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Assignment #4

2009-08-10T00:37:00.000-07:00

Green Tips for Everyone

http://greencampus.winserve.org/greencampus/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=40

Use Energy Star Products.
Replace Incandescent light bulbs with Compact Flourescent Lamps (CFL's).
Turn lights off when you're not in the room/classroom.

- Naturally you should turn it off because no one is using the room for it would just consume and waste energy.

Use half the lights when possible
Use natural light when possible.
Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
Turn off computer's during the night.
Use your computers "Stand-by" mode instead of screen savers.
Plug Appliances that have phantom loads (anything that basically needs a remote or needs charging) into a surge protector and switch it off when appliances are not in use.
Unplug Cell Phone Chargers when you're not charging your cell phone.
Reduce the number of refrigerators in use by sharing refrigerators.
Avoid leaving the refrigerator or freezer doors open.
Remember to turn off the oven and stove tops
Turn off curling and straightening irons and unplug hair dryers.
Do laundry during off peak hours (after about 6 pm).

These tips could be use and can be adopted by the university. Some maybe but not all because this talk also have tips to be made at home which cannot be adopted in the university.

Campus Computing Goes Green to Save Money

By JOSH KELLER

http://chronicle.com/free/2009/01/10296n.htm

Relocate a college's server computers next to a solar-power generator. Replace AC power with DC power. Cool the servers only where they get the hottest. Put the servers in the ocean and power them with waves.

Those were a few of the ideas discussed last week at a conference, "Greening the Internet Economy," that was designed to address the problem of the soaring financial and environmental costs of information technology. The event, held by the University of California at San Diego, offered a sampling of a new generation of technologies that promise to help colleges make their IT departments both more efficient and more sustainable.

Many of the participants emphasized the importance of systems that could more intelligently measure energy use on the campus. In recent years, colleges have been hurt by the rising costs of powering and cooling their data centers, in part because those costs are difficult to measure and poorly understood (The Chronicle, January 9).

At San Diego, researchers have started work on hardware to help colleges and other organizations understand how to make their servers more efficient. The device, called the GreenLight Instrument, will deploy sensors and software to measure the energy use, humidity, and other variables in various parts of a Sun Modular Data Center, a popular, self-contained complex of servers.

The goal is to encourage engineers to try different computing strategies to reduce electricity consumption, said Thomas A. DeFanti, principal investigator on the project and a senior research strategist at the university's California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology.

"Right now there isn't enough information for somebody to make a definitive decision: Where do I save my money? Do I eliminate disks in my computers, or do I stop them? Do I use more RAM or less RAM?" said Mr. DeFanti. "Nobody has detailed information on this."

Aiming for Precision

Intelligent measuring systems like Greenlight should be extended to allow engineers to more precisely determine how to use energy, said Gary L. Baldwin, director of special projects at the University of California's Citris program. For example, he said, operators at a data center could direct cool air only where the facility is generating the most heat.

Another idea that shows promise, participants said, is to supply computers directly with local DC power. Computers generally use direct current, but the public electricity grid typically supplies alternating current, and 30 percent of the electricity can be lost in the conversion of one form to the other.

Some colleges have started projects to power their computers directly from solar cells or other sources of DC power on the campus, avoiding the energy loss altogether. At San Diego, administrators hope to build a "power ring" that will supply computers across the campus with DC power, said Mr. DeFanti.

The rethinking of how to supply campus power is part of a broader effort to "divorce ourselves from the electrical grid," said Bill St. Arnaud, chief research officer at Canarie Inc., a Canadian computer-networking organization. Power-transmission lines lose a significant amount of energy over long distances, he said, which means that supplying a campus with energy from faraway power plant can be inefficient.

A better strategy, Mr. St. Arnaud said, is to build campus data centers next to a renewable source of power, like a solar plant. High-speed optical transmission lines, he said, would ensure that the computers would seem "as close as next door."

As far as I am seeing, the university has solar panels at the rooftop but I just don’t know if it’s still functioning. If it is, it can be used for us or the university to refrain from using electricity and paying lots of money for it. We could also adopt cooling servers only where they get the hottest.

Campus computing comes up green

Center works to safely dispose of e-waste

By Arthur Raymond, Jarad Reddekopp

http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/news/campus-computing-comes-up-green-1.345643

Lcal freelance artist Bruce English searches for a new computer monitor for his work. Used electronics are recycled and resold on campus at the Surplus and Salvage Building Local freelance artist Bruce English searches for a new computer monitor for his work. Used electronics are recycled and resold on campus at the Surplus and Salvage Building near the Residence Halls.

Although students enjoy the stylish new Macs and PCs in computing labs across campus, some might stop to ponder the fate of that dusty, old machine with the sticky keys they loved to hate in last year's class.

The U's Green Computing Resource Center helps ensure that electronic dinosaurs, now known as e-waste, stay out of the landfill, and is addressing a host of other environmental issues created by the vast array of technological hardware and processes at the U.

Andrew Reich, an IT architect at the U, explained that the center is addressing issues "across a broad spectrum of environmental concerns."

Some solutions are simple and can be addressed immediately by anyone who uses a computer on campus, Reich said. Using a thumb-drive in place of burning a CD, utilizing network connections for data transfer instead of other media and simply turning off a machine or monitor when you're done with it are all steps that save energy and resources.

In the bigger view, Reich and others involved with the group are looking at where equipment comes from. A new way of evaluating sustainability in products is the so-called "cradle-to-cradle" design scheme, which determines how easily and efficiently a product can be re-utilized and/or recycled before it's made. These design considerations optimize the ability to deal with the product responsibly when its "useful" life is over.

Currently, e-waste generated at the U is processed via the university surplus and salvage department. This department separates anything that still has "utility" from true waste. Usable items are resold, while waste is handled by Guaranteed Recycling Xperts, a company that contracts with the state and local schools to process this e-waste in an environmentally responsible manner.

