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Management Security Systems, 2008.
A research proposal into security adoption in business management and communications systems protocol.
931 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper proposes a study into security adoption in business management and communications systems protocol. The paper presents the proposal for chapter one of the study. It describes the barriers that need to be overcome and studied in order to implement security systems that meet the security risks of the company, are sufficient to meet all feasible future risks, and are adoptable by the majority of users under normal operational conditions.
Table of Contents:
Introduction and Nature of the Inquiry
Current Background of the Problem
Statement of the Problem
Delineation of Terms
Methods of Research
Secondary Information
Plan of the Study
Justification for the Study
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"This proposed study meets the criteria needed for completion of a MBA; the proposed study also is unique in that it assesses two areas of security and identifies how flaws occur and how these can be remedied. The two areas of security are those of modifications of existing technologies or new technologies altogether, and the relationships that the human users form with these technologies. The final document will help shed light on how and why problems continue to occur even when management of technologies has been integrated into the likely outcome of a change within security systems."
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Cyberspace and Cyber-people, 2008.
The paper discusses how we have moved from an exclusively physical environment to a predominantly cyber one.
808 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 28.95
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The paper discusses how the latest generation of human beings is growing up in a new dimension of cyberspace. The paper describes how human beings have now evolved into a race that lives partly in the physical world and partly in the cyber-world that we ourselves have created and which we continue to interactively create.
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"We are living in the new age of cyberspace. Wherever we go, we pass through networks of cyber-communications - cell phones, digital messaging, Blackberries and cell phones communicating remotely with the internet, emails, online shopping, electronic libraries, internet dating, etc. Our lives have moved from an exclusively physical environment to a predominantly cyber environment, which exists almost wherever we go. As Dyson et al. (1994) put it: "More ecosystem than machine, cyberspace is a bioelectronic environment that is literally universal: It exists everywhere there are telephone wires, coaxial cables, fiber-optic lines or electromagnetic waves.""
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The Anti-Spam Manifesto, 2008.
An argument against Internet spam that calls for the boycott of spam e-mails.
748 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper looks at the negative effect of spam on Internet use. The paper begins by describing the positive aspects of the Internet and how large numbers of people are using it for every day reasons. The paper then discusses some of the negative aspects of the Internet such as spam e-mails. It focuses on the product, Hoodia - a weight-loss product, that has been soliciting buyers by sending spam e-mails. The paper argues that spam must be stopped as it is destroying the enjoyment of using the Internet.
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"Not only is the efficacy of Hoodia not proven, but Wikipedia notes that "Many products claiming to contain Hoodia do not actually contain the active ingredient alleged to suppress appetite" (Wikipedia, on web page cited). Yet regardless of all this, innocent computer users who merely wanted to check their E-mail were subjected to a barrage of literally billons of spam emails during 2006, all of them offering Hoodia extracts to solve obesity problems. This prompted many complaints to the American Federal Trade Commission - but as usual, very few prosecutions and convictions. (Wikipedia)"
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Wireless Technology: Security and Privacy Issues, 2006.
An examination of the security and privacy of wireless Internet technology.
3,441 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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This paper discusses the subject of wireless Internet access and technology and security across wireless networks in relation to both e-commerce and private uses across Internet traffic. The paper looks at cybercrime and how wireless Internet access enhances some of these cybercrime activities. The paper also explains how organizations and business should incorporate security and data encryption across their networks.
Outline:
Abstract
Overview
Commercial & Business Impact
Security Concerns
The Internet
Protection Technologies
Conclusion
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"Wireless technology essentially refers to how one accesses the internet via any wireless methodology and is commonly known as WiFi or wireless fidelity. Security and privacy are important concerns in relation to the internet in any circumstance but these concerns are heightened when wireless technology is concerned because anyone with the appropriate technology can access networks across the internet via wireless access points even with appropriate security enhancements. The internet and all of the convenience, entertainment, and community it fosters often overshadows a darker underbelly that tends to get lost in all the popular press on the great things that are being done across this vast, global network which are concerns heightened with wireless access."
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Technology in Nursing Practice, 2008.
This paper explores the intrusive role of technology in healthcare today.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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The paper discusses how a degree of technological advancement is essential to continually improving the standard of care provided to patients, yet, there is also the question of the neutrality of technology in the art of health care. The paper asserts that the art of health care involves people, not technology and this aspect cannot be compromised. The paper contends that the human touch can have as much impact as the monitoring equipment used.
Outline:
Introduction
The Tool, Machine and Material Object
The Health Care Institution/Hospital as a Technological World
Conclusion
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"The pervasive presence of technology has for most become a monument to the ingenuity, persistence and flexibility of the human mind and spirit. It is a symbol of the unceasing struggle for control of one's fate in the midst of adversity and uncertainty. This is no less prominent than in the practice of modern medicine. The present sophistication and sheer complexity of technology is not only immense compared to health care a century ago, but also evokes mixed sentiments towards its progress to even more sophisticated "health care solutions.""
