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Project Planning, 2008.
This paper discusses project planning and management, focusing on the Harrison-Keyes organization.
1,838 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 58.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the project planning, execution, and development of Harrison-Keyes' e-publishing endeavor. The writer maintains that Harrison-Keyes' executive management have completely failed at almost every stage and step of effective project management and, unless rectified, the failed e-publishing project threatens the company's very solvency. The writer concludes that Harrison-Keyes needs an e-publishing product portfolio or it risks market irrelevance in the face of an industry trend towards digital content.
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Abstract
Project Planning
Rewards, Motivation & Retention
Project Plan Tables & Structure
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"One major oversight that Harrison-Keyes committed was the impact that its project would have on employee motivation and retention. Employees have become the focus of the organization in the global economy because, for the most part, organizations have the same access to the same quality of services and products as any other organization in its industry or field. The x-factor in the competitive landscape has become the employee and by extension, the workforce itself and Harrison-Keyes expanding loss of its intellectual capital in the form of employees moving to the competition is not sustainable even in the short-term. How to motivate the employee and the workforce is now an integrated strategy in the organization to create competitive advantage in the marketplace and should be part and parcel of Harrison-Keyes' project plan through an HR development program."
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School Library Media Center, 2008.
This paper studies the functions of the school library media center.
940 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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In this article, the writer notes that school libraries and media centers within the library are becoming more important to the overall operations and provision of services for patrons. The writer points out that in an effort to modernize programs at school libraries, a great deal of technological investment and automation is necessary. The writer maintains that a fully integrated library will serve to provide optimal space and atmosphere for patrons, in addition to modern equipment and facilities to promote functionality and the retrieval of information. The writer argues that the primary goal for school libraries should be to make the transition from book archive to a one-stop learning center for all student needs.
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The Function of the Library
Services Provided by the Library
The Role of the Library Media Specialist
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"The difficult task for many school libraries is outlining what services will support the ultimate function for the community and the student body. It is important to note that whichever plan of action is used in facilitating learning, the primary goal is to have readily accessible information for patrons. Historically, school libraries have become obsolete in its provisions of fresh resources. Although automated services such as the Dewey Decimal System create a user friendly and automated system for library books, it is important to note that automation is key for media services, and that the integration with the book system and computer databases is a paramount priority.
"According to the Literacy Partners, providing user friendly access for students and staff that is appropriate for student development and features diversity in perspective, format and interest. In other words, accountability for flexible learning is becoming more prevalent for library and media services institutions and staff."
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Instant Messaging, 2008.
An examination of how technology-mediated modes of communication de-centre face-to-face communication' and impact language use and structure.
1,761 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The paper discusses how the widespread use of networked computers that comprise the Internet have fundamentally transformed how people communicate and the language structures through which this communication is achieved. In particular, it argues the thesis that the technology known as instant messaging (IM) is transforming language and the social networks that are dependent upon language for maintenance and growth. The argument is made that while this new mode of communication represents a distinct language use and de-centres face-to-face communications, it remains a highly efficient mode of communication for its users who have made a range of innovations in language structure to meet the design of this new medium.
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"It is interesting to note, however, that the popularity of IM does not immediately translate into other forms of text-based communications such as text-messaging via cell phones. Indeed, only one-third of American teens have ever used a cell phone for sending a text message (Bryant et al. 580). This high level of difference suggests that IM is somehow structurally more attractive for its users. In understanding language use and structure in IM it is necessary to therefore see how this form of text-based communication is similar to text messaging and email, and how it is different. Clearly, technologically sophisticated users have radically different perspectives of these different vehicles for communication."
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Canadian Wage Structure Changes, 2007.
This paper discuses the effects of technological change and computerization on the wage structure in Canada.
2,240 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper explains that, even if Canada is not at all a world leader in terms of rewarding its IT workforce, IT workers have seen their wages rise sharply compared to the wages of other Canadians. The author points out that computerization and technological advancement have made many jobs obsolete and many workers redundant. The paper relates that the rise of computerization and the concomitant rise in new communication, conceptualization and manufacturing technologies paint a bleak picture for workers who are not facile with the latest software or tools. The author concludes that technological change in Canada has deepened the cleavages between various groups and that the country is rushing towards a serious crisis if something cannot be done to better facilitate the entry of millions of Canadians into the twenty-first century economy.