The Recycling Coalition of Utah, a non-profit group that advocates and provides information on recycling issues, notes the toxicity of components in used equipment. These components include lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium and brominated flame retardants. All are hazardous and can create long-term issues if not handled properly. GRX deconstructs the outdated machinery at their processing facility in Clearfield and isolates anything containing hazardous materials. Some components are re-utilized and some are recycled. Their stated goal is to return 100 percent of the material to the manufacturing process.

Eric Anderson, a GRX regional manager, said their Clearfield facility is processing about 200,000 lbs. of e-waste every month. This includes what he estimated to be seven to eight pallets of material from the U, collected every three weeks.

In addition to tracking the responsible handling of e-waste, the resource center is looking for ways to reduce systems power consumption, efficiently cool the heat generated by equipment like server-centers and centralizing data operations, with a possible campus data center on the horizon.

Reich hopes the center, which he described as "still in its infancy," can develop into a dynamic resource for evaluating and addressing information technology "green" issues campus-wide. Plans are in the works for coordination with the U's Office of Sustainability.

The university could adopt the e-waste management idea by putting e-waste bins in the school to ensure proper disposal of such wastes and could let it stay-out in landfills.

Assignment #3

2009-08-10T00:36:00.000-07:00

Automated Elections?.. First that came into my mind the moment I heard of it was “Wow!..Sosyal!..Pagxure lang ana..”. Techie as you might imagine. ‘Cool!’, you can even say that but is that what we really need nowadays?.. In this time?.. Repression in the United States and years long of economic crisis here in the Philippines.. Is automated elections practical?.. I have few points why I oppose this. First, it is really not practical this time?. Second, does it really assure clean and honest election?. I have points too why I approve this. First, if not now, when?. Second, it would be incredibly fast than the manual one. Sounds confusing right?.. Where do I really stand?..

Actually, there are many pros and cons regarding this matter. The ones I stated above are included there. I could not say that I really oppose neither approve it. Today, we Filipinos are still facing economic crisis. Billions of pesos would be spent on those machines. But come to think of it, those billions of pesos if we would put it into something more reasonable could cause uplifting from the poverty line of our fellow Filipinos. I think that it is not the time to launch such.

Some say that it would really welcome fraud to be done and some said it is difficult now to cheat. I have read an article in a newspaper, the Daily Inquirer stating the cons about the said automation and the rebuttals of the COMELEC about it.

“Because of the automation of elections tallying would not be visible among people except those score sheets produced by the machines. Whether the votes where counted accurately, we will not know. Fraud can take place and the voters and watchers at the precinct will not know if fraud has taken place. COMELEC claims that the said system could not be hacked and its source code would be open to computer experts for inspection. Yes, it could not be hacked but are we assured that there will be no inside job?, that the cheating would not be made by those who know the means and ways of the system?. Looking at the source code is practically useless. OMR machines are used in schools for scoring tests and in survey companies for tabulating survey results. Members of the administrative staff in schools and survey companies do not change the source code. They provide a scoring or tabulating table to modify how the OMR machine scores a test or tabulates a survey. By changing this table, fraud is easily committed. In order to cheat on the OMR counting machines, all that is needed is to download a new counting table that changes for whom a shaded circle is counted. In areas where the candidates that want to cheat are weak, the table can be modified so that votes will be switched. At the end of counting, the original table can be reloaded so that any tests would indicate that the machines are counting correctly and honestly. It could also be possible for someone that seems to be authorized to quickly insert a USB memory stick that would load the fraudulent table. One could change the statement of votes of some municipalities. These changes would be reflected on the provincial COC.

In order to prevent automated election fraud, certain safeguards have to be instituted. These include:

1. The OMR machines should not have any network connection. The election results should be copied to USB memory sticks, which can subsequently be loaded to a separate PC that will transmit the results to the Comelec canvassing system at the municipality and to the dominant majority and minority parties, as well as to the citizens arms such as PPCRV and Namfrel.

2. The above parties should be provided with their own PCs to be able to produce their own COCs. If the Comelec COC does not match the COCs produced by other parties, a careful review should be done prior to transmission to the provincial level.

3. The verified municipal COC should then be transmitted to the multiple groups defined above. Again, the Comelec COC should be compared with the other COCs and the reason for discrepancies should be determined.

4. The verified Provincial COC should again be transmitted to multiple parties.

The Comelec and Congressional Canvass should again be compared to the parallel canvasses to assure that fraud is minimized as much as possible.

5. Each of the concerned groups should make their results available on their websites for the public to access.

If these proposed measures are followed, there will be true transparency and automated fraud will be minimized.

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Yes, there could be many flaws in using the AES (Automated Election System). But is also have pros. And also, it could be prevented as what has been stated above. One pro of the said election is that it could provide us fast and hassle free election. The big sum of money is just for the initial or for the launching of the said project according to my dad and he also said that in the long run the expenses would eventually decrease and be lower that the expense of the manual election. Another thing is that if not now, when? if the technology’s price have really have sky rocketed?

Well, actually I’m confused on where to stand. I just laid some facts regarding the pros and cons of both stand. I myself don’t oppose the launching or the usage of the automated system in the coming 2010 elections. As an IT student, I really know what great benefits automation brings. Instructors have lectured it since I was in first year. It is really nice that it would be pursued but I would really like to recommend that the UP students’ team would have the honors to program the said system rather that who won the bidding for I think that the government could minimize the expenses if they were to choose the bright and young UP students’ team.

-Reference

Automated election fraud

By Manuel A. Alcuaz Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Assignment #2

2009-08-10T00:35:00.001-07:00

According to the one we have interviewed at the Jollibee Food Corps., he said that the risks that the organization will face during business and IT/IS changes are the time to acquaint the employees/users with the new business or IT/IS, time to make/develop/implement the new IS/IT, costs that the new IT/IS would bring, time for planning for the new business, costs if the company needs new employees for the change, the risks in failing because of the change and also lay-offing employees for they are not needed anymore. Certain changes really need time before it is embraced by the employees.

