eventually embrace the new technology offered for the businesses to progress. Since business and IT works hand on hand, there relationship will provide a great means in achieving the goals set in for the organization. The business will not just bloom by itself but also those people using the technology as a resource.

Business varies in character, as in being simpler or more complex. The varying complexity entails that the parties need different amounts of information from each other. Thus, it also inflicts on the possibilities and outcome of how information technology can be employed as well as how it impacts on business.

Information technology has certain distinguishing characteristics in a business setting, mainly as it provides the ability to increase efficiency due to the reduction of time needed to get information, the facilitation of rapid response and reaction, and the ability to handle both simple and complex content.

For companies involved in business of higher complexity, information technology can provide many solutions that can be used to enhance the flow or management of data and information. It can be anything from making orders on email to systems for order-delivery-payment or product development through shared databases.
Before an organization achieves the direction they wanted for their business, it all started with setting up some plans. That exist a business plan. A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. It may also contain background information about the organization or team attempting to reach those goals. Setting up goals really takes the companies go up high. Being globally competitive is just one of those goals they set in. But thinking of the current status of business companies over the world, it’s clear that technology advancement plays a big part in their success. There exists a relationship between businesses into information systems. It involves planning as it was the first step. Since business plan is about the goals of the organization and it may be internally or externally focused. Externally focused plans target goals that are important to external stakeholders, particularly financial stakeholders. They typically have detailed information about the organization or team attempting to reach the goals while internally focused business plans target intermediate goals required to reach the external goals. They may cover the development of a new product, a new service, a new IT system, a restructuring of finance, the refurbishing of a factory or a restructuring of the organization. It was mentioned of having a new IT system. So what would be the role of IT as information systems are being used? What is Information System Plan? Information System brings life to the overall operation of the business. Organisations typically develop rolling business plans, they are constructed by taking into account the current business, the external influences on the business (e.g. the economy, government policy and technological advances), and the aims and objectives of the most senior levels of management. The strategic business plan describes how the organisation will strive to move from the current business to the target business.Information Systems support is necessary to achieve the strategic business plan, so the business plan feeds into a Strategic Information Systems Plan (SISP), which describes how the current IT systems are intended to evolve into the target IT systems. A 'big bang' approach is infeasible, therefore a project based approach is used. The output of the SISP is a series of development projects which will either involve modifying existing systems or developing new systems which are likelty to have to interface or integrate with exisiting systems. Information systems were developed simply to improve the efficiency of specific business functions. More recently information systems have been viewed as tools for obtaining competitive advantage. :lol!:

Reference:
http://www.comp.glam.ac.uk/pages/staff/tdhutchings/chapter1.html

SAD 1: (Assignment 1) A System Analyst..

2010-03-11T05:34:00.000-08:00

In today’s modern world, we simply rely to the technology available and make use of it for some purposes. The world needs IT and IT is us. Well, two years from now I’m a BSIT graduate and hopefully had a job suited for me in an IT environment. I’ll be a programmer, database administrator, IT consultant or even a System Analyst. Among those job that may suits me is the System Analyst. What is System Analyst? What would be the skills required in order for me to become an Analyst? Do I have a capability of being a System Analyst? Well I guess by now I must know what will be the skills I have to equipped with so that in the near future I’m ready enough to compete in the wok environment particularly in an IT society.

What is System Analyst?

The system analyst is the person (or persons) who guides through the development of an information system. In performing these tasks the analyst must always match the information system objectives with the goals of the organization. The systems analyst plays a vital role in the systems development process. An analyst also uses techniques to solve business problems using Information Technology. The role of system analyst differs from organization to organization. Systems analysts start their work by asking people what they need their computers to do. Then, they plan a computer system that can do those tasks well. A system can include many computers working together and different types of software and tools. After analysts understand what the system needs to do, they break down the task into small steps. They draw diagrams and charts to show how information will get into the computers, how that information will be processed, and how it will get to the people who need it. Analysts experiment with different computer system plans. They try various tools and steps until they find the system that is fastest, easiest, and least expensive. Analysts decide which computers, software, and tools to buy. They also tell computer programmers how to make any new software that is needed. They give the programmers step-by-step instructions. Some analysts help make the software, too.

The main job for some systems analysts is getting computers to work together. They connect them into a network. Analysts decide how to get information from one computer to another. Many help people get data from the Internet.

After planning a system, analysts test it to make sure it works. They check to make sure that information is processed quickly and without mistakes. They also watch to see if the system is easy to use. Often, they have to change their plans to make the systems better.

Most common responsibilities of System Analyst are the following:

System Analysis

It includes system's study in order to get facts about business activity. It is about getting information and determining requirements. Here the responsibility includes only requirement determination, not the design of the system.

System Analysis and Design

Apart from the analysis work, Analyst is also responsible for the designing of the new system/application.

System Analysis, Design and Programming

An Analyst is also required to perform as a programmer, where he actually writes the code to implement the design of the proposed application. Due to the various responsibilities that a system analyst requires to handle, he/she has to be multifaceted person with varied skills required at various stages of the life cycle. In addition to the technical know-how of the information system development a system analyst should also have the following Knowledge.

Business knowledge: As the analyst might have to develop any kind of a business system, he should be familiar with the general functioning of all kind of businesses.
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Interpersonal skills: Such skills are required at various stages of development process for interacting with the users and extracting the requirements out of them.

Problem solving skills: A system analyst should have enough problem solving skills for defining the alternate solutions to the system and also for the problems occurring at the various stages of the development process.

An Analyst must be able to communicate in writing and orally since they deal with people always. Analysts need good speaking and writing skills, too, so that they can explain their systems and give good instructions to the client. Logical thinking skills is also important to posses by an Analyst since most of the time they will be engaged with some mathematical problems.

Do I have the capability of being a System Analyst?

Hmm assuming that I’m a professional now I guess I’m capable enough. I know I can do the job well and eventually be an asset to the company I’m involved with. The person behind the success of an organization not only limits to the manager or the president but also to those people whom actually the brain of the company that gives so much contribution.

Reference:
http://www.bls.gov/K12/computers06.htm
http://www.freetutes.com/systemanalysis/role-of-system-analyst.html

MIS 2 Assignment 1: As an IT professional 10 years from now..

2010-02-12T07:53:00.000-08:00

Hmmn imagining myself 10 years from now makes me feel a bit excited and nervous. Probably I’m 31 years old that time and have a family on my own. I’m a graduate of BSIT and definitely reached the stage of being a professional. That’s also the time wherein I can pay back all the hard works my
parents did for a couple of years I stayed in the university. Right after graduation, I’ll be part of the corporate and prestigious world of IT environment wherein I can contribute the knowledge I had which is a big help to the company I’ll be engaging in. I’ll be an IT Analyst, a Web Designer or maybe owns a big company hopefully. Well with regards to my profession that time, I guess I’m worthy to be called as an IT professional. With so much effort and strategies I made, well it wouldn’t hard for me to achieve my desired goals in life.

What would be the strategies I made in order to achieve the goals I set in? First, I may not able to have a work if I didn’t study for a couple of years in the university. That really requires so much patience and determination. It really involves planning. Proper plans to set so that I had a path to follow and basically end up with good result. As I reached the time where I’m engaging to the work environment I choose, planning is definitely plays an important role. I may have a set of workloads to be made on that day and for the rest of years I stayed in the company. There would be some steps I will follow to accomplish the task I had. Planning is not only the strategy I may have. Yeah there is a plan but I think planning would not be successful alone if I don’t possess the traits of being a good employee. I must be competitive enough in the workplace since I’ll be dealing with different people and somehow had a different idea with my colleagues. One of the greatest strengths I may possess is taking the initiative to do something when no one else will. When I see that something needs to be done, even if that part was not my task I must simply do it. I must be flexible enough in the workplace. Moreover, a communication skill is one of the traits I must bare in mind since there are some differences of ideas between employees. Proper communication in the workplace will lead to a successful work and can help the organization achieve their goals. I cannot able I must be updated of the latest trend since technology nowadays is fast moving and is adaptable to changes. That really needs the strategic planning a company must take into. Well being part of the company, I will play an important role in making the organization go in the flow.

Another strategy I may have is that knowing my strengths and weaknesses. Learning to follow your bliss is a critical component in managing a career and I guess that’s the greatest strength I may possess. Nailing down the self-knowledge that leads to career fulfillment comes from a process of exploring interests, skills, personality, learning style, and values. With regards to the weaknesses, I must know and consider those areas in the work field where I could improve. An evaluation from the employer is a big help to improve the weakest side of me and with that I’ll be motivated to show some improvements.

As an IT Professional..

2009-12-13T20:45:00.000-08:00

An Information Environment..

2009-09-27T17:46:00.000-07:00

Nowadays, the rise of information technology plays a vital role in every organization and major businesses. Competition is indeed a mere challenge to all organizations. The use of the so-called technology brings life to them not just because they need to have one but also by showing to others what they’ve got. The fast growing technology ruled over the world and influenced the industry level of businesses. Information technology is a powerful tool for meeting environmental objectives and promoting sustainable development. Information technologies are unique not just because of their growing use in decision-making and knowledge management systems, important as that is. Their use has also yielded significant improvements in the efficiency of energy and materials used by certain companies. This has contributed to economic expansion without the increases in environmental impacts that would have resulted had the efficiency improvements not occurred.

Advances in information technology are likely to continue to provide opportunities for the development of improved and new products and services offered by some organizations. The advances of technology nowadays certainly help in building a skilled workforce within the organization that definitely makes the company grow and produced quality services to customers.

Due to the rapid development of technology, information is acquired anytime, anywhere and everywhere. Likewise, all medium to large organizations depend on Information technology for their continued survival. Information systems were developed simply to improve the efficiency of specific business functions. More recently information systems have been viewed as tools for obtaining
competitive advantage.

An information systems environment is an area in which professionals make use of the systems developed within the environment of the organization. An environment that doesn’t focused on one field but instead represents an ecosystem where information systems are employed and then used. The environment that both information systems and workforce work together to build a competitive and progressive organization they aim to have.

