Fundamentals of Information Systems (with Printed Access Card)
by Ralph Stair
from Course Technology
Readers gain with a solid understanding of the core fundamentals of information systems (IS) today in just nine brief chapters with Stair/Reynolds' FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 6E. Readers explore the key principles of IS with a captivating overview of the IS discipline and the rapidly changing role of today's IS professional. More than 50 new references in each chapter bring the latest IS topics and examples to the forefront, while new opening vignettes, cases and special interest features clearly demonstrate the emphasis today's organizations place on innovation and speed. Readers gain an understanding of cloud computing, forecasting and some of the most recent developments affecting virtual communities, virtual teams and work structures. It's the concise IS overview readers need to function more effectively as workers, managers, decision makers, and organizational leaders in business today.
Moleskine Ruled Notebook Pocket
by Moleskine
from Moleskine
- The basic pocket-size book. 192 lined pages. Imported from Italy. 3½" x 5½"
- Many are the sketches and notes, ideas and emotions that have been jotted down and harboured in this trustworthy pocket-size travel companion before being turned into famous pictures or the pages of beloved books.
- Each Moleskine has a rigid, oilcloth bound 'moleskine' cover, and the acid free paper pages are thread bound.
- They also have an elastic closure and an expandable inner note holder made of cardboard and oilcloth and a removable card with the moleskine history.
- A great way to get things done! Pocket-sized - junk your PDA!
This basic, yet classic Pocket Ruled notebook is one of the best selling Moleskine notebooks. This reliable travel companion, perfect for writings, thoughts and passing notes, has a cardboard bound cover with rounded corners, acid free paper, a bookmark, an elastic closure and an expandable inner pocket that contains the Moleskine history.
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Principles of Information Systems
by Ralph Stair
from Course Technology
Intended for the Introduction to MIS course. It is the first course for an MIS major and is often required for business students. The approximate enrollments are over 100,000 units per academic year.
Delmar's Medical Assisting Exam Review: Preparation for the CMA, RMA, and CMAS Exams (Medical Assisting Exam Review: Preparation for the CMA, Rma, & Cmas)
by J. P. Cody
from Delmar Cengage Learning
Delmar's Medical Assisting Exam Review, Second Edition is written in outline format to prepare the learner for the Certified Medical Assisting (CMA) exam, Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam, and Certified Medical Administrative Specialist (CMAS) exam. The book contains five sections to offer flexibility for the learner, and includes test information and preparation sections, review content on general, administrative, and clinical topics, and pre- and post-test exams. The new edition conforms to the latest AAMA role delineation chart, as well as AAMA and AMT content areas. New software on the accompanying CD-ROM offers several new options: a test-taking mode or practice mode with feedback; customization by exam type, number of questions, or type of question; and learners may save their work or print their scores. Delmar is a part of Cengage Learning.
Information Ecology: Mastering the Information and Knowledge Environment
by Thomas H. Davenport
from Oxford University Press, USA
According to virtually every business writer, we are in the midst of a new "information age," one that will revolutionize how workers work, how companies compete, perhaps even how thinkers think. And it is certainly true that Information Technology has become a giant industry. In America, more that 50% of all capital spending goes into IT, accounting for more than a third of the growth of the entire American economy in the last four years. Over the last decade, IT spending in the U.S. is estimated at 3 trillion dollars. And yet, by almost all accounts, IT hasn't worked all that well. Why is it that so many of the companies that have invested in these costly new technologies never saw the returns they had hoped for? And why do workers, even CEOs, find it so hard to adjust to new IT systems?
