Academic disciplines

Sociologist Michael Foucault argues that the existence of power is everywhere, and it influences society and how individuals behave (Mason 2016). He uses his interpretation of Jeremy Bentham’s concept of the Panopticon, to explain this phenomenon. Bentham defines the Panopticon as a circular pillar structure in the center of a prison that is used for the surveillance of prisoners. However, though it can be seen by everyone occupying the building, no one is aware of who occupies the interior; but…

from Peter Senge and its five main disciplines; systems thinking, personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, and team learning. Systems thinking, it is a concept that organizations use to collect information systems that measures the performance of the organization. It is the ability to comprehend, and examine the incentive and the means to integrate the discipline. One example of systems thinking is system maps also called diagrams. The second discipline is personal mastery, it is the…

50/50 One of the biggest tasks parents take on is how to manage their child’s behavior. Child behavior often differs from one kid to another. Children who are taught, or conditioned one way may have different behavioral characteristics than kids taught other certain ways. In today’s society, child behavior is generally controlled through the amount of parenting provided, and through the exposure of being able to make one’s own decisions. There are pros and cons to both issues, and ethically,…

Being on time, or punctual, has always been an important quality in American culture. People who tend to be on time are perceived to be more responsible and organized, whereas those who aren’t always on time tend to be perceived as the opposite. Personally, I agree with the text that describes being on time as being there about five minutes before the intended time of arrival. My mother taught me this tactic and I’ve seen the effects of people who aren’t on time, such as my brothers. In grade…

Is It Discipline or Is It Abuse? He hit me. Multiple times. I keep asking why but he would give me the same excuse, that I need discipline. The thing was I wasn’t bad. So, I didn’t know why he hit me. On the other hand, my little brother was the meanest, and the worst kind there was. My dad hit him too, but not because he wanted to, but because he had to show him discipline. My little brother needed it. The way my father hit me and hit him was different. The difference was abuse and…

I interviewed Timothy Beatty who is the dad of my friend Jonathan. I chose him because he works in software engineering, but majored in marine biology while minoring in chemistry and computer science engineering. This intrigued me because in high school I took an oceanography class and fell in love with the study, I wanted to major in oceanography and minor in marine biology, but I figured engineering would be more economic. I still love engineering, so it is not something I’m doing just for the…

Nowadays, the main aspiration of any organization is to make more with fewer resources. Achieving this goal requires processes and working flows can be designed and operated to provide maximum operational efficiency. Understanding the changing external factors and their organizations more efficient business processes can provide continuous improve their management. In recent times the information technologies become increasingly important factor for organizations both in terms point of the outer…

CHAPTER ONE SUMMARY: THE IMPORTANCE OF MIS Q1: Why is Introduction to MIS the most importance course in the business school? Moore’s Law is a principle about the history of computing hardware which states ‘the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months’. As more and more transistors fit in on an integrated chip, the better the performance of said chip improves, at a lower cost. This law is named after Gordon Moore, cofounder of Intel corporation. It is…

Introduction Since ancient times, intelligence tactics and espionage have evolved and become more complex with the changing of the global landscape and culture. American intelligence, in particular, has seen many changes during its lifetime and continues to adjust to the vicissitudes of the nation—although, these changes have not always been the most effective. History implies that effective transformation rarely occurs during uneventful times. Instead, significant adjustments often result…

Today, management information systems (MIS) have become so prominent in our day to day lives, and often we can forget about how efficient our lives and careers have become because of them. One of the reasons for the large amounts of information systems operating around us, and the great emphasis we place on them daily, is because of Moore’s Law. Moore’s Law states that ‘the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every eighteen months’, which has been roughly…