As an aspiring IT professional, soon I’ll be a part of the corporate world and prestigious IT environment or organization equipped with many knowledge. I take up IT because I want to be a part of the IT environment that is nowadays-latest trend. Hopefully I’ll be able to finish this course. The time I finished this course, I want to work in a big company such as Davao Light and Power Company, Ayala Group of Companies, PLDT, Philippine Airlines and San Miguel Corporations. The mentioned companies surely have the best job suited for me, I guess. I really dreamed of becoming a business analyst of one of the said companies. I want to become an Information Technology Business Analyst. IT business analyst plays a vital role in their organizations' technological direction. IT business analysis responsibilities can reside in various corporate functions and departments, such as operations, product development, information systems and finance. No matter what organization or title owns the function, the business analyst's primary responsibilities are gathering requirements for designing business information systems, modifying systems to improve production or workflow, deploying new applications or expanding systems to serve new purposes. The bottom line for business analysts is to help make the companies more efficient, effective and profitable. Being an IT business analyst soon, I must able to think logically and should probably work with many ideas since the work is dealing with number of tasks simultaneously. That’s really a challenging one, I guess. Another thing is that analyst often work independently since there are some cases that the work is done with a team for large projects. I must be able to communicate with technical personnel such as programmers, managers and clients who don’t have enough background with computers. My job is really important in the company. As what I’ve heard, IT business analyst is the brain of the company since the business relies on the technology.

Upon working in a company, there are lots of things to consider since we are not working alone. We will work and deal with different kinds of people, which is a means in creating a special workforce in a company that would surely help the organization. The time I’ll be working, I must also consider the ideas of my colleagues since we are the brain of the company. Doing that role requires great passion. The work is quiet challenging since it will be done under pressure. There are lots of challenges I may face in performing my role in that company. Managing the time, balance the work and the competition within the organization. That challenged me so much because that would probably an aid for me in becoming competent and effective personnel. Another thing is that the technology nowadays is fast moving and with that I must able to formulate some ideas that surely fit to what the technology had that moment of time. Facing those challenges would simply means that I have to be strong and competitive enough so that the role I’m portraying fit to what the organization wishes me to portray.

For now since I’m just a student, I would probably make sure that all my dreams will be come true. Though the pressure is there still I have to manage myself well so that the time I graduate, those I’ve mentioned will surely happen. Hopefully and in God’ time.

Outsourcing vs Insourcing..

2009-09-22T05:59:00.000-07:00

Information is the lifeblood of any organization. Damaged or lost data can cause disruptions in normal business activities leading to financial losses and lawsuits. Information systems, which comprise hardware, software, data, applications, communication and people, help an organization to better manage and secure its critical corporate, customer and employee data. Information systems also improve integration and work processes.

The role of information system in an organization is to monitor and document the operations of systems, which are called target systems. An information system owes its existence to the target system. For example, production activities would be the target system for a production scheduling information system; human resources would be the target system of a human resource information system. It could be that every reactive system may have a subsystem that can be considered as an information system whose objective is to monitor and control such a system. The main functions of an information system may be input, processing, output, storage and control.

Outsourcing vs. Insourcing:

Outsourcing began in the early eighties when organizations started delegating their non-core functions to an external organization that was specialized in providing a particular service, function or product. In outsourcing, the external organization would take on the management of the outsourced function.

Most organizations choose outsourcing because outsourcing offers a lot of advantages. When organizations outsource to countries like India, they benefit from lower costs and high-quality services. Moreover organizations can concentrate more on core functions once they outsource their non-core functions. Outsourcing can also help organizations make better use of their resources, time and infrastructure.

In outsourcing, the outsourcer and the outsourcing partner have a greater relationship when compared to the relationship between a buyer and a seller. In outsourcing, the outsourcer trusts the outsourcing partner with vital information. Outsourcing is no longer confined to the outsourcing of IT services. Most organizations are opting to outsource because outsourcing enables organizations to access intellectual capital, focus on core competencies, shorten the delivery cycle time and reduce costs significantly. Organizations feel outsourcing is an effective business strategy to help improve their business.

The opposite of outsourcing can be defined as Insourcing. When an organization delegates its work to another entity, which is internal yet not a part of the organization, it is termed as insourcing. The internal entity will usually have a specialized team who will be proficient in the providing the required services. Organizations sometimes opt for insourcing because it enables them to maintain a better control of what they outsource. Insourcing has also come to be defined as transferring work from one organization to another organization which is located within the same country. Insourcing can also mean an organization building a new business centre or facility which would specialize in a particular service or product.

Organizations involved in production usually opt for insourcing in order to cut down the cost of labor and taxes amongst others. Organizations who have been dissatisfied with outsourcing have moved towards insourcing. Some organizations feel that they can have better customer support and better control over the work outsourced by insourcing their work rather than outsourcing it. According to recent studies, there is more wok insourced than outsourced in the U.S and U.K. These countries are currently the largest outsourcers in the world. The U.S and U.K outsource and insource work equally.

If an organization has a number of non-core processes which are taking plenty of time, effort and resources to perform in-house, it would be wise to outsource these non-core functions. Outsourcing in this case, would help save on time, effort, and manpower and would also be aid in making quicker deliveries to customers. For reducing costs and making faster deliverables, outsourcing is again a good option.

If the work involves production, then it would be more ideal for the organization opt for insourcing, as it can save on transportation costs and exercise a better control over your project.

If given a chance to point out my opinion regarding outsourcing or insourcing in our university,I may choose to have it insource. We all know that the university is a public institution. Money is kinda a big issue when it comes to some implementations. Since outsourcing cost much, it would be a lot better if the university had an insource system since it lessens cost. . The university has good programmers that can do all the systems needed by the university. Why not give them the responsibility to do such system that definitely helps the university. They are competent enough and thus have enough knowledge when it comes in making and maintaining the Information Systems. They are definitely familiar with the flow of the system they come up with. So when problem arise, they can easily solve it since they are the ones who made it. They can always do better and develop their ideas. We all know that in outsourcing the time the system’s down, security and data integrity is then lost. Since the one using that system doesn’t have the knowledge to solve the problem, then it’s a hassle on their part because they cannot solve it alone. With in sourcing of course they surely deal with the problems easily and can secure the data thoroughly.

Reference:
http://www.outsource2india.com/why_india/articles/outsourcing-versus-insourcing.asp

SONA 2009..

2009-09-22T01:42:00.000-07:00

Last July 27, 2009 during the 2^ndRegular Session of the 14^th Congress, one lady declared her SONA (State of the Nation Address) that is something she had to stand for till the end. She is our incumbent president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Getting a country up and running requires years and money resources, including large sums of more from the international community. The basic structure of a country is the same: political, economic, taxation and judicial systems, infrastructure, cultural, educational and medical institutions, and more are one of the issues our president stated. Because these are interconnected, fitting them together into unified, organic whole is a complex undertaking.

She stated in her SONA some of her achievements this year. The vision of putting people first in her priorities is one key points.

In relation with ICT, she mentioned some areas about it.. These are the following:

Telecommunications

The president addressed to Telecommunications Commission to take charge of the problems concerning dropped calls and unreasonable cell phone load vanishings. That concern must b properly solved since we the consumers are the ones affected about it. Telecommunication companies must be responsible enough about the issue. They wont come up to what they are now if we the consumers didn't patronize their services.

Developing the BPO

BPO is a form ofoutsourcing that involves the contracting the operations and responsibilities of a business functions. The president stated that electronics and other manufactured exports rise and fall in accordance with the state of the world economy but BPO remains resilient. With earnings of $6 billion and employment of 600,000, the BPO phenomenon speaks eloquently of our competitiveness and productivity. BPO's advantage is that it helps any company increase their flexibility in terms of their fields. Since the company is flexible enough,then it only means that they will able to focus on their core competencies which in the end be a great help in the progress of the company and the country as well.

Automated Elections

2010 national elections is fast approaching. There are certain advantages arises on this automation. It provides efficient way for voting with less hassle. Of course its beneficial on our part as voters since we can vote easily. The use of the technology on the said automation was indeed a good one. We make use of the technology properly at the same time it can produce good output to us as well as our country.

Reference:
http://jlp-law.com/blog/state-of-the-nation-address-sona-2009/

As an IT Consultant..

2009-09-22T01:33:00.000-07:00

Internet has been perhaps the most outstanding innovation in the field of communication in the history of mankind. As with every single innovation, internet has its own advantages and disadvantages. But usually, greater magnitude of advantages outweighs its disadvantages. Internet Today internet has brought a globe in a single room. Right from news across the corner of the world, wealth of knowledge to shopping, purchasing the tickets of your favorite movie-everything is at your finger tips. Internet has great potential and lot to offer. With that, its
really part of our daily lives. The foremost target of internet has always been the communication. And internet has excelled beyond the expectations .Still, innovations are going on to make it faster, more reliable. By the advent of computer’s Internet, our earth has reduced and has attained the form of a global village. By just clicking the mouse, we can now communicate in a fraction of second with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. With the so-called emails and chat, we can get in touch with our loved ones. Another great advantage of internet is that it provides us the information we need in our daily lives. The Internet is a virtual treasure trove of information. Any kind of information on any topic under the sun is available on the Internet. The search engines like Google, yahoo is at your service on the Internet. You can almost find any type of data on almost any kind of subject that you are looking for. There is a huge amount of information available on the internet for just about every subject need to be searched. Students and children are among the top users who surf the Internet for research. Today, it is almost required that students should use the Internet for research for the purpose of gathering resources. Teachers have started giving assignments that require research on the Internet. It’s really an advantage to us students because it’s easy for us to find the information we need in our studies. On other way round, entertainment is another popular reason why people love to surf the internet. Games, chat, some networking sites are those popular demands of the users. The industry of online gaming has tasted dramatic and phenomenal attention by game lovers. Chat rooms are popular because users can meet new and interesting people. In fact, the Internet has been successfully used by people to find life long partners. When people surf the Web, there are numerous things that can be found. Music, hobbies, news and more can be found and shared on the Internet.