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"Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing businesses in Canada have become more prevalent in recent decades. In fact, a study conducted in the late 1980s underscores just how daunting the job prospects were even then for workers who lacked the requisite training in computer technology. To wit, "CAD/CAM" firms by even the middle 1980s were profoundly re-shaping their organizational structure and functions because of new computer technology; in a similar vein, expenditures in the area of technological innovation were being pushed even then as a means of eliminating costly and "superfluous" workers."
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Global Call Centers, 2008.
This paper looks at the effects of placing business call centers in different locations around the world.
1,224 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the development of call centers as part of the customer service network for major companies today is part of the process of globalization. The writer points out that technology makes it possible for a call center to be anywhere in the world and still communicate with the customer to provide answers to questions, assistance with technical problems and all of the benefits of customer service by telephone. The writer discusses that many callers remain unaware that they are talking to someone in a distant part of the world, while others who are more aware will note differences in language and accent and will realize that the call center is not in their local area at all. The writer concludes that the economic disruption is real as call centers in North America are disappearing in favor of cheaper centers in other countries. The writer maintains that though efforts are being made to hide the fact by training workers in these centers, some linguistic elements remain to differentiate these workers from others.
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"No matter how well coached these workers may be, though, they often do not sound like Stockton or Dubuque. This may not be a major setback given the fact that many North Americans come from different parts of the world and use many accents. These workers often do not use the right slang terms or do not understand them when they hear them. They may read addresses from a computer screen and mispronounce place names that Americans would not. They tend to be well trained in certain types of business and technology, and many computer firms use such call centers and place them in India because that country also has a technologically educated population segment that can understand what customers want and how to explain technology to them. Such workers often speak better about technical matters than business issues and use the right terminology for the technology involved even when they do not use the right word in normal conversation."
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Computer-Mediated Communication, 2008.
An analysis of the effects on language of technology-mediated forms of communication that de-center face-to-face communication.
1,571 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses the technology-mediated forms of communication that de-center face-to-face communication, such as is seen in the text messaging and instant messaging modes of communication. The paper then shows how this de-centering of face-to-face communication impacts language use and language structure. The paper provides the writer's personal opinions on the effects that this mode of communication has.
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"In general, this finding mirrors my own experience of instant messaging in that it is a useful mode of rapid communication while multi-tasking but it is highly limited. For example, one can be writing a paper, researching articles in online databases, while chatting back and forth with friends on MSN or one of the other popular instant messaging networks. As one may gather from this use, primary concentration is focused upon other tasks, so quick notes or comments of one or two lines of instant messaging that can be rapidly understood and responded to represents the ideal mode of communication here. Longer and more complex messages necessarily demand more time and energy in interpretation and response; time and energy that is diverted from the primary task one is often involved with. Research tends to support this point of view, and suggests that even among young and experienced instant messengers there is a high degree of frustration with discussion threads that may be long and complicated (An and Frick 493)."
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The Virtual Self, 2008.
This paper explores how the mind and body interact with virtual environments, focusing on the book "Remediation" by David Bolter and Richard Grusin.
1,036 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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The paper examines "Remediation" by David Bolter and Richard Grusin, which looks at the changing relationships between people and the media. The paper concentrates on the chapter "The Virtual Self", which deals with the way human identities are transformed by their interactions with virtual technologies. The paper discusses Cartesian philosophy and shows how the concept of the virtual self totally disproves the Cartesian beliefs. The paper provides examples of virtual selves in contemporary media.
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"A major section of this chapter(pages 248-254) deals with the ways in which the mind and the body interact with virtual environments. These arguments look at Cartesian and anti-Cartesian elements of the virtual self.
"In order to understand these arguments it is first necessary to have an understanding of Cartesian philosophy. Basically Cartesian philosophy is based on the work of Rene Descartes. Descartes basically sees the mind and body as separate entities."
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Technology Mediated Forms of Communication, 2008.
This paper studies how forms of communication have changed due to technological development, concentrating on messaging via cell phones and the Internet.
1,615 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that while technology mediated modes of communication have existed for generations, innovations in terms of the introduction of digital wireless technologies over the past ten to fifteen years have radically transformed how people communicate. The essay explores this phenomenon with reference to such technologies as digital cell phone text messaging, computer-based instant messaging, and Internet relay chat. With reference to scholarly work on the subject, the paper is argues how the de-centring of face-to-face communication has impacted language structure in compelling users of these technologies to innovate a range of distinct communication forms.
