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Process Re-Engineering and Knowledge Management, 2004.
An analysis of process re-engineering and knowledge management initiatives.
1,708 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper identifies a process or company that would benefit from implementing Business Process Reengineering (BPR). It describes the process, explains the reasons why it would benefit from re-engineering, determines the key changes as well as the difficulties in the process, and provides suggestions for overcoming them. The paper evaluates one application or potential application of this concept, the "knowledge management" initiative within a typical higher education or tertiary training institution, and examines the possible benefits to such an organization. The paper presents the foreseen problems and issues and a strategy for ensuring the success of the initiative. The paper describes the IT support that will be needed for this initiative.
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"The entire process in Business Re-engineering occurs in the environment that is constantly managing change. The evaluation stage is not the last step but is an ongoing pursuit which will bring continually refinement and adjustment as needed to the new processes being implemented. In the institution of the BPR to local schools that are in need of the updated processes collaborative tools must be considered. Collaborative tools are computer resources that allow for the sharing of information and data. Some of the collaborative tools to consider are the chat with audio and text, the whiteboard, bulletin board, video teleconferencing, discussion groups and newsletters, file sharing tools, presentation tools as well as application sharing, text tools, email, instant messaging and the persistent capability."
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Business Process Re-engineering Models, 2004.
This paper compares four Business Process Re-engineering Models (BPR) methodologies
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper reviews each of the four Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) methodologies---Gateway, International Systems Services, Texas Instruments and Wang. The author describes real world situations in which the application of each BPR methodology would be appropriate.
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"This report reviews and compares four different business processing re-engineering BPR methodologies that are described by Kettinger, Guha and Teng. The four BPR methodologies reviewed and compared are as follows: Gateway, International Systems Services, Texas Instrument sand Wang BPR. The major stages of each of the four BPM methodologies are identified in this section of the report. The following section of the report provides a comparative review of the four BPR methodologies. The final section of ..."
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Supply Engineering Management, 2006.
A look at the complexities and tasks associated with the area of supply engineering management.
1,263 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper uses the example of an actual working organization, The Standard Register Company, to investigate the wide variety of problems that fall under the area of supply engineering management.
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"Warehousing Logistics Transportation is an Engineering Task made up of many and varied components depending upon the complexities of the business. For example, a company dealing with a low number of products as output, with a corresponding low number of raw materials needed for the production of the output has easily solvable Warehousing Logistical Transportation problems. On the other hand a company dealing in a plethora of products as output and even more complex raw materials required in the manufacturing process presents a tremendous Engineering challenge."
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The Requirements Engineering Process, 2004.
An examination of the requirements engineering process in the software development life-cycle.
2,459 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper discusses how the requirements engineering process is at the very core of project success. It demonstrates how, rather than spend huge amounts of money for reworking the whole project, it is prudent and cost-effective to identify and rectify the problems early in the project development life-cycle.
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Thesis
Introduction
Requirements Engineering
Requirements Identification
Requirements Specification (Desirable Features)
Effects of a Poor Specification
Software Process Models and Specification
Design and Validation
Implementation
Risk Management
Requirement Management Tools
Conclusion
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"The success and applicability of any project depends on the proper assessment and understanding of the user requirements. It is imperative for companies to have long-term strategical considerations before they embark on any new project. Well-planned requirements analysis will give us a good idea as to the exact requirements of the project and it is indispensable for the proper functioning of the project. Barry Boehm, an expert developer of cost estimation models recounts that almost 50% of the project reworking costs are due to the poor requirements analysis [Ivy. F.Hooks]. A good requirements analysis would reflect all the customer needs in the requirements specification document."
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Hackers, Phreakers, Reverse Engineers and Social Engineers, 2006.
A look at the meanings and origins of computer terms typically used when discussing technical and computer-related crimes.
1,168 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains the meanings of the terms "hackers", "phreakers", "reverse engineers" and "social engineers" and takes a look at what they mean in terms of computer and technical crimes. The paper describes some of the techniques used by people committing these types of crimes and some of the methods companies are employing to combat the problem.