Slow internet connection problems are becoming more common. The speed of internet connection is based on several factors. If those factors are hampered, the internet connection will slows down.One of the major causes of slowdown on the net is spyware. So before you begin tweaking your setting. Make sure that your computer is free of spyware and other nasty.

If I’m hired as an IT consultant of the university, I would suggest to have a good infrastructure in order to improve the internet connection. We are all aware that the slow internet connection in our university is one of the problem our university has. Students keep on complaining on the slow internet connection. As an IT consultant, I do have lots of suggestions to improve the internet connectivity.
These are the following:

1. Broadband Router Settings

As the centerpiece of a network, a broadband router can be responsible for slow Internet connections if configured improperly. For example, the MTU setting of your router will lead to
performance issues if set too high or too low. Ensure your router's settings are all consistent with the manufacturer's and your Internet Service Provider (ISP) recommendations. Carefully record any changes you make to your router's configuration so that you can undo them later if necessary.

2. Wireless Signal Interference

Wi-Fi and other types of wireless connections may perform poorly due to signal interference, which requires computers to continually resend messages to overcome signal issues. To avoid slow Internet connections due to signal interference, reposition your router for better performance and change your Wi-Fi channel number.

3. Internet Worms

An Internet worm is a malicious software program that spreads through computer networks. If any of your computers are infected by an Internet worm, they may begin spontaneously generating network traffic without your knowledge, causing your Internet connection to appear slow. Run antivirus software regularly to diagnose and remove these worms from your computers.

4. Running Background Applications

Some software applications you install on a computer run in the background, quietly consuming network resources. Unlike worms, these are programs designed to do useful work. Peer to
peer (P2P) programs in particular can heavily utilize your network and cause connections to appear slow. It's easy to forget these applications are running. Always check computers for any programs running in the background when troubleshooting a slow network.

5. Faulty Network Equipment

When routers, modems or cables fail, they typically won't support connections. Certain technical glitches in network equipment, however, adversely affect performance even though connections are maintained. To troubleshoot potentially faulty equipment, temporarily re-arrange and re-configure your gear while experimenting with different configurations. Try bypassing the router, swapping cables and changing network adapters to isolate the slow performance to a specific
component of the system.

6. Service Provider Issues

Internet speed ultimately depends on the service provider. Your ISP may change their network's configuration, or suffer technical difficulties, that inadvertently cause your Internet connection to run slow. ISPs may also intentionally install filters or controls on the network that can lower your performance. Don't hesitate to contact your service provider if you suspect they are responsible for a slow Internet connection.

7. Reduce the Web Cache

The task here is to make your web cache as small as possible. The less disk space your reserve for your temporary files is less data that your computer needs to search through. This action can easily award you a faster connection on the net.

8. Clear Temp Files

Deleting web cache is a good way to speed up a slow internet connection. These files take up valuable resources that could be used to for a better net surfing experience. When we are online web cache are active. Cookies are loaded in your browsers and constantly update themselves.
Here how to delete your temporary internet files.

Manual steps to erase your temporary internet files.
1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser
2. Click Start, click Control Panel and then double-click Internet Options.
3. On the General tab, click Delete Files under Temporary Internet Files.
4. In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the Delete all offline content check box , and then click OK.
5. Click OK.

9. Speed Up Web Pages

When you log on to a web page, your computer is assaulted with data it needs to organize and present in an orderly manner. This information takes time to load. So, the more information the longer it takes to load. However you tweak a number of settings to decrease the time it takes to load a web page. By reducing the amount of animation and scripts.

10. Control Your AntiVirus

When your antivirus performs a scan. It produces a log. This log can be up to 100 megabytes of information each. The registry holds all this info. The addition of the info is not the major problem. Its that the information is placed in many places in your registry. This causes fragmentation of files. Your computer's operating system must search through the massive files in the registry constantly. If the registry is error-filled, fragmented, or bloated with unnecessary and duplicate files, you will have major slowdown. Organize and keep it maintained, the problem will most likely be solved.

Those mentioned suggestions is a great help not just to the students but all also to the faculty and staff of the university because they can make use of the internet properly without hassles. However, it would be a lot better if both students and staff cooperate in making the internet connection faster. It's not just for the good of oneself but also for the good of the institution.

Refernces:
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/speedtests/tp/slow-network-connections.htm
http://www.delete-computer-history.com/slow-internet-connection.html

Barriers in IT/IS Implementation

2009-09-22T01:29:00.000-07:00

Barriers in IT/IS Implementation

Our world today has changed a great deal with the aid of information technology. Things that were once done manually or by hand have now become computerized operating systems, which simply require a single click of a mouse to get a task completed. With the aid of IT we are not only able to streamline our business processes but we are also able to get constant information up to the minute and up to date.

The significance of IT can be seen from the fact that it has penetrated almost every aspect of our daily lives from business to leisure and even the society. Today personal computers, cell phones, fax machines, email and internet have all not only become an integral part of our very culture but also play an essential role in our day to day activities as well.

Today information technology involves more than just computer literacy; it also takes into account how computers work and how these computers can further be used not just for information processing but also for communications and problem solving tasks as well.

As we all know, all business processing units nowadays make use of the so-called technology we had now. It brings a lot of advantages for the company since it is an aid in achieving the company’s goal and to become globally competitive in so many ways. With information technology, computerize business process helped those companies in streamlining businesses to make them extremely cost effective money making machines. This in turn increases productivity that ultimately gives rise to profits that means better pay and less tough working conditions. IT has made it possible for businesses to be open 24 x7 all over the globe. This means that a business can be open anytime anywhere, making purchases from different countries easier and more convenient. It simply means money is always coming. Probably the best advantage of information technology is the creation of new and interesting jobs. Computer programmers, Systems analyzers, Hardware and Software developers and Web designers are just some of the many new employment opportunities created with the help of IT.

There are some barriers encountered when Information Technology or Information Systems is involved. Certain companies do have some systems that they use for the overall operation of the business. If we say computerized systems it means work is done easily but how about its disadvantages.

In our adopted company, which is the Davao International Airport, the barrier they stated is described as “Garbage in, Garbage out”. What does it mean? It is used primarily to call attention to the fact that computers will automatically process the most nonsensical of input data and produce nonsensical output. It was most popular in the early days of computing, but applies even more today, when powerful computers can spew out mountains of erroneous information in a short time.

Another barrier stated by the manager is the Budget Constraints and Ignorance. We all know that Davao International Airport is a big company but then in terms of the maintainance of their facilities they do lack of budget. They cannot come up to have a good information system since
money is barely involved. Ignorance on the other hand in a way that they dont have good facilities that are on the trend since they used the old versions of computer.

Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_In,_Garbage_Out

Green Campus Computing..

2009-07-15T07:53:00.000-07:00

What is Green Campus Computing?

Green Campus Computing is a practice of using computer resources efficiently. The growing use of computers on campus has caused a dramatic increase in energy consumption. Most personal desktop computers are not being used the majority of the time they are running and many personal computers nationwide are needlessly left on continuously. Every time we leave computers or lights on we waste electricity. Burning fossil fuels generates most of our electricity and it also emits pollutants, sulfur, and carbon dioxide into the air. These emissions can cause respiratory disease, smog, acid rain and global climate change.

Here are some ways to reduced energy consumption:

Eliminate Screen Savers
Turn off computers when not in use
Printers must be used only when needed
Avoid use laser printers because it consume more energy
Unplug Cellphone chargers when you're not charging

When you're not using your computer, you can save energy by putting it to "sleep." When your computer is in sleep, it's turned on but in a low power mode. It takes less time for a computer to wake up from sleep than it does for the computer to start up after being turned off. You can also choose to put the computer to sleep automatically when your computer has been inactive for a specified amount of time. You can also set only the display to sleep. If your computer is in the middle of a task that you want to let finish while you are away you should set only the display to sleep.

To implement this idea on my school, University of Southeastern Philppines, it would be much better if we are responsible enough to help in conserving energy. All the administrative staff as well as students must be aware of the environmental issues that computers bring unto us since we are the primary users of those devices. We have to be vigilant of the effects of those issues since we are responsible on it. The idea of turning off the computers when not in used is a big help. Avoid using screen savers since images that appear on monitor within 5 minutes means wasting of energy. We must understand the concepts of green campus computing, its advantages and effects in many aspects of life. If we students as well as the staff in our school is properly oriented with the purpose of green campus computing, then it would be very easy for us to get involved in conserving energy and protecting the environment. Cooperation is badly needed to achieve the goal of saving the environment. Likewise, it would be a lot better if the faculty will imposed strict implementation inside our computer laboratories so that students will definitely follow. It is also good if the school administration will have further study in using the technology efficient and effectively to fit the current computing lifestyle of our university. Moreover, we students must follow those simple implementation so that we can help in conserving and saving energy at the same time in protecting our environment. The benefit of having a good environment is not only for our own good but also to those in our future generation.

References:
http://ecenter.colorado.edu/energy/projects/green_computing.html
http://greencampus.winserve.org/greencampus/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=7&Itemid=39
http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/mgk3k/enwr/ccs.html

A COMDAPP experience..

2009-07-13T05:18:00.000-07:00

Get to know COMDDAP..

COMDDAP is an association of the country's top information technolgy businesses. Its primary objective is to promote the sustainable development of the of the country's information technology industry through voluntary collaboration of its member companies. COMDDAP’s goal is to be able to provide its members general views and updates from different sectors - private and government, and highly regarded individuals to further uplift the morale and knowledge of its organization.

The vision of promoting and elevating the standards of Information technology (IT) in the Philippines fueled a group of prominent computer companies to form the Computer Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines or COMDDAP. Its initial member-companies represent the world's leading makers and providers of computer products, solutions and peripherals.

COMDDAP’s objective was to promote the use of information technology, make computers affordable, and supply the market with quality products at reasonable prices. With that, they held an annual event to encourage students, young professionals or even those interested in technology to take part on their event as they launch their products and services as well as hold seminars with a variety of topics in the areas of technology, trends, applications, and information management. The said event was held at the grand ballroom of the Apo View Hotel, Davao City.

Insights..