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Introduction
Digital Communications Technology
The Impact of Digital Wireless Communication Upon Language
Conclusion
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"This technology impacts language in a number of respects. For example, one of the most popular aspects of technology mediated modes of communication is their textual element. While cell phones are, of course, an oral communication medium, one of their most popular added functions lies with text messaging and remote e-mail access. It is difficult to say precisely why text messaging is so popular given that this technology allows the use of oral communication. It may be argued that this is due to the popularity of Instant Messaging through computers, with texting being a logical remote extension of the same practice."
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Genetics, Nanotechnology and Robots, 2008.
A look at the rapid advancement of technology and how what was once fiction is now becoming reality.
1,179 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how within the next three decades, according to the implementation of Moore's Law, technology may have advanced to the point that intelligent, self-replicating robots are as ubiquitous as cell phones today. It looks at how although this great advancement in technology offers many possible benefits to humanity it also poses a great risk such as self-replicating robots desiring to exterminate the human species, which is common fodder for the science fiction genre. The paper also discusses how this fiction is quickly evolving into fact, thanks to technological development, in the areas of genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics, and their unrestricted advancement.
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"As noted by advocates, the advancements of genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics, offer innovative and unique benefits to humanity. The progression of genetic engineering technologies has already seen the development of crops that are disease-resistant, grow in greater abundance, and have nutritional components that are not native to the plant, such as the Vitamin A enriched rice (Joy 224), that is a life-saving development for those starving in Third World countries. Nanotechnology as well could be a boon to mankind, with its potential to not only be the tools needed to develop cures for every imaginable disease and ailment, but also create everything easily and inexpensively (224). "
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Web and Document Design Software, 2007.
This paper is a historical analysis of software engineering for web and document design as it evolved from 1969 to 2006.
1,845 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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This paper explains that understanding the historical development of software is the most effective manner in which to demonstrate the relevance of software technology to web and document design. The author points out that, nearly forty years ago, E.W. Dijkstra was the first to introduce the term "structured programming" and the related basic software concepts. The paper relates that Dijkstra explained that, although structured programming focuses primarily on coding activities, it also was accelerating a movement that lead to the formalization of other life-cycle phases, such as structured design and structured analysis. The author states that the critical choice of which software engineering methodology to use in a development project is always closely related to the size of the associated software system and the environment in which it is to function.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Origins
Software Development
Object-Oriented Design
Structural Design
Designing for HTML
Conclusion
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"Berard (1995) explains that there are significant differences between these two groups of object-oriented people. For example, a number of those who emphasize rigor and formality consider the programming language people to be chaotic, overly error prone, wasteful, and largely unpredictable. In contrast, some of the programming language people consider the formality and rigor unnecessary. They feel that at best, rigor and formality add nothing to the quality of the final product, and at worst, they increase the cost of development while simultaneously delaying the delivery and lowering the quality of the resulting software product."
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Online University Education In Canada, 2005.
An examination of online education and overall university participation in Canada.
1,569 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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This paper examines the growth in online education across Canada and relates this growth to the growing demand placed upon the higher education industry by Canada's increasing population. It explains how Canada's rapid population growth is largely due to its liberal immigration policies and serving the educational needs of its burgeoning population is a challenge that online education seems more than capable of answering.
The writer points out that online education (OE) is delivered exclusively via the Internet or, alternatively, in tandem with or completely through the use of email or other Internet related technologies. The writer concludes that there is a definite mandate to expand OE across Canada as a way to not only service the needs of a growing population but also to deliver higher education solutions to remote populations in need of these services.
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Abstract
Overview
Theoretical Background
Instructors & Institutions
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"Across North America and certainly in Canada, the rise in online education programs is roughly comparable to the increase not only in secondary education participation but also the overall number of college/university programs being offered. Online degrees and online education programs, although equivalent in many respects to traditionally formatted distance programs, are differentiated from other distance programs in that they are strictly delivered via the Internet whereas distance programs can be delivered in various other media formats. However, although the format may differ the overall concept is the same: to increase the educational options available to learners who seek or need alternate access options relevant to their education needs."
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Konrad Zuse and the Development of Early Computers, 2007.
A discussion of Konrad Zuse and the development of early of computers.
