UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA SARAWAK FACULTY OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Diploma in Information Management (IM110) FOUNDATION FOR INFORMATION STUDIES (IMD102) Sources of Information Prepared by: Ron Ely Julian (2011354741) Prepared for: Madam Suriani Binti Jack Date of submission: 14th December 2011 SOURCES OF INFORMATION By Ron Ely Julian (2011354741) Faculty of Information Management Universiti Teknologi Mara Sarawak Kampus Samarahan December 2011 Acknowledgement
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Sources of Information Finance The finance department consists of many different roles‚ most of which are critical to the smooth running of any company. Its main job is to provide the financing and accounting information which is needed to make various decisions within the company. The main areas in a finance department include:- Book keeping – Financial transactions were recorded by hand into thick books called ledgers. Now these records are usually kept on a computer. Creating balance
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maintain a keen eye to distinguish what is a credible source as opposed to a Non-credible source. Both Credible and Non-Credible sources utilizes domain URL ending in ".com or .org.". Many URLs such as ".gov‚ .mil‚ and .edu." tend to be credible however; this form of identification is not just enough. One must be able to have other ways to distinguish a credible site from it’s not so factual counterpart. In order to deem a website credible‚ we must take into consideration the following points:
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Explain what information sources are used for the data and documentation that they use in their work activities. The information sources for the data and documentation I use in work include my fellow work colleagues as they have completed the job before and have the required information on how to set the machine up and the correct finished product. Another source of data that is available to me at work is a works order of the product. The works order normally contains the required parameters of
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Marketing information must be timely‚ organised‚ useful and in a simple form if it is to ease decision making. It should also be easily manipulated to satisfy the changing and ad hoc requirements of management for information. There is more to marketing information than marketing research. Indeed‚ marketing research is a subsystem of the marketing information system. A Marketing Information System (MIS) is a structure within an organisation designed to gather‚ process and store data from the organisation
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Credible Websites vs. Non-credible Websites: Credible websites are trusted websites usually funded by the government‚ scientific‚ or college associations. Usually the end ends in .edu‚ .gov‚ .org. Non credible websites are websites by people who post their opinions or their opinions of a fact. Anyone can make a .com or .net easily and say whatever they choose to say Credible Websites: (http://curious.astro.cornell.edu) A credible website is a site that displays accurate‚ useful‚ and true
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Information Use The design of information flow and security is a major concern in any enterprise. Without consistent and proper flow then statistical or decisional errors may occur. Therefore‚ the design of the information stream is a chief concern of the Information technologist. It is also important to safeguard the data from inappropriate viewing. To that end‚ it is important to map out the pattern. This example uses a doctor-patient visit in a medical clinic of the twenty-first century. The
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Credible Strength There are multitudes of unique and genuine advertisements that span from tv advertisements to ads in magazines. Due to the differentiation in the means of communication‚ both the structural aspects and the presentation of the advertisements vary paramountly.When crafting magazine advertisements‚ the producer is restricted to specific means of broadcasting their beliefs in essence. The advertiser has to assimilate both physical and literal elements in a equitable manner to fully
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It is very important to protect the information of organizations today due to the high levels of fraud that is being committed out there. Imagine going to a bank and someone left their computer unlocked for others to gain information to. If your personal information was on that screen and someone else took down or noted your social security number or date of birth‚ it would make you feel really leery about doing business with that bank. At my employer we are forced to lock our computers before
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"toolbox" of criteria that enable Internet information sources to be evaluated for use in libraries‚ e.g. for inclusion in resource guides‚ and helping users evaluate information found. Comments are welcomed by Alastair Smith. Other resources providing criteria are listed in the Evaluation of Information Sources section of the Information Quality WWW Virtual Library Another version of these criteria are at: Smith‚ Alastair G. (1997) Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources
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