I was there around 1:00pm together with my classmates and friends. As we enter the ballroom portal, I was then stunned of those booth displayed. Latest technology was present. We get to know of the latest trend.The exhibit is really amazing. We had a chance to get closer to those latest technologies, which eventually can be a great help to all of us in terms of our studies. Actually the said event was a good activity especially to us students since the whole thing on the said event is informative. We learned something beneficial in our part as students at the same time were having fun. The seminar started late because the first session ended late that morning. At first its quite boring but as time goes by I already enjoyed it.

The first presenter is Mr. Celmer Santos from Jupiter Systems Inc. He discussed about DMS (Deale Management System). It is a system used in car dealership and sales transactions. It is a 24-year-old software company and is one of the pioneers of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in the Philippines. They’re not jus operating here in the Philippines but also across the Asia Pacific. Dealer Management System is also a complete end-to-end solution for Auto Management. He discussed about Dealer Management System Coverage, which includes Customer Relationship Management, Vehicle Sales and Administration, Service Management and Parts Inventory.

The second part of the seminar is about Thin Client. I consider the topic as a good and exciting one since all of us can barely relate. Mr. Leonard then discussed it. What is HP Thin Clients? It is computing device without a hard drive, which displays data and applications from remotely located servers, blade PC’s or virtual desktop. It can be used independently, as a task specific computing
device with a minimal set of applications installed. Most ideal platform is also used.

The benefits of using HP Thin Clients:

Hardware Embedded OS
Free Management Tools
¼ the Failure
10x higher MTBF
Solid state, no noise
Longer life
ONSITE, whole unit replacement
Up to 80% lower power
Save savings (less than 1/15 vol)
Minimal heat generated
Lower initial hardware cost and overall TCO

Overall, I really enjoyed the experience on that event. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any freebies but still I have fun at the same time I learned something new. Good thing that theres a kind of event that will make each and every one of us aware of the latest technology. Thanks to COMDAPP.

References:
http://www.comddap.org/aboutus.htm

Automated Election..

2009-07-08T11:35:00.000-07:00

2010 election is fast approaching. Newly elected officials both from the national and local levels will take charge in the next few years of their reign. Part of our tradition is having an election that will choose who among those qualified leaders can be the best ruler of our country. Throughout the history of Philippine elections, never-ending issues on disqualification appeals, cheating scandals and unjustified campaign schemes are always brought under the table.

From the local to the national level, from the lowest to the highest position, results on election returns are always questioned. Come to think of it, was there ever an election that passed where everyone was satisfied? There’s actually none. Political campaigns have always been colorfully dramatic. We always see in some advertisements in television those aspiring candidates seriously knocking every voter’s heart for them to be chosen.

Great caution must be observed upon examining those promises they had for our country. It’s saddening when people only see the immediate advantage but not the long-term improvement. The mentality of the people has been blinded by poverty. Poverty that is caused by long generations of conflict, lack of income resource and unwise governance. People always
blame the government. But it is the people who put them on top of the ladder in the first place. When the undeserving is one step ahead, there is no else to blame.

We are all aware about the automated election in 2010, which was then planned to be implemented. Advantages and disadvantages arise when this automated system for election is implemented. It provides efficient way for voting with less hassle. Voters cannot prolong the process of voting and lined up in a crowd. Its very convenient since we can get the tally immediately rather than to count it by hands. But then it could be the cause to worsen political situation. Possibilities for the candidates can hire computer experts to hack the system and manipulate the entire votes. Unless if the system is fully secured.

There comes an election automation contract to Smartmatic and TIM (Total Information Management). Smartmatic is a multinational company that designs and deploys technological solutions aimed at helping governments fulfill, in the most efficient way, their commitments with
their citizens. It is one of the largest cutting-edge technology suppliers, with a wide and proven experience in the United States, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Smartmatic also aims to help societies become more efficient and transparent, through technological innovations and it is responsible for several top and advanced innovations available in the market around three business areas: electronic auditable voting systems, intelligent and integrated security platforms, and advanced solutions for people registration and authentication for a wide range of government applications. Likewise, it is one of the service providers of the more expensive direct recording electronic system, or touch-screen technology.

Lately, local information technology provider Total Information Management Corp. (TIM) had backed out of a joint venture for election automation, fearing the deal gave its foreign partner unbridled power that could lead to potential abuse, according to an industry source close to TIM. Under the contract between Smartmatic International Corporation and TIM, Commission on Elections would have paid the providers P7.19 billion for the lease of goods and purchase of services. TIM opposes several key provisions in the joint venture agreement as well as in the contract on the 2010 automated election system. Local partners were concerned that TIM had no say on the counting software development, despite being the technical partner, and would be a lame duck if electronic cheating were to occur. There’s a provision in the proposed contract with Comelec and Smartmatic-TIM joint venture which states that: “The providers shall be liable for all their obligations under this project and the performance of portions thereof by other persons or entities not parties to this contract shall not relieve the providers of said obligations and concomitant liabilities.” Since Smartmatic is the provider of great track record in automated elections, it was their responsibility to take charge of the technical aspects of the counting and canvassing, software and hardware, including transmission configuration and system integration.

In the senate hearing, the head of the Filipino partner in the consortium that won the bid for next year’s computerized elections conceded that Smartmatic International would do the bulk of the automation. According to Jose Mari Antuñez, head of local IT provider Total Information Management Corporation, in accordance with an agreement on Friday the joint venture company to be formed with Smartmatic was on a 60-40 basis in favor of TIM. Smartmatic and TIM officials told the Senate that that they had patched up their differences and that they had agreed to a “neutral arbiter”—a Singaporean arbitration court—that would help resolve their conflict should they have another conflict.

If ever the automated election will take place, it is or responsibility to make sure that we used the technology properly. Likewise, it is very much important to have a good decision in terms of choosing a leader. We are definitely responsible for our own future. Our decisions affect the growth of our economy and our actions determine the fate of this country. There is hope for better tomorrow. We must begin by helping ourselves. Doing what is right will help us win this fight. The fight that determines who is going to lead this country to the shore of productivity.
Think. Evaluate. Vote wisely. Make a smart choice as 2010 elections knocks on every Filipino’s door.

References:

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090707-214221/Smartmatic-TIM-assure-Senate-problem-settled
Philippine Daily Inquirer

IT/IS change..

2009-07-06T19:02:00.000-07:00

Since globe telecom decline us as we visit to their company to conduct some interview, we decided to go to LDS (Latter Day Saint Employment Resource Services) to have an interview with regards to our second assignment which is to identify the risk associated with IT/IS change in a certain organization.

Nowadays, the use of technology is fast as easy. The common work environment today is totally
dependent on computers. All our work related applications are now completely automated, that is what the IT sector influenced us. IT professionals are people involved in essential management of sensitive data. In such ways, IT influenced the industry-level of the business as well as ruled the world in many aspects. With IT, some of the systems help those organizations to share information and end linguistic barriers across the continents. The use of technology has not only made communication cheaper, but also possible much quicker. Computerized, IT-based business processes have made many businesses turn to the Internet for increased productivity and greater profitability. Because of the IT industry, people from diverse cultures are able to personally communicate and exchange valuable ideas. This has greatly reduced prejudice and thus increased sensitivity. Information Technology made some influences with regards to business aspects. Specialist in this field like programmers, analyzers and developers, come up to an application that improve business processes simultaneously. For larger operations, IT provides number of low-cost
business options to tap higher productivity and a special category for the larger operations as well. Many businessmen have enabled updates in terms of the technology they are using to increase productivity and identify a market niche that would never have been possible without the connectivity. People do not only connect faster with the help of information technology, but they are also able to identify like-minded individuals and extend help, while strengthening ties. With the use of the so-called technologies in a certain organization, business transactions are automated and thus require little or no human intervention after all. With that, job levels in the workplace have minimized, repetitions of task are eliminated and there would be no loss due to human error. The development of information technology will surely help each organization to achieve their certain goals and become globally competitive.

As much as IT is concerned, there comes the Information System, which is then designed to help certain organizations to have system of people, data records, activities that is processed and some organization’s manual and automated processes. Through Information System and Technologies, an organization utilizes flexible, and efficient data solutions to gain immediate access to critical tracking, management, and systematic information modified to their industry-specific needs.

Company Visited: LDS Employment Resource Service

The LDS Employment Resource Service (ERS) is non-profit service supported by The Church Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It has been in existence for over (10) years now in the Philippines. Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Thousands of job seekers and hundreds of companies have benefited from free services of the ERS worldwide. Their objective is to help people economically self-reliant through employment, education and self-employment. We had an interview with Mr. Philip Tan, Area Manager for Employment in LDS. He stated some advantage and disadvantage of Information System in their company. One of these advantage is that with IS, it is useful for them to serve their clients since they have computerized systems for financial track keeping expenses and real time recording of expenses. Moreover, the disadvantage he states is that when they are so IT/IS dependent, the time the Internet or the systems becomes down all those files saved will vanish if there would be no backup initiated.

LDS offers free services to those employees and job seekers as well. For employees, they do have free advertisements of manpower requirements, free access to their website and free use of the facility to conduct interviews or recruitment events such as job fairs. For job seekers they have business center that they can access facilities such as computers and the Internet. They also have training and resource center that will help clients build their business ideas and resources. The center maintained a computerized system of applicants and employers. This system allows the center to generate a list of qualified applicants for a given job vacancy. They use excel and database software to store some data.

Mr. Tan also states the best IT practices their company has. They make use of the technology to lessened men hours to produce reports. They use people soft in accounting purposes. They also try not to use company cards, which is connected in their accounting system. They do also have localized network that is beneficial on their part since they can access some data through file sharing over a shared network.

What are those risks in IT/IS change?

According to Mr. Tan, the risks that they will encounter when IT/IS change is that they will lose the data stored and with that they cannot keep in touch with the client. Their company IT structure already provides them with necessary benefits, with changes there would be negative and positive impact on their part. He also said that if there is a change in their information system, it also mean that they have to find more skilled persons to operate the new technology the company will had. If there were a need to improve the facilities they had, then it would mean more expenses for the company. On the positive side of view, having the IT/IS change will give best results when it is properly planned and organized. Having great IT/IS in the organization, it simply means that their work would be done simpler and not time consuming.