1,703 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses the work of Konrad Zuse who invented the world's first functional program-controlled computer. It explains how Zuse built his first prototype computer in 1936-38 using small metal plates as the key components, calling it the Z1. The paper also examines Zuse's remarkable advances in computer science and explains the development of each computer - from the Z1 to the Z4. Additionally, the paper looks at Konrad Zuse's company, Zuse KG.
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"In the twenty first century, computers are so ubiquitous that it requires serious thought to envision the pre-computer world, or to realize the difficulties faced in developing the first computers. One of those responsible for several key early developments in computers has left us his first computer. Considering this crude device and reviewing the difficulties involved with that machine and its successor machines, we can perhaps grasp the obstacles early computer developers faced."
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Electronic Money, 2008.
This paper discusses electronic money in relation to the traditional banking methods, analyzing Berndt Kempa's article "Money in an Electronic World".
2,619 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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The writer notes that in his enlightening article regarding electronic money, "Money in an Electronic World", Bernd Kempa argues that electronic funds are not likely to replace traditional money any time soon but that the role of the central bank in determining a country's monetary policy may be affected. The writer points out that the Kempa voices these concerns in closing his research in which he successfully illustrates the development of electronic funds and cash. The writer discusses that companies such as eBay and Amazon.com have turned the retail industry upside down and these two companies alone handle billions of dollars annually in electronic funds across international markets without ever handling physical currencies. Yet, the writer maintains that central banks will continue to determine monetary policy because the simple fact is that none of these new economy institutions or the electronic funds that accompany new business models creates money themselves. The writer concludes that they only move currency values that have been created via traditional channels.
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Author Analysis
Developments in Electronic Money
Conclusion
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"These observations are, while not being indicative of an impending catastrophe, somewhat alarming for economists who might be concerned with monetary policy at the national level. However, by raising such alarms, the author does not adequately support why he believes electronic funds might hold the potential to undermine such national economic and monetary policy when, in fact, all electronic funds originate first with the issuance of funds through traditional channels. No company that regularly operates in the financial markets, private or otherwise, has the ability to generate funds, whether electronic or otherwise, in any manner that supersedes the role or the oversight of the central banking systems."
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Contemporary Mass Media, 2008.
This paper discusses the issue of contemporary mass media and looks at who defines reality today.
3,412 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 96.95
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In this article the writer examines the influence the mass media exerts on the individual's perception of the world. This is done from the standpoint of social constructionism, a theory heavily influenced by Postmodernist thought. The paper posits that language is our basis for interpreting the world and because language is the product of a social process, the 'reality' we perceive is nothing more than a collective construct. Consequently, the writer maintains that whoever controls the transmission of language and the ideas and information it conveys shapes reality. Today much of this transmission is done by the mass media. The writer concludes that today the role of the mass media and the educational system in socialization is growing as the traditional family structure so instrumental in this process for thousands of years wanes.
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"Whenever we read, listen or watch one of the mass media, in other words, we become part of somebody else's agenda, a means to some outside entity's ends. So, at a profound level, we should be continuingly asking ourselves: do we do so willingly or unwittingly? Yet it is a question many rarely pose and fewer answer. Are we too busy, too complascent, or too indifferent to? Or are we simply too trusting? The aura of autheticity surrounding what we read, hear and see in the mass media may very well be lulling us into an uncritical acceptance of the messages imparted."
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Internet Traffic Patterns, 2008.
A discussion on web traffic patterns as they relate to emerging technologies.
2,732 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper discusses web traffic patterns and how the existing internet infrastructure is inadequate for the sheer amount of data and file types now moving across the web and over the Internet. It looks at how new and emerging technologies such as wireless use of the Internet to transfer media files and voice over internet protocols (VoIP) are consuming ever more bandwidth and how this affects the overall quality of service (QoS) of many of the most basic aspects of Internet usage.
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Abstract
Overview
Internet Protocols & Data
VOIP & Similar Communication Media
Quality of Service Issues
Future Internet Trends
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"Quality of service or QoS allows networks to provide higher levels of service in terms of quality and efficiency by improving data flows across the network. Some of the traditional strategies to improve QoS have been to merely increase the priority levels of some data over that of others (Voice, 2005). This only works so far before it results traffic degradation system wide as all traffic becomes prioritized in order to compensate. While many companies and service providers traditionally just increased bandwidth in order to correct for QoS issues, this too is just a short-term solution to the exponentially increasing internet traffic that is resulting from the mass movement of multi-media files and data streams across the internet (IP, 2003)."
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