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"When most people think of "hackers" they think of nerdy, pimply-faced teenagers wasting time in their parent's basements-maybe trying to mess with their high school transcript or web site. However, the real world of computer hacking has grown far more complex and widespread. In fact, now the term "hacker" in itself is no longer sufficient to encompass all of the very different "types" of computer code criminals there are in the "underground world" of technology. Instead, we now have specialized terms in addition to "Hacker," like "Phreaker," Reverse Engineer," and "Social Engineer," to name a few. But what exactly does each of these do?"
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Genetic Engineering, 2004.
An overview of the processes of genetic engineering.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper presents an overview of genetic engineering. The paper begins by describing how recombinant DNA is produced in bacteria. Next the paper looks at how genetic engineering is used in agriculture and how it can be used in medicine. The paper concludes by describing the DNA fingerprinting by gel electrophoresis.
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A Knowledgeable Public and the Democratic Process, 2005.
A review of the function of the democratic process, focusing primarily on the United States.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses how the democratic process in any nation, the United States notwithstanding, is highly dependent upon the political knowledge of individual citizens. After all, these are the people who vote for one party or another in the interest of enforcing or creating new policy decisions. The paper carries on to say that based on the previous sentences, it stands to reason that the decisions that voters make at the polls, based presumably upon political knowledge of the issues and policies at hand, are of paramount importance.
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"The standard assumption in all of this is that the public is inherently knowledgeable. Indeed, that assumption forms the basis of a significant proportion of research into the subject (Campbell et al, 1960). The larger question, however, is the degree to which that assumption can be demonstrated to be true. For the sake of this analysis, I will only be approaching the issue as it has manifested in the United States."
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Knowledge Management.
Explains the concept of knowledge management and how a particular company has successfully implemented the knowledge management process.
2,584 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper introduces the concept of knowledge management, defines some of the tools used for implementing this process, and examines a particular company's successful implementation of the process. The paper defines the different levels of knowledge management, which include processes, tools, and structures, and details the manner in which the company applies knowledge management at each of these levels.
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"As Nakkiran Sunassee has been keen to point out in one of his papers, ?The world is experiencing an era which has been termed the ?knowledge age? or the ?knowledge economy?. In this new context, knowledge is the primary commodity, and knowledge flows are regarded as the most important factors in the economy? . This assertion should be at the very basis of our research, because it shows the new dominant trend in most industries. Value and value creation no longer comes from production, but from knowledge and it is often the case that a company will have a better potential for the future because of knowledge capital it has in the present."
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Models of Management Development & Training, 2008.
This paper discusses management development and training within the current business environment.
1,161 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the current business environment is characterized by a high level of competitiveness and business organizations have to constantly re-engineer their internal operations in order to develop and maintain a competitive edge. The writer maintains that for this reason, management development in recent times has become an issue of great concern. The writer discusses that because work practices are constantly changing as a result of business process re-engineering undertaken on a periodic basis, the learning process which contributes to management development has been subjected to intensive research in order to develop its effectiveness. In this respect, the reflective practitioner model has garnered considerable attention in the corporate world as a result of its ability to generate behavioral patterns which are highly adaptive to the changing business environment. The writer discusses that at the core of the reflective practitioner model is the issue of effective management behavior as a function of two elements: development focused on effectiveness and effective learning process.
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"As mentioned before, the process of management development has to vary from one situation to another in order to have any value in terms of effectiveness. However when it comes to formalized training and development programs, the process of generalization leads to confusion on the part of the managers as to the relevance of the subject matter in the context of their particular working environments. This leads to a vicious learning cycle which can create a defensive mindset on the part of managers in their refusal to acknowledge the existence of problems so that the need for learning is obviated. Therefore, when it comes to effective management development, the issue of concern is to research the particulars of the leaning cycle. Any generalization in this respect would facilitate the development of an effective learning framework. That generalization may be found in the learning cycle as proposed by David Kolb. According to this learning cycle, managers draw on concrete experience to start the learning process. The learners subject concrete experience to reflective observation. In this stage, different aspects of prior experience are viewed from different perspectives in order to determine the degree of their relevance to the present situation. Once the reflective observation stage is complete, the learner moves to abstract conceptualization in which stage he develops theoretical constructs based on the results of the reflective observation to address the present scenario. The constructs are then subjected to active experimentation in real life."