First that he mentioned of the risks to face during IT/IS change is the time to acquaint the users for it is new to them and they need enough time to be familiar with it. Patience is also needed during this time for maybe every other hour the ITs or technicians are to be called for help in using the said system. Also, if the company changes its business specially when they have shifted to a totally different business is the time to teach, seminar, and train the employees about it for them to be effective in the said new business.

Secondly, the change could take up time in making, developing, implementing, and altering the new IT/IS. For me, as an IT student, our instructor have told us that it is not easy to make a system not to mention the time in developing and altering it and also in implementing it. In making a system, you have to collect necessary data first them making an algorithm, design, and code. For these alone, it would take up so much time. Not days or weeks, but could be couple of months and evens years! Second, you have to develop it well and alter it to fully respond to what the company needs. Again, it would time as well. Implementing it also costs a lot of time. For these, it would be a great risk not only the time it would consume but also the energy and effort that it would consume.

Third, that the company should consider is the cost that it would bring along. For changing the IT/IS, we could say that it would really cost a big sum of money for its programmers not to mention advisers and etc. If there is really a need to have change, you must been preparing the expenses it would cost, and that you have enough resources to support the change. Cost not only for the programmers during IT/IS change but also cost for added employees during business change for every business there are people who specializes in those. You need these people to really have the success you’re aiming for. The people who will guide you along the way and help you ascend your business. They could be really costly too. During business change, it is necessary to change IT/IS for the old IT/IS would not respond fully or anymore to your new business (paradigm shift) but not in an IT/IS change you need also to change business. For IT/IS change I believe happens for the system to fully respond to what the company needs.

Time for planning the new business is also the risk you need to put in mind. Before venturing into a new business, you need to know the means and ways of it. You need to think of it and plan for it for you will eventually fail if you don’t. Planning needs a lot of time, you need not to rush things if you really want to be successful. You have to know what are the things that are related to the business for they would be useful in nurturing it. Planning is one of the best weapons you could use to assure success. Planning could also be your shield in times of troubles for you will know what to do because you know what would come because you thought it over and you planned for it.

Another risk you need to face in times of change IT/IS or business is the failing of/on it. It is not always that you could assure success. The risks you need to face during failure are the energy, effort and money that you have put into waste. Failure on these could bring you in bankruptcy. This is the scariest risk of them all. That is why you need to carefully plan things to avoid this one. If you really don’t have to change, or even venture into something, you don’t have to for you will just be bringing yourself a headache. LOL. Change must be properly thought of for it could bring many implications.

Retrenchment of labor is also a risk for you will be sending employees into an unemployed state. The risk of protest or even picketing outside your building during streamlining must be on mind. These employees’ skills are not qualified anymore in the new business. This could tarnish your reputation that also could lead into series of fights and legal demands that also make your company bankrupt for some people don’t patronize companies with tarnished names.

All of the risks that I have explained have a lot in common. You can trim it down into two little words: TIME and COSTS. These little words really play a vital role in making and breaking your business. They come hand in hand. Time costs money. For every time you are consuming, you are spending money on it. Maybe in your employees, the system itself and other matters. Money costs time. Money cost time for you need time to get money, to get it from resources for you can’t just do magic to have money. You can’t have it in a jiffy. As what I could say regarding this topic, one must think things over to secure success. You need not to rush things for I believe that rushed success could never be that long. Patience is would always be a virtue they say. *.*

Assignment #1

2009-08-10T00:00:00.001-07:00

JOLLIBEE FOOD CORPORATION

- Company Background

- Best IT/IS Practices

For this organization they have four practices that I could say their best practices.

One is their automated time-in/time-out system that is located outside their office that launched in a personal computer. It is used for the logging in and logging out of the employees of the said company. It used to determine the number of days that the employee has worked for, their absences, overtimes, and under times. It also used as reference in their salaries. I have asked the in charge that it could be easily manipulated for although it is automated, the users have to manually encode the username and password making it easily to manipulate. The in charge said that they knew everyone in the office and it is impossible to be manipulated for they could know if the person is really present or absent. He also shared that they might be using biometrics (using fingerprints for logging in) soon but has been waiting for their big bosses to send the go signal for purchasing the following machine for it could not be purchased immediately for the machine itself is very costly and another system is to be used.

Second best practice of the company is that they have used automated payroll for the auditing, remittances, generating reports and other matters regarding accounting. The company has been using a said accounting system made by their resident programmers that made the accounting matters of the company maybe not that much easier but made it easier. They said that the system that the company is currently using is still at the improvement or modification stage for they are still debugging it for they have been hearing comments and remarks from its users. It is still on process for it to be better.

Third best practice that I could say that the company is applying is their online system that is used to send information/data from the branches to its main office. The said data are the expenses, profit, and other related data that is sent to the main database for accounting purposes. They have been practicing it for it is very tedious from 14 branches to send the data in person. The tedious job that I can say that could occur is that for every branch the company has placed a desktop computer, every time that the said pcs crashes media crash or not, the technicians or even the resident programmers in the main office were sent to the branches to fix the problems.

Fourth and maybe the best of it all (for me cause I find it cool), is that all they have been using (the systems I have mentioned earlier) is that it is in source. It is programmed, developed and implemented by their resident technicians. One of the grounds that I sometimes prefer in source than outsource you could easily alter it if their would be troubles for you had made it yourself and could easily responds to what your company needed because it is designed for it but well according to the report of my classmate that I could only bloat the company’s expenses for you have to hire ITs or even make an ICT Department for its maintenance unlike outsourcing the company made the system could extend their help if their could be any trouble.

Some of the practices that the company has been observing maybe not be that great but for a company who has been automated for just quite some years, it has a big help and impact in their company need to say their employees. Maybe though they could not afford to make use of super hi-tech systems for their bosses are Chinese (JOKE LANG..PEACE OUT..).