Assignment 1.. Local Organization..

2009-06-24T08:10:00.000-07:00

Globe Telecommunications

One of the local organization i've searched that practices IT/IS in their company is Globe Telecommunications.

Globe Telecom is the leading provider of wireless communications,wire-line voice communications, data transmission, and domestic and international long distance communication service for the
Philippines.

It also aims to be an organization that anticipates and responds to global market trends in telecommunications, while still remaining focused on customer satisfaction.They believed that their strategy will allow the company to grow and prosper. To strengthen this strategy and increase its competitive advantage,they empower its workforce with state-of-the-art IT tools and networking applications. Because of the increasing growth of globe's employees, it somewhat reflects their growth in business volumes and market shares. With that,new applications will be applied soon such as Integrated Billing System, Imaging Help Desk, HR applications, and videoconferencing that will surely help Globe's goal of using technology, especially for a high performance network as a foundation to achieving high growth and return on investment.

The new developments were the driving factors for Globe to design and upgrade its existing network. This upgrade is meant to address the anticipated increase in network traffic and the rise of network utilization. Globe's business processes become more dependent on its enterprise network. Because of that, Globe's MIS (Management Information System) saw the need to evolve their current network into a scalable, future-proof, fault-tolerant and high-performance Intranet. Globe was able to transform its existing network without disturbing the work and productivity of its existing users.

Globe's Internet data center (IDC) contains many Cisco hardware devices including high-end Internet routers and Cisco Catalyst® 6500 and 3550 Series switches. The new IDC will support some 400 end users, and there are plans to add two similar data centers to support future growth. They evaluated many options and asked WeSolv Open Computing Inc., the networking subsidiary of FPI, to design, supply and implement a solution based on Cisco's Catalyst 5500 Layer 3 switches and Fast EtherChannel technology. WeSolv's proposed network equipment is highly scalable which means that Globe's new network can handle the anticipated growth rate oper year and the anticipated growth in the number of users as well as the applications to be rolled out. WeSolv's network is designed to be fault-tolerant which is prepared to tolerate a number of hardware failures and still continue to operate. With WeSolv, Globe Telecom will be able to transform its existing network without disturbing the work and productivity of its existing users. The network was also future-proof to easily support ATM, Gigabit Ethernet and Gigabit EtherChannel to speed up exchange of information. Aside from allowing Globe employees to utilize existing applications as well as new bandwidth - intensive ones, the new network will help speed up the exchange of vital information to all levels with in the company.

Globe Telecom recognized the need to strengthen its customer service strategy by means of implementing an effective Call Center using proven IVR (Interactive Voice Response) technology that will help them retain and win more loyal customers which for me is their best practice. This is in line with Globe Telecom's mission of not just delivering phone lines but also providing first-class quality and personalized service driven by excellence and innovation. Globe Telecom needed a system that is very flexible to manage at any given time.

These Systems mentioned above are the following:

Automated Billing Inquiry- allows the customers instant access to their current and
previous balance that will be spoken to them upon validation of certain information.
Fax on Demand- provides the client an option to receive a fax of their
billing information right after requesting it and not several days after the request.
Change of Easy Access Code
Automated PIN Unblocking Key (PUK)
Audiotext- allows the customer access to information about Globe Telecom's other products and services.
Transfer to a live Customer Service Representative

With this systems, Globe Telecom automatically added number of agents that could handle those simple inquiries without adding addtional manpower. This frees up the Customer Service Representatives to entertain more complex and demanding cases. With the IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System), customer support is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. This translates to better customer service levels at minimal cost. Through IVRS, Globe Telecom hopes to provide more automated services, such as activation/deactivation of subscription features such as SMS (text messaging), voice mail, IDD, NDD, automated requests for change of subscription plan, credit limit, or number.

Networking is indeed one of the best foundation in today's IT industry. It's really a big help to those organizations from small to a large corporations in achieving their certain goals.

www.cisco.com
www.globe.com.ph
http://www.fujitsu.com/ph/casestudies/globe-telecom-3.html
http://www.fujitsu.com/ph/casestudies/globe-telecom-4.html

A Reflection..

2009-06-22T08:00:00.001-07:00

First day of class with Sir Randy will always be fun. No dull moments afterall.. hehe!

Learning MIS will gives us much information that will help us in our future acts. Will soon to be the captain of our own ship. We'll soon manage our own company and with that MIS will take place. Management involves planning,directing,organizing and controlling. In relation with a certain company, the employees must'nt controlled but then led or guided by the manager since people are not robots.

Most of the time we will explore the outside world. Lots of company visit and an interview with a management personnel. We'll be having fun at the same time we'll learn something.

An Introduction..

2009-06-22T03:15:00.000-07:00

Hi I'm Vanessa May Caneda. A BSIT-4 student currently enrolled in IT-313 (Management Information System). I guess this sem would be so exciting and fun knowing that Sir Randy will give us lots of exercises the same way we had before during Human Resource
Management days..

The best thing I've learned from Sir Randy is that the learnings we had
will not only limit on the four corners of the room but exploring the outside world. With this subject, I do expect that everything will goes smoothly. We will learn some things which we can apply on our future career at the same time we're having fun so Good Luck to all of us..
hehe!

I love this song..

2008-12-22T19:18:00.000-08:00

T-shirt by Shontelle

Hey, let me tell you know.
ohhhh baby.
trying to decide, trying to decide if i, really wanna go out tonight.
i never used to go out without ya, not sure i remember how to.
gonna be late gonna be late but, all my girls gon have to wait cause, i don't know if i like my outfit.
i tried everything in my closet.
nothing feels right when im not with you, sick of this dress and these Jimmy Choos.
taking them off cause i feel a fool, trying to dress up when im missing you.
ima step out of this lingerie, curl up in a ball with something Hanes.
in bed i lay, with nothing but your T-shirt on.
oh, with nothing but your T-shirt on.
hey, gotta be strong gotta be strong but i'm, really hurting now that you're gone.
i thought maybe i'd do some shopping, but i couldn't get past the door and, now i don't know now i don't know if i'm, ever really gonna let you go and i, couldn't even leave my apartment.
im stripped down torn up about it.
nothing feels right when im not with you, sick of this dress and these Jimmy Choos.
taking them off cause i feel a fool, trying to dress up when im missing you.
ima step out of this lingerie, curl up in a ball with something Hanes.
in bed i lay, with nothing but your T-shirt on.
(i'm all by myself with)with nothing but your T-shirt on
ohhh, with nothing but your T-shirt on
(cause i miss you, cause i miss you) with nothing but your T-shirt on.
(said i miss you baby)
trying to decide, trying to decide if i, really wanna go out tonight.
i couldn't even leave my apartment, i'm stripped down torn up about it.
nothing feels right when im not with you, sick of this dress and these Jimmy Choos.
taking them off cause i feel a fool, trying to dress up when im missing you.
ima step out of this lingerie, curl up in a ball with something Hanes.
in bed i lay.
hey hey, nothing feels right when im not with you.
sick of this dress and these Jimmy Choos.
taking them off cause i feel a fool, trying to dress up when im mising you.(cause i miss you)
ima step out of this lingerie, curl up in a ball with something Hanes.
in bed i lay,(i would be in bed)with nothing but your T-shirt on.
said i got nothing but your T-shirt on.
hey,(cause i want to be close to you), with nothing but your T-shirt on.
i remember when, you would like to see me, with nothing but your T-shirt on.
hey,(nothing but your T-shirt on)
let me tell you know (nothing but your T-shirt on)
with nothing but your T-shirt on.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-22T19:06:00.000-08:00

Two days from now we will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
I really love christmas because its the season of love and giving..
Celebrating this season with our family will surely a wonderful one. Parties is in the air! Lots of food and gifts which we really crave for. I'm really excited on Christmas day because we will have a big party. I'm pretty sure it would be more fun and exciting.

Merry Christmas and have a prosperous New Year to all!

i miss him..

2008-10-29T23:10:00.000-07:00

It’s been 3 weeks since he left me. Those days without him seem to be the excruciating days of my life. I thought he will not leave me but he did. He went to Japan to study. He had a scholarship grant in Tokyo University. I was then shocked when he emailed me saying he’s in Japan. A month ago he said that he passed the scholarship but he had no plans to take it because of me. Before he leaves, I was angry with him because he never texted nor call me. Not knowing, that day was his flight. I called him. I yelled at him. He keeps on saying that he loves me and that he will miss me. I was then crying that time. He said that they will be having a retreat and he will be back the day after tomorrow. He lied. There’s no retreat after all. I was damned hurt because he never says anything to me. If only I know that he will be leaving, I would make his last days with me so memorable and happy even though we’ll miss each other for a long time.

Now that he’s far away from me, I don’t know how to start the day without him. Before as I woke up, he’s the one that puts a smile on my face. He brightens my day. Now, my day is always dull. I love him so much. Sooner or later, I’ll accept the fact that he’s now a miles away from me. Well the communication is still there but it’s really different when he’s here. He had this promise that he will never replace me. I hope that promise will last.

What is Human Resource Management/Personnel Management..

2008-10-02T05:08:00.000-07:00

The globalization of businesses, the emergence of a border less workplace, and technological revolution are creating new challenges for the management of human resources. The changing role that HR plays today is a reflection of the changes that organizations experience in their economic, social, political and legal environments. The international market place is a highly complex and competitive environment and multinational corporations operate under diverse economic, legal, political, social and cultural settings. In this environment, they need a strategic partner to ensure that human resource management programs and services are in place to enable them to sustain competitive advantage globally. As part of the overall change in the nature of HRM, the extent of involvement by the HRM function in the lives of individuals and the community is increasing. Traditionally the focus was limited to employees in the organization. However with a greater awareness of the importance of well-being and the role of family and community in determining well-being, the Human Resource Management function needs to be involved more widely than before.