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Knowledge-Based System Applications, 2002.
A review of knowledge acquisition for knowledge-based system applications.
8,801 words (approx. 35.2 pages), 40 sources, MLA, $ 184.95
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In this paper, an overview is provided of knowledge acquisition as it relates to expert systems. After this, specific knowledge acquisition methodologies and techniques are reviewed that have been used in the development of knowledge-based systems. Subsequently, information is provided on recent advances in knowledge acquisition. Finally, future trends based on recent developments are discussed.
Overview of Knowledge Acquisition
First Generation Knowledge Acquisition Methodological Approaches
Second Generation Knowledge Acquisition Methodological Approaches
Knowledge Acquisition Techniques by Interaction with the Expert
Interviewing
Case Study
Protocol Analysis
Critiquing
Role Playing
Simulation
Prototyping
Rapid Application Development and Joint Application Development
Teachback
Observation
Goal Related
List Related
Construct Elicitation
Sorting
Laddering
20 Questions
Document Analysis
Recent Developments in Knowledge Acquisition
Future Directions
References
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"Knowledge acquisition represents a field of artificial intelligence focused on the development of methods, techniques and tools for building expert system knowledge bases. During the 1970s and 1980s, most researchers and practitioners believed that knowledge should be acquired via a process involving a knowledge engineer, who interviews a domain expert regarding the knowledge domain of interest. The knowledge engineer was then responsible for organizing and formalizing the extracted knowledge to the point that it was appropriate for processing by a knowledge-based system. After processing was completed, the extracted knowledge could then be tested by presenting example problems to the knowledge-based system."
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Plato's Quest for True Knowledge, 2002.
Examining Plato's paradox of the search for true knowledge and how one will know when one has discovered this knowledge.
1,785 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper discusses how Plato states that for true knowledge, the process known as learning is actually a process of uncovering or recollecting what the individual already knows. It explains that as a solution to the question of how one will know when the correct answer is found this is ingenious. But this is not Plato's essential answer to the paradox. The true resolution lies in Socrates' demonstration that one can, through inquiry, come to knowledge of an object even though one has no knowledge of it to begin with.
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"As Socrates puts it, during the discussion of what the slave has accomplished in the exercise in inquiry, "a man who does not know has in himself true opinions on a subject without having knowledge" (85c). Plato's theory of recollection may provide an explanation of how the individual is able to proceed along the path toward knowledge and how he knows when he has discovered knowledge. But recollection is, in itself, inadequate to the task of inquiry which is, as Socrates shows, essential to acquiring knowledge even if this is essentially an uncovering of knowledge the individual possesses from previous incarnations.
Socrates' method on being asked about a particular object (usually a virtue) is to deny that he has any knowledge of the object of inquiry and then to prompt the other to explain what he knows about that object. Those with whom he speaks inevitably have opinions or beliefs about the object in question. As the interlocutor supplies his answers (his opinions and beliefs) Socrates leads him, by careful questioning, to see that he does not, in fact, have the knowledge of the object that he thought he possessed. Thus Socrates invariably demonstrates to the other party that, like Socrates, he too does not know what the virtue is. This leaves the other man, as Meno says, feeling like he has been stung and numbed by the hidden barb of a sting-ray (80a). But in Meno's case the interlocutor begins to question the whole process of inquiry in which they are engaged. Meno poses a paradox for Socrates which presents a genuine puzzle."
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Software Requirements Engineering, 2002.
A look at the software requirements engineering process part of the analysis phase of the software development life cycle.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses how today software requirements analysis has become an indispensable part of software development. It examines how the system development life cycle incorporates the complete analysis, design and maintenance of any software project wherein each phase of the project is meticulously planned and based on the previous phase. It considers the requirements engineering process in a little detail.