DAVAO DOCTORS HOSPITAL

- Company Background

- Best IT/IS Practices

As for the next company that I will introduce, the Davao Doctors Hospital, I would rather say that it is quite better that the other company I have mentioned. The said company uses three Information Systems that could be said the best practices the company has been applying.

One of the three systems is the Hospital Information Systems that the company uses is their Hospital Information System. It is used in the billing, checking-out, admittance, and gathering of patients and customers information such as first name, last name, medical histories and other related data.

The second one is the Laboratory Information Systems. The said Information System is used during laboratory transactions such as stool exams, urinary exams, sputum exams and other related transactions.

The last but not the least system that they use is the SAP. I forgot the meaning but it is an accounting system. They used it to audit all the transactions that have been made, for salary reference purposes, remittance and etc.

The company has been practicing outsourcing even though they have resident programmers. The use of their resident programmers is to troubleshoot and debug the programs in case of trouble. Also, is to enhance the systems the company has been using to respond to what the said company needs in a system. They practice outsourcing for it would take time to develop the said systems not to mention implementation time, designing, and alterations. I could say that they are better than the other company because their systems are more accurate and responds far more better to what the company needs not to mention it is outsourced.

2009-06-24T02:08:00.000-07:00

The Canadian academic, Henry Mintzberg who had trained as a mechanical engineer, wrote his PhD thesis at the MIT Sloan School of Management analysing the actual work habits and time management of chief executive officers. In 1973, Mintzberg's thesis on the nature of managerial work was adopted as a study and published for a wider audience.Mintzberg's empirical research involved observing and analysing the activities of the CEOs of five private and semi-public organisations.

Previous management behaviour studies had concentrated on team and subordinate behaviour or organisational structure rather than on the day-to-day reality of managerial behaviour.

Mintzberg then identified ten separate roles in managerial work, each role defined as an organised collection of behaviours belonging to an identifiable function or position. He separated these roles into three subcategories: interpersonal contact , information processing and decision making .

Mintzberg's 10 Managerial Roles

INTERPERSONAL
Figurehead
Performs ceremonial and symbolic duties such as greeting visitors, signing legal documents
Leader
Direct and motivate subordinates, training, counseling, and communicating with subordinates
Liaison
Maintain information links both inside and outside organizaion; use mail, phone calls, meetings

INFORMATIONAL
Monitor
Seek and receive information, scan periodicals and reports, maintain personal contacts
Disseminator
Forward information to other organization members; send memos and reports, make phone calls
Spokesperson
Transmit information to outsiders through speeches, reports, memos

DECISIONAL
Entrepreneur
Initiate improvement projects, identify new ideas, delegate idea responsibility to others
Disturbance Handler
Take corrective action during disputes or crises; resolve conflicts among subordinates; adapt to environmental crises
Resource Allocator
Decide who gets resources, scheduling, budgeting, setting priorities
Negotiator
Represent department during negotiation of union contracts, sales, purchases, budgets; represent departmental interests

2009-06-24T01:56:00.000-07:00

According to Petter Gottschalk, Information systems (IS) / Information technology (IT) leadership has undergone fundamental changes over the past decade. Despite increased interest in recent years little empirical research on IS leadership has been conducted. Recommendations in the literature on how to succeed as an IT/IS manager typically lack empirical evidence.

Changes in both information technology and competition continue to change the role of the information systems executive. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC, 1996) has suggested
six new IS leadership roles that are required to execute IS’s future agenda: chief architect, change leader, product developer, technology provocateur, coach and chief operating
strategist. These roles are described in Table 1. Although the CSC consultancy firm produced these roles without using any scientific approach, they seem very well tailored for scientific
investigation into IS leadership roles. People who fill these roles do not necessarily head up new departments or processes, but they exert influence and provide leadership across the organizational structure.

These are the suggested new IS leadership roles:

1. Chief architect. The chief architect designs future possibilities for the business. The primary work of the chief architect is to design and evolve the IT infrastructure so that it will expand the range of future possibilities for the business, not define specific business outcomes. The infrastructure should provide not just today's technical services, such as networking, databases and desktop operating systems, but an increasing range of business-level services, such as workflow, portfolio management, scheduling, and specific business components or objects.

2. Change leader. The change leader orchestrates resources to achieve optimal implementation of the future. The essential role of the change leader is to orchestrate all those resources that will be needed to execute the change program. This includes providing new IT tools, but it also involves putting in place teams of people who can redesign roles, jobs and workflow, who can change beliefs about the company and the work people do, and who understand human nature and can develop incentive systems to coax people into new and different behaviours.

3. Product developer. The product developer helps define the company’s place in the emerging digital economy. For example, a product developer might recognise the potential for performing key business processes (perhaps order fulfilment, purchasing or delivering customer support) over electronic linkages such as the Internet. The product developer must "sell" the idea to a business partner, and together they can set up and evaluate business experiments, which are initially operated out of IS. Whether the new methods are adopted or not, the company will learn from the experiments and so move closer to commercial success in emerging digital markets.

4. Technology provocateur. The technology provocateur embeds IT into the business strategy. The technology provocateur works with senior business executives to bring IT and realities of the IT marketplace to bear on the formation of strategy for the business. The technology provocateur is a senior business executive who understands both the business and IT at a deep enough level to integrate the two perspectives in discussions about the future course of the business. Technology provocateurs have a wealth of experience in IS disciplines, so they understand at a fundamental level the capabilities of IT and how IT impacts the business.

5. Coach. The coach teaches people to acquire the skillsets they will need for the future. Coaches have two basic responsibilities: teaching people how to learn, so that they can become self-sufficient, and providing team leaders with staff able to do the IT-related work of the business. A mechanism that assists both is the centre of excellence - a small group of people with a particular competence or skill, with a coach responsible for their growth and development. Coaches are solid practitioners of the competence that they will be coaching, but need not be the best at it in the company.

