Employee Security Education

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In this article, the writer notes that information technology is a requirement in today's competitive business environment. The writer points out that the use of computers and the Internet has become an indispensable part of the modern workplace that enables tasks to be done and improves productivity. The writer maintains that an unprecedented interplay of technological, demographic and global economic forces is shaping the nature of work in America and redefining the American workplace and the role of its workers. In this regard, the writer relates that organizations must ensure that the workforce is technologically savvy to the extent needed for them to do their jobs with the help of information technologies. The writer concludes that more improvements will be made as technology improves and better facilities will enable optimum learning for each individual employee.

From the Paper:

"The training program can be divided into three parts: Basic Concepts of Information Technology, Information Technology and the Business, and Information Security and Information Technology Today. Part One introduces the employees to the basic computer concepts, basic information systems security and introduction to the Internet, the World Wide Web and Electronic Commerce. After the basics, Part Two takes a more in-depth look at information systems in the organization, the management of information resources, business process reengineering, and knowledge, change and project management. Part Three of the seminar concentrates on risk analysis, business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning. Issues, hypes, trends in information technology with case studies and open forum constitute the remainder of the training program and synergize the whole learning process in information technology."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Danziger, James & Dunkle, Debora. (2005, September 2). Methods of training in the workplace. [Online] Retrieved May 2, 2007 from the Website: http://www.crito.uci.edu/papers/2005/DanzigerDunkle.pdf
• "Enhancing IT education and training for the high-skills world." (2007). 21st century workforce. [Online] Retrieved May 2, 2007 from the National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NCO/NITRD) database on the Website: http://nitrd.gov/pubs/bluebooks/2003/enhancing_education_01.html
• Odgers, Pattie. (1997, December). The information workplace: Training the infotech worker. Issues and instructional delivery examined. [Online] Retrieved May 2, 2007 from the ERIC database on the Website: http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2/content_storage_01/0000000b/80/25/18/66.pdf

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