There are various definition of Human Resource Management/Personnel Management. Among them stated as follows:

The Human Resources Management (HRM) function includes a variety of activities, and key among them is deciding what staffing needs you have and whether to use independent contractors or hire employees to fill these needs, recruiting and training the best employees, ensuring they are high performers, dealing with performance issues, and ensuring your personnel and management practices conform to
various regulations.

The importance of human resource management has increased over the years as organization leaders recognize the critical role played by their employees as a way to obtain organizational effectiveness and competitive advantage. It facilitates the most effective acquisition, development, use and retention of employees. With that, the organization will achieve their certain goals because of the help of their good workforce.

Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets - the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business.

Human Resource’s goal is to create organizational effectiveness by ensuring competence in the organization, facilitating change, creating a climate of employee commitment, and sound employee-employer relations. Each of the functional areas crafts programs intended to acquire, develop, motivate, retain competent individuals and maintains sound management-employee relations.

Personnel Management is an administrative discipline of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization such as conducting job analysis, HR planning, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits management and performance management.

These functions enable Human Resource to develop and implement strategies, programs and interventions that are instrumental in realizing organizational effectiveness. They need to work closely together to develop integrated human resource strategies, reinforce desired behaviours, attributes and competencies.

Human Resource Management is concerned on adding value to the delivery of goods and services, as well as to the quality of work life for employees, and hence helping to ensure continuous organizational success in transformative environments.

A company’s organization culture could be a significant instrument for maintaining a sustained competitive environment. It is the role of the HRM to provide all the services needed by the employees of the organization. With that, employees will strive hard not just to have the said incentives they can receive based on their performance but also for the success of the company.

Human Resource Management is concerned on all the dimensions related to people in their employment relationships, and all the dynamics that flow from it including in the realization of the potential of individual employees in terms of their aspirations.

Some company’s culture of innovation and creativity or excellence in customer service has helped them maintain a competitive edge. That is why during the recruitment process, recruiters select individuals that best fit the organizations aspirations. They make sure that those individuals equip with such innovative thinking will help their organization achieve certain goals. Creation of a vibrant corporate culture where individual creativity, innovative thinking and collaborative spirit are fostered and rewarded based on the mutual trust between employees and management.

Reference:http://www.managementhelp.org/hr_mgmnt/hr_mgmnt.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resource_management
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/personnel-management.html
Human Resource Management: Local and Global Perspectives
(MelvaM. Diamante, D.B.A., Genevieve Ledesma-Tan,Ph.D)

An interview with a HR manager..

2008-09-25T16:04:00.000-07:00

The importance of human resource management has increased over the years as organization leaders recognize the significance of effectively managing their human resources to obtain and maintain organizational effectiveness and competitive advantage. Today’s organizations are in the midst of continuing changes in the environment: the intense competition, globalization, and technological revolution. Building a competent workforce is becoming critical and because of this, HR practitioners are expected to be knowledgeable, innovative, and resourceful. They have to understand their organization’s mission, goals, objectives, and business, and be knowledgeable about effective HR management strategies, changing legislation and demographic realities.

As what I’ve learned from our interview to Mr. Carlito S. Llano, HR manager of LYR Marketing about his concept of the nature, scope and role of Human Resource Management- he said that it simply deals with planning and organizing for work, people acquisition and development, compensation and benefits and the administration of policies and practices. He said that having these roles would help building a unified and effective organization. Each task are done in an organize way. With that, the organization needs to know the competency and skill levels of its workforce. According to him, human resource is the heart of the organization. Organization cannot stand alone without human resource. Organizations that are not staffed with right talent will have great difficulty implementing new strategies and organizational changes. He also said that the organization needs specific attributes and talents to effectively execute strategic initiatives. It is therefore important for HR to assess whether or not its workforce has the required competencies, attributes and expertise. He also stated all his duties as a HR manager. He plays variety of roles. Some of the roles he said includes being an employee advocate, facilitator, strategist, consultant, coach, problem-solver, terminator and business partner.

I certainly agree on what he said. An organization will surely achieve all their goals if workers and practitioners will work hand on hand. The role he played will depend on the organization’s priorities. When an organization has to undergo change, HR professionals can be a significant player in diagnosing the need for change, developing and implementing an effective employee communication plan and conducting management development programs. Whatever the size of the organization, they have to manage employees since they are important assets for organizational success, the heart of the organization. These employees have to be trained, developed, and equip with competence and ability to contribute to the organization’s aim.

His concept is similar to that management of his organization because he really see to it that all his employees are in good condition equip with knowledge that will help the organization's success. He make sure that all his employees will receive the required benefits when it comes to work performance. He maintain a good communication with his employees so that they will build a good relationship that will make their company achieve their certain goals as well.

JuSt ReminiScing..

2008-09-15T22:16:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning with a smile upon my face, intently thinking about the day ahead. Suddenly, I dawned into a realization that again this day will be like the days of the survival of the fittest! Everything’s changed. But then its really good to reminisce all the beautiful things happened in the past rather than thinking of today’s chaotic situation.

Well, the most memorable things happened in my life was when my high school days. It’s been 4 years from now and the memories I had that time still lingers me. When I remember those memories left behind, I felt so happy. As I watched them having fun while playing in the field, I already start to miss them that time. The smile in their faces, the laughter’s in their eyes and their cheerful yells overwhelms me a lot. It’s not easy for me to forget them because for four years of being with them, I already started to treat and love them as my own brothers and sisters. It seems like it was just yesterday when I first walked inside the school portal and had a first glance at the whole school. We were so naïve that time and still beginning to know City High. The school were most of my cherished memoirs happened. Those precious moments that I able to share with them; do some foolish things with them, say or do something to irritate them until they burst with anger and then start to fight, the panicking about the assignments and late projects are some of those beautiful memories. But most of all, our last time to be able to join in different school competitions, to go home late together from our practice and suffer the pain in our whole body. Being in the most popular section that time, we really experienced the pressure. We have to show our best in every competition. Academic may it be or for extra curricular activities. I realized that time that the more contest we join, the stronger our bond becomes and the harder it seems to let go. The more we smile, the more tears we will cry. The closer we become, the difficult it will be to say goodbye. That was the saddest idea of leaving so many people who are part of your life. It’s not easy to let go especially if you have been closely attached to those people.

Even though we are separated, the friendship that binds us is always strong. The communication is still there. Every year we had a get-together. Unfortunately I’m not able to attend for some reasons. This year I’m pretty sure that I’m going to join the said gathering. I really miss them. With them I learned the value of having true friends who will always there in times of trials and falling down.

We had this maxim, “Sui Generis Ab Initio Ad Infinitum” a Latin word, which means “The Best From The Beginning Till The End”. Mark Van Buladaco, Regina Abadilla, Kate Karen Rasonable, Maria Theresa Abellana, Thomas Tangian, Marichelle Alcoriza, Maria Anne Tomada, Angel Mae Brua and Alma Cabase know this because we are classmates of IV- Datu Bago batch 2005. We are really the best. We showcase the talents and brilliant ideas we had learned way back before until now that we are in college. We are the best in our own way and will always be the best forever.

The ReaL Me..

2008-09-15T02:55:00.000-07:00

The way I see it, everyone has his or her own personality that will surely fit oneself. Life is not always a bed of roses. Life seems hard to bear oftentimes, full of sorrows, troubles and woe. All of us can't escape to feel the pain. A feeling which only proves that we are completely human. Character can't be developed in ease and quiet but it is through trials and sufferings that a soul can be strengthened, vision cleared, dreams inspired, and success achieved.

There are wishful individuals who long to sample the very best life has to offer. One of these individuals is I. Im type of person who really do anything just to achieve my certain goals in life. I have my own vision. I have my own dream. Seeing myself successful after I graduate is my vision and it certainly I've longed so much to achieve. I want to be of service to others. I want to help and inspire people as long as I can make it. I wanted to shout to the world that even if Im not glamorous, I prefer to live a simple life. A life with full of happiness and free from everything.

I'm just a simple girl who loves to be treated as a princess. In fact, I really wished that I'm a princess since I was young. I do not have THE FACE THAT CAN LAUNCH A THOUSAND SHIPS but I've got a good heart. I really like person who is exactly true and can accept me as who and what Iam. Likewise, I'm a kind person who is fun to be with and a true friend indeed. My friends like me and accept me as what Iam because I'm just really true to myself. I love to be loved and cherished. I believe in the sense of worth of my principles that God made me to see the beauty of the world.

I don't need to be an achiever to do great things, nor do I need to boast of my talents. I know that God will always be there, watching over me in every step of the way.

A Magical Feeling..

2008-09-15T01:25:00.000-07:00

A Piece of Something

While I was walking, I stopped for a while and thought of things I don’t have. Then I realized that the happiest of all people don’t necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’re missing until it arrives.

In the gateway of my heart I put a sign that says, “No Trespassing” but love came laughing and said, “I enter everywhere”. Love knows no reason. Love knows no lies. Love defies reasons, love has no eyes, but love is not blind. It sees but it doesn’t mind. Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and you find you still care for the person. Love is supposed to be the most wonderful feelings. It should aspire you and give you joy and strength. But sometimes the things that give you joy can also hurt you in the end. It starts with a smile, develops with a kiss and ends with a tear.

When you love, you must not expect anything in return. If you do, you’re not loving but investigating. If you love; you must prepare to accept pain. For if you accept happiness you’re not loving but using. Don’t go for looks. It can deceive: don’t go for wealth, even that fades away: go for someone who makes you smile, make a dark day seem bright.

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not twist them to fit our own image otherwise we love only the reflections of ourselves we find in them. Never impress someone for the rest of your life.

A sad thing about life is that you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be, and you just have to let him go. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we should know how to be grateful for the gift. We oftentimes don’t see the reason why we don’t always get what we want, but in the end of it all, we realize that what we wanted wasn’t meant for us, after all, everything happens for a reason. When you feel down because you didn’t get what you wanted, just sit tight and be happy because God is thinking of something better for you.

It hurts to love someone and not loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. It’s always better to have found the courage in love even if you lose it in the end rather than never finding love because you were too afraid to face its challenge. The greatest regrets in our lives are the risks we didn’t take. If you think something will make you happy, go for it. Remember that you only pass this way once.