6. Chief operating strategist. The chief operating strategist invents the future with senior management. The chief operating strategist is the top IS executive who is focused on the future agenda of the IS organisation. The strategist has parallel responsibilities related to helping the business design the future, and then delivering it. The most important, and least understood, parts of the role have to do with the interpretation of new technologies and the IT marketplace, and the bringing of this understanding into the development of the digital business strategy for the organisation.

link:

http://inform.nu/Articles/Vol3/v3n2p31-39.pdf

ღ..reflection..ღ

2009-06-23T22:16:00.000-07:00

first day of class..and guess what?..i was absent..but i was able to ask my classmates what was discussed that day..they said Sir Gamboa explained what was Management Information System all about..gave them ideas what the subject really is and what does it tackle and touches..and I, for being absent that day, researched what was Management Information System was..

according to wikipedia, MIS is a subset of the overall internal controls of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy and academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making, e.g. Decision Support Systems, Expert systems, and Executive information systems.

by getting an idea from what i have read from wikipedia, i can say that this subject can really help us as ITs in the near future for decision making purposes.

♥..summer trip..♥

2009-06-20T00:43:00.000-07:00

Some of our pictures during our summer get-away at Passig Eco Park and Bacolod Beach Resort with my friends from the different colleges of the University of Southeastern Philippines. Friendship is more than just a brotherhood and surely we can prove it.LOL.

ღღ..DiStUrBiA..ღღ

2008-11-07T03:10:00.000-08:00

Bom bom bedom bom bom bedom dom dom [x4]

[Talking]

What wrong with me?

Why I feel like this?

I'm going crazy now

[Verse 1]

No more gas in the rig

Can't even get it started

Nothing heard nothing said

Can't even speak about it

All my life oh my head

Don't want to think about it

Feels like I'm going insane yeah

[Bridge]

It's a thief in the night to come and grab you

It can creep up inside you and consume you

A disease of the mind it can control you

It's too close but comfort

Oh what the pretty lights

Your in the city of wonders

Ain't gone play nice

Watch out you might just go under

You better think twice

Make sure you follow the alter

But if you may falter be wise

[Chorus]

Your mind is in disturbia

It's like the darkness is the light (disturbia)

And it's scaring you tonight (disturbia)

It ain't use to whatcha like (disturbia)

Disturbia

Bom bom bedom bom bom bedom dom dom [x4]

[Verse 2]

Funny pictures on the wallIt's like they talkin to me

Disconnecting on call

The phone don't evening ring

I got to get out or figure this shhh out

It's too close but comfort (ooohh)

[Bridge]

It's a thief in the night to come and grab you

It can creep up inside you and consume you

A disease of the mind it can control you

I feel like I'm unstop (ooohh)

[Chorus]

Bom bom bedom bom bom bedom dom dom (Bom bom bedom)

Bom bom bedom bom bom bedom dom dom (Disturbia)

Release me from this curse

I'm in Trying to maintain but I'm struggling

If you can'tI think I'm gonna

[Chorus]

Bom bom bedom bom bom bedom dom dom [x4]

[Fades]

ღღ..ToNiGhT bY Fm StAtIc..ღღ

2008-10-17T03:17:00.001-07:00

I remember the times we spent together
On those drives
We had a million questions
All about our lives
And when we got to New York
Everything felt right
I wish you were here with me
Tonight

I remember the days we spent together
Were not enough
And I used to feel like dreamin'
Except we always woke up
Never thought not having you here now
Would hurt so much

Tonight I've fallen and I can't get up
I need your loving hands to come and pick me up
And every night I miss you, I can't just look up
And know the stars are
Holding you, holding you, holding you
Tonight

I remember the time you told me
About when you were eight
And all those things you said that night
That just couldn't wait

I remember the car you were last seen in
And the games we would play
All the times we spilled our coffees
And stayed out way too late

I remember the time you sat and told me
About your Jesus
And how not to look back
Even if no one believes us
When it hurts so bad
Sometimes not having you here
I sing

Tonight I've fallen and I can't get up
I need your loving hands to come and pick me up
And every night I miss you, I can't just look up
And know the stars are
Holding you, holding you, holding you
Tonight

I sing
Tonight I've fallen and I can't get up
I need your loving hands to come and pick me up
And every night I miss you I can't just look up
And know the stars are
Holding you, holding you, holding you
Tonight

ღღ..SimPLy Love It..ღღ

2008-10-13T09:14:00.000-07:00

ღღ..be gLad Of Lyf..ღღ

2008-10-13T09:10:00.000-07:00

Kindly read this..

Life is too short..Content yourself of what you have..Be happy..Love..Dance..Play..Free your heart from hatred..

ღღ..Fall For You..ღღ

2008-10-13T08:58:00.000-07:00

Here's the lyrics of Fall for You by SecondHand Serenade..
I really like this song..

The best thing about tonight's that we're not fighting
Could it be that we have been this way before
I know you don't think that I am trying
I know you're wearing thin down to the core

But hold your breathe
Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
Your impossible to find

This is not what I intended
I always swore to you i'd never fall apart
You always thought that I was stronger
I may of failed
But I have loved you from the start
Ohhhh

But hold your breathe
Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
It's impossible

So breathe in so deep
Breathe me in
I'm yours to keep
And hold onto your words
Cuz talk is cheap
And remember me tonight
When your asleep

Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
Tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
Your impossible to find

ღღ..sayingღღ

2008-10-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

"It happens every relationship..
Eventually one person will betray the other..
Either in one big way or a million small ways..
But thats love,
And thats the nature of it..
And unfortunately..
IT"S INEVITABLE.."

ღღ..AsSiGnMenT #9ღღ..

2008-10-05T05:15:00.000-07:00

ღღ..Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. Human Resource Management can also be performed by line managers.
Human Resource Management is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training.