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Introduction
The Software Requirements Specification
Languages for Requirements Specification (Automated Tools)
PSL/PSA
RSL/REVS
Structured Analysis and Design Technique
Effect of Bad Requirements Analysis
Conclusion
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"The software requirements specification is a comprehensive document, which presents all the different aspects involved in the software development. This includes the product overview, data flow, functional requirements, performance requirements, methods to handle exceptions, provisions for modification etc. It is desirable that the software specification or requirements report should be correct, complete, consistent, clear, functional, verifiable, traceable and easily changeable. If the requirements are badly stated or incomplete we might end up developing software that satisfies the requirements but still way behind the user expectations."
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Knowledge Management, 2004.
A discussion on whether it is possible for an organisation to develop a knowledge base which is more than the sum of its individual employees? knowledge.
3,065 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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This paper examines how knowledge management is one of the hottest subjects in management studies due to the changing paradigm of management as we enter the 21st century. It attempts to show that it is possible for an organisation to develop a knowledge base, which is more than the sum of its individual employees? knowledge. It reviews the guidance given by the management literature and considers some of the important points. It also looks at some companies that have been successful in their implementation of a knowledge management system.
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Introduction
Knowledge Management
Knowledge Creation
Learning Organisation
Obstacles to Creating a Knowledge Base
Knowledge Sharing
Characteristics of an Effective KM System
Knowledge Management ? 2 Different Opinions
Success Stories
Conclusions
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"KPMG recently surveyed over 400 organisations in the UK, mainland Europe and the US and found ?81% had or were considering a knowledge management program, 79% believed that knowledge management can play an ?extremely significant? or ?significant? role in improving competitive advantage?. (KPGM Knowledge management Research Report) Similarly, a survey by PriceWaterhouseCoopers showed that 97 % of senior executives believe that ?knowledge management is a critical issue for them?. A more telling survey conducted by Tacit was that of individuals working at the interface between creating/using knowledge. In a survey of professional, managerial, and technical knowledge workers Tacit investigated employees opinion on how their employers handled knowledge sharing. The findings of the Tacit survey illustrate a serious problem, valuable knowledge is available &/or created within the organisation, but is not utilised efficiently."
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Organizational Learning and Knowledge, 2006.
This paper discusses how the process of education and knowledge building go hand in hand in the workplace.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that learning and knowledge go hand in hand; one cannot exist without the other, and both are necessary in virtually everything that people do in every day life. Further, the writer notes that within organizations, the same mindset applies as in the case of individuals. Within this essay, the writer compares and contrasts organizational learning and organizational knowledge, discusses the two and examines their interdependent relationship. The writer concludes that neither learning nor sharing can be allowed to cease if organizations, and the world itself, is to continue to grow and prosper.
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Introduction
Knowledge Management
Reinforcement of the Argument
Closing Thoughts
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"First, learning must occur before knowledge can exist; people must strive to study, observe and gain experience in order to become learned on any particular topic; in this case, we are speaking of individual learning that is combined with the learning of others within a defined group, or learning that is done with the entire group simultaneously to become what is referred to as Organizational Learning. This is a never ending process, even for the most intelligent people on earth (which is how they became so intelligent in the first place). Those who falsely believe that they have learned all that they possibly can have not learned the most important lesson of all. Simply put, if they have not understood that education is a constant process, then they really have learned nothing at all."
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Engineering Economy, 2005.
Defines and explains engineering economy and how it applies to financial management practices.
1,632 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper defines engineering economy and explains how it is used to evaluate projects relating to their costs and their future value. The paper explains how engineering economy deals with how much a project will cost and what the future benefits of that project will be. This leads into a discussion of "the time value of money", one of the most important concepts in engineering economy. Finally, the paper explains several of the basic concepts of engineering economy and how these concepts can be applied to a company's financial management practices.
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"When we are faced with an engineering project, in general, there are two main things to consider. One of them is how much the project costs, the second one is how much benefit the project will bring. The problem with the project benefit is that, most often, these are future benefits, while the costs are in the present. How can we compare future benefits with present costs? The answer is rather simple: by calculating the future benefits in terms of present benefits. Hence, it is now the proper time to introduce the concept of the time value of money, perhaps the most important concept in engineering economy."
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