Libri‚ 2003‚ vol. 53‚ pp. 118–129 Printed in Germany · All rights reserved ______________________________________________ Copyright Saur 2003 Libri ISSN 0024-2667 Design and Development of an Academic Portal Academic Information Service‚ University of Pretoria‚ South Africa HEILA PIENAAR A Web portal can be defined as a Web site for a specific audience that aggregates an array of content and provides a variety of services including search engines‚ directories‚ news‚ e-mail and chat rooms.
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Health Information and Technology Word count 2000. This assignment will explain the importance of Information Technology in Healthcare. It will cover why it is important for the information to be correct and up to date‚ and the consequences of it being incorrect. It will also explain each terminology of Confidentiality‚ Integrity and Availability and present a scenario for each of these relating to the use of electronic patient records. For
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tarcking system? USP’s main input includes scannable-bar coded label attached to a package that has the detailed information about the sender‚ destintaion and when the package should arrive. Customers can download and print their own labels using special software provided by UPS or by accessing the UPS website. As for the processing‚ before the package is even picked up‚ the data from the scannable bar coded label is transmitted to one of UPS’s computer centers in Mahwah‚ New Jersey‚ or Alpharetta
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Technological progress has been going on in the sector of Aviation from time to time. Since the 1980s‚ Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) has been transforming tourism globally. This essay will be looking into the matter how ICT in the aviation industry has changed the way costumers book their flight through internet‚ by looking at various sources. The other issue the essay would be focusing at is what customers demand from the websites of the airlines to help make their work easier by
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Ethics and Information Technology In today’s information age‚ the issue of ethics has risen to the forefront of the business agenda. Constant innovation and advancement of Information technology‚ and the widespread use of information systems‚ has posed many challenges to the business world‚ and raised many ethical issues that also affect society as a whole. Ethics is a fundamental concern of every human being‚ and everyone should have the freedom of choice‚ but when this choice is taken out
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Name : Logesh S Username: B0884CD1 Information Technology for Managers Assignment 1. Discuss the importance of Information as a resource. Answer: Information is a resource that should be managed like other resources (i.e. people‚ money‚ land and equipment). This implies applying resource management techniques‚ like planning‚ costing‚ budgeting and evaluating‚ to the information resources of the firm‚ and assigning the position for information resources management responsibilities to more
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Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. Do you agree that it is important for managers to understand IT? Write a paragraph to support your opinion. Answer: It is extremely important that managers understand IT. This is not only the case for IT‚ but for any department that the managers may not be intimately knowledgeable about. Without leadership understand your department‚ they may not understand why certain actions are taken and why additional costs need to be spent to achieve business goals. IT departments
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organization‚ and technology. A key component to the any business is the people who work within it. Having well trained employees who do the job needed in a timely manner is always a challenge to provide. Companies may even have to go through several employees before finding one that fits. Organization within a company can be a huge challenge in some cases. Making sure policies stay up to date and also making sure employees are aware of any changes can be a big job. In my opinion‚ technology is one of the
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ethical decisions that a technology user must make fundamentally different than those facing the ordinary person? No‚ because it is difficult to resolve competing interests no matter what the nature of action or behavior is contemplated. Is the existence of competing interests ’ reason enough to impose a set of rules‚ or codes of conduct‚ within the technology environment? Unfortunately‚ the large number of activities‚ and their complex nature‚ conducted by information technology professionals‚ and
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trade.The rationale behind noncompete agreements is an employer’s self-interest. Typically‚ companies invest heavily in the training of their employees. Similarly‚ they have an interest in protecting their customer base‚ trade secrets‚ and other information vital to their success. The noncompete agreement is a form of protection against losses. The company does not wish to invest in an employee only to see the employee take the skills acquired‚ or the company’s customers‚ to another employer. Thus
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