-Susan M. Heathfield, About.com
http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryh/f/hr_management.htm

ღღ..In simple term, HRM means management of an organisation's human resources,i.e, the work force. The scope of HRM includes the identification of specific training needs of its employees, provide training, motivate,provide conducive & safe work environment, mentoring,appraisal,rewards, pay package, develope leadership, forecast future man power requirements,etc. All these activities are undertaken to achieve optimal output from its employees and also to equip its employees to face any changes/challenges in the future arising out of the changes in business environment in which the firm operates.

invincible_808
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-answers-a-20070110234501AAltHYt-k-human%20resources%20development

ღღ..Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets - the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business.[1] The terms "human resource management" and "human resources" (HR) have largely replaced the term "personnel management" as a description of the processes involved in managing people in organizations.[1] Human Resource management is evolving rapidly. Human resource management is both an academic theory and a business practice that addresses the theoretical and practical techniques of managing a workforce.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resource_management

ღღ..Human Resource Management - a model of personnel management that focuses on the individual rather than taking a collective approach. Responsibility for human resource management is often devolved to line management. It is characterized by an emphasis on strategic integration, employee commitment, workforce flexibility, and quality of goods and services.

http://dictionary.bnet.com/definition/Human+Resources.html

ღღ.."Human resource management is responsible for how people are treated in organizations. It is responsible for bringing people into the organization, helping them perform their work, compensating them for their labors, and solving problems that arise" (Cherrington, 1995, p. 5). There are seven management functions of a human resources (HR) department that will be specifically addressed: staffing, performance appraisals, compensation and benefits, training and development, employee and labor relations, safety and health, and human resource research.

http://www.answers.com/human%20resource%20management

ღღ..►I really don't have to critique each of them. I could critique it as a whole because they may have used different/several words to define Human Resource Management, they came up on a single thought. Human Resource Management is the managing of the human resource, the developing of employees to be more productive. The management of Human Resource deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training. As what I have learned from the administration head of our adopted company during our interviews, the definitions stated were a like from what he said. It is really the job of the Human Resource Management Office to take good care of the employees of the company.◄

ღღღ_the_nature_scope_and_role_of_HRM_ღღღ

2008-09-30T23:54:00.000-07:00

ღღღThe one i interviewed was the Head of the Administrative Division of the Davao City Human Resource Management Office. He answered some of the questions i asked but because he was so busy he gave me a brochure that answered somehow my queries.ღღღ

ღღღWhen you say human resource, it pin points the most potent and most resourceful and cannot be depleted resource of them all. When you say Human Resource Management, it is is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's most valued assets - the people working there who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business. ღღღ

ღღღ The role of the human resource management is it is an office that handles the human resource training and development. Also, it handles the recruitment, selection, planning, promotions, compensation and benefits, industrial and employee relations and the safety and health of the human resource/employees. ღღღ

ღღღThe scope of human resource management is not only the employees within their office or workplace but also for the constituents of the city because he works for the government and we all know that the government gives services to the people.ღღღ

ღღღI agree with him. Human Resource should be treated like diamonds because they are the key to success of an organization. They should be developed and compensated well because they are so resourceful that they can do many tasks.ღღღ

ღღღHis concepts bout Human Resource Management coincides with his organizations' because some of his answers came from their brochure. Heheh..ღღღ

♥♥..waaaah...♥♥

2008-09-23T09:32:00.000-07:00

well..before minding whatevers first..i have to mind my recitation in datacom this morning..our hrm major paper..my java..haaiz!

♥♥..haiz2..♥

2008-09-23T09:29:00.000-07:00

have you ever heard Cristina Milan's Until I Got Over You song?..well..i think it fits me right..until mow i haven't moved on..well..partly..i have moved on a little bit..but i'm still waiting..geez..its really hard..hmmf..

♥♥..picz..♥♥

2008-09-07T17:58:00.000-07:00

Sta. Ana..waiting for others to arrive from buying some stuffs at nearby stores..

At Babak..waiting for Kuya Rush to arrive..he forgot the bangus he left to be deboned in the market..

we are now crossing the gap between davao and samal..bwahah..at the bus in the barge..

Sta. Ana..while waiting for the bus to leave..

At the bus again..picture taking while doing nothing..hahah..

♥♥..yes!..♥♥

2008-09-07T17:52:00.000-07:00

i uploaded our samal get.away pics already..wooh!..heheh..this is a very late post bout it..but its ok..hahah..thats what the call take-take ..hahah..we celebrated the kadayawan festival at island garden city of samal..in rmpc, camudmud to be exact..wooh..its a way of relieving our stress from school works and etc..hahah..we really had a great time there..the scenery was so nice..its cool there..try to go there this sem break..ü

♥♥..MUST GO HOME NOW..heheh..♥♥

2008-09-01T10:09:00.000-07:00

well..its 1 am but im still here in playnet..surfin' the net and doing whatevers..we will visit our adopted company in just a few hours..heheh..well..our adopted company is just a wlaking distance from our home..hmm..Sir Gamboa, i think, is angry at us coz until now we didnt submit our Gantt Chart..its not we dont care bout it..we had a really hard time figuring out how to make it..and how to make our research paper and what will its contents be..hopefully we could pass on time..i know we can make it!..AJA to us!..

♥♥..happy bday chama!..♥♥

2008-08-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

before the clock strikes twelve and the date changes from 16 to 17..i would like to greet again..Charmaine Dayanan..a classmate..a friend..a Happy Birthday..hope she had a fun filled birthday..we were at her house an hour ago..weeh..we had fun..so much..hope she had too..i wish and pray that God will bless her more blessing..also, give her good health and guide her always..HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHAMA!!..

♥..wooh..wooh..wooh.♥

2008-08-12T18:47:00.000-07:00

we don't have HRM classes anymore..nice right?..hertzh..but it gives me chills into the bones everytime our MAJOR PAPER in HRM crosses my mind..joke..heheh..it's half meant though..lol..it might be tiresome..going to our adopted company from time to time..making the proposal and everything..but i really like it..because my groupmates are my "kabarkadas"..i enjoy spending time with them.. enjoying and savoring the moments with them..wooh..wish we get through all the projects and exams not only for this semester but also the succeeding ones..can't wait for the semestral break to come..cause we have so many plans how to spend it wisely..heheh..