Love no matter how hard you find it, it won’t… No matter how hard you try, you won’t get it. But when you’re about to give up, it comes. Sometimes the love we are looking for is right in front of us—too close for the eyes to see. So close, your eyes and heart see it self. There are things you love to hear but you can never hear it from a person who says it with his heart. Just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want him or her doesn’t mean that they don’t love you with all that they have. There are so many stars in the sky, only some are radiant to be noticed. Among those you choose to ignore is the one, which is willing to shine for you forever even if your glance remain elsewhere.

God never closes a door without opening a window. He always gives something better when He takes something away. Heartbreaks will last as long as you want and cut deep as you allow them to go. Challenge is not how to survive heartbreaks but to learn from them. In relationship, thank God you’re hurting or crying. There you are given a chance to measure the importance of the person because you experienced suffering. We have no right to ask when sorrows come, “Why this happens to me?”, unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way. When God puts a tear in your eye, it’s because He wants to put rainbow in your heart.

A heart truly in love never loses hope but always believe in the promise of love. No matter how long the time and distance. Never say goodbye when you still want to try. Never give up when you still feel you can take it. Never say you don’t love the person anymore when you could not let go. True love doesn’t have a happy ending, that’s because true love doesn’t have an ending.

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Being in love is a good feeling. It is the greatest feeling of all, loving and being loved in return. The need to be loved is human. That need must be fulfilled in order to survive in this world. Certainly one cannot survive on his own without love. I'm once in love and always am in love. I love my family, my friends, my partner and our creator. Love is so powerful. Without love, we are not here in this world. We are born because of love. We will live in this world with love. When we love, we experienced sufferings. Those sufferings that make us strong enough to face all the challenges we had in life.

Love is indeed a Magical Feeling.

Hmmmn..

2008-08-31T03:39:00.000-07:00

All I have to Spare

Admiring you from a distance is what I usually do.

Trying to hide this feeling so true.

I may not say what you need to hear

But all I know is that you’re precious to me,my dear.

Perhaps I may not be a perfect, ideal girl

But my heart can give even a hundred tries.

I may not be rich with money and material

But I swear to make your life magical.

So much to show, so much to offer Once you’ll give my love a

time to ponder. I cannot promise you the world But I’ll try to

make everything with worth.

I can live watching you from afar

Coz a glimpse of you can bring music to my guitar.

But I hope I’ll end up having only your stare

‘Coz I tell you: “Everything of me is all I have to Spare”.

Hmmmn..

2008-08-31T03:33:00.000-07:00

I’m Special

I’m special. In the entire world, there’s nobody like me.

Since the beginning of time,there has never been

another person like me.

Nobody has my smile. Nobody has my eyes,

my nose, my hair, and my voice.

I’m Special.

No one can be found who has my handwriting.

Nobody anywhere has my tastes-for

food or music or art.

No one sees things just as I do.

In all of time, there’s been no one who laugh like me,

no one who cries like me.

And makes me laugh and cry will never provoke

identical laughter and tears

From anybody else, ever.

No one reacts to any situation just as

I would react

I’ m special.

I’m the only one in all of creation

who has my set of abilities.

Oh, there will always be somebody who is

better at one of the things I’m good at,

But no one in the universe can reach the quality of

my combination of talents,

Ideas, abilities, and feelings.

Like a room full of musical instruments, some may

excel alone, but none can match

The symphony sound when all are played together.

I’m a symphony.

Through all eternity no one will ever look,

talk, walk, think or do like me.

I’m special. I’m rare. And rarity there is great value.

Because of my great rare I need no to

attempt to imitate others.

I will accept- yes, celebrate- my differences.

I’m Special.

And I’m beginning to realize it’s no

accident that I’m special.

I’m beginning to see that God made me

special for a very special purpose.

He must have a job for me that no

one else can do as well as I.

Out of all the billions of applicants only one is qualified,

Only one has the combination of what it takes.

That one is Me, because I’m Special.

Moving On..

2008-08-12T01:38:00.000-07:00

Move on and Let go. It hurts but it’s true. Forgetting the feelings that you have for someone is one of the most difficult things in life. For the greatest battles are not fought in the most dangerous battlefields but in the heart.

I’m once get hurt by the person I love. I thought he is destined for me but he’s not. At first I’m happy to have him but as time goes by I realized something. He doesn’t deserve of my love. For one and a half years of our relationship I only just remember a few times that I’m happy. He is too arrogant; he wants to manipulate my life, which I really don’t like. Because of that, I left him. I do regret because I choose him.

Way back before there was this guy who really loves me. He is willing to wait for me. He is two years younger than me. That time I’m confused. I love them both but I had to choose one. The biggest mistake I made was when I choose the one who make my life uneasy. I’m so damn crazy that time. It’s too late that I realized that the other guy means a lot to me. I’m really afraid to betray him because he will do everything to make my life miserable. I’m so weak. I didn’t fight for what is right. I allow him to manipulate my life, which in the end makes me feel unstable. He wont let me go that’s why I decided to get out of his life without his approval. I just want to be free.

Now that he’s gone in my life, I’m indeed so happy. There comes a new relationship with the guy who truly loves and respects me. I thank him for being so patient and determined enough to win me back. He longed to have me for about a year and a half. He always makes me smile. He treated me as a princess even though he’s far away from me now. He really cares for me. He really loves me.

Moving on is not quite easy but we have to set aside the past and face the future. The pain is still there but in a long run it will totally vanished.

Human Resource Management in connection with the President's SONA..

2008-08-01T04:48:00.000-07:00

Last July 28, 2008 during the 2^ndRegular Session of the 14^th Congress, one lady declared her SONA (State of the Nation Address) that is something she had to stand for till the end. She is our incumbent president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Getting a country up and running requires years and money resources, including large sums of more from the international community. The basic structure of a country is the same: political, economic, taxation and judicial systems, infrastructure, cultural, educational and medical institutions, and more are one of the issues our president stated. Because these are interconnected, fitting them together into unified, organic whole is a complex undertaking.

She stated in her SONA all the problems our country undergone this year. The roller coaster ride of oil price hikes, high food costs and alarming economic recession as well was a few of those problems our country had today. She said, “The price of food and fuel will likely remain high. Nothing will be easy; the government cannot solve these problems over night. But, we can work to ease the near term pain while investing in long-term solutions”. For me lets just face the reality and we have to move on with our lives to achieve what we want in the future. We have to be self- reliant. Just what she said, we cannot solve those problems. All we have to do is to work hard to attain all the basic needs we had in life.

In relation with Human Resource Management, she said that by year 2010 over P 300 million training partnership with the private sector will qualify 60,000 for call centers, medical transcription, animation and software development, which will have a projected demand of one million workers. It’s beneficial on our part as an IT/CS student because when we will graduate hopefully by 2010, we can have good job ahead. Likewise she said that there is an increase in SSS benefits for employees. She also mentioned the increased of salary loan and housing loan for the benefit of the employees itself. If these things will happen, we the future employers and employees will achieve our certain goals in life thus improve the way of living.

I really admire the courage she shows during her address. Lots of people want her to take out of her regime because of a reason that she didn’t do her job well as a mother of this country. But then she is eager enough to provide all the answers of all the problem of her countrymen as well.

The statement that I found inspiring was when she said, “To meet the challenge of today, we will feed our people now, not later, and help them get through these hard times. To meet the challenges of tomorrow, we must become more self-reliant, self-sufficient and independent, relying on ourselves more than on the world.”

My Life as an IT Student..

2008-07-21T23:48:00.000-07:00

June 2005, I was officially enrolled at University of Southeastern Philippines as a freshmen student of the Institute of Computing, taking up Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. As I read the prospectus of the course, I'm really amazed of all the subjects we will tackle for four years. I said to myself, "Makasunggo man ni ui, takig kaayo ang mga subject!". But then I'm so eager enough to pursue what I've started. "Kailangan ko panindigan ang pagiging IT student since I chose it and I'm starting to love it".

When I was in first year, the decision I really regret until now is that when we drop the subject Computer Programming 1 for a reasons that we cannot able to understand the subject, we don't know how to make programs,we don't have computers at home and that we are pressured by other subjects that also takes place that time. We are so damn crazy that time. How I wish I could turn back the time. If I able to comply all the subjects from the past three years, by March I will graduate. Now even though I stayed for four years in this institution, I'm still considered as a third year student as well as next year. Probably, I will take BSIT for six years and I will graduate hopefully in year 2010. I'ts quite shameful on my part because all my batch mates way back in high school will graduate on time and that I'm left behind.

At night before I sleep, i keep on thinking about the current situation of my studies. I cannot put the blame to my professors that has a power to terminate us. It was really my mistake since I didn't show the best of me. I didn't come out to my shell and show much effort to study harder. I sometimes think that I have to transfer to other school like what my other classmates do in order to graduate as soon as possible. That is one of the reason why I work in order to have some money for all the fees if ever I will transfer. But then I come to realized that I have to continue what I've started even though I will stay for about six years in my school. I have to study harder so that I will not fail. The things I've learned inside the classroom and outside the school premises will help me to become a competitive individual in my future work.

Our 2nd company visit..

2008-07-15T00:43:00.000-07:00

Our second visit with our chosen company happened last July 05, 2008. I’m the first one to arrive there. I’ve been waiting for my group mates to arrive for almost an hour. The time they arrived, we directly go to Mr. Llano’s office to conduct our interview and ask about our topic which is Job Organization and Information. When we arrived in his office, he is actually conducting an interview to the three applicants. We just wait for him for about 30 minutes. He entertained us while he gave exam to the applicants.

We are really confused on some of our topic that’s why we want to asked it personally to him. Without hesitation, he answered all the questions we asked for us to understand more our topic. We frequently asked about Job Description, Job Specification, Job Analysis, Job Design and Job Organization.

My assigned topic is to give some benefits derived by an organization from a complete job description, job specification, job analysis, job design and job evaluation. According to him, the work is more organized because there are certain qualifications to be followed when it comes to hiring employees and etc. He also said that, it is easy for the administrator to evaluate the performance of an employee which is true because it is under by job evaluation. We are really impressed to him because he always had an answer to what we are asking.