In Information Ecology, Thomas Davenport proposes a revolutionary new way to look at information management, one that takes into account the total information environment within an organization. Arguing that the information that comes from computer systems may be considerably less valuable to managers than information that flows in from a variety of other sources, the author describes an approach that encompasses the company's entire information environment, the management of which he calls information ecology. Only when organizations are able to combine and integrate these diverse sources of information, and to take them to a higher level where information becomes knowledge, will they realize the full power of their information ecology. Thus, the author puts people, not technology, at the center of the information world. Information and knowledge are human creations, he points out, and we will never excel at managing them until we give people a primary role. Citing examples drawn from his own extensive research and consulting including such major firms as A.T. & T., American Express, Ford, General Electric, Hallmark, Hoffman La Roche, IBM, Polaroid, Pacific Bell, and Toshiba Davenport illuminates the critical components of information ecology, and at every step along the way, he provides a quick assessment survey for managers to see how their organization measures up. He discusses the importance of developing an overall strategy for information use; explores the infighting, jealousy over resources, and political battles that can frustrate information sharing; underscores the importance of looking at how people really use information (how they search for it, modify it, share it, hoard it, and even ignore it) and the kinds of information they want; describes the ideal information staff, who not only store and retrive information, but also prune, provide context, enhance style, and choose the right presentation medium (in an age of work overload, vital information must be presented compellingly so the appropriate people recognize and use it); examines how information management should be done on a day to day basis; and presents several alternatives to the machine engineering approach to structuring and modeling information. Davenport makes explicit what many managers already know in their gut: that useful information flow depends on people, not equipment. In Information Ecology he paves the way for all managers to build a more competitive, creative, practical information environment for their companies.
Internet Core and Computing IC3 Certification Global Standard 3 Study Guide (Certification Press)
by Ron Gilster
from McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
The best fully integrated study system available
COVERS GLOBAL STANDARD 3With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, IC3 Certification Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for the Internet and Computing Core Certification exams.
- 100% complete coverage of every official objective for all three IC3 exams
- Exam Readiness checklist at the beginning of each exam--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
- Exam Watch notes call attention to important exam information and potential pitfalls
- Two-Minute Drills for quick review at the end of every chapter
- Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam
Covers all the exam topics, including:
- Computer Hardware and Peripherals
- Internal Hardware Systems
- Power and Environmental Protection
- Maintaining and Troubleshooting Computer Systems
- Computer Software Operations
- Application Software
- Special Purpose Software
- Operating System Fundamentals
- User Interfaces
- Working with Common Application Workspace Features
- Common Application Program Features and Functions
- Word Processing Workspace Features
- Formatting and Reviewing Documents
- Basic Spreadsheet Functions
- Manipulating Data in a Spreadsheet
- Creating a Slide Show with Presentation Software
CD-ROM includes:
- Complete MasterExam practice testing engine, featuring:
- One full practice exam covering each of the 3 IC3 modules
- Detailed answers with explanations
- Score Report Performance assessment tool
- Electronic book for studying on the go
- Bonus downloadable MasterExam practice test
Ron Gilster, CompTIA A+ Network+. CCNA, is the author of many bestselling books on networking, PC hardware, and IT career certifications, including CEA-CompTIA DHTI+ Digital Home Technology Integrator All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition.
Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise: Developing Competitive Capabilities and Managing Profit
by Thomas L. Jackson
from Productivity Press
Winner Of The 2007 Shingo Prize For Excellence In Manufacturing Research!
At the heart of Lean and Six Sigma is the same, unique business operating system: hoshin kanri. It is a method of strategic planning and a tool for managing complex projects, a quality operating system geared to ensuring that organizations faithfully translate the voice of the customer into new products, and a business operating system that ensures reliable profit growth.
The true power of hoshin kanri, however, is two-fold -- it is a superior organizational learning method as well as a competitive resource development system.
Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise, by Tom Jackson, explains how you can implement, identify and manage the critical relationships among your markets, design characteristics, production systems, and personnel to satisfy your customers and beat your competition.
This practical workbook provides—
This workbook will show you the mechanics of implementing hoshin kanri, so that you can systematically improve your brand equity, implement Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, and integrate your suppliers into a Lean and Six Sigma organization.
The Mobile Learning Edge: Tools and Technologies for Developing Your Teams
by Gary Woodill
from McGraw-Hill
Engage and teach your team wherever and whenever—from one of the world's leading e-learning authorities.
The digital electronics revolution keeps us connected with almost anyone around the world and makes information available anywhere, at anytime. In the workplace, the impact has been great, propelling mobile learning to the forefront of training and education. Dr. Gary Woodill, a senior analyst at a leading e-learning research firm shows you how mobile learning is evolving, and how organizations can use it more efficiently and effectively--with companies reaping the rewards of increased communication, teamwork, productivity and profitability.