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Management Technologies, 2007.
An examination of information technology and content management systems in the state of Virgina.
1,637 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper examines information technology at the state government level and explains the work done by the Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA). The paper explains the role of the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) and its reasons for implementing a content management system. The paper also looks at database management and security.
Outline:
Information Technology in State Government
Integrated Unemployment Insurance Software
Content Management Systems
Database Management and Security
Executive Support Systems
Digital Rights Management
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"Information technology is a growing concern at the state government level in many regions as the need for rapid information processing and operations becomes a key factor in the day-to-day management of government activities. The Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA) is a newly centralized government entity that has been tapped to innovate operational, financial and content management systems. Historically, state agencies have lacked the funds and planning processes to execute large scale renovation of infrastructure. However, the creation of VITA has allowed agencies such as the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) to expand many of its services and provide the proper administrative support needed in serving the Governor's Office as its one-stop workforce resource."
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The Blog and the Blogoshpere, 2007.
This paper investigates if the blog and the blogosphere represent a digital revolution in progress.
3,475 words (approx. 13.9 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This paper examines the new media phenomenon of blogs, which is a log or journal recording an individual's thoughts and opinions that is published on the Internet through hosting sites, and the blogosphere, which is the totality of blogs linked to each through hypertext, as a disseminator of information and as a new medium for social organization. The author concludes that the future of the blogosphere will likely be as a complementary information medium to traditional hierarchical media models given that it better harnesses the ideas of a collective than can institutionalized public broadcast media. The paper projects that, when blog hosting companies are purchased by larger media corporations, their bloggers will likely find greater restrictions placed upon their speech, similar to the blogosphere in the People's Republic of China.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Blogs and the Blogosphere: A Brief Description
Theorizing Blogs and the Blogosphere
The Blogosphere and Corporate Power
Conclusion: The Future of the Blogosphere
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"As we have seen, a theoretical and historical analysis of new media technologies, such as the blogosphere, suggests that these revolutionary new media can only be fully understood within the broader frame of their social and political context. Applying this theoretical insight to the medium of the blogosphere reveals complex dynamic tensions within the blogosphere between populist expression and corporate power. These tensions reflect both the importance of this new medium from the perspective of major transnational corporations, as well as their interest in co-opting or assimilating its populist power to meet corporate agendas."
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Cybernetics, Cyborgs and Human Beings, 2008.
An analysis of technology and culture with relation to cyborgs, cybernetics and human beings.
1,277 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses the meaning and application of the term "cyborg." It argues that human beings who use the Internet, machines, pacemakers, heart implants or prosthetics are not cyborgs. Instead, it suggests that the contrary assertion is indicative of a corruption of language and thought as human beings enter the new world of 21st century neuronic technology. The paper analyzes this thesis and assertion.
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"It is both curious and instructive that the Greek origin of the word "organic" means "tool" or "instrument", hardly relevant to the current sense of "organic foods" or an organic lifestyle. In fact it construes closely to the definition of a cyborg, "a term condensed from 'cybernetic organism'...typically defined as an entity comprising organic as well as machine parts and information circuits" (Soufoulis, 2002, p.88). The definition co-opts the modern invasive meaning that enables Donna Haraway to "proclaim[s] the cyborg as an identity: "By the late twentieth century, our time, a mythic time, we are all chimeras, theorized and fabricated hybrids of machine and organism; in short we are cyborgs. The cyborg is our ontology; it gives us our politics" (Soufoulis, 2002, p.88)."
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Tidal Power Plants, 2008.
This paper identifies tidal power as an appropriate energy technology for the British Isles and other coastal regions.
2,094 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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The paper explores how the United Kingdom can use tidal energy to produce consistent alternative electricity. The paper looks at the two basic options for converting the kinetic energy of the tides into electrical energy. The paper examines the tidal power generation technology and the capital costs necessary and then considers the environmental impact represented by these tidal generation options.
The paper concludes that tidal power has the potential to provide a significant portion of the United Kingdom's energy needs.
Outline:
Introduction: Coastal UK and Tidal Power
Technical Considerations
Economics of Tidal Power
Environmental Impact of Tidal Power
Conclusions
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"Developing alternative energy technologies that are reliable and site-specific can be difficult. Because alternative energy systems typically rely on locally available energy resources, they are not applicable in all situations and all circumstances. It is important to consider the potential energy resources of a given region prior to selecting an energy technology for development. For instance, it would be foolish to suggest the use of solar technology in a predominantly cloudy region, or a hydroelectric facility for an area that only seasonally has running water. The most important first consideration is to consider the site, and then determine what is the most reliable, locally available energy resource."
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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.
Outline:
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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