First Company Visit..

2008-07-15T00:06:00.000-07:00

Our first visit with our company which is LYR Group of Companies was indeed a memorable one. We’ve been there for almost an hour waiting for us to be entertained. We are patient enough waiting for the HR manager. One of the staff of the company asked us who we looked for and what is our purpose in visiting them. That time the HR manager, Mr. Carlito S. Llano was quite busy. The time he saw us he set aside his work and entertained us. We introduced ourselves and then asked some questions about their organization. We are really amazed when he started to explain everything. He is like a teacher to all of us. He imparts his knowledge to all of us without hesitation. He never had second thoughts on sharing to us all his knowledge for us to understand what is the role of Human Resource Management in a certain company.

I really learned a lot from him. According to him, there are 4 characteristics of an employee he looks for. That is being Honest, Diligent, Loyal and Obedient. With that characteristic, an employee will help the company to achieve their certain goals and meet the expectations of others thus making it globally competitive.

Mr. Llano quoted, “Learning is Unlearning”. It means that to learn is to unlearn the things that are not good. Like always being late, for someone learns getting up late, he/she must unlearn getting up late. We can really relate to that quote since it is somewhat applicable to our daily lives.

A Reflection about..

2008-07-14T23:20:00.000-07:00

Human beings are the most important, potent and critical resource of an organization and yet the least understood and the worst managed of its own resource.

A certain organization or multinational company cannot stand without human as their workforce and some resources to maintain and improve it. Man is the soul and the brain of the organization since he/she is responsible in making the company to become a successful one. Without them, the company cannot meet the expectations needed for it to be called a competitive organization.

Man is generally the most important potent and critical resource of a progressing company since he is the one who improve and deliver the services the company presents to the global market. He certainly makes all the necessity needed by the consumers in the society. On top of that, they emphasize the importance of quality control for the goods and services provided by the organization. But unfortunately, human being is the least understood and the worst managed. Why is this so? It’s because there are times that those men working in a lower rank treated unequal by others. They don’t give importance to those who worked hard for the success of the organization. Sometimes it leads to some protest, shouting their grievances for a reason that they are improperly managed. It would be a lot better if employees treated similarly regarding method of payment, recording starting and finishing times and work leave.

Employers must provide employees with much more information about the operation in the workplace. Thus making the employees more useful for the company endowed with good working habits.

IT in relation with Human Resource Management..

2008-07-08T01:53:00.001-07:00

Human Resource Management plays a major role in an organization in terms of managing and building people's capabilities in a highly fulfilling manner.

As the semester started, I was quite strucked about having a Human Resource Management subject since we are not belong to BSBA or any business related course. Why is that so?
For me HRM is included as a part of our curriculum for a reason that the subject impart us knowledge on how to deal with other people especially when we are hired in a certain company in the future. Being a part of a business organization in the future requires good relationship with other people in the workplace. That is why we have to learn and value HRM not just because we need to study it but also to bear in our minds that we can apply these learnings when we will have our job in the future. Likewise, it will mold us to become more responsible person equip with knowledge on how to be a good worker of a certain organization thus building a pleasant relationship with different people not only to those IT people.

21st century corporation..

2008-07-05T06:17:00.000-07:00

21st century is said to be the century of Common Era, a part of the 3rd millennium.

Modern technology rises and it brought big impact to everyone's life. As years goes by, technology improves. It makes everyone's way of life changed. Every now and then new technology created to improve the way of life of every people and to make work done more easier and challenging.

Since we are in the 21st century, Corporations are now also engaged in the fast pace technology. 21st century corporations are more efficient and innovated compared before. That is because of the so called modern technology we had now. The use of technology will make their businesses more competitive and ready to face the world of chaos. They undergo a radical transformation as far as competition is concerned. They see to it that they will not be dumped by others. They make use of some technology that will produce good products preferably for the consumption of humans and thus satisfy the demand of every consumers. Latest softwares are also developed to input corporation's confidential facts without doing it manually. Because of it the work is done more simpler without being pressured. Likewise, Internet is widely used now. Through internet, they establish good communication in terms of business with their distributors and suppliers.

Based on what I've observed, corporations in this century make used of those brilliant machines unlike before that work is done by humans workforce. Maybe in the fast few years work must be done by robots. Pity to those people who really need work because they couldn't have it at all because of the latest technology trend. As far as I know, human is the heart of the company or corporation but now I guess it's the machine that takes place. Well technology somewhat gives advantage and disadvantage in anyone's life. It makes work done better and easier but it will make some people's life undergo a big change.

Clipsal sacked 200 workers..

2008-06-25T07:43:00.000-07:00

Downsizing refers to the reduced number of employees in a certain company that undergone temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment for a reason that certain positions are no longer necessary or there is a business slowdown.

Many companies started downsizing their workforce to
improve the image of the firm among the stockholders or investors and to become
more competitive.

One of the downsized company is Clipsal.
Last June 12, 2008, the South Australian-based manufacturing company Clipsal announced it would sack 200 permanent workers and close its Nurioopta plant based in the Barossa Valley. The company indicated that there would likely be unspecified “flow on” job cuts in its labour hire workforce.

The sackings will take place when Clipsal closes its Nurioopta plant
along with a second plant in the city’s fringe at Bowden. Clipsal will
consolidate its operations at Gepps Cross in Adelaide’s north.
Permanent employees will be offered new jobs in the Gepps Cross plant,
an 80-kilometre round trip for workers living in the Barossa.

Management stated that permanent employees who cannot move from
Nurioopta to Gepps Cross will be made redundant, but not those from the
Bowden plant. The move will start later this year and continue through
to 2009.

A June 13 ABC Online report quoted the Australian Workers Union (AWU)
official Wayne Hanson condemning Clipsal’s decision, saying that
management has broken its word.

Clipsal was recently bought by the Scheider company which promised that
no regional Clipsal plants would be shut down. Hanson told the ABC
Online that, when the Schneider company bought the Clipsal cartel it
gave very firm commitments to the continuation of manufacturing in the
regional areas.

Reference: http://www.greenleft.org.au/2008/756/39085

A poem from someone special..Char!

2008-06-22T02:47:00.000-07:00

Without you

I know it’s over now,

I can’t believe were through,

If this is what you need,

There’s nothing I can do.

So where am I to go?

What am I to choose?

Remembering our days just makes me want to cry,

We tried so hard I know.

But still we said goodbye,

So where am I to go?

What am I to choose?

When I build my world around you.

Gotten use to see you smile,

Hear you whisper late at night,

Now I’ve got nothing left to lose,

Coz I know I’m without you.

If only fate were kind,

Then I’ll be holding you,

And we’d be like before,

But destiny was cruel.

Without you there’s no sunshine,

Without you only rain,

And if there is tomorrow,

I hope to ease my pain.

my top 5 online jobs..

2008-06-20T01:04:00.000-07:00

5 Online Job:

Interactive Production Artist

-Translate designs into optimized digital files for websites, banner ads, interstitial or micro-sites.
- Work predominantly with images and copy, but may also work with other media formats, such as animation, video and audio.
- Assist designers, senior designers and Art Director with design, HTML, Flash and other tools as needed.
- Work with Senior Designer and Designer to track, process, develop and deliver all graphical assets for a website or media campaign.
- Preserve the integrity of the design while implementing it technically.

Reference:http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/job-J665Z99QWXG;_ylt=AlkRWcyCkgtcZaWhUMnFnPj6Q6IX?search_url=/job-search-l-Los_Angeles-CA-c-Internet_New_Media-m-0

Senior Web Designer

-Design HTML prototypes, visual interfaces and interaction of Web-based applications and hand code CSS.

Reference: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/job-JOL0ZLLZKKV;_ylt=ApPiueBJiaDuwDetq48RcNL6Q6IX?search_url=/job-search-l-Los_Angeles-CA-c-Internet_New_Media-m-0?offset=30

Online Teacher

- Teaches English to non-native English speakers all over the world. They will help students to improve their language skills in a flexible-time frame that suits their busy lifestyle.

Call Center Agent

-A call center agent is the person who handles incoming or outgoing customer calls for a business. A call center agent might handle account inquiries, customer complaints or support issues.

Web Producer

- Implement daily and weekly site updates.
- Coordinate the implementation of new features for the websites; auctions, sweepstakes, podcasts, etc..
- Update, modify and correct graphical design elements, including navigation and images.

Reference:http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/job-JTTDU1VDUZQ;_ylt=AjQY1ONMi2Nokamaaz7jip36Q6IX?search_url=%2Fjob-search-l-Los_Angeles-CA-c-Internet_New_Media-m-0-n-CyberCoders

Among the 5 online jobs I've mentioned above, I prefer to be an Online Teacher because I can work without giving so much effort to go to the workplace since I can do the task at home. Likewise, I may able to communicate with people of different races all over the world. It's quite challenging for me since I have to impart some knowledge to people that I don't used to know.

my ExpectationS..

2008-06-14T10:08:00.000-07:00

Hi Sir! I'm Vanessa May Caneda. A 4th yr BSIT student.

I expect that this subject will be more challenging and fun since it must be usually done outside the school campus. We will be expose to different people that will help us to accomplish our study. I hope that you will be more considerate and patient enough to all of us.

God Bless you Sir!

I dream of..

2008-06-13T09:41:00.000-07:00

As I graduate of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, I want to be a Telecomm Specialist of one of the telecommunication company of this country.

Job Description:

Telecomm Specialist/ Call Center Agent: This job requires good communication skills likewise must be knowledgeable in computer hardware and software.

Should also have the ablility to work under pressure depending on the schedule given.
Must be patient and self-desciplined.
Has good logical and technical skills.

How Uncertain Life is..

2008-06-13T08:59:00.000-07:00

At night before I sleep, I thought of some things that I want to happen in my life. Those things that will strenghten me up to work towards perfection. But there are some problems that i certainly dont know how to handle on my own. There are times that I loses hope because I always think that I couldn't worked on it. God definitely has a reason why He always gave me such hard problems that will test how big is my faith to him. With Him I know I can make it..