Learn how to break free from the old notions of training and development with the concrete strategies in The Mobile Learning Edge and
- Become skilled in the seven principles of successfully training employees on the move
- Implement new learning programs that employees can access anywhere
- Develop a future mobile learning strategy in an ever-changing environment
- Discover what might be the right kind of mobile technologies for your company
With The Mobile Learning Edge you'll go beyond applications and content and be able to create engaging and productive mobile learning for your team.
According to a recent study, there's one mobile device for every two people in the world, and the technology making these devices smarter and more connected is improving almost daily. The real revolution is that mobile learning releases learners from the classroom where they are immobilized, and allows them to learn at "anytime, anyplace."
In The Mobile Learning Edge, Dr. Gary Woodill outlines the most effective methodologies for training and engaging employees on the move and takes the person out of the classroom, while keeping learners connected to the information they need at all times.
The Mobile Learning Edge features:
- Information on the social media and enabled devices that can serve your mobile learning
- Concrete strategies for how your business can use mobile learning to train, educate, and instruct employees anywhere
- Pointers on information gathering and analysis on the fly
- Innovative ideas for creating effective mobile learning experiences
- Comprehensive strategies for anticipating future mobile learning needs and developments
You'll find a wealth of information about the history of this emerging field, retrieving information, methods for learning, applications, uses, and experiences--and how to put it all together to build a mobile learning system that’s right for your team.
Using case studies, Woodill shows how you can emulate the successes of corporations like Nike, Accenture, and Merrill Lynch in using micro-blogging, cloud computing, mobile gaming, intermodal mashups, virtual worlds, collective intelligence, and other mobile learning platforms to take your business's recruitment, training, communication, and collaboration functions to the next level.
Wellsprings of Knowledge: Building and Sustaining the Sources of Innovation
by Dorothy Leonard-Barton
from Harvard Business Review Press
"Wellsprings of Knowledge" focuses on the knowledge-creating activities and behaviors that managers guide, control, and inspire: developing problem-solving skills; experimenting to build for the future; integrating information across internal project and functional boundaries; and importing expertise from outside the firm. Since not all knowledge creates competitive advantage, the author helps managers understand what constitutes a core capability for their firm, and which non-strategic capabilities can be jettisoned or outsourced.
The Chief Learning Officer: Driving Value Within a Changing Organization Through Learning and Development (Improving Human Performance)
by Tamar Elkeles
from Butterworth-Heinemann
NEW - TAMAR ELKELES WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD!
Tamar Elkeles, vice president of Qualcomm Learning Center and co-author of The Chief Learning Officer, has been named 2010 CLO of the Year by Chief Learning Officer magazine
"Since she began with the company in 1992, Tamar Elkeles has built the Qualcomm Learning Center from a one-person operation into a sophisticated, integrated and innovative strategic resource for the organization" said Norm Kamikow, president and editor in chief of Chief Learning Officer magazine.
Congratulations Tamar!
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New business realities and customer demands, coupled with new technologies in a changing competitive landscape are causing corporate learning departments to rethink their value, role, and impact in the organization. In a constantly changing business landscape with limited resources and tight budgets, learning must be viewed as essential to a successful achievement of business goals. The individual driving this function, the Chief Learning Officer (CLO), is in a unique position to add significant value to the organization. The role of the CLO is to drive value, focusing on issues such as business alignment, managing resources, innovation, customer service and ROI. The challenge is to show value to the organization in terms that business leaders and financial analysts can understand and appreciate. Written from the perspective of the CLO, this book discusses nine important value-adding strategies, making up this critical role of the CLO of the future. At least twenty high profile CLOs provide their strategies on each of these issues. This book is essential reading for both the training and HR communities who need to show the value and connect learning to the business. This book shows the value that can be achieved in the organization if it is managed and organized properly and the appropriate leadership is provided.
* Real world strategies from successful CLO's
* Practical applications for skill development
* Shows how to connect the learning enterprise to the business.
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