ღ..HRM related areas in the SONA of our President GMA..ღ

2008-08-06T00:42:00.000-07:00

ღღAs what of i read and evaluated from the SONA of our President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.. ღღ

ღღI actually watched a bit of it but we -Alyssa, Marren, Ida and Mitch- were too busy chatting with Sir Dan..Teasing him and laughing at and with him..So much for that..ღღ

ღღThese are some of the areas related to Human Resource Management stated in her STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS..ღღ

ღღBENEFITSღღ

• price subsidies
• GSIS
• SSS
• goods
• infrastractures/irrigations
• equipments
• other health insurances
• transportation
• free education/scholarships

ღღTRAININGSღღ

• trainings for vocational and technical courses
• training partnership for for call centers, medical transcription, animation and software development

ღღEMPLOYMENTღღ

• for the employment..
even though it is not stated clearly in the SONA of the president..
we can assume that employments will be offered because she mention about loans for starting business so employees will be needed perhaps..
infrastractures will be made and it cant be done without hiring workers..
and also..
she asked businessmen to invest here in the country so i concluded that there will be upcoming jobs for Filipinos coz i think that investors wont be afraid anymore coz the president said that they are sorting things about the peace and order here in the Phils which is the primary cause of fear for the investors.

••► ღღThese areas can improve the quality of our life because it could give us so much benefits..Also, because these projects or whatever you call these could simply give or can acquire us income..Which is one of the problems of Filipinos nowadays..It could uplift us from the poverty line if these will be put into actions..Lastly, these aims to educate and train poor Filipinos that could give them or can land them on good and well compensated jobs..ღღ

ღ..our hrm presentation..ღ

2008-07-18T20:56:00.000-07:00

Wooh..The long wait was over..We already had presented our topic, shared lots of thoughts and learnings to our classmates..Our presentation was a week delayed due to some reasonable reasons..lol..We are so nervous that things might not go well..That we will be thrown questions that we couldn't answer or that our shared thoughts might be fallacies or what..Luckily and thank God, the presentation really sailed so smoothly..My groupmates and i were so grateful that our sharing was been conducted really well..Hope our classmates enjoyed and really learned a lot from us..Well..Here are some pics..(My groupmates,classmates and even Sir Gamboa during our presentation)..Thankz..God Bless us!..

tHe MoSt VaLuAbLe ReSoUrCe

2008-07-17T01:34:00.000-07:00

"Human beings are the most important, potent and critical, resource of any organization, and yet the least understood and the worst managed of its resources"

It is true that we, human beings, are the most valuable and productive resource of all because man could do a lot of things, they could think and can function on their own and by these, can do things that no other resources could do. They could invent things, also could innovate things and so much more. They can make a company grow, strong and be the most competitive company of them all.

But even with this thought human beings are still deprived rights and has managed them poorly. They still have least understood human resources and took them for granted thinking that they could be used unconditionally because unlike other resources human resource can’t be depleted.

Yes, indeed human resources cant be depleted but human beings can get tired and also has emotions that could burst out when handled improperly. And by doing this to them they could be a termite of a company, slowly sinking the company. Keep in mind that this resource has a mind of their own and has feelings also.

ღ..why is HRM [Human Resource Management] included in the BSCS/BSIT curriculum?..ღ

2008-07-11T22:58:00.000-07:00

I think it is included in the curriculum for us not be ignorant of our rights and privileges as an employee in the near future. Another thing is we will able to know what will be our job description is and we will able to know what really our job is and can't to let us do some jobs not stated in our job description.

Also, if we will make systems for HR departments or be hired in an HR Department we will have ideas or knowledge so that we will able to understand more about the flow of the department.

ღ..21st Century Corporations..ღ

2008-07-10T00:42:00.000-07:00

The 21st century corporation will not have one ideal form. Some will be completely virtual, wholly dependent on a network of suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors for their survival. Others, less so. Some of the most successful companies will be very small and very specialized; others will be gargantuan in size, scope, and complexity.

Many factors, from the need to expand beyond national borders to the inexorable shift toward intellectual capital, are driving change to corporations, but none is more important than the rise of Internet technologies. Like the steam engine or the assembly line, the Net has already become an advance with revolutionary consequences, most of which we have only begun to feel.

The Net gives everyone in the organization, from the lowliest clerk to the chairman of the board, the ability to access a mind-boggling array of information--instantaneously, from anywhere. Instead of seeping out over months or years, ideas can be zapped around the globe in the blink of an eye. That means that the 21st century corporation must adapt itself to management via the Web. It must be predicated on constant change, not stability, organized around networks, not rigid hierarchies, built on shifting partnerships and alliances, not self-sufficiency, and constructed on technological advantages, not bricks and mortar. Already, old business models that emphasized fixed assets, working capital, and economies of scale have become increasingly vulnerable to nimbler organizations that employ new technologies to reduce costs.

Leading-edge technology will enable workers on the bottom rungs of the organization to seize opportunity as it arises. Employees will increasingly feel the pressure to get breakthrough ideas to market first. Thus, the corporation will need to nurture an array of formal and informal networks to ensure that these ideas can speed into development. In the near future, companies will call on outside contractors to assemble teams of designers, prototype producers, manufacturers, and distributors to get the job done. Emerging technologies will allow employees and freelancers anywhere in the world to converse in numerous languages online without the need for a translator.

21st century corporations will be powered by high end technologies and therefore will be very lean in terms of manpower..

road trip..la lang galing nagcar..heheh

2008-07-10T00:25:00.000-07:00

These photos were taken during our long walk from Obrero to Rivera Village..ü

The passing jeepneys didnt stop us from posing and smiling in the middle of the road..heheh..

That was really a nice walk indeed..ü

..DoWnSiZiNg..

2008-06-29T22:00:00.000-07:00

Downsizing is a commonly used euphemism which refers to reducing the overall size and operating costs of a company, most directly through a reduction in the total number of employees. When the market is tight, downsizing is extremely common, as companies fight to survive in a hostile climate while competing with other companies in the same sector.

