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27 Cards in this Set
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The term "knowledge worker" was coined by who and in what year?
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Peter Drucker; 1959
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An individual who is relatively well-educated, creates, modifies, and synthesizes knowledge as a fundamental part of their job
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knowledge worker
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Six Advantages of the Knowledge Worker?
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1. Always paid better
2. Empowered by their education 3. Real-world skills 4. Always able to learn to do their job better 5. Have better career opportunities 6. Make up 1/4 of the work force right now |
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Three Disadvantages of the Knowledge Worker?
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1. Quick to be replaced (Salary is main component)
2. Rely on technology too much 3. Perpetuate the digital divide |
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A society in which the importance of education and learning is a cornerstone.
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The Knowledge Society / Digital World
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How do you see the impact of computers in our digital world?
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Easier to communicate with people
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Why are these changes important?
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More efficient, error-proof, and lets us compete globally
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Three types of changes with Globalization?
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1. Economic
2. Cultural 3. Technological |
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Type of change in globalization that involves an increase in international trade of goods and services
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economic change
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Type of change in globalization that involves increased access to other cultures (through TV, Internet, etc.)
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cultural change
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Type of change with globalization that allows the availability of low cost communication systems
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technological
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Hardware, software, telecommunications network, people who run systems, and the data that is produced and synthesized
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Information Systems (IS)
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Example: A series of integrated electronic spreadsheets used for a budget, an order-fulfillment system for managing customers' purchases and a set of linked pages on the web
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Information Systems
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Any machine that can supplement or replace human manual work
E.g., Heating System, Surgical Laser |
technology
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A type of technology that is controlled by or uses information
E.g., manufacturing robot |
Information Technology
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Formatted Data
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Information
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Data Relationships
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Knowledge
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Data Relationships for Multiple Domains
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Wisdom
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The information systems field includes a vast collection of people who do what four things?
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1. Develop
2. Maintain 3. Manage 4. Study |
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job title became popular in 1980s
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Chief Information Officer (CIO)
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Early 1990s - people joked that CIO stood for?
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Career Is Over
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Today most organizations have a?
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CIO or Director of IT or IS
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Three Areas of competency that make IS personnel valuable?
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1. Technical
2. Business 3. Systems |
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Skills in using hardware and software systems
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Technical Competency
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Need to understand how to manage and organize people
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Business Competency
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Solving problems to make business more efficient
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System Competency
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Three issues facing the IS function?
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1. Spread of technology in organizations
2. Downsizing (rightsizing) and Outsourcing 3. Career prospects and opportunities (analyst skills) |