Circuit City Group has undergone downsizing in order to streamline responsibilities, reduce field leadership costs, improve communication and provide clear lines of accountability with a minimal impact on headcount.

Circuit City laid off 3,400 of its highest-paid sales associates and may put its Canadian operation on the auction block as part of an ongoing restructuring aimed at lowering costs and improving its financial performance.

They laid off their highest paid sales associates and hired new employees who will be compensated at the current market range for those jobs.

references:
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6428673.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/downsizing?cat=technology

..fish..[tiles aim to form the letter F]

2008-06-23T09:46:00.000-07:00

ღღღ..hmm..happy monthsary!..ღღღ

2008-06-23T09:43:00.001-07:00

this card was given to me by my "fish" on our 1st monthsary..hmm..i treasure it a lot..its not expensive..BUT..the effort..the idea..the message and the quotes there..it cant be bought by money..well..just posting to greet my ''fish" a happy monthsary..and to brag how nice the card is..lol..love you so much fish..hope to see you soon..

►..5 different online job services..◄

2008-06-21T21:48:00.000-07:00

ღ IT Specialist

work in a number of capacities, including web design, site administration, network and systems administration, advise users on breakdowns, fix software problems, research the web for various companies and individuals, and maintain sites for companies and individuals

ღ Online Media Developer

set up new Web content, work with vendors of online services and coordinate a variety of technical and business projects

ღ Senior Online Editor

Write and edit copy, including website help content and user interface (UI) messaging
Analyze, create and maintain messaging in a timely and consistent manner

ღ Online Sales Account Executive

Prospect for and close new client deals and grow pre-existing accounts
Collaborate and communicate with design, account management, and content teams to produce effective, revenue-generating advertising campaigns

ღ Online Marketing Manager - E-Commerce Manager

Responsible for management of online marketing programs, including Website
Maximize e-commerce revenues and profits generated through website, email, search engine, market place and affiliate marketing programs

as an IT student..i would really like to have a job related to my course and the same job im aiming for after i graduate so i can function really well..i like best the job of an IT specialist because simply it is my soon to be job..heheh..lol..i like it because the responsibilities or the work of an IT specialist really fascinates me..hope to get that job in the near future..hope i can graduate soon..lol

references:
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com
http://goarmy.com
http://wikipedia.org

•..got it!..•

2008-06-19T07:32:00.000-07:00

Just when I'm so tired of finding not only answers for my assignments but also finding reasons for everything..i accidentally read this quote "when theres something you want fight for it..don't give up no matter how hopeless it seems..even when you've lost hope, cause years from now..you're gonna look back and wish you gave it one more shot cause the best things in life DONT come EASY"..then i realized why do i keep on refraining myself from doing things that i really love just because others don't want me to?..and also..now..i have the reason why I'm struggling to cling on you fish.. cause i don't want someday to regret..the regret of losing one of the best things in life that has came my way..love you so much fish..xoxo..

►..My DrEaM JoB..◄

2008-06-14T08:16:00.000-07:00

..3 yrs from now..[hopefully i will graduate in 2010]..

..i want to be an IT Specialist..

►JOB DESCRIPTION◄

Information Technology Specialist work in a number of capacities, including web design, site administration, network and systems administration, advise users on breakdowns, fix software problems, research the web for various companies and individuals, and maintain sites for companies and individuals. They are experts when it comes to the information superhighway, and can surf effectively, efficiently, and design, develop, and discover just about anything having to do with computers, from knowing which buttons perform which functions to ensuring a system stays active for long periods of time.

Information technologists not only focus on the technical skills that go into computers, but they also understand and appreciate the role of information technology in general, and its impact on society as a whole. The world of computers is huge, unwieldy, and confusing, and can potentially lead those unfamiliar with its complexities astray. It is easy to get lost and tangled up in it, but the specialists are there to guide us along our way.

►SALARY◄

According to my research and interview, here in the Philippines, the salary of an IT specialist would be from 25,000php to even 6 figures amount of money but when you work abroad an IT specialist internet has an average salary of 59,438USD<$_$> and IT specialist network has 63,000USD average salary....

►SKILLS◄

Interest in typing and computer science
Interest in work requiring accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to communicate effectively
Interest in working with computer equipment
Experience in installing software and setting up computers

►REFERENCES◄

http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=Information+Technology+Specialist+-+Network&l1=
http://www.cbsalary.com/national-salary-chart.aspx?specialty=Information+Technology+Specialist+Internet&cty=&sid=&kw=Information+Technology&jn=jn013&edu=&tid=90181
http://www.schoolsintheusa.com/careerprofiles_details.cfm?carid=476
http://www.goarmy.com/JobDetail.do?id=213&fw=reserveNps

FirSt DaY Of ClAsS!..

2008-06-12T07:28:00.000-07:00

First day of school and we were in our school uniform..Loyal huh?..Well..We were just doing our obligations as students of our university..and one of them is to wear the prescribed university uniform..Just posting this picture to prove that we are not ashamed wearing our school uniform in the first day of class but we are proud to be good example of what USEPians should be..We are proud that we are students of the University of Southeastern Philippines because it is a premiere university..So to those students who looked at us last Tuesday like we were freaks, "THE HELL WE CARE WITH YOUR REACTIONS!..WE ARE HAPPY THAT WE CAUGHT YOUR ATTENTION GUYS!..WE ARE HAPPY THAT WE BOTHERED YOU!..ü"..

MaRcH DaWN

2008-06-12T07:13:00.000-07:00

What March Dawn Means

You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated.

You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want.

You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way!

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.

You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.

You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.

You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.

You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily.

You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind.

A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable.

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.

Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.

Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.

You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.

People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.

You are very charming... dangerously so. You have the potential to break a lot of hearts.

You know how what you want, how to get it, and that you will get it.

You have the power to rule the world. Let's hope you're a benevolent dictator!

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.

You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.

You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?